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» Seven Deadly Sins of... Project Management: GLUTTONY

By Michael Cooch | Published 04/10/2008 | Human Resource Management | Rating:

Gluttony (latin: gula) is defined as ‘the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste’. However as explained in the article we’ll be supplementing this with the, more expansive, view outlined by Thomas Aquinas.

In this article we will be exploring how weak planning, an imbalanced off-shore model, poor estimating and ineffective resource allocation can cause you all sorts of project pain. We'll also be investigating how Resource Management (as the penitence) can be used to bridle these project transgressions that constitute gluttony.

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» Project Sponsorship

By Admin User | Published 01/23/2008 | Communications Management | Unrated

Who on your project will have the authority to make decisions at the most senior level? Who will get you access to the resources you require? Who will unblock problems and sign off the extra money the project needs? Elizabeth Harrin (author of Project management in the Real World) has the answer...

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» Seven Deadly Sins of... Project Management: LUST

By Michael Cooch | Published 10/15/2007 | Risk Management | Unrated

Lust (Latin, luxuria) - Lust is usually thought of as involving obsessive or excessive thoughts or desires.

I'm defining lust in the project context as:

'Unrestrained desire without consideration of the consequences'

In this article we will be exploring how scope creep, changing baseline requirements, late project changes, gold-plating and a lack of a change control system can cause you all sorts of project pain. We'll also be investigating how Scope Management (as the penitence) can be used to bridle these project transgressions that constitute lust!

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» Seven Deadly Sins of... Project Management

By Michael Cooch | Published 10/15/2007 | Programme / Project Management | Unrated

This article explores the concept of 'sin' in the project environment. It aims to identify many of those lapses which are, with minimal effort, so easily remedied.

...so how many of you out there are project sinners?.....

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» Risk Management for Dummies

By Michael Cooch | Published 07/9/2007 | Risk Management , Cost/Financial Management , Programme / Project Management | Rating:

Risk management (RM)…we've all heard of it…we can all describe the difference between risks and issues…but how many of us do more than create a spreadsheet (or equivalent database) which we update sporadically...how many of us when faced with the question …"Do you do Risk Management?" …reply, almost defensively, with a resounding YES…but do we secretly think that we could do more?...do we actually feel that RM is a worthwhile undertaking or just an additional management burden on your project/programme?

Well I'd like to outline, in a few short pages, how I believe you can turn RM around to create real value in the project environment, get buy-in from your senior management and implement something that not only helps you estimate your work better but also helps you manage you budget far more effectively…

Sound like an impossible task in a few pages? Well to be honest, the rules of successful RM are small in number and relatively simple to implement….

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