Project Portfolio Management lies between strategy formulation and implementation of the actual projects. The challenge in implementing projects and measuring results is that there can be disconnects at the transitions among these phases, and the most important thing is to develop a project portfolio management feedback loop.
OpenProj by Projity is a desktop replacement of Microsoft Project. OpenProj has equivalent functionality, a familiar user interface and even opens existing MSProject files. OpenProj is interoperable with Project, with a Gantt Chart and PERT chart etc.
WhoDoes is a fresh and intuitive web-based project management software. WhoDoes is designed to assist you and your team in planning projects of different complexity, from the small project to the biggest one.
more and more companies are going virtual. The answer to long commutes, inner city traffic, tapping into creative minds in other geographies and combating global warming is: a 'work from home' policy.
New technologies, concepts, and Web 2.0 tools are popping up everywhere. How can you use them to help your project team collaborate, communicate - or just give your project an extra boost?
CreativePro Office is the most complete set of online office management tools you're likely to find at any price - and it's completely free! Manage your team, clients, projects, invoices, quotes and events from one web-based application.
How many ways are there to manage your task list? Almost as many as there are people with tasks to do. Here are 20 different ways of tracking your to dos, with examples of each.
Some ineffective development practices have been chosen so often, by so many people, with such predictable, bad results that they deserve to be called "classic mistakes." Most of the mistakes have a seductive appeal. Do you need to rescue a project that's behind schedule? Add more people! Do you want to reduce your schedule? Schedule more aggressively! Is one of your key contributors aggravating the rest of the team? Wait until the end of the project to fire him! Do you have a rush project to complete? Take whatever developers are available right now and get started as soon as possible!
A traditional PM aphorism: "You know you're a successful project manager when you survive the project." I've picked up a few useful tools to keep my projects organized and to help with project initiation and communication. These MS Word, Excel, and Projec