I used to work at MD Anderson Cancer Center where I developed web applications. Part of my job was to directly interface with customers and take their requirements and develop them into finished products. Our team of developers each had their own projects to work on, and could decide if they wanted to interface with [...]
A scope statement is a document that details a project’s deliverables and describes it’s major objectives (Wikipedia). This document is essentially a high-level overview of what the entire project will encompass (including what it will not cover). In order to develop a project scope document, certain key pieces of information need to be discovered. These [...]
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 [...]
