Guest Blog Post By: Brooke Cade | Freelance Writer: Workfront Project managers have the best of both worlds: they oversee the daily tasks of...
Projects
What is Project Management: Understanding Your Responsibilities
Modern organizations run on projects, but projects don’t just run successfully on their own. That’s why we have project managers. So what is project...
The Role of Stakeholder Analysis in Project Success
Great performance by project team members is critical for project success, but just as important is the involvement and contributions of project...
These Are Not Your Dad’s Project Teams
When you think about what makes a project team effective, your mind will inevitably go to your own past experiences. Maybe you have a sports or...
How to Develop a Project Plan That’s Right for Your Next Project
The baseline. In project control, everything you do refers to it. It’s the expectation you’re setting with stakeholders. The main medium you have...
Functional and Non-Functional Requirements: A Primer
What does it do and how does it work? These two questions should be top of mind for every business analyst embarking on a new project. That’s...
Business Requirements: Documenting the Business Side of Projects
While many business projects are IT-related, more and more are being initiated and funded by lines of business, from marketing to finance and...
Why You Need a Project Charter—and Why You Don’t
Here’s a riddle for you: If a project goes ahead without a project charter, does it really exist? Before you answer, I should tell you, it’s a trick...
Project Scope and the Question of Quality
When the subject of project scope comes up, many people immediately think of the features and functions of a product or service, and maybe the...
Essential Communication Processes for Effective Project Management
Effective communication is one of the most important components of project management. Project managers need to communicate regularly with...