Most software systems churn out the same old reports with little to inspire you or the viewer. So to most the idea of getting reports which match your current ones is just a pipe dream. Well in that case we have
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.
Weekly review report
For most organisations project reporting is hard. Their reports lack consistency and detail and are also chock full of errors. But if you try to do your reporting by hand that is what happens. Oh and it also takes up
P3M3 maturity – achieving those higher levels
In earlier blog posts we have looked at what the P3M3 framework is and how to use it. We then also looked at how your organisation can quickly leap up those scores to a three by using PIAB. So now
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
Collaboration explored
The last five years has seen a huge growth in the number of on-line collaboration tools. These are often light in nature and little more than shared todo lists. New customers have often reflected that whilst those things were easy
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
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