Latest Project Management Articles
Putting the Participatory Culture to Work
By: Chris Harman | 07/10/2008
Shifting the corporate culture towards collaboration fosters a more interactive, creative workforce that is engaged and motivated. Projects of any size can be handled more efficiently and effectively. Firms need to take advantage of the new tools and techniques to get more done. Putting the participatory culture into practice and embracing the applications, practices, and mindset will mean firms reaping the rewards.
Applied Software Project Management Book Review
By: projectmanuk | 02/10/2008
If you're a software professional, you'll learn something practical from this great new book by Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene. Applied Software Project Management describes typical problems that software teams face, and importantly provide answers that can be applied painlessly on any project. This book is essential reading for any software professional.
Managing Your Website Development ?eight Easy Steps to Project Management
By: projectmanuk | 02/10/2008
Managing your website development need not cause you sleepless nights providing you learn the secrets of successful project management. Perform the best practices in project management and give your project the best chance of success.
Project Management Success With the Top 7 Best Practices
By: projectmanuk | 02/10/2008
Whether planning your wedding, developing a new website or building your dream house by the sea you need to employ project management techniques to help you succeed. This article summarises 7 key project management best practices to help you achieve project success.
The Life-cycle- Cost Concept and How it Effects Us
By: PETER FREDERICK | 01/10/2008
Therefore, the new life-cycle-cost concept takes into account the total sum of a product’s cost factors, plus the on-going costs throughout its life-time as they are the true expenses. When calculated that way, responsible accounting will ensure business success.
What Prince2 Training Did for Me and My Workplace
By: Brian Kelly | 30/09/2008
PRINCE2 training is for everyone who is involved in project management. The training ensures that projects run efficiently and trained personnel feel more confident.
Project Management Best Practices
By: projectmanuk | 26/09/2008
As both an active project manager and a project management trainer, people often ask me what are the fundamental aspects to successful project management. Whilst there have been many great books written on the subject, I always summarise what I believe to be the best practices at the heart of good project management.
Real Estate Internships New York
By: webmaster444 | 24/09/2008
Internships in Real estate are the only way for students to get their feet in the door in what is as very competitive industry. An internship is an immensely useful tool for a student to both earn money and gain valuable experience that will help when the time comes to get a real job
More from Daiv Russell
The Keys to Successful Internet Marketing
By: Daiv Russell | 26/02/2008 | Article Writing
All webmasters know that one-way links of superior quality which are related to one's website is very important. One-way links lead to a rise in Google Page Rank as well as traffic to the target site. One promising method of developing related one-way links is by writing articles and then submitting them to directories.
Weak Matrix Organization Structure - Advantages and Disadvantages
By: Daiv Russell | 25/02/2008 | Project Management
Prior to 1970, generally sizable business organizations were arranged in silos, which are logical divisions of workers in which a group of people reported to a line or functional manager. The attempt to create a successful restructuring of the organization in order to develop workable project management teams is known as a matrix organization.
Project Manager Training: Pros & Cons of a Strong Matrix Organizational Structure
By: Daiv Russell | 25/02/2008 | Project Management
Until the 1970s, large corporations set up their organizations into silos. A silo was a division of the workers where they would report to either a line or functional manager. A matrix organization today is the attempt for the creation of a proper restructuring of the company so that it can be developed into a goal-oriented project management team.
The Logic of Balanced Matrix Project Management Teams
By: Daiv Russell | 25/02/2008 | Project Management
In the 1960s and earlier, frequently big corporations were logically arranged into silos, in which divisions of employees reported to a line or functional manager. The attempt to restructure the organization to develop workable project management teams is referred to as a matrix organization.
The Pros and Cons of Web Conferencing
By: Daiv Russell | 20/02/2008 | Leadership
The original concept of a web conference was that it would be similar to, and eventually replace, the traditional telephone conference. Even now there is a tendency to use the web conference only for presentations, along with a separate audio teleconference. But along with the development of all information technology, fully internet-enabled technologies are rapidly becoming the preferred method of both voice and visual teleconferencing.
Teleconferencing by Heloise: a Guide to Good Tele-etiquette
By: Daiv Russell | 20/02/2008 | Leadership
It seems more natural, somehow, to bring all of the manners and common sense that you have learned over your lifetime to a meeting. However, don't leave all those skills behind when you participate in a teleconference. Teleconferencing carries social expectations as well, and the rules must be followed for your conference and your performance to be a success.
Structure of a Matrix Organization Within a Company
By: Daiv Russell | 20/02/2008 | Project Management
Earlier than the 1970's, almost every large business functioned according to a "silo" model, wherein workers functioned in isolated groupings, subordinated to functional managers. Picture, if you will, multiple columns drawn on a page; each column representation is topped by a line manager, and every line manager administers one worker group. Since each group functioned with certain autonomy, various work functions were replicated within each silo.
Motivating Sales Teams - Sound Science
By: Daiv Russell | 20/02/2008 | Sales
One of the main focuses of modern psychology is the understanding of underlying motivations of human behavior. With this understanding, psychologists can help subjects control or at least influence their behavior in a constructive way. This leads to helping individuals improve various aspects of their personal lives, including interpersonal relationships and career advancement.
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