Whether you’re planning a risk workshop, a strategic review or a project planning session, good facilitation skills are a must. Being able to help a group of people arrive at a common understanding, having elicited everything needed to move the work on, is a crucial skill for today’s managers. From running a team meeting looking […]
Deltek Acumen and Schedule Contingency
Quick Tip – Using Deltek Acumen Histogram Plots So, you want to know how many days contingency on your deterministic schedule are required to achieve a completion date on your risk adjusted schedule, at an 80% confidence level? It is possible to determine the required contingency to achieve an 80% confidence level in Deltek Acumen’s […]
5 WBS Problems and How to Fix Them
Understanding the project scope is one of the key things that leads to success in the project later on. After all, if you don’t know what you are supposed to deliver, you can’t deliver it! The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a tool that we teach on our project management training courses to help teams […]
Risk Management Competencies
What risk management competencies do you need to look for in someone with a large element of risk management in their job profile? Whether that’s a technical risk management role, an enterprise risk manager or someone in the PMO leading on project risk, there are a number of competencies and skills for risk professionals that […]
How to Color Code Summary Bars in Microsoft Project
Color Code Summary Bars in Microsoft Project To Improve Readability. Gantt bars look simple enough, but they can get confusing as projects get more complex. Customizing the bars on a Gantt Chart view is often the first thing a project manager does to create clarity in a project and to help spot problem areas quickly. […]
10 PMO Director Interview Questions
We’ve previously shared 10 killer interview questions for PMO roles but what if you are recruiting a PMO Director or Manager? The questions for senior candidates can be a little different. Here are 10 excellent PMO Director interview questions. Regardless of the job title you will actually use for the role, these questions are aimed […]
The Work Package
The Work Package During the process of creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) you want to keep a “blind eye” toward project activities. Only after the WBS is thoroughly decomposed, do you consider the activities or efforts required to produce those WBS elements. Let’s take a closer look at this. One of the seven habits […]
5 Ways to Classify Risk
One of the things we need to know about a project or business risk is what does it mean for us now? To classify risk, basically means putting risks into categories. When they are categorized, you can see the bigger picture. Do you have lots of risks that have a potential financial impact? Or a […]
Create Accountability in Your Team
What is Accountability? Accountability is determined proactively, before the fact, not re-actively after the fact. If a mistake is made, the response is not to cast blame, point fingers or make excuses but instead, it is about solving the problem and learning from the mistake. Accountability leads to every employee feeling a sense of ownership […]
Deltek Acumen 8.6 is Released
Deltek has just released Acumen 8.6 which brings some pretty nice new features as well as resolving a few software issues from the previous releases. With immediate availability, users can download the latest version using the DSM (Deltek Software Manager). Let’s take a look at what you will enjoy in Acumen 8.6. Integrated Program Management […]