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  • Go Ahead, Manage contributes to PM Hut

    We've published an article on PM Hut, one of the web's leading blogs on project management: 10 Signs That You Should Give Up on Your Project It outlines my ten things to look out for in failing projects. I hope you enjoy it! About PM Hut PM Hut currently is highly praised in top Project Management...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 11-20-2008

  • How to find the hidden stakeholders in your project

    It's every project manager's worst nightmare: a stakeholder magically appears at the end of the project, and makes your life miserable. Here are a few examples: The project stalls at production because the IT team won't install software that doesn't meet their security requirements on...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 11-12-2008

  • International Project Management Day

    Yesterday was International Project Management Day . Surprised? Me too! I only found out at the end of the day, by chance. Having a day to promote project management is a good idea, it's a great opportunity to discuss project management and promote best practices. Already quite a few states in the...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 11-06-2008

  • What the client wants, needs, and asks for: it's up to you to find out!

    I'm sure most of you have had this situation when they deliver a product: Situation 1: What the client wants and what the client asks for are two different things Client: It's really nice, but that's not what I wanted Supplier: This product was built to meet the specifications you gave us...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 11-03-2008

  • 5 ways to involve your client in your projects

    When managing a project, it’s important not to lose sight with who you’re working for. Your client is not always an actual customer. Not always the person who pays for the project, your client can also be the person who will use the product or service you are making. For example, if you’re reorganizing...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 10-31-2008

  • Eveyrone thinks about dealines, but what about effort?

    When planning a project, we think about how long it will take to complete it. This is what we ask our team members: how long for you to code this module/wire this house/print these brochures? We forget how hard it will be, how much effort we will have to put into the task to complete it. It may take...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 10-27-2008

  • A fun trick: DON'T build your projects reports in AceProject

    All the boss wants is to know how the project is going. She's not interested in the task specifics. She wants to know if the project is on track or not. Of course, who manages just one project these days? You need to be able to show all your projects together. 2 little reports will do the trick for...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 10-23-2008

  • What's your plan B?

    Do you have a plan in case something goes wrong in your project? Let's say a key team member accepts a position at another company. Are you prepared to reallocate her tasks to someone else? Is there someone else who could take over? Or, let's say the 5 more people that human resources were to...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 10-15-2008

  • Project management: share the burden with your team

    Project management can sometimes feel like such a burden. But is doesn't have to be this way. When only Project Managers support the burden: desktop tools In this situation, the project management tool is desktop-based and only accessible to the project manager. She needs to update the project, tasks...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 10-01-2008

  • It's only failure if you choose to look at it that way

    What is failure? Dictionary.com defines failure as: 1. an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure . 2. nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a failure to do what one has promised; a failure to appear...
    Posted to Go Ahead, Manage (Weblog) by Karine on 09-30-2008
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