Category: “Project Management”

Backlog administration is a critical segment of project management because it can slow down or speed up activities drastically. According to the report, less than a third of all projects are successfully completed on time and on budget.

The end of the year is approaching and you’re probably making a mental review of how this year was, what you’ve achieved and what you would like to change to make the next year better.

In the first part of this article we saw how important it is to consider the risks that may affect a project, where to find them and how to identify them.

With projects of a certain size it is very important to consider the risks that could derail the project. A project may fail miserably by the mere fact of an unexpected event taking place, which can unbearably lengthen its execution, make it too expensive or destroy morale of the team working on it.

While project management is a discipline somewhat alien to most people, the truth is that the knowledge, skills, techniques and tools to effectively manage project activities, are increasingly needed in our society. Although this discipline was born as a necessity in the corporate world, we all have some personal projects we want to run the best possible way.