... First of all, since you reference "9 PM areas," I'm assuming that you are looking at PMI's PMBOK Guide. If so, the first bit of advice that I would give...
Hi Thank you very much Bill for your valuable comments. But there is a point: I'm trying to prepare a Guide to PM for NGOs, so I don't have any specific ...
Honarvar, One example of how PMBOK was "adapted" to a practical environment of the US Department of Defense (DoD) Extension to: PMBOK, June 2003. This ...
Dear R. Honarvar, (excuse me for not knowing your 1st name) I am not sure what NGO stands for but as I understand you are trying to accomplish project...
Honavar, Hi. Just to add my two cents' worth, I agree with Bill but would add that there are many dangers in trying to come up with a one-size-fits-all ...
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Honarvar (roohol@...) wrote: "... I want to change the comprehensive approach of PMBOK to a practical step-by-step guide for those who probably don't...
Thank you all for your advice! You've all given me much to think about. Now it's time for me to do some work on my own. I will get back to the group later and...
Hello all, I am looking for some advice regarding managing a project for multiple small businesses that are connected through an industry network group. Six...
I've come across those annoying little RACI charts again and I'm wondering if anyone knows their origin. I call them "annoying" because they are presented as...
... Fred — A RACI chart is, indeed, an LRC by another name. The letters are the 4 roles that are recognized: I believe that they stand for responsible, ...
Just to add a bit to Bill's post. Indeed RACI stands for responsible, accountable, consulted and informed. The usefulness for this chart in IT projects is its...
Okay, I'll bite. PARIS presumably encompasses Accountability, Responsibility and Informed. What do the P and the S stand for? ... in ... renamed ... RACI ......
Fred, I'm only guessing but P = Prepare/Plan and S = Sign Off ? Phil Rutherford ... From: "Fred Nickols" <nickols@...> To:...
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... P articipant (the equivalent of RACI's "responsible." I have a long-standing aversion to the subtle distinctions of accountable and responsible). A...
... Oops. I goofed. After doing the write-up in reply to Fred's query from memory, I remembered that "I" in the PARIS coding means "Input required." Duncan...
Sounds like a nice little project. I know software consultants in other fields who charge between $80-$150 per hour for the kind of thing you're talking about....
I'm interested in joining a Project Management Special Interest Group, or networking group in San Diego. Does anyone know of such a beast? Thanks! R...
Lori wrote: >>Six print shops have hired me to install, train, and evaluate new production software...Does anyone have advice for me as to how to get...
Thank you Mr. Greer,
The templates have proven to be very useful in organizing the potential deliverables. I have actually received several e-mails sent...
Fortuna is a global business consulting and technology services company based at Sunnyvale California with offices in other parts of the world. We are looking...
We are a US based MNC,Headquartered at the center of Silicon Valley, and at Bangalore we are building a data management for which we require the following...
Hi all, I've seen the following paragraph on a web page about Pareto's Principle: "Project Managers know that 20 percent of the work (the first 10 percent and...
... It's poorly phrased and thus logically inconsistent. For example, does "your time" apply to the project manager or to the person doing the work? What is...
Greetings from EP Technologies, Coimbatore, an IT solution provider in Coimbatore Tamil Nadu. On expansion of business, currently, we are on full fledge in...
I am a project manager of a project for developing a consumer electronic product. Such project will involve several areas including mechanical design,...
It may be time to speak to the overall project sponsor. Before you do, are you in the beginning stage where you are putting together the project charter? Al ...
... Oliver — I was in HK earlier today! I'm in Shenzhen now. Wish I had seen this sooner: maybe we could have chatted on the phone or face-to-face. My first...
The company does not have a good tradition. I am trying to introduce the correct mentality but receive quite a lot of oppression(from different level in the...
What about making a parallel schedule, in which you put all the activities and relationships you need. And then, as soon as you detect delays that affect your...