Sat, 18 May 2013 23:32:23 GMT http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/ A blog that looks at all aspects of project and program finances from budgets and accounting to getting a pay rise and managing contracts. This blog is written by Elizabeth Harrin http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6655/ Fri, 17 May 2013 08:53:46 GMT On your project you will have a number of measures and metrics. Key performance indicators (KPIs), critical success factors (CSFs) or success criteria and benefits can all be measured, and you may have some other targets to achieve as well such as customer satisfaction measures. So what makes... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6639/ Fri, 10 May 2013 14:26:47 GMT Last time I looked at some of the basic features of the project business case the key document that sets out what the project is going to achieve, how the work will be done, and most importantly, why this is a problem that needs to be solved right now. I covered the purpose of a business ca... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6617/ Sat, 04 May 2013 07:50:10 GMT One of the things that project managers get involved with from time to time is preparing business cases. Even if you dont have to write the business case from scratch, there is a possibility that you will be asked to put some of the data together, or to review the final version. And, of cour... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6588/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:20:52 GMT There are two kinds of measures of use in managing a system: permanent and temporary, writes John Seddon in Freedom from Command Control: A better way to make the work work. Permanent measures, those that are related to purpose, are the guiding measures for all performance-improvement work. Temp... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6567/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:43:23 GMT In this installment of my series on estimating, I look at what bottom up estimating is in a short video. http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6550/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:10:14 GMT Today I talk to Dr Andrew Makar, IT program manager and author of Project Management Interview Questions Made Easy, about getting a new job. Why is preparing for a new job more than just about practising responses to interview questions? Preparing to find the next opportunity require... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6531/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:46:10 GMT In this instalment of my occasional Ask the Experts column, I spoke to Kevin Baker (pictured), Head of Project Programme Management Operations at Airbus, about the work he has been leading to improve project management standards and culture at the company, including the improvement of project fi... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6475/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:41:42 GMT This month on ProjectManagement.com we are focusing on business process management. A popular topic in this area is CRM customer relationship management. Many project managers will find themselves implementing CRM systems, often at huge expense and upheaval to the company. You may have one such ... http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6443/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:57:19 GMT In this video I discuss the four stages of estimating. http://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog/The-Money-Files/6408/ Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:54:43 GMT Last time risk expert Wilhelm Kross and I talked about the soft factors influencing managing risk. Here is the second part of that interview, which looks at integrated risk management. Wilhelm is presenting next week at Project Zone Congress in Frankfurt, on the topic of Risk Management and he wi...