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Is your project controlled from the start? A good start is half the battle so make sure that your project has a fighting chance by providing it with a solid foundation through a proper Initiation process. This blog outlines the importance of initiation and what key elements need to be in place to prevent your … Read more

Team Task Tracking Software Task Tracking Software is used by many organizations to be able to complete projects on time and efficiently particularly when working with teams of people. When your teams are spread out over one country or the world, it can help to have everyone on the same page when it comes to … Read more

Effective project management is never conducted in a vacuum. Successful projects have always involved input from and coordination with a variety of stakeholders searching for win-win outcomes in a constantly changing environment. Clear communication must always be a goal because it facilitates feedback and buy-in from all team members, which increases the likelihood that the … Read more

In the Previous Blog we discussed some key indicators that current system or lack of a system is costing your organization. Let’s now understand how automating timesheet management system is beneficial for your organisation.In order to realize some of these benefits you should look for a system that will allow the following: Ensure that everyone completes … Read more

Timesheet Management Automation The discussion to institute any automated system within an organization should revolve around some return on investment. A change in a system of any kind whether automated or not implies some effort, some cost, some expenditure of energy and resources. These costs could be hard costs such as the purchase of new … Read more

Project Management Approach “Most projects fail, because the Project Manager either cannot or does not execute effectively”. The last thing that should be suggested is that we have a large group of seasoned Professionals out there managing our projects, that don’t know what they are doing. In today’s climate, most have studied and work towards … Read more

One of the things we see repeatedly across our customer base is the baseline attempt to manage portfolios using spreadsheets. It can be any kind of portfolio – Operational Excellence, NPD, M&A, or Capital Projects. The natural first step in many organizations is to throw a list of projects into a spreadsheet and then try … Read more

Projects fail. It’s well known that more than 50% of all projects fail to some degree or another. With three key project success determiners out there, on time delivery, on budget delivery, and customer satisfaction, dropping the ball on any one of those usually means project failure to some degree. And sometimes projects fail due … Read more

One of the biggest challenges buyers of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions face is identifying the right balance between functionality and usability to meet their specific needs. For many organizations, it comes down to aligning their vision of PPM with what already exists in the marketplace. Although there are many debates about what a PPM … Read more

Project Life Cycle Management At the beginning of the 20th century, automobiles were expensive, complicated, hand-made machines that were unaffordable to the average American. Henry Ford didn’t invent the automobile, but he was determined to build something simple, reliable, and affordable – something the average American worker could buy. The result of this goal were … Read more