10 Tips to Successfully Manage Outsourced Projects


Companies can consider to outsource projects because of different reasons: To reduce cost To reduce time to market To work on non-core or high value projects To work on operational / repetitive projects To work on non-volatile projects I have managed outsourced projects where we met the deadline but did not save the money we … Continue reading 10 Tips to Successfully Manage Outsourced Projects

How to Select the Right Digital Portfolio?


The digital portfolio management objective is to determine the optimal resource mix and schedule to best achieve the organisation’s operational and financial goals. Selecting the Portfolio Establish the viability of projects based on their strategic alignment, return on investment and resource requirement Carry out risk assessment and build contingency into the portfolio by integrating contingency planning … Continue reading How to Select the Right Digital Portfolio?

What are the Responsibilities of a Project Manager?


As defined in What is a Project post; "the role of the project manager is to deliver the project on time, within budget and with the needs of the business fully met". 8 Key Tasks of a Project Manager Clarify the Objectives: it is very important for the project success to have clear objectives, the project will be … Continue reading What are the Responsibilities of a Project Manager?

What is a Project?


A project can be described as a temporary organisation that will focus on the: creation of a group of business deliverables as defined by the project scope within an agreed time frame (usually of a year or less) within cost budget and quality parameters A project is the implementation of a change, with a beginning, middle … Continue reading What is a Project?

How to move a slow project to Agile?


You are running a project that is not going well, progress is not as planned, confidence on meeting a deadline is low, what you are currently doing is not working and you need to get something out of the door fast. You have read about agile and understand the benefits of this way of delivering, … Continue reading How to move a slow project to Agile?