http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/28364.aspxThu, 26 Nov 2009 12:46:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28364mmcdonoughWhen analyzing data in the Six Sigma quality process, a histogram can be used as a valuable tool. In the opening segment of this series, we'll discuss the usage of this type of chart and how to prepare the data that is to be represented in the histogram as well as give an example. Histograms and Six Sigma The gathering and analysis of data is a...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/media/p/31258.aspxThu, 20 Aug 2009 09:54:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:31258JScheidThis is a great document that explains how to determine your stakeholders before you begin your projects. Also, be sure to check out Jean Scheid's article Using Stakeholder Management for more information on this topic.http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/30414.aspxSat, 28 Mar 2009 21:07:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30414RondaRobertsProject managers need to ensure that quality is managed effectively throughout a project. A good quality assurance plan aids in this endeavor. What is a Quality Assurance Plan? A quality assurance plan is a document, constructed by the project team, meant to ensure the final products are of the upmost quality. A quality assurance plan contains ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/29707.aspxSun, 22 Mar 2009 15:41:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:29707RondaRobertsThis is a simple, how to article directing readers to the specifics of creating a WBS in Excel. Prelimminary Step - Decompose the Project Before you begin to create your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Microsoft Excel, you should first decompose your project. Decomposing your project means identifying deliverables, and breaking each deliverable d...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/media/p/29402.aspxThu, 20 Aug 2009 10:25:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:29402RondaRobertsThis is a template for creating a quality assurance plan. It accompanies the article, " How to Create an Effective Quality Assurance Plan ," by Ronda Levine.http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/29368.aspxWed, 18 Mar 2009 00:01:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:29368JScheidSmartDraw, a business form graphics program, offers hundreds of business templates that can be used to create a project initiation checklist. Jean Scheid looks at the need for a checklist and how to create one in SmartDraw. Defining a Project Initiation Checklist Before you tackle any project, create a project initiation checklist to ensure your pr...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/29367.aspxTue, 17 Mar 2009 23:54:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:29367JScheidSmartDraw offers loads of business templates including a useful project charter template. This easy-to-use software features great ways to customize the template or create your own and is user-priced from one to up to twenty users. Jean Scheid tells us how it works. Why a Project Charter? With SmartDraw's Business Graphic software you can use t...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/28948.aspxFri, 13 Mar 2009 00:12:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28948JScheidIn order to define the requirements for any project, as the project manager you should give the project clarification at its initiation and progress reports to ensure the project reaches its goals by indentifying the requirements upfront. Give the Project Clarity Giving a project clarity will lead to its requirements. Begin with a blank slate to de...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/28601.aspxSun, 08 Mar 2009 22:16:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28601mmcdonoughIn the second part of this series looking at Six Sigma histograms, we'll show how to construct a chart of this type in Microsoft Excel 2007. Constructing a Histogram in Excel In Part 1 of this series, we gave a little background on how histograms are used in the Six Sigma quality process and described how to prepare the data for graphing. Now, ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/28366.aspxThu, 05 Mar 2009 14:03:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28366mistyfaucheuxNeed your control chart quick? Excel can help. QI Macros SPC Software for Excel allows you to easily and quickly create all your control charts, saving you time on your tight deadlines. What is a Control Chart? A control chart was created by Walter Shewhart in Bell Labs in the 1920s to help show variations in a process over the course of a ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/28365.aspxThu, 05 Mar 2009 14:00:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28365mistyfaucheuxYou know that you can do so many things in Excel. Well, add creating a six sigma run chart to your list. It's simple to do and saves you a lot of time. Learn how to create one today! Overview of a Run Chart A run chart is a form of control chart. It is considered the simplest form of a control chart because it only shows the elementary meas...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/9846.aspxSun, 05 Oct 2008 19:18:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9846NbakerIn this three-part article series, Natasha Baker examines the stakeholder analysis. In part one she examines project stakeholders. Part two explains the role of the stakeholder analysis in project management, and in the third article she gives examples of stakeholder analysis. What is a Stakeholder? Stakeholders are people with a vested interes...