


13 Rules to Create the Perfect Work Breakdown
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is one of those tools that we love and hate within the world of project management. Love it because it drives good scope definition … hate it on the other hand as they are difficult to do. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is one of...
How to Define good Project Scope
Good scope definition is such a critical step for project planning whether it be Plan-Driven or Delivery Driven approaches. So as we start into the year, what are some of your suggestions / hint on good project scope? A challenge we encounter quite often when first...
Is Vendor Management the new word for Project Management
We, at Turlon & Associate, have blogged and written about the parallels of vendor management and project management in the past. One thing that has come to light is the dependency of vendor management to project success. For example, in the Irish Public Sector,...
The 5 “Don’ts” of Project Management
As I read the various blogs / articles and papers on how to be successful as a Project Manager, it got me thinking of what not to do as a Project Manager. Over a 26 – 27 year career as a Project Manager, I have seen some major do not’s and it is only in hindsight that...
How to Brainstorm Subjective Risk
At a recent Risk Management Workshop, a discussion began on the subjective nature of risk analysis and in particular the ranking of risk. We all know that there are oodles of risk simulation packages that exist and that attempt to minimise the subjectivism of risk...
What are the Best Problem Solving Techniques?
Are you a problem solver? Or let me ask it this way, do you enjoy solving problem. Let’s face it, some people make a career out of it and are extremely good at it and some of us run a million miles away from them and there is few of us between this. We all solve...