Lifecycle & Methodology

A project management methodology provides a framework through which the project manager delivers projects.

The Simplified Project Management Process

One of the challenges of explaining project management to people who are unfamiliar with the approach, is that descriptions are often either so high-level as to be meaningless, or so detailed that they are overwhelming. Over the years, I have come to use a model as a framework for introducing and discussing project management tools and techniques. It can be used as the basis for a five-minute explanation of what is involved in project management, but also as an outline for more detailed discussions.

Project Management Methodology Explained

Projects are usually split into phases often along the lines of initiation, control and closure. During each phase a number of documents are produced as part of the project control process.

Get it Right From the Start: A Roadmap for Project Success

With an increasing focus on the quality of project management within both public and private sector organisations, and an increasingly experienced and qualified pool of project managers to choose from, why do a significant proportion of technology based projects continue to fail?

Introduction to Project Management

The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of project management and to give a brief overview of the methodology that underpins most formally run projects. Many organisations do not employ full time Project Managers and it is common to pull together a project team to address a specific need. While most people are not formally skilled in project methodology, taking a role in a project team can be an excellent learning opportunity and can enhance a person's career profile.

 Project Management Process

Project Management provides an integrated framework for project organisation, planning and control which is designed to; ensure the timely and cost-effective production of all the end-products; maintain acceptable standards of quality; achieve for the enterprise the benefit for which the investment in the project has been made.

 ProjectMinds' Quick Guide To Project Management

With an emphasis on simplicity, this book provides clear, friendly step-by-step instructions to the art of project management inspired from the PMI methodology. Whether you are a senior manager or someone who has never been on a project, you will learn the tools and techniques that help you to direct a project.

Project Management: Tips For Helping You Adopt A Process

This article is not a detailed overview of a formal process. Instead it provides an overview of the most critical components common to each, as well as some tips on successfully deploying them. Although many process descriptions do an excellent job of breaking down the various components of the process they rarely cover areas like how this affects your team, how much process to use or offer practical advice on issues encountered in the real world when trying to deploy one.

It's All in the Technique

Many of the problems encountered while establishing or maturing a records management programme can be prevented by using sound project management tools and techniques. Project management provides the structure and methodology to enable successful initiation and completion of a records management initiative.

Project Methodologies: Not a Silver Bullet

Over the last few years there has been much emphasis on project management methodologies such as PRINCE2. The introduction and roll out of these structured techniques helps set expectations amongst the wider community about what the project manager will do. However, practitioners should be wary of assuming that the adoption of a particular methodology will be a miracle cure for all project woes.

Project Management Requires a Road Map

The principles of project management have been with us for a long time. There has also been a number of project management software packages introduced over the years, beginning with mainframe based commercial packages introduced back in the early 1970's. Some of it has been quite good, others are based on sheer quackery. Some people naively buy such packages in the hopes they will be some sort of panacea to cure all project woes; that projects will start to come in on time and on budget simply because a certain tool was purchased. Inevitably, they are puzzled when projects still go awry even with the latest software.