We all know how having a good project plan is critical to success. However just having the plan is not enough. You also need to share it and the understanding it contains. With many planning tools this is a problem. Sometimes
Risk responses and Issues too
If you want to manage your risks you firstly have to identify them. We agree and have written many posts on that subject but that is not enough. Unless you only identify very low level risks you will certainly need
Free software for your projects
So many software providers say ‘free’ but really mean trial. But not with PROJECT in a box, when we say free we mean free. When we first started our business over 15 years ago, it was with the launch of
Planning basics mastered
Planning is not only a project management essential but a major life skill. So it is such a great pity that many people cannot plan well. We have helped by provided Planner as a free project planning tool. Users though
Cost control – Planner delivers again
In the last blog post we covered the importance of budgeting your project. So now your project has a reasonable budget agreed. Your next step will be delivering the project within budget. So you need to get to grips with cost control.
Project finances with Planner
Project finances can be hard, we all know that. And not everyone has the support team to help them with it. So luckily help is at hand in the shape of Planner and its project accounting capabilities. Project Finances –
On-line projects with YourPMO
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
Customise your RAID log
So often we hear users saying how project software tools have set ways of doing things. The sort of annoying restrictions that prevent them from matching their required policies. We know that although most teams have similar approaches to risk and
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
Free project reporting – Planner does it again
For most organisations project reporting seems like a huge challenge. Often they spent lots of time and money on systems to try and make it work. But in practice they could be missing a simple hack to fix it. And even