Coffee, Did You Know

The fruit of the coffee tree resembles a cherry and it normally contains two seeds, coffee beans. These two beans are of a round-oval shape, convex on the outside and flat inside. If only one seed is produced it grows in the shape of a pea which is known as the ”Peaberry”; or ”Elephant” if [...]

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How to Create a WBS With a Mindmap

My good friend, Peter Bergdhal, who is a very creative and effective project manager, creates his Work Breakdown Structures using mindmaps. And he has recorded a very useful video demonstrating the technique. Before you watch the video remember the following: An effective WBS describes planned outcomes instead of planned actions. Outcomes are the desired ends [...]

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Using the Critical Resource Path

We have all heard about the Critical Path Method (CPM) that analyzes a network of tasks and schedules them to produce the earliest project completion date while respecting the task dependencies. The critical path is the sequence of tasks through the network from the start of the project to the end, in which each task [...]

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Interim Management Heaven or Hell

You parachute into a company. Spend three months with your sleeves rolled up solving a problem for them. And walk off into the sunset with their gratitude ringing in your ears. Is this what interim management is all about? Well, yes, perhaps. But on the other hand, perhaps not. Undertaking short assignments as a working [...]

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Too Much Water Kills a Profession! The Project Management Industry is Drowning

What is a PM? Do you have to be certified, have your master’s in project management or equivalent to be called a PM? Do you have to have five to twenty years of experience to be called a PM? I am not sure, but there are a whole lot of PMs out there with a [...]

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And I Named It SWORDFISH!

I could have called it Practical Project Management Methodology, or PPMM, or even (PM)2 . But didn’t. Like the successful effective project manager that you are, the swordfish is a fighter, elegant but tenacious, determined yet subtle, never giving up without a struggle. So, what is Swordfish!? A simple project management methodology based on pragmatic [...]

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How to Reward Team members For $20 (or Less!)

An effective project management rewards programme requires that you select rewards that are appropriate for the recipients, are clearly tied to specific behaviours that you want to encourage, and are presented in a way that maximizes the benefits to the organization. Four Tips to Choosing the Right Reward Choose a reward that suits the person [...]

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Introducing the PMI International Development SIG

The practical projects the International Development SIG is focusing on are primarily located in the newly emerging nations and include social safety net, “good governance”, infrastructure development projects and similar aid programs. The international aid program for developing countries is a major undertaking on a global scale. Currently, it is estimated that the main lenders [...]

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