HMS has released the latest version of TimeControl, 5.1.2. As usual, the new version has a number of fixes but more interestingly, the version now supports the use of Primavera “Steps” for updating tasks. This project updating feature lets a project manager define a number of sub-activity steps which can be progressed individually. The summary of that progress can be used to update the progress of the task itself. Now TimeControl will transfer any steps…
It’s easy to run a project when everything goes well. What preparation have you made however for when things go awry? We’re told to be ready to recover from a disaster at home but do you apply the same logic to your projects?
In a tough economy there are lots of places you can cut costs. Project Management isn’t a good choice. Here’s why
Thinking about how to manage one project vs. many projects is a very different exercise and it has little to do with the volume of work. How do you manage the conflicting interests of many projects underway simultaenously when you’re responsible for managing a multi-project environment? We discuss this and other multi-project challenges in this article.
It’s everywhere I go. If there is more than one project or one department involved in project management, then Silo management is almost always in place. For those of you who haven’t heard this term before, this is a condition where multiple groups are working within the same organization. They share something in common. Sometimes it’s a project, sometimes it’s resources. Sometimes it’s both. These groups may share common goals but they don’t share much…