All articles by: Ana-Maria Geaman

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PM Tip of the Day – 06.08.2013

Ask your stakeholders to prioritize their requirements from 1 to 3:
 
1 = Must have, or the project is a complete failure
2 = Need to have, or it will require a significant workaround
3 = Anything else
by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 05.08.2013

Educate management on ways they can make a positive impact on the project.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 02.08.2013

Document any assumptions you make in planning, then revisit those assumptions periodically, to verify that they are still true.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 01.08.2013

Stop now and write down the most important things that need to be communicated properly on your project.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 31.07.2013

Make sure you have identified all the requirements on your project. During a meeting, ask a few stakeholders to write down two requirements that the person next to him or her has.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 30.07.2013

Remember that a supplier wants to make money and the buyer wants the project completed on time. A project manager must keep these differing objectives in mind.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 29.07.2013

Ask your customer to define quality. You need to know this definition in order to develop an appropriate quality management plan.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 26.07.2013

Make use of templates developed for previous, similar projects to make the procurement process faster and easier.

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 25.07.2013

One of the main complaints of team members is unclear responsibilities. Have you explained to your team members all the work that they will need to do, including reporting and meeting requirements?

by Rita Mulcahy

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PM Tip of the Day – 24.07.2013

Add time and/or cost reserves to the project to account for the known risks identified in the estimates. The amount of time or cost is calculated based on information about the project. It is not arbitrarily added as a pad for estimates.

by Rita Mulcahy