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What is a Project?

Written by Eoin

By definition, a project is a temporary endeavour with a specific result or objective. If your project has no end in sight and/or no clear scope, then while what you are doing may be important, it is not a project. As a result you will have a hard time showing your team that they’re being…

10 DO’S and DON’TS of the Project Status Meeting

Written by Eoin

The project status meeting is a vital part of ensuring solid project communication. Like any meeting, a project status meeting needs to be run properly to avoid complacency and ineffectiveness.

A furtive glance!

Written by Barney

MyProjectTracker allows you to see the status of all of your projects, internal or client facing, at a single glance. The dashboard is created to give you an immediate update with summary information. Need more? No problem, just click through to the projects of interest.

Time-tracking your projects

Written by Barney

Time tracking is an important part of project management. It helps to develop important management information that can then be used to optimise project delivery. Without it, a project manager can do nothing more than continue to give best guesses for project time estimates.

Time Tracking is for Everyone!

Written by Eoin

Time tracking can be a pain, but there are many benefits if done right.

Firefighting Overtime

Written by Eoin

An analysis of the utilisation of overtime versus hiring additional personnel.

Taking stock

Written by Barney

Project managers need to be aware of how involved they are in unnecessary details when delivering a project. This is particularly true when issues present themselves. The project manager needs to consider how much of the issue can be delegated out to, say, a resource manager and how much they should run with themselves.