Before you begin scheduling tasks in Microsoft Project 2013, it is important to create a calendar that represents the default working days for project tasks. The default project calendar is used by Microsoft Project 2013 to set the working days and times for project tasks
Use The WBS Dictionary To Better Understand Your Schedule
In a previous blog I talked about how the WBS Dictionary, with its ability to map the WBS to the SOW, which opens up opportunities to better, understand your project. In this blog we’re going to be looking at one of those ways, namely how you can use the WBS Dictionary to understand
4 Steps For Introducing A New PMO
Setting up a new organizational Project Management Office is a big undertaking. It’s also a big investment for most companies so it’s important to get it right. Those first few weeks and months when your PMO has just launched are critical for its on-going success. You want to show that you are making a difference
Management and the Triple Constraints
The triple constraints of Project Management is a description of the three most important and opposing constraints that all projects undergo. One cannot change one of the constraints without affecting either one or both of the other
Choosing Good PMO Metrics
Earlier this year, the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit in London, UK, had a heavy focus on data handling. There were several presentations covering Project Management Office measurements and metrics including speakers who looked at sample PMO
How To Report PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs)
Congratulation, you have just received your Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification, but the learning does not stop there. You continue the development of your skills by pursuing continuing education credits or as the PMI
Pentagon Releases Better Buying Power 3
The Pentagon has released the latest iteration of its Better Buying Power initiative. Frank Kendall, DoD’s top acquisition official (Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), announced the release of Better Buying Power 3.0 on September 19th.
PARCA Releases IPM EVMS Interpretation Guide for Review
With the release of the Department of Defense Integrated Program Management EVMS Interpretation Guide, the Office of Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis (PARCA) has made a move towards helping practitioners
What is a WBS Dictionary?
One of the pillars of any project is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the accompanying WBS Dictionary. Whether you are a contractor presenting the project baseline or the customer reviewing the baseline, the WBS and WBS Dictionary is your Rosetta stone
Creating a Believable Schedule
Defining activities is an important part of scheduling. Part of the complexity of the project is determined by the number of activities required to complete that project. When it comes to the size and/or placement of the activities, several control factors should be