Find out what is Project Management and learn about common techniques and methodologies.

Project Management is all about using a set of tools, disciplines and methods to achieve a specific business goal or objective, with budgets or constraints.

• Project Time Management
  Project Time Management
• Project risk assessment
  A project risk assessment is a way to identify and evaluate potential risks that could impact the success of a project.Project risk assessment
• Post-project review and evaluation
  Project reviews are really important, and could be especially beneficial for your business.Post-project review and evaluation
• Resource Allocation
  Resource allocation is an important part of project management. It involves assigning the right resources to the right tasks at the right time. Resource Allocation
• Project Plans
  How to make a project plan and allow enough time, money and resources to prevent budget blowouts or delays.Project Plans
• Gantt charts
  How to build a Gantt Chart to manage project tasks and dependencies.Gantt charts
• Get executive buy-in
  Before embarking any major effort within your organisation, make sure your executive team are onboard and know the benefits of your proposals.Get executive buy-in
• Risk assessment
  Using a Risk Assessment Matrix helps you to uncover potential issues, the severity of the risks and minimise the impact.Risk assessment
• Project Management Methodologies
  Project management methodologies are a set of tools, techniques, and processes used to manage projects.Project Management Methodologies
• Project Scope Management
  Manage project scope to ensure successful delivery: define, control, and monitor scope to meet objectives.Project Scope Management
• Project Quality Management
  How can project managers ensure quality in their projects?Project Quality Management
• Project Communication Management
  How can project managers ensure effective communication with stakeholders?Project Communication Management
• Agile project management
  An Agile project is one that is flexible and responsive to change, which values progress, rather than perfection.Agile project management
• Budgeting and cost control
  While you might be thinking about ways to bring in more customers and increase revenue, it's also important to keep a close eye on your expenses and make sure you're not overspending.Budgeting and cost control

What makes a project?

Usually a project involves these minimum five attributes:

• Specific goals or outcomes
• Start and end dates
• People or resources
• Set budgets or contraints
• Tasks and milestones

This means:

• The project is unique (i.e. it is not a business-as-usual activity)
• It may require multiple people or resources across different teams
• Progress needs to be formally tracked and communicated
• The impact should be measured when the project finishes

Key project stages

1. Set an objective for the project – goals, outcomes
2. Define the work requirements – tasks, activities
3. Allocate people or resources to each task
4. Specify a start and due date for each task, including constraints
5. Measure the progress of each task to ensure progress is on-track
6. Celebrate key milestones and successes
7. Manage any missed tasks or deliverables
8. Conduct a Post Implementation Review (PIR)