PROJECT MANAGEMENT

A GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Building a basic intranet using intranet
pack-Will Kelley
Critix Podio is a SaaS collaborative
platform which facilitates in creating
code free and feature rich intranet.
Apps of Critix Podio
• Bulletin
• Department documentary
• Staff meetings
• Vacations
• Document templates
• Procedures
• Expense Vouchers

Misinterpreted PM triangle concept-
Ken Hardin, IT expert
• The concept focuses only on three quantitative aspects to meet aggressive
goals, which leads to create a negative sense on qualitative aspects.
• IT expert experienced that technological projects cannot provide the best
quality in the same budget & time. Thus, all the three elements scope,
time and cost cannot be considered independent.
• Quality measures how well PM meet the decided expectations.

Social task management Vs project
management – Will Kelly, IT expert
Social task management
apps facilitates SMB to
centralize key tasks.
Apps:
• Asana
• Producteev
• Do.com
Features
• Workspace security
• Scheduling
• Audit trailing
• Tasks sharing
• Feedback on tasks
• E-mail reminders
• Integration

PM: One size doesn’t fit all- Michelle Symonds
Agile approach:
• Iteration based method
• Finite time
• Example: New business
process
Waterfall approach:
• Strict control
• Example: Engineering
projects
• Building projects
Iterative waterfall approach:
• Good control
• Flexible method
• Example: Software
development

Flexible project with squish: Andrew Maker
• Squish is a web-based tool that assist PM to track their
project progress.
Advantages:
• Dashboard design
• Collaboration with team
• Recognize issues
• Easy retrieval

Concept Draw Project 6: Will Kelley
•Visual application
•More options for resource
selection type
•Resource usage feature
•Customized view
•Dashboard
•Improved printing
•Interactive scheduling

Set project baseline in LiquidPlanner- Will Kelley
LiquidPlanner
• Online platform of PM
• New baseline features
• Retrospective timeline
• Baseline features
• Scheduled metrics
• Baseline Reporting
• Baseline comparison

Producteev: Social task management platform-
Will kelley
• Cloud app
• Multiple sign-in options
• Access to all public and
private projects
• Ample of viewing filters
• Integration with Google app
i.e. Google Calendar

Managing IT project with Wrike: Will kelley
• Wrike Dashboard
• Activity Stream
• Folders management
• Timeline & workload view
• Data import and export
• User management

Mitigating scope creeping issues: Ken Hardin
• Defining change in scope
clearly
• Scope creeping tricks:
• Maintain scope change
register
• Request change form
• Review change implications
• Updated documentation

Bibliography
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/fight-scope-creep-with-this-change-request
-trick/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/manage-it-projects-with-wrike-a-flexible-sa
as-based-solution/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/build-a-basic-intranet-using-podio-and-the-
intranet-pack/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/bloat-is-not-good-stick-to-the-numbers-wh
en-discussing-scope-time-cost-dynamic/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/social-task-management-vs-project-manage
ment-tools-for-your-smb/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/project-management-one-size-does-not-fit-
all/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/create-a-flexible-project-log-with-squish/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/jive-releases-producteev-as-a-free-social-ta
sk-management-platform/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/conceptdraw-project-6-review-a-vanilla-pro
ject-management-application/
• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-consultant/set-and-compare-project-baselines-in-liquid
planner/