Best Practices in Project Team Management

The success of any project depends on the competence of the project management team. Managing a project team is different than managing other teams owing to the specific and focused nature of projects. Project managers and business owners need to understand how to draw up and manage an efficient team, provide the necessary inputs and interventions to get the best out of the team, best practices in key areas such as group dynamics and communications, how to motivate the team, and more.

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Multi-Voting and Decision Making

Narrowing down your choices to get to your top priority can be taxing on any team. But, it still needs to be done. Learn how multi-voting can ensure that everyone's voice is heard...

Example of Stakeholder Analysis

Stakeholder analysis is systematic gathering and analyzing of qualitative data to determine whose interests should be taken into account when developing and or implementing a policy, program, or project...

PERT Chart and Slack Time

Calculating slack time and presenting it on the project’s PERT chart, is crucial to preventing delays in the project completion. Also, knowing about the slack time helps the project management team...

Project Management in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities

What is today’s focus on healthcare? People want the best care at the lowest cost. Project management in health care facilities optimizes organizational efficiency, lowers costs, and answers...

Resource Management - Effective Matrix Management

Due to limited dedicated resources, Matrix Management is often employed, requiring the "matrixed" resource to report to two bosses, one of which is functional and the other operational. When approached...

Issue Resolution in Software Project Management

Dealing with ever-changing issues and unexpected events is a reality in software project management. Here, we take a look at the process of issue resolution in software project management with a sample...

When Do You Need a Project Audit?

The primary purpose behind any project audit is to find the reasons causing symptoms in a project that are uncomfortable to deal with. The project audit can answer a number of questions...

Identifying the Overly Complex Project

Have you ever started a project only to find out you've bit off way more than your team can chew? If so, this article is for you. In this first part, tips on identifying the...