One of the most critical questions that needs to be answered is “Who should be on the project team?” In this 3 slide presentation you’ll discover the six roles you need on every project you run.
Innovation and technology are often improperly linked. Innovation is the product of creativity and implementation not technology. These two videos from March 2011 TEDxWaterloo exemplify and illustrate that fact.
Many advertisements for project managers seem to be guaranteed to attract the wrong person. In this blog article, you’ll discover how to identify what really matters to the role.
We live in a world of constant change. A world where it sometimes seems as if, like the White Queen, you must run constantly in order to stay in the same place.
One of the critical success factors for projects is having a professional project manager running your projects. But for many small and medium businesses, hiring a seperate full-time project manager is not a wise expenditure. Consulting project managers can be the solution. But when should you use a consultant? After all, you don’t want to pay their rates all the time. In this 3 slide presentation you’ll discover when you should use a consultant.
Innovation is often imprecisely defined by business thinkers. This article describes a model to understand the continuum of innovation from little to no to radical innovation.
What is project management? Why should I care? Project management is in the media constantly in one form or another. But what makes project management unique is often poorly understood. In this blog entry, you will discover the root differences between project managment and other forms of management.
We all know that 41% of project failures are the result of not having a qualified project manager in place. But what is a qualified project manager going to cost us?
One of the major costs for any project is labour (or labor if you prefer). Unfortunately, many managers don’t know how to calculate their basic labour costs. At the best this leads to problems in managing projects. At worst, it leads to problems with finding and retaining team members. In this series of articles, we’ll explore the calculation of labour costs. In this part, we’ll explore the types of costs.
One of the major costs for any project is labour (or labor if you prefer). Unfortunately, many managers don’t know how to calculate their basic labour costs. At the best this leads to problems in managing projects. At worst, it leads to problems with finding and retaining team members. In this series of articles, we’ll explore the calculation of labour costs. In this part, we’ll explore the types of costs.
