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Project Planning, Part 1 – Use a Formal Framework to Plan Your Projects

Project Planning, Part 1 – Use a Formal Framework to Plan Your Projects

The planning process produces the detailed project management plan.  In some cases, especially where the customer is internal, initiation and planning may overlap.  If the Read More

Project Initiation, Part 6 – Final Initiating Activities

Project Initiation, Part 6 – Final Initiating Activities

After the proposals or bids are received, the customer (internal or external) must evaluate and formally decide to begin the project.  The result is a Read More

A Project Initiation Quiz

A Project Initiation Quiz

This quiz builds on the previous project initiation articles in this series.

The Situation 

Your company’s main office has 75 employees.  An adjoining suite in Read More

Project Initiation, Part 5 – Develop Winning Proposals

Project Initiation, Part 5 – Develop Winning Proposals

After the statement of work is approved, the project team (internal or external) must evaluate and respond.  The result is a combined technical and cost Read More

Project Initiation, Part 4 – Achieve Clarity When You Create a Detailed Statement of Work

Project Initiation, Part 4 – Achieve Clarity When You Create a Detailed Statement of Work

It is time to move beyond project scoping (when you agreed upon the purpose, goals, and objectives for the project and you created a general Read More

Project Initiation, Part 3 – Considerations From the Perspective of the Customer

Project Initiation, Part 3 – Considerations From the Perspective of the Customer

This article is applicable whether the project is an internal company project or you will be contracting with external providers.

 

From the Perspective of the Read More

Project Initiation, Part 2 – What Goes Into Your Project Charter

Project Initiation, Part 2 – What Goes Into Your Project Charter

This article, on project charters, is my second article related to project initiation.

 

Purpose of the Project Charter

The purpose of the project charter is Read More

Project Initiation: Part 1 – Create a Formal Structure for Project Selection

Project Initiation: Part 1 – Create a Formal Structure for Project Selection

The five generally-accepted project process areas are shown in the figure below.

 

Initiation is completed by the customer (sometimes an internal customer, sometimes an Read More

Embrace Project Management to Enhance Organizational Efficiency and Profits – First in a Series

Embrace Project Management to Enhance Organizational Efficiency and Profits – First in a Series

This is the first article in an extended series presenting project management concepts, along with detailed instructions on how to improve project outcomes.  This series Read More