If we had to choose one word that best describes R&D projects, it would be “uncertainty”—they have so many changing elements, and their outcomes are often hard to predict.  Nevertheless, this doesn't ...

Efficient resource planning is at the heart of efficient delivery of projects and business performance in general. But in a multi-project environment, it can be incredibly challenging to plan, allocat...

Project management involves creating lots of documentation. If you look into project management standards, you will find at least a dozen of various plans, multiple types of reports, and numerous othe...

Being a successful project manager is not just about creating good plans and schedules and telling the team members what they should work on. It also requires proper coordination of people and process...

Do you know your organization's project management maturity level? If not, it’s high time to change the situation: project management maturity has a direct impact on a company’s competitiveness and bu...

Every project management activity doesn’t exist in isolation – they are all related to and dependent on each other, may have competing requirements and/or shared resources. And if there are multiple p...

As companies develop and grow, and the number of projects they deliver increases, business leaders are seeking ways to ensure more efficient coordination of all their initiatives. For this purpose, a ...

Agile methodologies have gained momentum in recent years and have proven their efficiency for millions of companies already, so nobody has any doubts about it today. Being agile means being flexible e...

What if you allocate resources to project tasks and realize that some employees are required for several assignments at the same time? Or a team member’s workload turns out to exceed his or her actual...

Allocating the right resources to the right tasks at the right time is a really demanding task. But if you have hundreds or even thousands of projects in the pipeline, the complexity of allocating res...

The trends shaping the automotive industry will certainly impact its companies’ projects. What automotive industry challenges and issues will they bring to automotive project management, and what are ...

Do you know that inaccurate requirements gathering appears to be one of the common causes for project failure?  This fact makes us take a fresh look at this process. Collecting and documenting project...