Going into a project management meeting with no agenda is a recipe for failure! An agenda sets the tone of a meeting by identifying the meeting’s purpose and outlining its objectives. The objectives may include a status update from team members or focusing on milestones and deadlines that are due.
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Developed by Toyota in the late 1940s, the Kanban system originally aimed to improve manufacturing efficiency. Taking its name from the card system that tracks production in a factory, it has since been refined and customised by many different manufacturers. Now, this system is used in project management, featuring in the PRINCE2 Agile guidance.
PRINCE2 is a proven and effective project management tool, used in all kinds of projects. That includes sporting events much like the highly anticipated Women’s World Cup. The 2019 tournament started in France on 7 June and is scheduled to conclude at the start of July. Every four years since 1991, the FIFA’s Women’s World Cup, like most international sporting tournaments, is a feat of project management. What lessons can be learnt from project managing this tournament played out on the global stage?
In project management, dependencies are defined as tasks that require the completion of a previous task before they can be actioned, i.e. they “depend” on the previous activity. Every project has dependencies, often there are several sequences to a task which are dependent on one another. The scope of a project requires these tasks to be completed in order.
Being a project manager can be highly rewarding, with the opportunity to work in different business sectors, such as IT, construction, engineering and retail. There is plenty of job variation, interaction with people, working with new technologies, improving your skills and opportunities to train and further your career. We’ve highlighted below a project manager career path that can be followed, along with some useful tips to help you progress.
How many of us have watched The Apprentice and cringed at the way the project manager runs their team? At a guess, I’d say hundreds, and I bet most of them have said, “I can do better than that!” Well, of course, that may be possible, but then again, it may not. Even if you have a project management qualification, there’s no guarantee you can successfully run a project.