Project Management - PM4NGOs

The Blended Project Manager and Covid-19

by PM4NGOs | Aug 21, 2020 | Development Sector, Project Management

The catchwords currently on people’s lips encapsulating effective approaches to managing in the Covid-19 era and beyond include resilience and agile. Add to that list “Blended.” Who is the Blended Project Manager and what does it mean? Put simply, Blended means...

“Participatory methods” during project identification

by PM4NGOs | Aug 7, 2020 | Project Management

During the project identification and design may organisations fall in the trap of the conventional research as it is thought that the researcher is the expert and knows more through the extensive experience that he/she has. Mostly, this method of research will result...

Four traps that can lead to project failure

by PM4NGOs | Jul 10, 2020 | Project Management

Accountability for results trap Lack of management capacity trap Cultural trap One-size-fits-all trap According to statistics from several sources, there are between 39 to 64% of projects that result in failure and projects’ stakeholders are more dissatisfied than...

How to create and manage an Issue Log

by PM4NGOs | Jun 22, 2020 | Project Management

Creating an Issue Log is an activity performed during project Implementation. The PMD Pro Guide defines an issue as: An issue is an unresolved decision, situation or problem that will significantly impact the project and that the project team cannot immediately...

How to create a Work Breakdown Structure

by PM4NGOs | Jun 8, 2020 | Project Management

The Work Breakdown Structure maps out the scope of the project, the work required to complete the project’s deliverables and the project management work required. It is a hierarchical decomposition of the project’s work. The WBS helps you to divide project work into...

How to create a Risk Register

by PM4NGOs | Jun 1, 2020 | Project Management

Creating a Risk Register is a key activity during project Set Up. During the Identification and Definition phase high-level risk analysis is performed, and during project set-up risks are analyzed and risk responses are put in place. Please note that this is a...