Monthly Archives: May 2009

17 May 09

So you think you are a top-notch Project Manager ?

Building Pyramids is one of the most common examples and metaphors in project management, and should I also add, perhaps one that is almost always discussed about by people who have practically no knowledge of construction engineering, let alone experience in building a pyramid (after all, I don’t know too many people who can claim to have built a pyramid). There is always a classic problem of what is the right way to build a pyramid: if you go by the much-maligned and clearly fallen out of favor ’waterfall’ way, what happens if the King dies midway and the Pyramid is still …more

PRINCE2 handles Project Tolerances better
2 May 09

PRINCE2 handles Project Tolerances better

Most project management frameworks and methods advocate (and actually require) ’point-estimates’ in planning and scheduling. By ‘point-estimates’, I mean there is a ‘hard number’ that seems to be etched in stone, leaving with no ‘tolerance’ or ’leeway’ for the project manager and his team. Even though we all understand that estimates are never point-estimates (and …more

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