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Project Data Visualization

Posted Wed, 2024-04-10 01:46 by Alan Zucker

A picture is worth a thousand words.  

Projects can generate a lot of data. Large, mature organizations generally have the tools to capture, store, and analyze this information effectively. However, small and less mature organizations and those leading non-traditional efforts often lack the tools, practices, and experience. 

Project Decision-Making

Posted Mon, 2024-03-04 15:33 by Alan Zucker

Making good decisions is a critical project management skill.  The challenge is to create a fair, efficient, effective, and transparent process for our teams and stakeholders.  In a McKinsey survey, only 20% of respondents stated their companies excelled in decision-making.

Shift-Left, Shift-Right, Keep Middle

Posted Wed, 2024-02-07 02:45 by Alan Zucker

Shift-left is an Agile/DevOps call to action.  It signaled the need to address quality sooner.  As we adapt to the current dynamics, we should challenge standard paradigms and reevaluate when to execute project processes.

Effective Time Management for Project Teams

Posted Mon, 2024-01-08 02:20 by Alan Zucker

“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.”  Peter Drucker 

Time is our only finite resource.  We cannot buy it or create it.  Therefore, we must spend it wisely.  Effective time management is a critical project management competency.  Regrettably, many teams lack these skills or discipline and consequently fritter away their time.  

Effective Time Management for Project Teams

Posted Mon, 2024-01-08 02:19 by Alan Zucker

“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.”  Peter Drucker 

Time is our only finite resource.  We cannot buy it or create it.  Therefore, we must spend it wisely.  Effective time management is a critical project management competency.  Regrettably, many teams lack these skills or discipline and consequently fritter away their time.  

Effective Time Management for Project Teams

Posted Mon, 2024-01-08 02:18 by Alan Zucker

“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.”  Peter Drucker 

Time is our only finite resource.  We cannot buy it or create it.  Therefore, we must spend it wisely.  Effective time management is a critical project management competency.  Regrettably, many teams lack these skills or discipline and consequently fritter away their time.  

Project Management…Words Matter

Posted Thu, 2023-12-14 23:14 by Alan Zucker

Words matter.  Even in project management.

Words can carry meaning far beyond their formal definitions.  Connotation and perception can have unintended consequences.  

Even basic project management terms can create misunderstandings that can disrupt or derail a project.  In this article, I expose some linguistic pitfalls impacting the profession.

Highlight Tasks that are behind schedule on a MS Project Gantt Chart

Posted Sun, 2023-11-26 18:03 by Jerome Odeh

Do you want to highlight tasks that are late on your Microsoft Project Lookahead schedule Gantt chart? Then follow the steps outlined in this video on how to format Bar Styles to draw focus to tasks that are late when compared to their baseline finish dates.

Project Management & AI: Bring It On

Posted Thu, 2023-09-28 12:26 by Alan Zucker

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform project management.  Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030.  A recent  article in the Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transfor

Managing Project Assumptions & Risks

Posted Mon, 2023-09-04 19:25 by Alan Zucker

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily.  Without them, we would spend innumerable hours worrying about everything.  We assume our car will start.  Our air conditioner will work.  The weather forecast is accurate.  

These daily assumptions are banal.  Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. 

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