Author: pnaybour

  • Six Tips for Planning a Project

    Six Tips for Planning a Project

    When it comes to project management, every project manager has a different approach. Project management planning depends a lot on the manager’s perspective, the size of the project, and how cautious the project manager wants to be. Also, one project planning framework cannot work for every project that a manager works on. With different projects,…

  • Formal or Informal Project Management

    I was shown to a group of project managers this week discussing the pros and cons of formal project management. One member of the group was convinced the best approach was no formal approach. Basically carry all information in some simple spreadsheets of tasks and then plan the rest the project by email and Excel.…

  • The Use of RAG Reporting

    The Use of RAG Reporting

    WHAT IS RAG RAG stands for Red, Amber and Green reporting. There are lots of programs that use these reports. Can we ultimately trust bosses that use the RAG results? Yes and no. It all depends on the situation. Let’s explore this a bit further.THE PROGRAM OF RAG Bosses use this program to indicate how…

  • How to Create a Project Plan in Microsoft Project

    How to Create a Project Plan in Microsoft Project

    As you might know, Microsoft Project has a professional edition and a standard edition. Both the editions allow you to create a project plan but the professional edition has some extra features like tasks, automated timelines, scenario analysis et al. However, in order to understand Microsoft Project, you need to know how to create a…

  • How to Draw a Gantt Chart?

    How to Draw a Gantt Chart?

    It is like juggling numerous balls at once when using a Gantt chart. You can keep your eye on all the balls and know when one is coming down because, in project management, missing even one ball can spoil the whole project.  Project management has a large number of tasks. Each of the tasks has…