If you go on Quora or other online forums, you’ll find a lot of questions about the necessity of a project management certification. So should you actually get certified? 

It’s not easy to assemble a great project team. Not only do the individual team members have to have the necessary skills to contribute to the project, they also need to work effectively together. 

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Project status reports are a great way for project managers to keep track of a project’s progress and also helps them identify risks and other challenges. 

It’s unwise to strive for perfection, as you can always improve something. A method that helps organizations and projects improve continuously by eliminating waste and optimizing processes, is the 5S methodology.

You’ve probably heard of top-down and bottom-up in context of business management. Project management has taken these management approaches and adapted it towards project planning. 

Bees play an extremely important role in the ecosystem, as they’re responsible for pollinating flowers and plants. Most people probably associate bees with honey, they also offer us important project management lessons.

There’s lots of talk about the importance of a successful kickoff meeting for a project. What’s equally important is the close-out meeting at the end of a project, as it gives the project team the chance to review their work.

In an ideal world, project teams would never face any challenges and would always deliver projects successfully. Unfortunately, that is not possible in reality. Making mistakes is inevitable

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As new businesses are emerging at an ever increasing pace, organizations are under more pressure than ever to deliver successful projects.

It is a fact that the earth’s natural resources are slowly depleting, and one of the biggest global concerns right now climate change and its dangers. How can project management become more “green”?