The Project Scope Is King By Cindy Vandersleen In PMI’s (Project Management Institute’s) Project Management Body of Knowledge or PMBOK – which is the bible of project management, there are 9 knowledge areas discussed– Integration, Scope, Time,...

Project Management 101 (#1 in the series A Cynical Perspective on Project Management) By Barry Otterholt Most of us need to learn by our own mistakes, rather than heed the wisdom of others. Here then is the prescription for learning, so you can make...

Contractor Selection in Project Management By The Office of Government Commerce - OGC, UK Purpose of the Contract Selection To encourage the most effective and cost effective means of engaging consultants and contractors to carry out necessary services...

Mapping the Business Landscape By John Bolden “A Map of the Business Landscape Provides a Firm Foundation for Establishing Direction and Making Decisions about What Is, What Will Be and What has to Happen in Between…” Essentially, the absence of...

Managing by Exception (#27 in the Hut Introduction to Project Management) By JISC infoNet Managing by Exception can be broadly summed up as creating the right conditions in the first place then only intervening when things aren’t going according to...