Project Management

You have finished a big project involving diverse stakeholders. It took you months of slogging to execute the complex tasks. The clients got their deliverables on time. The entire team is happy to have pulled off a successful venture. All of you are in celebration mode. But wait a minute. Is the job really finished?...

Leading a successful project involves paving a roadmap of the project’s life cycle. Planning is essential to outline all your tasks, milestones, and deliverables of a project. And undoubtedly, a successful project plan incorporates effective project scheduling. But, accurately scheduling a project from the start is no less than a daunting task. Haven’t you ever...

Projects involve multiple people with different opinions, expectations, values, and ways of working, coming together to manage and execute tasks. Hence at some point, conflicts are bound to arise. Conflicts in project management are unavoidable. While different people bring new ideas to the table, they also get caught in disagreements, clashes, personal issues, and cultural...

Consider this scenario: You just closed a deal with a client to work on a major project. At the time of the project proposal, you had done a random forecast of project duration, price of resources, etc., and had reached a tentative project cost estimate. Based on the same calculation, you go ahead and divide...

“Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it.”                                                                                                               – Travis Kalanick Problem-solving is a skill that undoubtedly comes into play to improve creativity, execute and deliver projects delightfully. Strong problem-solving skills to improve creativity is a crucial asset for any team. Whether you’re a manager or fresher, easy...

Have you ever faced this – You work with all your might on a project, but it still fails to produce the expected results?  Now, take a step back and evaluate what really went wrong.  Did you start the project on the right note? Did you create a roadmap defining how your project will move...

Monday.com is one of the most sought-after project management tools which helps you get started with customizable project templates in minutes. This comprehensive tool comes with interesting features like collaborative task management, project milestones tracking, visual workflows, intuitive project dashboards, and more. But, it may not suit the needs of all businesses.  Monday.com is subscription-based...

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They are done by a team of people.” Steve JOBS This quote resonates well with cross-functional teamwork in an organization where employees from different departments or profiles work together to achieve a common goal.  According to 2019 Global Human Capital Trends, 31% of business leaders believe...

In a rush to meet deadlines, quality is somehow sidelined. It’s the last thing on a team’s mind when deadlines are near, and tasks are pending.  What an irony – The most important thing is sometimes the most ignored in project management.  Quality is much more than merely a process.  It’s a mindset, a driver...

When it comes to project management, we have come a long way. From writing down a to-do list on a sheet of paper, we have evolved to using professional tools to manage and execute projects. PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession report reveals that inefficiency can cost businesses a whopping $109 million for every $1...