Category Archives for Project Management

Here’s our list of the top 12 project management jargon terms. The list is based on the most-viewed videos in our Project Management in Under 5 series.

Constraints and dependencies are two important, but misunderstood project management concepts. But you need them in your project definition and planning.

Some things constrain the choices you can make, when you plan and deliver your project. So, what are Project Constraints? | Video

When you are planning and scheduling your project, there will be sequences of activities that you need to respect. They are generated by task dependencies.

When you plan your project, there’s much you must be mindful of. Some, you can control. Others are external – you cannot. These are external dependencies.

Defining your project is a vital task. And there are a lot of things to remember. Fortunately, we have some handy acronyms: RAID, CAD, and DCARI. You may find them helpful – or you may have heard them, and wondered what they mean.

Your project gets delayed…
Or maybe you need to finish early…
So, what is Crashing the Timeline?

Nothing gets done unless people do it. And people need tools, materials, and a place to work. So, Project Resource Management is an essential skill set.

There are many articles on the web about building an online business. But they don’t look at the project management aspects.

Project Implementation (aka project delivery or execution) is when things get going. After definition, scoping & planning, it’s time to make things happen.
Here’s where you implement your project, execute your plan, and deliver the benefits your sponsor commissioned. So, although I’d argue that this is the easy bit, you have to get it right.