Project Schedule: A Key Tool for Effective Execution, Monitoring and Control
One of the most effective tools for a project manager, is the project schedule. Used to its potential, the project schedule can yield a host of monitoring and controlling data – enabling the project...
View ArticleOctober: Project Risk Management
The theme for October, is project risk management. There are many risk tools that can be used to identify and mitigate potential troubled spots in a project. What is a universal risk that all...
View ArticleThe theme for December: Leadership
Leadership is quite a challenge in the project management world. The project manager does not usually have authority over team members like an operational manager, who has control over direct reports,...
View ArticleCareer webinars keep you advancing
Capella University’s Career Center offers free, live-time webinars to provide professionals with strategies for advancing their careers. Upcoming topics include: • Effectively Navigating a Career...
View ArticleWebinar – Learning Lessons On Lessons Learned
March 31, 2011 10 a.m. Pacific Time 11 a.m. Mountain Time 12 Noon Central Time 1 p.m. Eastern Time Dr. Loran W. Walker, Project Management Faculty Lead of the School of Undergraduate Studies will...
View ArticleCapella PhD graduate authors second book on managing global business teams
Dr. Margery Mayer, a 2008 PhD graduate of Capella University recently authored the second edition of a book on managing global business teams.”The Virtual Edge: Embracing Technology for Distributed...
View ArticleSponsor Is King?
There is a mountain of information talking about the relationship between the project manager and team members. Granted, this is the main human resources dynamic within the project management...
View ArticleYear End Reviews
Around the holiday season there is a lot of reflection by employees on what has transpired over the previous year in the organization. To some degree it could be analogous to Santa Claus and his...
View ArticleWelcome to the New Year!
The New Year is upon us and those of you who are new to project management or have been practicing it for some may appreciate that this time of year can be a motivator to improve processes within your...
View ArticleThe Project is Behind Schedule!
One of the most common failures of any project is the ability to bring it to conclusion on time! This scenario happens more often than not and can wreak havoc on the performance ability of the project...
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