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A Project Manager is the person responsible for the overall success of the project. Having received the Project Mandate (detailing the reason for the project and the expected outcome) from Corporate/Programme Management, it is the Project Manager’s job to...
As a project manager with many years experience under your belt, still you will find many circumstances which challenge your abilities and skills to mange projects successfully. As the projects come in all sizes and shapes, it makes your job all the more challenging and tough. With some of them having no past history the job as a project leader becomes more daunting as the learning and gathering information phase extends. This brings a lot more pressure to perform within the timelines and budget.
The CPM (Critical Path Method) is a way of organising the necessary steps to project completion. It enables you to assess task priority, resources required and possible shortcuts. CPM is based on the creation of a sequence of dependent tasks (i.e. tasks that can only be performed after earlier tasks are complete). Performing Critical Path Analysis on this sequence allows you to work out possible parallel sequences (i.e. tasks that can be performed simultaneously). The Critical Path is the longest chain of dependent tasks required.
Not only is PRINCE2 a worldwide recognized qualification in project management, but individuals who have completed the training can look forward to actively contributing to the growth of their business and their own personal growth in terms of education and career prospects.
"Since I didn't hear otherwise, I ASSUMED all was going well" – The Importance of Communication in Project Management. Second on Rick Klemm’s list of things most commonly overheard on a failing software project, this remark is characteristic of Project Managers who are not in frequent and efficient communication with their staff. Communication is key to successful Project Management.
I had never really paid much attention to ITIL training, let alone any other type of training, until the other day when I walked into the office and saw a big notice on the training board announcing an ITIL training course was commencing in the afternoon for all staff. As I read the notice, I realised my organisation had decided that they needed to be more serious about ITIL training.
