Gulit Upadhyay

More and more project managers are getting involved with selecting project management software.

Recently, I was part of a volunteer construction project. We were erecting a five thousand square foot building in just a matter of seven days. Hundreds of people were investing their time and resources in the project, and plenty of preliminary work had been done to the property and parking lot prior to the final … Read more

On-the-job mistakes can be expensive. Think about the expense that is incurred when a critical piece of functionality is left out of a project. It may be a requirement that was missed or a design flaw that was discovered later in the development cycle. The team now has to scramble and undo what was done … Read more

A project will not be realized without the customers because projects are done for customers.Meeting customer needs as per scope is the primary objective of project planning. Therefore, customers also play a very critical role in planning the project. A customer takes charge for communicating project needs and making sure that requirements have been met … Read more

Project management maturity is a journey – observed to be true whether you are a big or medium or small enterprise irrespective of whether you are in engineering, manufacturing, construction, technology, healthcare, public utility or any other industry. Organizations continue to invest in search of the ideal – business excellence! On the journey to enhancing … Read more

As a professional, you may work on different assignments at your organization. Some of them could be projects while some could be regular operational assignments. More the number of jobs you work on, more the number of tasks that you are responsible for managing. Each of these engagements has different levels of complexity, urgency, and … Read more

A construction project is much more than merely hammering nails and cutting boards. A large amount of work goes into juggling the many needs of a project. Key resources – material and labor must be managed carefully and utilization must be planned and monitored to ensure budgets are adhered to and there is no revenue … Read more

With tough business environment demanding faster execution and turnaround, organizations are taking short-cuts for planning and monitoring the projects. While these might reduce planning time, they might introduce the elements which could increase project efforts and thereby the costs. Project plans could be simple but they need to be at an appropriate level of detail. … Read more

The trend toward more and more at-home worker challenges and creates demand for project managers who can adapt their PM skills to this unique environment. As organizations move workers home to reap the facility cost savings and gain productivity and quality improvements, project managers must respond with techniques adapted to this unique work environment. At-Home … Read more

Regardless of the size of a business, project management should be an important part to conducting business. Project management can be used to convey the process for managing the technical project or handling customers. Ideally, as a business owner, you should have a plan in place that you follow when developing your project plans. Many … Read more