Being a lone Project Manager can be very difficult. You have so much to do and no one to support you. You want to do a good job and use the best tools but could never quite find the right
PM capabilities extended
For those of you who are already PIAB users we have great news. This month sees the launch of the new Version 5.2 for Live Edition and also Enterprise and Small Team editions. As usual we have prepared some videos
Product Backlog – driving Scrum
We all know what at the heart of a well run Scrum Project there will always be a Product Backlog. So when we started working on the Practical Scrum method creating one was a high priority. We wanted to support you
Practical scrum – fitting your corporate frame
So in the last post we talked about Scrum and how it delivers well in dynamic situations. Scrums focus on getting the best possible product with the resources provided is what makes it good. However this and other aspects of
Scrum – Introduction and overview
Scrum is a methodology for delivering a project. It is an agile approach to projects, and to be clear agile means light of foot, not light on documents. You might like to use it when your project has some degree of uncertainty
Planner using calendars instead of Gantts
We all know how important planning is to a successful project. Therefore even for small projects it is always good to have a plan. Planner is about as easy as it gets when it comes to planning tools. However still
Bespoke method for your projects
Standards such as PRINCE2 are important in establishing a good process for your projects. Many of you find it helpful to use a published standard. When you adopt an existing standard you get all the benefits of the authors experience
Project methodology expertise
These days it seems like everyone knows the importance of project methodology. But it wasn’t always like that. I have been helping organisations with their project methodologies for over twenty years now. And in the early days it was much too
Better project templates
Most organisations rely on a set of project templates to help the PM get off on the right foot. These templates provide consistency and also help with compliance against method or quality needs. Because MS Office is in such common
Revolutionary browser improvements
Due to the longevity of PROJECT in a box it should be no surprise it was first created as software. During the early years this fitted very well with customers preferred ways of working. For many customers that is still the case