Successful Project Management

Could you repeat that? Is the Role of a IT Project Manager?

2010-01-10T07:22:00.000-08:00

Each organization irrespective of its size, type of affair it is involved inside, otherwise its culture has been from ahead of schedule era involved inside project management. However, inside continue 10 to 15 years, project management has been taken equally a separate task and occupation by businesspersons. Currently a steady appoints a IT Project Manager who is accountable to tasks and functions with the intention of tall tale inside his vicinity of vacancy specifications.

Consent to it befall an IT steady, manufacturing steady otherwise an architecture steady, all of these needs a project manager to befall reliable pro the full project itself, which observably is inclusive of the project's swearing in, planning, execution, and irrevocably the closure.

Putting this inside other terms, the IT project manager is ultimately reliable and accountable pro the overall accomplishment of the project itself and want befall accountable pro ensuring one objectives otherwise goals with the intention of are preset inside order to complete the project equally and as desired by the organisation.

A IT project manager needs to posses a variety of qualities if he is to successfully attain his goals and advance respect equally a project manager. He is accountable pro resource planning and rising schedules. Cost, calculate, and financial statement estimation are furthermore his areas to cover. He must befall able to solve interpersonal conflicts, detect one understood idea, ask penetrating questions, and befall vigorous, competent, and enthusiastic.

He need to befall skilled by interaction, must be inflicted with idea, integrity, team building and conundrum solving skills. The tasks with the intention of a IT project manager needs to accomplish are complicated by era. These involved ensuring with the intention of the full project meets the financial statement supplies and calculate deadlines. A organization can lose noteworthy clients if the project specifications are unmet and therefore lose possibility profit, not to not remember the reputation and image it has produced ended years inside the promote.

A IT project manager has to actively mark out, preparation, and create and deal with the sequence of activities. He must befall able to fit task, team and party needs. The task needs occupy planning and achieving team objectives, major and allocating tasks, and assets, assigning responsibilities to various employees, quality monitoring, and scheming combined with read-through performances.

Inside order to fulfil team needs, the project manager must ensure maintaining the team spirit and uplifting it by vital era, appointing secondary leaders to equally distribute dependability and to assure timely completion of targets. He must fit achievable values and keep up parameter, develop effectual interaction logic and coordination. Finally, he must befall able to conform appropriately to the party needs, which include rising those emotionally and professionally, creating balance amongst all needs, and result ways pro performance appreciation and rewards.

It's the dependability of the IT project manager to take all team members with the intention of are assigned by the organization to a project, and bring about with them furnish inside furnish. He must know with the intention of all those need to befall tackled differently and therefore he must perform inside a way to make the most output from all with the standardized calculate limits. However, a project manager cannot involve made known his vacancy efficiently and effectively except he is provided with the vital authority by the senior management.

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The Advantage of Web-Based Help Desk Software

2009-11-08T00:47:00.000-08:00

Web-based help desk software has the ability to access your help desk from any PC in the world. It is very convenient tool also becoming the most popular way in managing the inquiries and issues pertaining technical. Web-based help desk software offers the suppleness and convenience which was not available in the previous version products.

Customer will be able to create their own difficulty ticket with help desk software just like any other products. These will successfully helps management to handle trouble tickets which can save your organizations dealing also in view of both time and money. There is also other help in forms of time saving. By having the F.A.Q for customer (stake holder) allows customer to troubleshoot for his support problems.

Organization is waiting waste valuable resources cause employment and unable to manage customers issues. Web based desk software is much production based which can be managed in ticket formats. Rather than having to answer to customers multiple emails addresses. Organizations manage these tickets by sending them direct to respective professionals, not only it helps to save cost but also reduce the burden of employees being overwork. This web based alternative in general is very much flexible than the stationary help desk system. Both customer and technical support can be well managed from any part of the world. Many organizations at present praise the flexibility of web based help desk systems

Finally researching options for web based help desk software can be complicated. Why I say its complicated. Some companies that provides such service may impose hidden charges. A constant updates can be troublesome and costly too. It’s always prudent to inquire what are expected prior to purchasing a software package.

Projec Control Management - Global Logistics/Logistic Global

2009-04-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

GLOBAL LOGISTICS |PROJECT CONTROL MANAGEMENT

We are back again talking on Project Control Management. What is the affect of the Project Control Management on Global Logistics. Why this time we choose to talk on Global Logistics.

Global Logistics plays major role in a country's Economic Growth. The are many player in the global market competing one another to succeed their global logistics place in the world. To succeed this Global Logistics player have to implement a system that can help to monitor the growth and also monitor and control which will improve the ranking in the competitive Global Logistic Supply Chain.

Since I'm from Malaysia a country which involve in the trading industry and uses the services of these Global Logistics industrial player to improve its economic growth. Straits of Malacca has been know as the Global Logistics hub for South East Asia. It also historical as the traders all over came to Malaya for the business trade in the 15Th centuries. This shows that how important that the Global Logistics has been involving to any countries economically. The Global Logistics strategy can change the a countries destination.

Project Management has been involved direct or indirectly to help the success. All Global Logistics player should adobe and absorb the Project Management System ie Control and Monitoring via various aspect of PM to help to succeed in their project.

Wish all the success from http://successful-projectmanagement.blogspot.com/

One of the Freight Forwarder Service has been used by many corporate companies.

Here is the link to their website: Global Logistics

PROJECT CONTROL MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESSFUL PROJECT

2009-04-10T10:23:00.000-07:00

Project Control Management, its very important when we are executing or running a project.

Project Control Management comes under the Control and Monitoring Phase in the Project Life Cycle. Why I call it very important, every project need to be monitored and controlled. Without this process we are not able to see the trend of the project.

Any project will have Project Control Management representative who will monitor the flow or the pattern of the project. A Project Control Manager will be the head of the Project Control Team, who will report to Project Manager on the status a project.

What is the benefit of having the Project Control Management system is in place?
Certainly Project Control Management gives the statistical and graphic information for the decision making of the higher management also the corporate level.
A s-curve (will talk on s-curve more detail on next few post, stay tune) or even productivity curve will help to identify the Project trends.

Control is a tool of the project phase too. Project Control Management comprise of the planning and cost control also involved the document control management and interface management. All this entity works hand in hand to the success of any project.

Congratulation for the project success of the good project control management.

EARTH HOUR 60

2009-03-24T20:33:00.000-07:00

YOUR ATTENTION!!!

All,

EARTH HOUR 60 ON THIS COMING 28^TH MARCH 2009 –

8.30PM LOCAL TIME (ONLY ONE HOUR)

Me and my family is going to participate. How about you?

My wish is for all of us to participate.

Do it for our future Generation.

Lets work towards building a Environmental Friendly Earth.

Why we should participate?

Yes by now you should have know the answer. Global Climate Change. Lets show that We care.

Latest on Who is participating.

Great Pyramids of Giza to switch off for Earth Hour.

Athens to cast its vote for Earth by switching lights off at the Acropolis Empire State Building and Petronas Towers join list of modern marvels switching off for Earth Hour March 24, 2009: A…
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THE TARGET

Earth Hour Exceeds Target For Historic Event

The number of cities and towns signed up to Earth Hour 2009 exceeds target of 1,000 Global Earth Hour events heighten anticipation of historic moment.

March 12, 2009: With over two weeks still to go before the globe switches off for Earth Hour, the number of cities and towns signing up to switch their lights off at 8.30pm on 28 March has already exceeded the ambitious target of 1,000 set by Earth Hour organisers.

Currently 1,189 cities and towns across 80 countries are committed, with more coming on board every day.

Here is What you can do

Turning your lights off for an hour is a great start. However, there are many other things you can do to make Earth Hour 2009 a success.

Sign Up Now. Become a part of Earth Hour and get useful tips and tools to reduce your carbon footprint everyday

Tell A Friend. Better still – tell them, your family and even your work mates. Encourage them to sign up.
Tell Your Story. How is climate change affecting your family and your community? We want to hear how you're becoming part of the solution.

Run your own Earth Hour. Download our quick guide for how to run Earth Hour in your city or town. It's easy!

Your Earth Hour. What will you be doing at 8.30pm on Saturday March 28? We're keen to know what you have planned for Earth Hour 2009. If you'd like to share your plans with Earth Hour and the media, then please send us an email describing with as much detail as you can what you have planned to myearthhour@earthhour.org. Don't forget to include your name, where you live (City and Country), and your contact telephone number including your country code.

Blogger Tool Kit: Create a blog post about the importance of global action on climate change and how participation in Earth Hour can make a difference. I just did.

Thank you for participating.

Visit http://www.earthhour.org/ for more details

Send this to as many as possible. Lets change towards improvement.

Copy this below and send to your email list.

Hi All,

I’m participating in Earth Hour 60.

I want you to join me in this World Event.

Please check this cool site EARTH HOUR and make changes.

LETS TAKE ACTION!!!

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Project Management - Cost, Time and Quality (Leave Comments)

2009-03-19T01:00:00.000-07:00

Cost, Time and Quality

Why did I call my Blog Successful Project Management.

Well when we talks about Project, surely this triangle is not missed. Cost, Time and Quality.

Any Business Owner or Investor wanted to save their cost when come to project execution, not only that it should be delivered on time without compromising Quality.

This is big challenged faced by the main contractor and the subcontractor. Many of them do not or simply ignore Project Management. I will call them to participate and implement Project Management to help them improve their Product Quality, save cost and deliver it on given or agreed schedule.

With the global economy need to recover. I strongly urge a very depth study conducted in the Project Management and implement every project or task with Project Management Principle, which could help all of us to succeed.

Project Management – Gantt Chart

2009-03-17T06:13:00.000-07:00

GANTT CHART. What does it give to the Project Management? Gantt Chart simply a Project Management Planning tools that used for presentation of Schedule.

There at times we need to prepare a presentation which needs to include graphic of a Gantt Chart.

We can use Excel to develop such Gantt Chart.

Excel Gantt Chart can be used for some small proposal or feed projects.

I also attached a video found in YouTube could be useful for all.

Successful Project Management - Plan Project

2009-03-11T21:26:00.000-07:00

Plan Project.

I have been working with a multinational company in the section of planning.

We do project plan. How do we plan project.

Plan Project is essential part for Project Management.

Without a plan, no project can be executed with success.

Key Success Project Management to Plan a Project or Plan Project

Develop Plan Project Objective
Breakdown the work structure of the project
Defining the key and details activities
Develop the Network Plan Project
Project Management Software such as Primavera, Ms Project, Milestone Professional and etc

A well developed Plan Project will have a good work flow.

Ten Reasons Why Systems Projects Fail

2009-02-21T16:39:00.000-08:00

There is a lack of project strategy. Without an overall plan, many of the projects submitted and approved may provide only marginal benefits. Major projects involving the underlying technology and architecture infrastructure are ignored or viewed as impossible because no one business unit supports them.
Project goals are not understood or agreed on. There is sometimes a lack of understanding and agreement about the goals of a project. Business, technical and organizational objectives might overlap and conflict.
Small projects are not allowed to be projects. Because of the fear of administrative overhead and the desire for results, management allows small projects to exist without the controls and direction associated with project management. As the scope of the project grows, the stage is set for collapse because no organized structure is in place. This occurs in business units that attempt to carry out projects informally.
Projects are not closely linked to the business process. Projects are carried out with the attention on the technical side of the puzzle. The business process side is too often ignored. No tasks are related to reengineering. This can also be a problem with too narrow a scope.
The scope of the project is not defined. The scope of the projects is not well defined until substantial work has been done. Additional requirements that surface then enlarge the scope.
The purpose of the project does not match the scope. The goals of a project can be ambitious as reflected in the estimated benefits. Yet the scope of the project is too narrow, making it impossible to reach the goal.
There is a lack of review of project ideas and plans. No thorough and formal approach to reviewing a project idea or plan may exist. Often, the project is only reviewed by itself in a vacuum.
The project team is weak. The project team is weak or lacks technical knowledge and experience. No provision is in place for assigning senior people to the project.
Project resources are robbed to handle emergencies. The problem with systems projects is that the only apparent downside is a delay in the project. Because benefits are not clearly defined and the business unit is getting along without the systems or technology, there does not seem to be much harm. Don’t kid yourself. There is. The people left on the project may work slower and may feel that they are working on a low-priority effort.
Few or no lessons are learned. With no formal or organized process to learn from the projects and a lack of incentives and management support, it is not surprising that few devote any time to gathering, organizing and disseminating lessons learned.

Project Management offers - The energy to transform

2008-08-05T06:44:00.000-07:00

I was browsing and manage to find this site on RasGas.

The energy to transform

At the turn of the 21st century, the term liquefied natural gas (LNG) was not even widely known. But today Qatar is bringing this very efficient fuel to homes and businesses around world, the from Asia to Europe and soon the United States.

RasGas, setting the pace for the LNG industry globally, supplying more efficient and more environmentally friendly energy to the world and transforming the everyday lives of the people of Qatar.

positive impact on Qatar and its people

In March 2007, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, presided over a ceremony that marked a defining moment in Qatar's development as a gas producing and exporting nation.

The inauguration of RasGas' fifth natural gas liquefaction train put Qatar in a position of undisputed leadership in world LNG. It took the nation's combined nameplate LNG production capacity to 30.7 million tonnes per annum (Mta). For a nation of fewer than a million people to dominate such a key and fast-growing part of the global natural gas industry is a remarkable achievement. At the turn of the 21st century, the term "liquefied natural gas" (LNG) was not even widely known. But today Qatar is bringing this very efficient fuel to homes and businesses around the world, from Asia to Europe and soon the United States.

There are many position available at RasGas for more click here.

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What is Project Management?

2008-08-03T18:53:00.000-07:00

Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

A project is a finite endeavor—having specific start and completion dates—undertaken to create a unique product or service which brings about beneficial change or added value.

This finite characteristic of projects stands in sharp contrast to processes, or operations, which are permanent or semi-permanent functional work to repetitively produce the same product or service. In practice, the management of these two systems is often found to be quite different, and as such requires the development of distinct technical skills and the adoption of separate management philosophy, which is the subject of this article.

The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while adhering to classic project constraints—usually scope, quality, time and budget. The secondary—and more ambitious—challenge is to optimize the allocation and integration of inputs necessary to meet pre-defined objectives. A project is a carefully defined set of activities that use resources (money, people, materials, energy, space, provisions, communication, motivation, etc.) to achieve the project goals and objectives. More

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Project Life Cycle - Swing Analogy

2008-07-22T19:18:00.000-07:00

The importants of Project Management Life Cycle can be explained in this "Swing Analogy".

"Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand"
Chinese Proverb

"Trying to manage a project without project management is like trying to play a football game without a game plan."
K. Tate

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT - PROJECT LIFECYCLE (FINAL)

2008-07-21T07:04:00.000-07:00

The Project Management – Project Life Cycle has four phases:

Initiation
Planning
Execution; and
Closure

Project Execution Phase
The Project Execution Phase is the 3rd phase in the Project Management Life Cycle. The Project Execution Phase is usually the longest phase in the project life cycle and it typically consumes the most energy and the most resources. You will build the physical project deliverables and present them to your client for approval.

The most important issue in this phase is to ensure project activities are properly executed and controlled. You will need to implement a range of management processes during this phase. These processes help you to manage time, cost, quality, change, risks and issues. They also help you to manage procurement, client acceptance and communications.

The most common tools or methodologies used in the execution phase are an update of Risk Analysis and Score Cards, in addition to Business Plan. During the execution phase, the planned solution is implemented to solve the problem specified in the project's requirements.

Project Closure Phase
The Project Closure Phase is the 4th and last phase in the Project Management Life Cycle. In this last stage, the project manager must ensure that the project is brought to its proper completion.

The closure phase is characterized by a written formal project review report contains of overall level of success to your sponsor in the phase. Project Closure involves handing over the deliverables to your customer, passing the documentation to the business, canceling supplier contracts, releasing staff and equipment, and informing stakeholders of the closure of the project.

Between one and three months after the project has been closed and the business has begun to experience the benefits provided by the project, you need to complete a Post Implementation Review.

This review allows the business to identify the level of success of the project and list any lessons learned for future projects.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT - PROJECT LIFECYCLE

2008-07-14T08:22:00.000-07:00

The Project Management – Project Life Cycle has four phases:

Initiation
Planning
Execution; and
Closure

Project Initiation Phase
The Project Initiation Phase is the 1st phase in the Project Management Life Cycle.

The most common tools or methodologies used in the initiation stage are Project Charter, Business Plan, Project Overview, Business Case Justification, and Milestones Reviews.

You can start a new project by defining its objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be produced. Skilled project team also being selected in this stage by the appointed Project Manager.

Project Planning Phase

The Project Planning Phase is the second phase in the Project Management Life Cycle. The second phase should include a detailed identification and assignment of each task until the end of the project. It should also include a risk analysis and a definition of criteria for the successful completion of each deliverable.

It involves creating of a set of plans to help guide your team through the execution and closure phases of the project.

The plans created during this phase will help you to manage time, cost, quality, change, risk and issues. They will also help you manage staff and external suppliers, to ensure that you deliver the project on time and within schedule.

To be continued...

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Welcome to My Project Management

2008-07-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

Hi, my name is Thanasekaran, I have been involved in Project Management for 15 years. My passion is in Project Management Planning.

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