Article Archive

	12 May 2008 Leveling Resources with Project Management Tools   As a Project Manager, would you like to spread work evenly across your team? This task is called “resource levelling” and it’s one of the hardest things you will have to do. To help ...
	05 May 2008 Kick Start Projects using Project Management Templates   Want to kick start your projects into life in the New Year? By reading this newsletter, you’ll find out how to rally your team and give your project that boost needed to finish on time. Kick sta...
	28 April 2008 Project Management Template - Your Career   Would you like to boost your career in Project Management? Christmas is often the perfect time to reflect on your Project Management career to date and set a new path for the coming years. If you&rsqu...
	21 April 2008 Motivating Staff over Christmas   As a Project Manager, the Christmas period coming up can be a real worry. You have a backlog of project work to complete, yet many of  your team will be on leave and the remaining team members wa...
	14 April 2008 Project Management Tools & Life Cycle   It you don’t want to have to start every project from scratch, then it’s worthwhile creating your own Project Lifecycle. How should you do this? What should it look like? And how do you us...
	07 April 2008 Project Management Template & Standards   Have you ever heard a Project Manager say “we use best practice” or “we applied project standards” to projects? If you have, then what do they really mean and how do they do it...
	31 March 2008 Initiation Reviews and Project Management Templates   The last step in the Project Initiation phase is the completion of a Phase Review. This review is undertaken to determine whether all the planning activities and tasks have been successfully completed...
	24 March 2008 Set up the Project Office   Set up the Project OfficeThe Project Office is the physical premise where Project Administration staff (e.g. the Project Manager and support staff) reside. The Project Office also contains the communi...
	17 March 2008 Appoint the Team with Project Management Templates   Appoint the Team with Project Management Templates At this point, you will have created a Business Case, undertaken a Feasibility Study and defined the Project Charter for your project. You will ...
	10 March 2008 Charter Project Management Templates   Establish the Project CharterAfter you have completed the Business Case Project Management Template and Feasibility Study to select your preferred solution, you're now ready to define the project ...
	03 March 2008 Project Management Templates - Feasibility Study   Undertake a Feasibility StudyDuring the creation of a Business Case for your project, you may decide that you need to undertake a Feasibility Study to determine the likelihood of the alternative solut...
	25 February 2008 Business Case Project Management Templates   Develop a Business Case - Project Management Template In most commercial businesses, completing a Business Case (project management template) is the first step towards initiating a project. ...
	18 February 2008 Levelling your Project Resources using Project Management Tools   HiAs a Project Manager, would you like to spread work evenly across your team? This task is called “resource levelling” and it’s one of the hardest things you will have to do when us...
	11 February 2008 Kick Start our projects using Project Management Templates   HiWant to kick start your projects into life in the New Year? By reading this newsletter, you’ll find out how to rally your team and give your project that boost needed to finish on time using p...
	04 February 2008 Building your Project Management Templates Career   Hi Would you like to boost your career in Project Management with project management templates? Christmas is often the perfect time to reflect on your Project Management career to date and set a new p...
	28 January 2008 Motivating Staff with Project Management Tools   HiAs a Project Manager, the Christmas period coming up can be a real worry. You have a backlog of project work to complete, yet many of  your team will be on leave and the remaining team members ...
	21 January 2008 Using Project Management Standards   HiHave you ever heard a Project Manager say “we use best practice” or “we applied project standards” to projects? If you have, then what do they really mean and how do they do ...
	14 January 2008 Create a Project Management Life Cycle   It you don’t want to have to start every project from scratch, then it’s worthwhile creating your own Project Lifecycle (using project management templates). How should you do this? What s...
	08 January 2008 Closure and Project Management Templates   Project Management Templates Tip 1: Confirm Project CompletionThe first step in closing a project is to confirm that the project is ready to be closed (using project management templates) . The p...
	27 December 2007 Build Teams with Project Management Templates   Build Teams with Project Management TemplatesSo you’re a Project Manager on a new project and you want to build a high performing team using project management templates? Excellent, th...
	20 December 2007 Turn Arounds and Project Management Methodology   Project Management Methodology - Turn Around Failing ProjectsMost Project Managers have been there, when they don't use a project management methodology. You’re assigned a project that&rsquo...
	13 December 2007 Managing Project Management Programs of Work   Project Management Templates - managing programs of work... Want to manage a program of work using project management templates? As you become more experienced managing projects, you wi...
	06 December 2007 Project Management Tools - for Managing Portfolios    Project Management Tools - for Managing Portfolios Want to “move up” in the field of Project Management by using project management tools? If so, then consider a career as a Pro...
	29 November 2007 Project Management Methodology - Monitoring Projects   Project Management Methodology - Monitoring and Controlling ProjectsControlliong Projects - There are 3 critical areas that many project managers overlook when monitoring and controlling projects...
	22 November 2007 Controlling Projects - with Project Management Tools   Controlling Projects - with Project Management ToolsOne of the biggest challenges you will face as a Project Manager is “scope creep” using project management tools. That’s when duri...
	15 November 2007 Monitoring and Project Management Templates   Project Management Templates - Monitoring & Controlling Projects, Part IHow should you monitor and control your projects using project management templates? It’s a good question, because eve...
	08 November 2007 Charter Project Management Tools   Project Management Tools - Project CharterWant to improve your project success using project management tools? Most Project Managers will tell you that the best way to ensure success is to define your...
	01 November 2007 Project Management Templates and Deliveirng Under Budget   Project Management Templates - Delivering Under Budget One could say that your biggest challenge as a Project Manager is delivering “within budget” (with project management templates)...
	25 October 2007 Project Management Tools - Delivering on Time   Project Management Tools - Delivering projects on TimeAs a Project Manager, you are always pushed to deliver your projects on time, by using project management tools.  Not a day goes by that you ...
	18 October 2007 Using Project Management Templates   Project Management Templates Software To deliver projects successfully, it is fair to say that most Project Managers use software tools to help them out. But which project management templates to...
	11 October 2007 Project Management Templates Reducing Stress   Project Management Templates - Reduce Stress All projects involve an element of stress. But how you manage stress will influence your performance in your role. In this newsletter, we will of...
	04 October 2007 Project Management Methodology for Projects   Project Management Methodology Want to boost your success in managing projects?Many Project Managers believe that to gain total project management success, you need to manage projects using a for...
	28 September 2007 How to Manage Large Projects   Would you like to manage large projects?The most difficult thing about managing a large project is juggling the set of deliverables, timeframes, staff, suppliers, equipment, materials, contractors and...
	21 September 2007 Managing Small Projects with Project Management Tools   Project Management Tools Do you often manage smapp projects? If you do, then you will know that the way you manage small projects is  different from managing larger more complex projects. To...
	14 September 2007 Doing a Resource Plan using Project Management Templates   Doing a Resource Plan using Project Management TemplatesSuccessfully delivering a project can be hard work. You need to manage staff, contractors, equipment and materials to achieve the project object...
	07 September 2007 Implement a Quality Management Process   Within the last issue, we described how to meet your customers expectations by creating a Project Quality Plan. Today, we will describe how to execute that plan, by revealing:How to implement a Qualit...
	31 August 2007 Creating a Quality Plan   Most Project Managers are aware that delivering projects within “time, cost and quality” is critical to success. However the term quality can be elusive and is often not clearly defined. I...
	24 August 2007 How to Create a Communications Plan   If you manage projects, then you will know that to succeed, you need to communicate clearly with all of your project stakeholders. Otherwise your staff will lack clear direction, team morale will be l...
	17 August 2007 Creating a Risk Management Plan   Being a Project Manager is not an easy job. Having to manage time, cost, quality, suppliers, customers and staff can be enough to keep anyone awake at nights! It’s no surprise that a high p...
	10 August 2007 How to complete a Supplier Contract   In this article, you will learn how to complete a Supplier Contract and you will also be given the opportunity to enter our free prize draw!How to complete a Supplier Contract...Almost every Project M...
	03 August 2007 How to perform a Stage-Gate Review   Welcome to our newsletter for Project Managers Seeking Excellence. In this edition, you will learn how to review the project at each Stage-Gate and you will be given the opportunity to enter our June ...
	27 July 2007 How to undertake a Feasibility Study   Welcome to our newsletter for Project Managers Seeking Excellence. In this edition, you will learn the ‘ins and outs’ of feasibility studies and you will be given the opportunity to enter ...
	20 July 2007 Supply Chain Management - Tender Process   One of the most difficult decisions a Project Manager has to face is selecting the right supplier to partner with, to complete a project - it is all part of Supply Chain Management. To select the righ...
	13 July 2007 Procurement Plan - Supplier Management   Most Project Managers will agree that outsourcing to external suppliers is a key risk area within the project. To ensure that you procure the right products (i.e. goods and services) from the right su...
	06 July 2007 Quality Management and Communications Plan   In this article we’ll describe how to undertake Quality Management and creating a detailed “Communications Plan”.How to undertake Quality ManagementQuality is defined as “the l...
	25 June 2007 Make or Buy Project Management Tools   Whether to make or buy your Project Management Tools. If you’re involved with managing projects and you want to improve your success rate, then you’ll need to implement some form of p...
	18 June 2007 Getting on track with Project Management   Project Management Have you ever had a project go over budget or schedule, as part of project management? Most Project Managers encounter budget overruns or project delays at some point in their ...
	11 June 2007 Project Status Report for Project Management   Project Status Report for Project Management.You know as well as we do, that effective communication is critical to delivering successful projects. But providing your stakeholders with the right ...
	04 June 2007 Project Management Methodologies   Project Management Methodologies ... When you manage projects, you should repeat the same processes to initiate, plan, execute and close your projects. Only by repeating the same successful proce...
	28 May 2007 Project Management Tools for Portfolios   Project Management Tools for PortfoliosDo you know the difference between projects, programs and portfolios? Or what Project Portfolio Management is all about? In this article , we’ll discuss th...
	21 May 2007 Project Manager - Manage Team Performance   As a Project Manager, you will always be looking for new ways to get the most out of your teams performance. But it’s not an easy task. You often need to apply “every trick in the boo...
	14 May 2007 Project Management Job - Recruitment   Advertising a Project Management Job?It’s a well known fact that great projects are run by great teams. But finding the right staff to help you build a great team is one of the greatest cha...
	07 May 2007 Project Management Office - PMO   Have you ever worked in an organization that has too many projects, which are all managed differently and all have mixed levels of success? This is exactly the kind of problem that a Project Managemen...
	30 April 2007 Your Project Management Methodology   Every Project Manager has heard of it - but who actually has one? A Project Management Methodology that is. Whether you’re a manager, consultant, trainer, team member or student, you will know t...
	23 April 2007 Project Management Process - Project Process    If you want to deliver a project successfully, then it’s critical that you implement standard processes for managing your staff, customers, suppliers, time, money and resources. But it&rsq...
	16 April 2007 Project Plan - Project Management Plan   As a Project Manager, you’ll know that the most important item in your tool-box is your Project Plan. It tells you what the current status of your project is, whether you’re on track and w...
	09 April 2007 Project Closure Report and Project Management Tools   Project Closure Report and Project Management Tools It may look easy as a Project Manager, but there’s more to closing a project than meets the eye. There’s a lot to do, and way in wh...
	02 April 2007 Creating a Financial Plan - Project Manager   Within this article, we will help you as a Project Manager to budget for project expenditure by describing:  How to create a Project Financial Plan Early in the Project Planning phase, ...
	26 March 2007 Project Management Office and PMO   Project Management Office and the PMOThe key to project success is in establishing an efficient Project Office function. The Project Management Office (or PMO) is the physical premise where the admini...
	19 March 2007 Project Management Templates and Phase Reviews   Project Management Templates and Phase Reviews As a Project Manager, would you like to review your project to see if it’s on track?At regular points during the Project Lifecycle, you’...
	12 March 2007 Project Manager - Customer Acceptance   As a Project Manager, to ensure that your customer is satisfied with the deliverables produced by your project, then you need to implement an Acceptance Management Process. This process allows the cus...
	05 March 2007 Project Management Tools for Issue Management   Need Project Management Tools? Read on... Within the Project Life Cycle, unforeseen issues often arise that result in a delay to project delivery. Whether the issue is that your suppliers haven&r...
	26 February 2007 Project Management Templates and Managing Costs   Project Management Templates and Managing Costs You may have heard that most projects today, fail to deliver “within budget”. As a Project Manager (using project management templates), thi...
	19 February 2007 Project Communications - Project Manager   One of the most challenging tasks that a Project Manager has to face, is making sure that all of the right people are kept informed during the project, with the right information, at the right time. T...
	12 February 2007 Supplier Management - Managing Your Suppliers   As a Project Manager, you will often use suppliers to help you to deliver projects. But managing supplier performance can be challenging at the best of times! How can you ensure that your supplier del...
	05 February 2007 Delivering on Time with Project Management Templates   Delivering on Time with Project Management Templates To succeed as a Project Manager, you need to deliver projects on time and within budget. But delivering “on time” is not as easy a...
	29 January 2007 Communications Planning - Project Management   Communicating is easy right? Well it’s a surprise to some Project Managers that a common cause of project failure is the lack of clear communications within a project. To ensure that communicati...
	22 January 2007 Project Planning - Creating a Project Plan   The most critical step in the Project Lifecycle is the creation of the Project Plan. This document acts as a “yard stick” by providing the basis upon which to assess the performance of the...
	15 January 2007 Project Initiation with Project Management Templates   Project Initiation with Project Management Templates Within this article, we’ll help you to properly scope your projects, by describing:How to Initiate Projects SuccessfullyDid you know tha...
	08 January 2007 Project Planning and Planning a Project   Did you know that one of the most common causes of project delay, overspend and customer dissatisfaction, is the a lack of proper project planning?The "Project Planning" phase is one of the ...
	01 January 2007 Post Implementation Review   Happy New Year!Now that you have delivered a suite of projects in the prior year, its probably time to review the past perform of each project initiative. By reviewing the performance of each project ...
	25 December 2006 Efficient Project Closure with Project Management Templates   Efficient Project Closure with Project Management TemplatesMerry Christmas!We’ve received lots of requests from customers wanting us to explain how to complete the Project Closure phase quickly ...
	18 December 2006 Executing Projects with Project Management Tools   Executing Projects with Project Management ToolsAs you probably already know, the Execution phase is the stage in the project that most projects experience substantial slippage, in terms of time and b...
	11 December 2006 Performing Change Management   In this latest article, we're discussed the topic of Change Management.Projects are typically undertaken within changing business environments, so it's inevitable that during the life of your ...
	06 December 2006 Business Case and Project Management Tools   Writing a Business Case with Project Management ToolsWe all know that successful Project Management is about delivering projects on time, within budget and to specification. But what many forget is th...
	27 November 2006 Creating a Terms of Reference   Within this article, we will help you to successfully initiate projects, by describing: How to define a “Terms of Reference (TOR)".The TOR describes the project vision, objectives, scope, o...
	10 November 2006 Request for Proposal and Project Tools   Request for Proposal and Project ToolsAt some point during the Planning phase, you may have identified the need to outsource a part of your project delivery to an external supplier. Whether you want t...
	03 November 2006 Request for Information - Project Management Tools   Request for Information - Project Management ToolsAt some point in your career as a Project Manager, you will need to appoint a preferred Supplier to your project. Finding the right Supplier to delive...
	27 October 2006 Statement of Work Project Management Templates   Statement of Work Project Management TemplatesIts well recognized that partnering with high performing Suppliers is critical to delivering successful projects. Whether you're hiring a Supplier to;...