Schedule variance is a specific project management metric that quantifies project progress by subtracting planned value (PV) from earned value (EV) at a reporting cutoff date. If you get a negative re...

Managing a delivery project pipeline is rarely a tracking problem; it is a decision-latency problem. Treat it as a static status report and new initiatives will almost immediately overload active comm...

In multi-project environments that operate with a shared pool of scarce resources, projects can remain within their monetary budget and still damage portfolio performance. Monetary headroom does not s...

Project cost management (PCM) is the discipline of planning how costs are governed, estimating required resources and money, approving and time-phasing a budget, measuring actual cost and progress, fo...

The engineering industry faces multiple challenges, from supply chain disruptions to sudden changes in project scope coming from customers. This changing environment needs a strong approach to project...

The aerospace and defence industry is a space where giant  corporations manage multi-billion portfolios and deal with challenges that many other industries have the privilege not to encounter. With mu...

Implementing new technology is an important part of business growth and one that allows organizations to greatly improve efficiency, increase revenue, and reach long-term goals faster. But measuring t...

Jira is a leading tool for project management and issue tracking, but when it comes to advanced tasks required of a multi-project management tool, Jira has a number of limitations. For larger companie...

A company’s strategic goals are big-picture ideas. Those ideas need to be pursued through specific measurable actions to be realized. This is what operational planning does: finds a way to achieve one...

Microsoft Project Online is retiring on September 30, 2026. After that date, organizations will no longer be able to access Project Online or the project data stored inside the service. For PMOs, CIOs...

In large organizations with multiple diversified resources and multiple projects running in parallel, managing resources can be problematic. With no framework, resources can become overloaded and stop...

Managing multiple projects is a uniquely challenging task because on top of regular project management workflows, you need to manage interproject dependencies and ensure an optimal resource load. A pr...