Back in August of 2008 I wrote and presented a webinar for PMI®’s Information Technology Special Interest Group on the topic of integrating Earned Value techniques in Agile/Scrum environment ...
It’s not always easy to know where to look for help when you need advice about money matters. Here are 5 places to look for the answers.
1. The Finance team
The corporate finance team are ...
Project managers are in for some big changes. Coming in on schedule and within budget is all well and good--but it's not enough. That's been the running mantra for a while now, but it seems to be gain ...
Nearly two decades ago I took one accounting paper and did just enough studying to pass it. I was studying for an IT degree at the time and only did the paper as it was a compulsory one. Wheels have n ...
At Synergy, the UK’s main event for International Project Management Day earlier this month, Louise Hardy, infrastructure manager for the construction work for the London Olympic and Paralympic ...
In this instalment of Ask the Experts I talk to Mike Clayton, author of Risk Happens!
Mike, what sort of budget-related risks might projects face?
“Cost over-runs” will be one of t ...
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 im ...
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 pra ...
Training budgets are often the first to go in tough financial times. So trying to learn global skills, in a global arena during a global meltdown can be difficult. I asked Charles Jumonvil ...
Not all project managers have the opportunity to handle budgets, but when the moment comes, and the project finances are handed to you, it's good to have a plan about what to do.
I spoke to Cl ...
Most of my regular readers know I like to take accountants to task for pretending to be able to deliver cost performance or estimate-at-completion information to decision-makers based on generally acc ...