Your Guide to Project Management Best Practices

Author: Mary Levinson

Tips on managing software implementation

IT & Software

6 Best Practices for managing software implementation projects

Many software implementation projects failed because they were over budget, overdue, misled, poorly defined, or a combination thereof. IT investment statistics shows that over 80% of software implementation projects are unsuccessful, poorly executed, or canceled before completion. Meanwhile, there are several best practices that can help prevent all those failures and fight poor project management. In this article I’m going to write about 6 best practices for managing software implementation projects. The items I describe here will help you keep your IT projects profitable and gain an acceptable ROI.

how to measure project status

PM Tips & Ideas

Measuring the State of Your Project

Projects should be measured against certain criteria so that executives will know what is being delivered and what decisions should be made during delivery. Project managers measure the status of their projects to determine whether the deliverables are produced, quality expectations are met, and expenses are covered. Project state helps figure out whether the team remains aligned with the priority items, expected ROI is met, the quality of the final product is sufficient, and so on… In this article, let’s find out how to measure project status. You will read about the major dimensions you can use in measuring the state of your project.

Tips to launching a new blog project

Marketing & SEO

Launching a New Blog Project – The Basic Considerations

Before beginning to develop and code a new blog, it is important to be able to answer a range of questions about the target audience, goals, resources, website feasibility, and others. A good blogger must understand that a new blog project requires preliminary steps to be taken before starting the development process. In this article I review the basic considerations about launching a new blog project. My suggestions will help a blogger to understand what he/she needs to launch and why. I highlight the issues that must be considered prior to the website development phase.

remote team benefits

Teamwork & Leadership

How to Benefit from Remote Workers

Technology innovations pave the way for better and more simplified relationships between employers and their workers. Due to advances in telecommunications and virtual collaboration today business organizations can employ remote workers and control their performance from almost anywhere in the world. A business owner is able to use remote communication technologies to monitor job efficiency and direct effort of remote workforce, while saving money and company resources. Let’s explore the barriers on the road to using virtual workforce and define the benefits business owners gain from remote workers

effective policy management

Business & Finance

Reaching Effective Policy Management in Five Steps

A corporate policy provides a broad understanding of the opportunities and issues organizations deal with. Effective policy management allows directing and restricting company activity and employee behavior. Managing the corporate policy effectively helps ensure that every employee knows the strategic goals, shares the business vision, and commits to overall business success. In this article I explore 5 steps for building effective policy management.