In the information age, contractors can no longer operate by relying on subjective, reaction-based decision-making. To guide a project, manage risks, and make decisions effectively as a project team, ...

Stephen Blank is chief executive officer of Loman Control Systems Inc. Driving from New York to Los Angeles, you have a couple of options. One option is to just drive west until you get to the Pacific ...

From a project manager’s perspective, a strong plan is vital to maintain communication with stakeholders across all levels of an organization. While communication may seem to be a fairly light lift in ...

With nearly two decades of retail management and project management experience, Brett Day can simplify complex traditional and Agile project management philosophies and methodologies and can explain ...

Because risk is a part of any project, an important role of the project manager is to identify and control it. Without any control, risks can become disasters, causing delay, unnecessary expenses and ...

Planning projects requires the support of tools, even in smaller companies. This ensures that the project participants know their tasks, schedules can be adhered to, and it’s clear which tasks there ...

Process and Control Improvement (PC&I) project planning is quite critical to the health of your business. Establishing a process improvement initiative helps maintain both quality and efficient ...

Project planning documents are often used in many companies, particularly for team projects. An example of a project planning document is a team charter, which outlines the goals, responsibilities and ...

Stuart Ockman is president of Ockman & Borden Associates, project management consultants based in the Philadelphia area. He started his career at Bechtel working on power projects but now specializes ...