Project management
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Contingency or re-baselining, what’s the difference?
I’ve seen a few projects where customers said they didn’t need contingency, because they decided to adjust the budget as changes happen. How does this sound to…
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Do you need contingency reserve?
If projects were completely predictable, there would be no need for risk management. Everything could be planned and executed according to plan. However, we…
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What’s a project plan?
Project plan. A fancy term we all like to use. But believe it or not, most of us don’t even know what a project plan really is. I don’t know why, how and when…
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Disruptive nature of ERP projects
Many project management authorities assert that from project management stance all projects are equal. I dare saying that some projects are more equal than…
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Is an ERP implementation project just a project?
“Software projects are no different from other projects”. This statement is being repeated over and over at project management courses and seminars, even…
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How to prevent failure: project education
According to Standish Group, top causes of failed IT project are these: lack of end-user engagement, unclear specification, changes in scope, lack of…
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Do you trust your vendor: 9 good reasons to reveal your project budget up front
Last week I participated in a discussion about budgets and whether you should ask your potential customers their budget. It made me think: how often do…
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Look me in the eye!
(A short rant about eye-contact-based specifications.) In short, there is no such things as an eye-contact-based specification. And for a reason. While…