This Issue Log template is in Excel format

I will use this article to explain to you a development process of these ‘SMART’ templates by using an Excel environment and I will highlight potential pitfalls which could occur. I use the following division:

• Characteristic features;
• Positive characteristics;
• Negative characteristics;
• Final judgement.

For each item I describe the following dimen ...

Het doel van dit document is om te beschrijven hoe het werken onder architectuur volgens DYA het werken met Prince21 raakt en beïnvloedt. Het aanhaken van architectuur op Prince2 kent vier vormen:

1. Een binnen Prince2 bestaande activiteit (of een onderdeel daarvan) krijgt een extra dimensie vanuit architectuur;
2. Aan een binnen Prince2 bestaande activiteit of product wordt een ...

This document explains what is a P3O and how it can deliver benefits. Also discussed briefly are:

1. Related events for government organisations
2. Relationship to other best practice guidance, and
3. How to implement a P3O.

If your organisation is pursuing best practice programme management and projectmanagement then you’re on the right path! However, many or ...

This template is in Excel format.

In this article we are going to look at what many project managers and project management professionals refer to as the "foundation" of the project, or at least the foundation of project planning. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is defined by A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge 3rd Edition (PMBOK Guide) as: "A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be ex ...

THis new version of OGC's Portfolio, Programme and Portfoliomanagement Maturity Model (P3M3) is fully updated to take into account the latest knowledge and best practice in portfolio, programme and portfoliomanagement, including other OGC tools such as Gateways, as well as extensive feedback on the original model.

Project Portfolio Management is about more than running multiple projects. Each portfolio of projects needs to be assessed in terms of its business value and adherence to strategy. The portfolio should be designed to achieve a defined business objective or benefit.

Project management guru Bob Buttrick summarised it when he said; "Directing the individual project correctly will ensure ...

The IT Manager, or any functional manager, and the Project Manager have a lot in common. Both work to achieve organizational goals by directing the activities of people. They employ many of the same knowledge sets, skills, abilities and personal traits to plan, organize, staff, direct and control their teams, including:

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to m ...

So you have been asked to put together a project risk management plan. No idea where to start. Here is a brief guide to putting together a risk management plan.