Category Archives: PM Tools

Another New Favourite Software

Recently, I reviewed Trello as a fabulous, free Kanban tool. Now, I have seen another tool, equally good.  It is called Wunderkit, and it is great for managing, collaboratively or alone, simple projects.  It is not what the project management … Continue reading

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My new favourite software

Not long ago, I did a round up of online project management software.  Since then I have discovered a great team collaboration tool. It is not strictly project management software, but it is a great asset to any team collaborating … Continue reading

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The DCMA 14 Point Schedule Assessment

I like checklists.  Well constructed, they give confidence and a logical structure to our analysis. So I thank Glen Alleman (again) for making me aware of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) 14 Point Schedule Assessment.  The DCMA is a Division … Continue reading

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Issue Management 2: Eight Disciplines

In Part 1, I took up the challenge to tackle issue management in a way that tackles one reader’s dismay at issues being “incorrectly logged, escalated, allocated severity, given owners, tracked, date and time committed, and closed properly”. Now we … Continue reading

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Issue Management 1: A Matter of Discipline

I have been challenged to write about issue management by a former colleague who says that he sees so many examples of how project issues (mostly linked to large ERP projects) are “incorrectly logged, escalated, allocated severity, given owners, tracked, … Continue reading

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