Project Management Tools and Techniques Archives

Do You Know How to Pluck out the Perfect Project Name?

Does your Project Name matter? Yes, it certainly does. But naming projects is tricky, so how can you get it right?

This video covers the cycle of software testing, which culminates in User Acceptance Testing. It also looks at alpha testing & beta testing.

Why is Project Estimation a big deal? It’s very hard to do well & poor estimates are often a major reason for cost or schedule over-runs.

One of the hardest tasks for Project Managers is Project Estimation: predicting the future, despite the uncertainty. Meet the PERT method.

John Boyd’s OODA Loop deserves to be better known than it is. It is a simple and powerful model of the decision-making cycle.

The Work Breakdown Structure (or WBS) is one of the few truly fundamental tools of Project Management. But how do you create one?

The RACI Chart is one of the most important Project Tools. Also called RACI Matrix, Responsibility Matrix, or LRC. Let’s see how to build one!

People need knowledge to work effectively. So, Project Managers need to understand the topics of Knowledge Management & Knowledge Transfer.

When a project stakeholder wants something different, what do you do? You can’t just say ‘yes’… or ‘no’. You need Project Change Control.

Why should anyone sponsor and fund a project? It is your Business Case – or Project Proposal – that sets out the answer.