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Types of Building and Contents Insurance

Building and contents insurance can be bought separately or together with varying levels of cover. There are also several add-on options available to choose from. When insuring your home or contents, it is important to know exactly what best fits your …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

How to Buy Rental Property on a Shoestring Budget

The truth is there are always ways to get things, even if you’re short on cash, and rental property is no exception. There’s a way to get cheap rental property by focusing on properties that are in tax foreclosure, and you’ll be happy to know it doesn’…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

What is Benefits Realisation?

You’ve delivered the project on time, within budget, the customer has signed it off and you’ve completed your end project report. But are you sure it will deliver the expected benefits. This article looks at the benefits realisation approach.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

Manage Your Project On Time Every Time

An introduction to some of the most important best practices which will enable you to plan and manage your projects on time and within budget.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

Using a PMO to Achieve Results in Your Agency

Government agencies continually strive to produce better results. Distressingly, recent surveys have found that half of all projects exceed budget, are completed past scheduled deadlines and do not meet original business objectives. One solution to thi…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

What is PRINCE2?

PRINCE2 is a best practice framework that helps managers deliver projects on time and within budget. It divides projects into clearly defined stages with a start, middle and end. It focuses on the delivery of products rather than carrying out activities.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

Project Planning: The First Line of Defence for Preventing Failed Projects

Every year thousands of projects are completed over budget, out of scope and past deadline. Still, with each passing year, project managers continue to rush into projects without due diligence in defining the project and creating a plan for project exe…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

The History of PRINCE2

It’s true to say that the public sector has hardly covered itself in glory with their ability to deliver projects on time and within budget. PROMPTII, PRINCE and subsequently PRINCE2 were all introduced to address the common causes of project failure.

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

5 Tips for Successful Projects

On a regular basis we are constantly reminded that an overwhelming majority of projects are completed over budget, past the desired deadline and outside the original scope. Best practice project management reminds us that if we successfully initiate, p…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

Central Arizona Project’s OPM3 Story (Part 1)

At Central Arizona Project, the IT department had 89 projects and no one was coordinating resources. All of these projects were behind schedule and over budget, and quality was in the tank. This story is about CAP’s Information Technology department an…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |