may 2008 : project planning

Avoiding Hidden Trap Doors -by Vijay Sankaran Hidden traps often come from surprising sources, resulting in project delays or funding shortfalls. It is critical to identify all the risks up front, establish mitigation strategies and allocate ample time and budget to overcome any hurdles. How? Through effective planning, of course! Streamlining the Work Plan Process - by Michael Wood (May 5, 2008)

The Living Project Schedule -by Andy Jordan Project planning isn’t just an activity for the start of the project--the project plan must be a living, evolving document that is updated and changed on a regular basis. Panoramic Project Planning -by Tom Barnett, PMP Take the wide-view planning approach to reduce your next project’s blind spots. Project Planning for Beginners -by Andy Jordan The good project manager involves their team in project planning...the great one teaches them how. Projected Planning - by Mike Donoghue (May 5, 2008) Too Many Templates - by Andrew Makar, PMP (Apr 28, 2008) Planning for Change - by Preston G. Smith (Mar 10, 2008) Extreme Planning - by Mike Griffiths, Quadras Development (Jan 22, 2007) Project Plan Checklist Project Plan Review

Department Highlight: Extreme PM Inspecting Distributed Team Practices - by Tamara Sulaiman (May 12, 2008) Here are some key recommendations for organizations with distributed teams who are looking to make the transition to agile software development. When working with distributed teams that are adapting agile practices to their environment, use these values as one guide to keep them from straying off the agile path. Department Highlight: Project Management Outsourcing and the Work/Life Balance - by Jacqueline Dasso Haddad, PMP & Larry Venter (May 14, 2008) This article will outline how to plan for implicit costs of outsourcing so you can plan and budget accordingly for the next fiscal year. gantthead Blog Scrappy Project Management from Project Management 2.0 Posted By: dgarrett at May 12, 2008 05:17 PM What Really Makes You a Leader? from Project Management 2.0 Posted By: dgarrett at May 12, 2008 11:42 AM

recent blog postings Finally an Easy Tactic for Performance Improvement   from   Eye on the Workforce There are a lot of reasons not to “push” your project workers. You may believe there are too few doing too much work anyway, right? Can’t push’em too hard or they will push back, you think.   Before ... Posted By: Joe Wynne on May 12, 2008 07:01 AM Digging the Big Visible   from   Drunken PM While I was at the Scrum Gathering a few weeks ago I had the good fortune to attend a presentation by the guys from Big Visible. George Schlitz and Giore Morein gave a presentation about their approac ... Posted By: Dave Prior on May 10, 2008 11:46 PM

recent questions PPM tool cost comparison study   in   Package Selection Hi, I am currently comparing the licensing cost of PPM tools (HP, Clarity, Rational and MS-Project). Is there a listed MSRP somewhere for all these and more ? Any pointers will be greatly apprecia ... Posted By: Kishore Gagrani on May 11, 2008 Question re: Help Desk Surveys   in   Process Improvement Hi Everyone, I received the following message from a member of one of my GIGs, and was hoping to solicit some feedback from a broader audience since this is not my area of expertise. Any assis ... Posted By: Christine Sellers on May 10, 2008

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