Project management is a complicated job that requires you to develop many different, but interconnected, skills. When you know which project management skills are the most important, you will be able to set yourself above the rest and become a more successful project manager. We’ve compiled a list of 9 Read more
Time is the only resource money can’t buy. Time is money. This sums up just how important time is to us. We spend a lot of that valuable time worrying about not having enough time to reach goals, get tasks done, and meet deadlines for our projects. Time management is Read more
The outcome of any project is largely defined by how well it is planned. Naturally, any project will require some improvisation and flexibility during the execution, but a solid project management plan will help the project manager and project team adapt during the course of the project. A project management Read more
Gantt chart are an extremely useful project management methodology for visually organizing complex project information. To put it simply, a Gantt chart is a timeline view of your project, in which tasks represented as bars are laid out against a timeline. A Gantt chart is an effective way to visually Read more
Everyone needs to take a day off from work from time to time, whether it be due to illness or needing to take care of something in their personal lives. This is perfectly normal, and most employers provide a certain number of sick days that employees can use for such Read more
If you have heard of the kanban method, or have read our previous posts about the meaning of kanban and the relationship between kanban and the kaizen philosophy, then by now you have at least some understanding of what kanban cards are. Kanban cards are the physical (or digital) cards used to represent Read more
You’ve probably heard kanban and scrum talked about when discussing Agile project management, but you might not know how to choose the right project management methodology for your needs, or even what the differences between kanban and scrum are. We’re here to help clear up some of the confusion between Read more
Project management is a broad field that spans many different industries and geographies. No matter what the project is, there are five project management steps that every successful project management professional should take to achieve successful project outcomes. These project management steps are: conception, planning, execution, control, and closure. Read on to learn what each Read more
If you work in project management, or with project managers, then “kanban” is a word you have probably heard before. Maybe you even know what the kanban methodology is, but do you know what the kaizen philosophy is and what the relationship between the two is? The kaizen philosophy is the Read more
Kanban, or the Kanban board, is a project management methodology that is used to visualize the workflow process and the actual work flowing through that process. The most basic Kanban board consists of three columns: to-do, in progress, and done. Cards that represent different tasks and pieces of work are Read more