Enginnering Projects – University of Granada (spain)
‘Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value’ Albert Einstein. Project Success The ultimate goal of project management is that the project can be considered successful. But are we clear that it is a successful project? Defining «successful project» might seem simple. In contrast, this concept … Leer más Successful Project. What does it mean?
When to carry out a project is decided, it is not always necessary to apply a project management methodology in a structured and formal way, with all its components, processes, tools, documents, logs, etc. We have to put in the core of our management activities the project’s deliverables, the outputs and definitely the outcomes expected … Leer más When we must use a Project Management Methodology
I have just read that Penny Goldberg, World Bank Chief Economist, has resigned. It was the second resignation in two years. One of her many projects at the World Bank has been to develop a study on the possible relationship between WB development aid and the level of savings deposits in the countries concerned – … Leer más Project Managers: Ethics and Conduct
In project management, PMBoK has been a worldwide reference, both in terms of knowledge and in terms of professional certification. The six existing editions of the PMBoK have included and defined all the areas, phases and respective processes, where inputs and outputs played a main role. The next edition of PMBoK, the seventh, has a … Leer más Something in changing. Open PM2 vs PMBoK Seventh Edition
The project manager’s time competence is one of the other practice competences included in the Individual Competence Baseline (ICB4) of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) To develop this competence of the project manager you will need to: Determine the necessary activities. Determine the necessary effort and duration. Determine the focus of the phases. Sequence … Leer más Time Management
Every time a new methodology in project management is developed, the possibility of being certified arises. To become a good project manager essentially two facts are needed: Knowledge of how to manage all the components and conditions of a project (time, cost, quality, scope, stakeholders, communication, etc.) The skills to develop each of the activities … Leer más Project Management Methodologies
Tal y como anticipé, y tras disfrutar de una agradable e intensa tertulia, se confirmaron mis presagios: de casi todo sabemos casi nada. Me permito utilizar la primera persona del plural para que al menos me quede una salida: “mal de muchos, epidemia”. Bromas aparte, aunque yo siempre aconsejo no apartarlas de nuestro día a … Leer más Ocurrió lo esperado
Ando preparando una tertulia que periódicamente celebramos un grupo de amigos para confirmar nuestra ignorancia sobre tantos temas. Con ella conseguimos crecer un poquito en conocimiento y hacernos una cura de humildad por poder llegar a intuir nuestro desconocimiento. Por razón de turnos me ha tocado invitar al ponente, y mi decisión ha sido buscar … Leer más Cuando se exige mucho
Confirmado, cada vez tengo más claro que determinados medios de comunicación (quizás demasiados) adolecen de un comportamiento ético en lo profesional. Es un hecho constatado que no respetan la imprescindible separación de los que es “editorial” y de lo que son “hechos constatados y contrastados”. La forma de construir, redactar y maquetar todas las noticias las … Leer más Tengo una buena noticia
Corren tiempos en los que el verbo pasar se conjuga muchas veces en el presente de indicativo: paso. En ese momento nos convertimos en pasotas, poniendo tierra del consejo del gran poeta Machado, que nos invitaba a pasar haciendo camino, camino sobre la mar. Es realmente una pena ya que pasar es una de las entradas … Leer más Aprendiendo a Pasar