As someone who has not managed projects before, let alone manage project portfolios, so far it has been unclear to me how projects or portfolios are actually visualized on paper. Today I would like to talk shortly about a useful diagram I found that is used to visualize the status and deadlines of projects. As […]
Being a software engineer, like myself, often times you are left to carry out activities mainly in the technical aspects of a project and you are rarely exposed to the more managerial parts of the project. Software engineers I’ve met so far also prefer to stay busy with technical side of things. However, I personally […]
Today I would like to blog about some points to follow in order to increase your chances of managing projects with a successful outcome. An Australian based company called Goal Group shares ten practical points that can help project managers and companies around the world. 1. Clear goals and/ or objectivesMake sure the goals you […]
So today I got a great opportunity to interview someone who deals a lot with project management. She works for a large organization in Europe and gave me some insights on some of the challenges she faces when choosing projects and making sure they are executed according to plan. I’m going to briefly discuss 3 […]
Yesterday, I spoke about how turnovers are bad for an organization. In fact, I even read a scientific journal explaining how bad it is and I compared it to other non-scientific articles I read online. All of them agreed on the same thing. Turnovers are bad. However, I spoke to someone about this and even […]
“The amount of employees leaving a company within a defined period of time” is what turnover means and I would like to talk today about how it negatively affects managing projects. I’m sure some of you might have experienced working for a company for a while and left at some point, only to find out […]
Today I would like to talk briefly about a few points I’ve come to conclude on how to align businesses in IT. Stay innovative and nimbleIn order to achieve the best business outcomes is to make sure that everyone involved is working on a common goal. Especially in a business that makes heavy use IT. […]
So according to many online project management news and media outlets, Artificial Intelligence will come in and transform the way we manage projects. In fact, some sources claim that it is already changing certain aspects of project management. Tasks usually done by project manager are now being done by an AI engine that analyzes data, […]
Today I would like to summarize some study material I went through in preparation for an assignment that I’ll be making in the upcoming month and, prepare myself for the exam at the end of October. I’m going to write about operations management and organizational project management. So what is Operations Management? It deals with […]
Today I talked to a person that is responsible the technical aspects of the sales process within a high-tech company here in the Netherlands. I had the opportunity to talk to Luigi and he emphasized that its important that a sales person has enough technical awareness and knowledge to understand the full extent of the […]
