Creative Thinking: Unleashing The Other Side of You
Creative Thinking: Unleashing The Other Side of You In solving problems, many times we drive to the root cause trying to fix the underlining issue believing the situation will be ...
Systems Thinking: Understanding Consequences of Thought
Systems Thinking: Understanding Consequences of Thought We have all heard of Critical Thinking. While thinking critically, we analyze the current situation, whether it is a problem to be solved, a ...
Strategic Thinking: Creating the Future from the Present
Strategic Thinking: Creating the Future from the Present Can we see the future? Can we predict the future? Those who think strategically come the closest to what we would call ...
Visionary Thinking: Alternative Futures
Visionary Thinking: Alternative Futures Visionary Thinking Components: Visionary thinking consists of the following components: Creativity (creative thinking), Futuristic, progressive ideas, Directional path(s) to the future state, and Tangible concepts others ...
Thinking About Thinking: 9 Thinking Modalities
Thinking About Thinking: 9 Thinking Modalities Have you ever thought about thinking? Probably the most impactful statement said to me in my life was from a gentleman whose name I ...
Is it QA or QC? What’s the Difference?
Is it QA or QC? What’s the Difference? PMBOK® Guide Definition: Quality Assurance (QA): The process of auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure ...
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure or Wild Bovine Secretion
WBS: Work Breakdown Structure or Wild Bovine Secretion PMBOK® Guide Definition: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): A hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the ...
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 5 – Earned Value in the Bigger Picture
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 5 – Earned Value in the Bigger Picture PMBOK® Guide Definition: Earned Value Management (EVM): A methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to ...
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 4 – Forecasting Equations for a Project
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 4 Forecasting Equations for a Project PMBOK® Guide Definition: Earned Value Management (EVM): A methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess ...
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 3 – Earned Value Mathematics – Project’s Current State
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 3 – Earned Value Mathematics Project's Current State PMBOK® Guide Definition: Cost Variance (CV): The amount of budget deficit or surplus at a given point ...
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 2 – Forecasting a Project
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 2 – Forecasting a Project PMBOK® Guide Definition: Earned Value Management (EVM): A methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess project performance ...
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 1 – Understanding Current State of the Project
Understanding Earned Value Management: Part 1 – Understanding Current State of the Project PMBOK® Guide Definition: Earned Value Management (EVM): A methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to ...
Plugging the Holes in the Weighted Scoring Model
Plugging the Holes in the Weighted Scoring Model For many years, we have used the weighted scoring model to help clients make decisions about project portfolio balancing, technology selection and ...
Fine-tuning Task Relationships with Lead and Lag
Fine-tuning Task Relationships with Lead and Lag Practical Definition: Lag: A pre-defined delay between the predecessor and successor activities, as in, the delay caused by paint drying before picture hanging. ...
Dependency: A Necessary Concept in Project Management
Dependency: A Necessary Concept in Project Management Let’s face it, we are dependent. We are dependent on the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. ...
Four Logical Relationships of Project Management: What They Are and How To Use Them
Four Logical Relationships of Project Management: What They Are and How To Use Them Practical Definition Task relationships determine the start and finish dates of a task as it relates ...
What is Slack? What is Float? Is There A Difference?
What is Slack? What is Float? Is There A Difference? Practical Definition: Slack or Float provide flexibility in the project schedule. When leveraged properly, project managers can shift activities and ...
What is the Weighted Scoring Method?
What is the Weighted Scoring Method? Practical Definition A method of scoring options or solutions against a prioritize requirements list to determine which option best fits the selection criteria. Can ...
The Critical Path – A Tool To Keep The Project On Schedule
The Critical Path - A Tool To Keep The Project On Schedule Practical Definition The longest paths of tasks through the project plan with zero float or zero slack. PMBOK® ...
The Triple Constraint and Beyond
The Triple Constraint and Beyond Practical Definition The factors which help the project manager deliver a successful project. One constraint drives the priorities while the others support the delivery of ...