This past week, I ventured off to Colorado to run a Project Insight Denver Users Group. It was a huge success and while I’ve already given my two cents on the importance of user groups , I’ve realized another reason why they are important during my flight back home. If you think I’m going to write about...

I was invited out to lunch last week by an old friend and colleague. We had worked together at the same organization many years ago and have been able to stay in touch. Once meeting at the diner, we were seated and ordered our meals – then he broke the news. He had recently (4 weeks ago) accepted a senior...

Less is More Project management software can be extremely detailed and often requires a lot of time to set everything up on the administrator's part. However, depending on the role at hand, it is more often than not that team members don't need to see every column, field, document, project and...

I think we can all agree that the way project management software (or any software for that matter) is rolled out to a team or an organization makes all the difference in the world. You can have the best, most customized to your process software at your fingertips, and if no one is there to input the...

As we all know, the Project Management Institute (PMI) definition of a project is a ‘temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.' By definition a project is unique, meaning that no two are exactly alike. However, most organizations have projects that they repeat on...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, two completely separate companies had finally decided to abandon using desktop applications like MS Project and Excel to manage project schedules and resources. Their challenges were similar. Sharing project schedules by emailing MS Project files around...

Since entering time was just so simple and easy, it only made sense to move along to the next step within our project management software , Project Insight. And that next step was to update tasks assigned to me as a project moved along. My fear: doing it wrong or ruining the project (and I'm pretty...

Hours versus months The average Microsoft implementation can be time consuming. The Gartner Research Group says that Microsoft has several challenges with its project management solution. One of the main issues regarding implementation of EPM is Microsoft's reliance on its partner channel to provide...

Make sure that you invest in a project management software solution that is the right fit for your organization. Buying a high end solution like Primavera or Planview is overkill for most small and medium sized organizations. At the same time, it would be inappropriate for a Fortune 500 organization...

Context From its inception Information Technology (IT) has recognized the significance and importance of developing and applying a set of "standards", "methodologies", "lifecycles" and "best practices" that can be leveraged by all practitioners. As the industry...