Why do you need a project management folder structure to keep your files organised? When you start running projects of any size and complexity you will understand the importance of keeping your project files well organised. As a busy Project Manager, you need a filing...
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The Philosophy of Project Management
Introduction Before we dive into the philosophy of project management, I would first like to define philosophy and methodology as people often confuse the two: What is philosophy? Wikipedia says, Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions, such...
Scrum Epic vs Story in Agile
Scrum Epic vs Story: The short answer An Epic is a way to group related User Stories. Within the Agile methodology, User Stories should be small enough to be completed within a single sprint, which is typically one or two weeks. Epics on the other hand are...
Project Status Reporting Best Practice: Summary on a page template.
This blog looks at best practice project status reporting using a simple but effective single, one page summary report. Using this can greatly transform and improve your project and the way you are seen as a project manager.
How to get into Project Management
This article gives lots of advice on how to get into project management and the career path you can follow. Project Management is an interesting and constantly in demand skill set so well worth learning about. Many jobs have transferable skills which will help you...
Sample Web Browser Compatibility & Accessibility Policy
If you have a website or web application you will probably be asked for your cross-browser compatibility statement. Likewise, if you are a business looking to purchase a new website or web application it is advisable to build a browser compatibility clause into any...
Management tip: Assume Nothing
You really can’t assume anything if you are an IT Project Manager.
Strategies for managing risk out of your projects
One of the roles of the Project Manager is to identify risks to the project and create a Risk Register. Once the risks have been identified their responsibility is then to work on strategies for managing those risks downwards or out of their...
A template for meeting minutes & agenda for recurring meetings
Traditional Minutes - Who, What and When IT professionals often have to run meetings and this will involve issuing an agenda and recording actions that have been agreed in a set of minutes. For one of meetings the agenda and the minutes will usually be separate...