Why Hire a Project Manager? Top Reasons You Need
Enterprises often lay great emphasis on the role of the Project Manager, the sole backbone of any successful project. While most Project Managers have a single-minded interest in bringing about superlative efficiency, there are...
Essential Micro Manage Project Tips for Team Success
To get a fair understanding of the topic being discussed, you need to first figure out the difference between macro and micro-level project management. The term management can be broken down into two forms...
Understanding Work Breakdown Structure in Project Management
Today, project managers are more frequently finding high value in the creation of work breakdown structures (WBS) as they begin the process of project management. Project success may be attributed appropriately to the use...
4 Key Differences Between Program vs Project Management
Project managers manage projects, while program managers manage a number of projects. While program management is the next level of project management, there are some other telling differences between the two.
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Top 10 Common Communication Mistakes by Project Managers
A project manager is the key point of contact between the team and the larger organization. If his or her communication skills are not great, he or she will fail to develop a good...
How to Avoid Project Overload in Your Work
In a recent edition of the PM Network magazine, it was revealed that the average number of projects handled by a project manager at a time is 8. This may seem like a considerable...
Understanding the Causes of Conflict in Project Management
Conflicts are inevitable in organizations where different mindsets endeavor to work together as a team. Though the objective is the same for every member of the team, the methods adopted by each person to...
Strategies for Managing Disgruntled Vendors Effectively
Businesses are outsourcing a large part of their processes these days, in order to focus on their core competencies. This means that they are becoming more dependent on third-party vendors for products and services...
What Is Project Profitability? 9 Key Steps to Create a Profitable Project
According to PMI’s ‘The High Cost of Low Performance’ 2014 report, organizations today are losing $109 million for every billion dollars spent on projects and programs. Organizations that have project management guidance lose 12...
Mastering Effective Project Recovery Strategies
One of the high points in the profession of a project manager is when he or she is the go-to person for the C-level executives in an organization. A typical project manager would have...