While reading Project Scheduling and Cost Control, by James Taylor, one thing that stuck out for me was how it is critical to update a project’s schedule no matter what type of network diagram or chart you decide to employ. It never really struck me as an issue because I haven’t worked on “huge” time [...]
Work breakdown structures are extremely useful way to simplify complex tasks that need to be accomplished in a project by their individual components. They can also be combined with scheduling data to generate a Gantt chart (the end result is something similar to the Microsoft Project interface). The United States Department of Energy’s official definition [...]
I came across an interesting topic while reading “Trading and Exchanges”, by Larry Harris. It dealt with shifting cash flows in time. I personally love learning of new topics, and this definitely was a paradigm shifter for me. I decided to dig a bit deeper to see what else I could learn about the topic. [...]
I think one of the most challenging aspects of portfolio project management (PPM) is actually implementing a PPM system. In my experience, changing the culture of an organization that is used to ad hoc project selection/project management requires a significant ROI, and even then may not be implemented because management is not comfortable with such [...]
Project management can be a difficult enough endeavor, but managing a multi-cultural project team can add additional differences as well. It’s important to remember that not all of the differences that arise are negative. The three main differences are: Team member motivation (Anbari 2010) Communication style Heterogeneous idea generation Team Member Motivation According to Geert [...]
My current company manufactures hardware and develops software that assists Athletic Trainers perform their job duties. They have numerous projects that run concurrently to design and develop new hardware and software revisions. Every fiscal year management develops a list of key strategic goals that will improve the company over the next year. Each proposed project [...]
