PM College Blogs

Estimating the ‘Social’ Impact on Project Management

david.coleman — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:50:32 +0000

I was thinking about how many projects I have been part of, how many project plans I made, and how many of them actually succeeded. I could not think of any that were as planned - on time and budget, no matter how good the tools I used were. There is an old saying "Man plans, and God Laughs." How true, how true! Read more...

New Year Project Resolutions

david.coleman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:19:00 +0000

With the closing of 2007 it is time to take stock of where you are in project management and look at where you want to be in 2008. Some of the work we (at Collaborative Strategies) have been doing over the last few months is to look at the enterprise and how well it is adopting Collaboration 2.0 technologies (or Web 2.0 technologies moving into the enterprise). It probably would not surprise you to know that these more traditional technologies (I will call these Web 1.0 for now) have wide spread adoption in the enterprise, but these new Web 2.0 technologies are not being adopted as quickly into the enterprise as many (not in IT) would wish. Read more...

Project Management for Small Businesses (SMB)

david.coleman — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:49:56 +0000

What defines a small business? What defines some of the characteristics of a small business and project management? The list below is a good start, but by no means exhaustive. Read more...

People that know each other, communicate better

Aviram.Eisenberg — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

This is a simple comprehension that stands to the reality test time and again, people that know each other, communicate better. Read more...

The Evolution of DPM (Distributed Project Management)

david.coleman — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:48:38 +0000

Project proliferation is a way of life, regardless of size, scope or industry. Whether it's a pharmaceutical company, a software company or a school board, every organization has too many projects in the works. Now instead of being overwhelmed by work, we are overwhelmed by projects. Companies are turning to software to help organize lives and help manage project-based work. Read more...

Face-to-Face Communication is not Always Required

Aviram.Eisenberg — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:24:06 +0000

The offshore model may be less expensive on a monthly basis but, at the end of the day, when project total costs are measured, one should multiply the monthly cost by the number of months the project lasts. Read more...

Why do Most Project Management Tools Lack Collaboration?

david.coleman — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:27:16 +0000

Newer SaaS PM tools promise not only less complexity and improved ease-of-use, but they often do not require a highly trained project manager to make the project succeed. Read more...

Can you apply the Agile methodology to offshore projects?

Aviram.Eisenberg — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:00:00 +0000

Existing research indicates a significant improvement in software development projects, in the quality, time and budget, when applying the methodology of Agile development. Is it possible to apply Agile methodology to offshore projects? Read more...

Why is e-mail the Most Popular Collaborative Tool?

david.coleman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:26:55 +0000

E-mail has been around for the last 30 years, why is it still so popular? Why do people use it for all types of collaboration? Read more...

When offshore meet Agile take-4

Aviram.Eisenberg — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:34:35 +0000

Whoever has experienced outsourcing a software project, either as a supplier or a client, can appreciate the following advantages afforded by Agile development in the context of an offshore project: