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Guide to Project Management

Managing projects is like steering a ship. When the wind or sea conditions are rough, experienced helmsman use their keen sense of how the ship will react to keep it moving in the right … [Continue Reading]
Project Management 101

When a ship is out on the open sea, the driver, called a Helmsman, is responsible for turning the wheel which in turn moves a rudder back and forth to change directions. When the wind or sea … [Continue Reading]
The Project Life Cycle

According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the foundation of project management rests upon the five phases that every project goes through: Initiating. The tasks required to … [Continue Reading]

Project Management Fundamentals

Project Management is a unique field in that people generally don’t choose it as an initial career path. They enter via the back door through a technical field, or they want to learn project management theory with the goal of advancing into the role. For this reason, many people who practice project management are generally… [Read More]

An Earned Value Example for Small Projects

Earned value analysis is a project management method used to calculate the project status from two perspectives: Schedule. Is the project ahead of or behind schedule? Cost. Is the project over or under budget? Let’s say you are the project manager for the renovation of 3 hotel rooms. The tasks are as follows: Preparation. Jan…. [Read More]