http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/2645.aspxThu, 26 Nov 2009 12:48:36 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2645anngordonThis article approaches the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) from a beginner's standpoint. A Work Breakown Structure is used for breaking down a project into easily manageable components, or bites. This is the first articles in a series of three. Introduction Company owners and project managers use the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to ma...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/25355.aspxSat, 21 Nov 2009 11:27:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:25355JScheidProject Planning is more than the beginning, the middle, and the end of a project. It is defining a goal and implementing that goal to a successful end. So, throw those yellow sticky notes you have away and let's look at what the experts do. Be a Project Planning Expert Project planning is important if you don't want to fall behind. Planning sk...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/20136.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:35:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20136RondaRobertsThis article discusses how to set objectives when planning projects. Why Set Objectives? Clear objectives lead to a higher rate of project success. By taking the time to properly plan your project’s objectives, the tasks leading towards these objectives are easily created. If a sailor knows where the fish are, he can direct his boat to the prop...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/20143.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20143RondaRobertsThis article discusses the importance of project planning as a basis for cost estimation. Project Planning as an Important Step Toward Estimating Project planning is an important basis for cost estimating. An accurate plan will provide an accurate cost estimate. Proper planning will reveal tasks, durations, resources required and other factors that...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/20155.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:12:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20155RondaRobertsThis article discusses the process of estimation during the project planning phase. What Estimations are Required During Planning? A successful project plan will include information on the budget, resources, task duration and when the project will be completed. You will want to perform estimates shortly after completing a breakdown of tasks and...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/20558.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:11:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20558RondaRobertsThis article describes the concepts involved in planning projects. With project planning comes the need to be familiar with various concepts of the project management process. These concepts include the Work Breakdown Structure, the schedule, resources, and risk analysis. This article discusses some of the most commonly used project planning concep...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/20140.aspxSun, 15 Nov 2009 23:30:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20140RondaRobertsThis article answers this critical project management question. When coming up with a new product, it is easy to get excited about product design and analysis. However, jumping into this phase of the project too soon can compromise your project. Before working on design and analysis, it is important to plan your project carefully. Careful project p...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/2491.aspxWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:25:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2491EStallsworthThis article illuminates the necessity of an effective scope statement and how to write one that will help guide a project to successful completion. The various sections of a scope statement are discussed, as well as hints on how to minimize scope creep. Introduction - Where to Begin A scope statement is one of the most critical pieces of a project...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/46057.aspxSun, 27 Sep 2009 20:11:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:46057LClemmerBuzz is a hot commodity for any product or service, but how do you create buzz? What if you need corporate buzz for your project? The buzz for you, your team, and your goals can change how your results are seen and change the support you get. Let's look at how to build buzz for your project. Why We Would Want Buzz Buzz is that intangibl...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/21302.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 17:30:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21302RondaRobertsThis article discusses budgeting in project planning Budgeting your project is one of the most important parts of the project planning process. Properly budgeted projects will often come in at or under budget upon completion. By putting in adequate time during the planning process, you can help assure that your project will be a success. Poor plann...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/26131.aspxThu, 17 Sep 2009 03:21:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26131deannaOur project management experts and writers have worked hard to provide you, our readers, with a plethora of project management forms you can download for your own personal use. This article offers up links to those templates and forms. Every project manager and team member knows there are a slew of forms used throughout the life cycle of a project ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/5159.aspxSat, 12 Sep 2009 03:44:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5159NbakerThe following guidelines explain the project charter contents. Included is a brief description for each section along with an explanation of the contents of the section and the rationale for including that section in the project charter. What Goes in the Project Charter? A project charter is one of many project management forms used in the plan...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/47384.aspxSat, 29 Aug 2009 12:08:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:47384lisalisatongThis article will outline and provide some guidance to the steps involved in preparing a project list and moving this project list to the approval process for budget. Creating a Project Budget from a LIst In most internally run projects in organizations and as project managers, it is important to forecast and concretely provide a plan or strategy f...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/15181.aspxFri, 14 Aug 2009 07:09:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15181RondaRobertsWhat are the benefits that can be derived from project decomposition? Is it worth time taking this additional step when planning a project? While decomposing a project might seem unnecessary, it can prove beneficial. It might take time to decompose a project fully, but this saves time in the end. You wouldn’t place unwrapped dishes in a mov...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/13680.aspxThu, 13 Aug 2009 22:06:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:13680RondaRobertsThis article is part two in a series of five dealing with project questions. Here, the length of the project planning phase is discussed. We all do it. That is, we all become enraptured by the planning phase of the project and forget that the project has to get underway at some point. Other times, we are so eager to get started on a project that we...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/35046.aspxSun, 09 Aug 2009 19:02:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35046RondaRobertsHave 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 characteristics of an overly complex project are given. What is an Overly Complex Project? Overly-Complex projects form one of the many project management challenge...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/35048.aspxSun, 09 Aug 2009 18:56:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35048RondaRobertsIn this article, we'll take a look at some of the main aspects of complex projects and show what steps you can take to avoid being stuck with an overly complex one. In the first part of this series, I described three types of overly-complex projects : The Meta-Project, The Abstract Project, and the In-Over-Our-Heads project. I offered suggestio...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/24286.aspxFri, 31 Jul 2009 18:18:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:24286favefiveThis article will discuss the process involved in the application readiness process and the areas to include in order for the application to be fully ready for deployment. Checklist In a project that deals with implementing new applications for users to use, it is important to have the following: 1) Name and General Description of the Application- ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/26142.aspxTue, 28 Jul 2009 18:32:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:26142deannaOur project management experts and writers have worked hard to provide you, our readers, with a plethora of free project management forms and templates you can download for your own personal use. This article offers up links to those templates and forms. Communication is key in effective project management. A good project manager stays in regular c...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/8542.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 12:52:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:8542mars2boysThere are debates in project management regarding whether "top-down" or "bottom-up" planning is most effective. Is one option better than the other, or is a combination of the two processes the best approach? Top-down Planning Top-down planning is referred to as strategy. Top-down project planning is focused on keeping the decis...