Daniel Linman | Your Guide to Project Management Best Practices - Part 16

Your Guide to Project Management Best Practices

Daniel Linman

Daniel Linman

IT Software Consultant · Canada
MyMG Contributing Expert since 2010IT procurement & software selection

Daniel Linman is an IT software consultant based in Canada. He works with companies on the unglamorous side of technology: choosing software, negotiating with vendors, and making sure a new tool fits the systems and data rules already in place.

Much of his work happens around SaaS and custom software purchases. He sets up renewal calendars so contracts don't auto-renew by accident, pushes for Canadian-dollar pricing when budgets are in CAD, and asks US vendors about Quebec's Law 25 before any personal data leaves the province. Outside work, Daniel plays guitar and spends his weekends hiking with his family.

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project stakeholder planning

Project Implementation Guide

Stakeholder Engagement Planning – Two Steps for Engaging Stakeholders in Project Implementation

Effective stakeholder engagement planning is a necessary part of the project implementation process to identify the level of stakeholders’ influence on the project, state their intentions and develop a strategy for managing the overall engagement process. In this article we will talk about the key steps of stakeholder engagement planning. There are two key steps for engaging stakeholders in project implementation. Please view the descriptions of the steps below.

Project Benefits Statement and The Process for Managing Project Benefits

Project Implementation Guide

Project Benefits Statement and The Process for Managing Project Benefits

When a business organization decides on initiating a new project, it needs to define an approach to managing project benefits statement and also define how exactly to benefit from successful completion of the project. An approach should provide the organization with a clear explanation on why to start the project and what benefits should be delivered to meet the business needs. Project benefits statement requires investigation of the business needs and definition of reasons for project initiation. Managing project benefits allows the organization to find out how to benefit from the changes being put in place.

Project WBS

Project Implementation Guide

Developing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

When all the deliverables of the project are defined and the scope is clearly stated, the project manager needs to answer this question: How to make relationships between the deliverables and project work? A work breakdown structure (WBS) is the way to do this. A WBS creates links between the deliverables and their numerous components at all possible levels of project work. It serves as a foundation for planning and defining 100% of the work planned for completion.

Project Boundaries Identification: The What and the Why

Project Implementation Guide

Project Boundaries Identification: the What and the Why

The boundaries of a project generally identify what is included within project work. Project boundaries represent one of the components of the project scope statement. This component is called “The Project Boundaries Identification“. It clearly defines the extent of the project scope (the scope baseline) and serves as an efficient tool for making decisions on the content of project work. In this article we will talk on how to identify the project boundaries and why project boundaries identification is important for implementing a project

plan project deliverables in advance

Project Implementation Guide

Project Deliverables Statement

In order to state deliverables for a project, it is necessary to identify and specify the key characteristics for each of the deliverables. These characteristics are Milestones, CPD (Cost Per Deliverable), Budget, Activities Required, and Requirements. In this article we will talk about the project deliverables statement and also what deliverables mean.