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10 best practices for successful project management

The right mix of planning, monitoring, and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. These guidelines will help you plan the work and work the plan.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: Best Practice, Tom Mochal, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Blogging, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Internet

Download resources 2009-07-23

10 ways to get a slipping project back on track

Plenty of things can derail a project plan: underestimated tasks, departing staff, misallocated resources. Here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that's losing ground.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: Tom Mochal, Productivity, Blogging, Internet

Download resources 2008-10-30

10 techniques for gathering requirements

It's difficult to build a solution if you don't know the requirements. The "elicitation" step is where the requirements are first gathered from the client, and there are lots of ways to go about it. Each technique has value in certain circumstances, and you'll often need multiple techniques to gain...

Tags: Technique, Requirement, Tom Mochal, Productivity

Download resources 2008-01-02

10 tips for managing virtual teams

Most everyone works in a team environment, and it's generally been understood that the most effective teams are those located together. But thanks to the Internet, faster and more reliable communications, and collaborative tools, people are now coming together on teams that are no longer co-located. In fact, the...

Tags: Team, Virtual Team, Tom Mochal, Team Management, Globalization, Management, Strategy

Download resources 2007-11-13

Take control of your day with these 10 time management strategies

Have you ever started the day with great ambitions and then realized at the end that you didn't get anything done? Honing your time management skills can help. Project management expert Tom Mochal offers this list of 10 techniques that will help you achieve a higher degree of control over...

Tags: Strategy, Tom Mochal, Time Management, Productivity

Download resources 2007-09-25

10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a project manager

You've all seen top 10 lists of the best traits of a project manager or the top 10 skills of a project manager. However, project management is not for everyone. Many people have some of the traits to be a good project manager, but they also have many traits that...

Tags: Trait, Project Manager, Tom Mochal, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Blogging, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Internet

Download resources 2007-09-19

Top project management resources: Best of Tom Mochal

For years, Tom Mochal has been sharing his project management strategies and advice with TechRepublic members. We've rounded up more than 20 of his tips and articles here to provide project managers with insights and suggestions on such PM issues as risk analysis, scope change management, gathering requirements, project estimates,...

Tags: Tom Mochal, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Change Management, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Download resources 2007-05-23

10 things you should know about ITIL

These days, you're likely to hear the term ITIL bandied about in many IT circles--yet a lot of IT managers don't know what ITIL really is. Project management expert Tom Mochal has created a list of key facts to help you get up to speed on ITIL concepts. He...

Tags: Tom Mochal, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations

Download resources 2006-11-08

Get a firsthand look at a successful CRM implementation

CRM has become a key business paradigm for organizations seeking to cultivate and expand their customer relationships, but many implementations fail because of misconceptions and unrealistic expectations. Here's a look at the other side of the coin: a successful CRM implementation. In this series of articles, originally published on...

Tags: CRM, Tom Mochal, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software

Download resources 2006-11-02

10 things you should know about customer relationship management (CRM)

CRM has become a key business paradigm for organizations seeking to cultivate and expand their customer relationships, but many implementations fail because of misconceptions and unrealistic expectations. Tom Mochal points out 10 fundamental facts about CRM to help you gain an understanding of what a CRM initiative will entail,...

Tags: CRM, Tom Mochal, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software

Download resources 2006-09-26

Mini-glossary: Project management terms you should know

Part of the process of successfully deploying project management in an organization is to standardize the terminology. That way, when one person talks about risks, scope, issues, requirements, and other project management concerns, everyone else knows what he or she is referring to. PM guru Tom Mochal put together this...

Tags: Tom Mochal, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Download resources 2006-07-05

Clarify project roles with this simple responsibility matrix

In a large project, you may have many people with some degree of responsibility for completing certain deliverables. It might be just one person writing a document and one person approving it. But it's often more complicated than that, with several people having a hand in the creation and others...

Tags: Clarify, Tom Mochal, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Tools & templates 2006-06-08

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The top five reasons why project management fails [video]

Most organizations are trying to get better at project management because they recognize that there is a lot of value associated with efficient and successful project management. So why are so many organizations still so bad at it? This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives lists the top five...

Tags: Video, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Communications, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Experts' view: Strategies for making your meetings effective and useful

Every so often, you may find yourself walking out of a meeting feeling hopeful and energized by the ground that was covered, the ideas that emerged, and the issues that were resolved. A meeting like that doesn't happen by accident: Someone took the time to consider and define its purpose...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Policies And Procedures, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Human Resources

Download resources 2006-08-01

Use this action item log to keep project team meetings on task

This form is designed to help managers keep track of tasks and the team members who are responsible for completing them. How many times has this happened to you? You attend a meeting where members of a project team have enthusiastically volunteered to complete a variety of...

Tags: Team, Action Item, Team Management, Management

Tools & templates 2006-02-10

10 New Year's resolutions for project managers

The chance to make a fresh start on enhancing your project management skills is right around the corner. PM expert Tom Mochal gets things rolling with this list of self-improvement goals for the new year. How was your PM track record in 2005? Were you happy with...

Tags: Project, Certification, PMP Certification, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Quality, Strategy, Training And Certification, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Business Operations

Download resources 2005-12-13

Use this log to track and triage errors uncovered during testing

When error reports begin rolling in during the testing phase of a development project, you need a system for staying on top of them. By logging each error in this form, you'll be able to track the status and severity of all the issues that turn up. ...

Tags: Error, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Download resources 2005-09-01

Master these 10 processes to sharpen your project management skills

Various project management methodologies organize and structure work processes differently, but the key areas in this list always require attention to ensure success. The bigger and more complex a project gets, the more you need formal processes and techniques to effectively manage the work. This updated version...

Tags: Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Download resources 2005-08-24

Five steps for conducting an effective deliverable walkthrough

A deliverable walkthrough can help ensure that a project is completed according to accepted standards, guidelines, and practices. Here are the steps for planning and conducting a successful walkthrough. Deliverables that require human knowledge and creativity--such as a business requirements report, program code, marketing campaigns, and research...

Tags: Deliverable, Marketing Research, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Marketing, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Download resources 2005-08-17

Build a foundation for project success with this definition template

This comprehensive project definition template will help you develop a clear and effective document to guide participants and stakeholders through the completion of a project. The project definition clarifies the deliverables, the scope, and the overall approach of a project. It also communicates the project vision to...

Tags: Definition, Project Definition, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Tools & templates 2005-08-04