Project Management

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Appreciate what a Critical Path is as remember it forever!

Who says there is no Art in Project Management?

Eight Ways to Get Your Team On Board With Time Tracking

The number of hours employees spend on work can tell businesses owners and managers a lot about their workforce. It can answer questions about engagement, cost of labor versus productivity, and if tasks are taking too long to complete. Therefore, it is essential for workers to see the value of tracking their time. These statistics are enough to inspire any manager to get their team …

3 aspects to consider when compiling a project budget

Explore Celoxis’ project management software strategies for precise cost planning and successful project execution by tackling budget challenges head-on.

4 Effective Ways To Increase Accountability And Reduce Finger Pointing In A Team

Managing a team has many challenges, two of which are the issues of accountability and finger-pointing. Accountability itself is often confused with responsibility. Here is a simple difference between the two terms. A person who is responsible is the one who completes a task, while a person who is accountable is the one who must answer to the authority. Therefore, when someone completes a task, he or she is considered “responsible.” However, he or she might not be the person who is accountable, because the accountable person is the one who must respond to the authority. In a project, the ultimate authority is the sponsor. Depending on the task, the authority to whom an accountable person must answer to varies. For certain individuals, being accountable can be something new and frightening, which would very well lead to finger-pointing. A good project manager acknowledges the possibility of such happening and will do the best he or she can to ensure accountability is well respected in every task.

Project Management Principles to Improve Work, Life, and your Mental Health

Isn’t it lovely to hear work-life balance examples such as that of Tamara Budz, the founder of Silver Shade Group? Her idea of maintaining an equilibrium between work and life is ensuring that she eats with her family. Or take, for instance, the founder of ReputationManagement.com, Bill Fish. He strictly divides his work and family time. Bill doesn’t cross the divide until his kids head …

3 Key Drivers of Organizational Culture in the Age of Digital Transformation

By the End of 2018, at least 40% of Organizations Will Have a Fully Staffed Digital Leadership Team Versus a Single DX Executive Lead to Accelerate Enterprise-wide DX Initiatives. (Source: IDC) With enterprises looking to accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the pace of change could be unsettling for organizations. Organizational culture can be seen both as a proponent and as a by-product of change. This …

5 Workplace Resolutions for Being Effective In 2024

The year-end holidays are a good time to wind down and recharge your batteries. It’s always good to reflect on the year has gone by and make plans for the new year. On the personal front, people make resolutions for better health and fitness, better control on finances, exotic vacations and so on. I think it is important to make some resolutions on the professional …

5 Simple Steps to Good Decision Making

An average adult makes about 35000 decisions a day. If one had to summarize a day at work, it would something like: Decisions, Decisions, and Decisions! In fact, a manager’s competency is measured by the quality of decisions made and the outcomes achieved. As you go higher up the ladder, decision making is all you do and every decision is crucial. I have read that …

Being Productive is a State of the Mind

The context of productivity has gone through a world of change in the last decade. Companies were following the traditional manufacturing through the process of measuring resource output against hours. That’s the productivity formula anyway. Today productivity means a lot more than just more done output per resource. Productivity has evolved into a more holistic concept with a focus on collaboration, process innovation, and business outcomes.

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Reasons Why You and Your Project Team Should Be Tracking Time

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Reasons Why You and Your Project Team Should Be Tracking Time

Your Key to Success in the Business World

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a process which is engaged by Project Management Organizations (PMOs) to study the potential outcomes (return) while doing a project. Project Portfolio Manager goes through all the areas of data regarding the project and provides detailed business analysis for companies planning to invest in projects.