A project goes through stages and distinct phases in development cycle. How these phases relate and interact to make the project successful is driven entirely by the needs of the customer. We are going to discuss the models for software development projects here. At one extreme is where one has a clear set of...
As a project manager you need whole hearted participation from all your team members. The kind of project work often done today involves mental work. There is no way a project manager or a team leader can look into somebody’s head and make sure he is doing the required mental calisthenics to get the...
Scope of the project or exactly what is to be achieved at the end of the project is a crucial requirement in defining a project. Typically, feature list is used to describe the scope of a product development project and for service delivery; the scope of services must be understood clearly, unambiguously., In addition...
Two important parts of the activities related to time schedule planning for a project, are creating the work breakdown structure and the time interrelationships of start and finish of these tasks. Later, when using the same time schedule to monitor the progress of the project, we look at how these times might have changed...
The time schedule plan was compared with a map in the introduction. A destination needs to be defined, defined very clearly and completely. Only then you can chart a course from here to there. While you can define a destination in a driving map very accurately, quite often it is difficult to define a...
When a project is undertaken, it is taken up for a particular outcome, most of the times either to resolve a problem, or a product for the markets. The organizational leadership sets the organizational direction and mandates. These mandates drive the need for completing projects within constraints. The organizational priorities are driven by stakeholders...
Author: Dennis Sommer In our current crazy business climate, managers and executives are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by leaders. The new manager/executive must be an expeditor and leader rather than an order giver and manager of people. In this article, I have documented what I have found to be the leadership skills...
I am a Switzerland based IT consultant. With more than a decade of experience, I have a global resume having worked in diverse geographies including the United States, United Kingdom, Tunisia, India and Switzerland. 
