Project Cycle Management or PCM is an approach that allows you to manage many different projects and improve the quality of your projects over time. PCM uses the idea of a continuous learning cycle and incorporates logical framework analysis to guarantee that the beneficiaries are involved in the project's design. However, PCM's built-in...

Zero Defects is referred to as a philosophy, a mentality, or a movement. It aims to minimize the number of defects in manufactured products and services as much as possible. Let us understand the concept of Zero Defects. What does the concept of zero defect mean? Zero Defects is a term coined by Mr. Philip Crosby in his book “Absolutes of...

You might have seen the term come up a lot, especially when talking about a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and wondered to yourself what is a work package anyway? Well, a work package is a collection of similar tasks which are bundled together to create a kind of mini-project within a project. What defines a work package is the inter-relatedness...

If you’ve ever applied for a project management position or looked into getting a project management certification, you’ve likely come across a requirement for “project management experience.” For example, consider that for a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, PMI wants you to demonstrate at least 4,500 hours of...

Benefits Management Benefits management involves identifying, planning, measuring and tracking benefits from the start of the programme or project investment until realisation of the last projected benefit. It aims to make sure that the desired benefits are specific, measurable, agreed, realistic and time bounded. The term benefits management...

The process ‘defining a program’ provides the basis for deciding whether or not to proceed with the program. The inputs, controls, roles, steps and outputs of this process are as follows: Let us discuss the inputs to this process. [contact-form-7 id="76417" title="Subscriber Demo Form"] Inputs of the Process in Defining a...

Risk Risk can be defined as an uncertain event or a set of events which have an impact on the achievement of the objectives. This effect need not be detrimental.A risk can either be a threat, an uncertain event with a negative impact on benefits, or an opportunity, an uncertain event that could have a favorable impact on the objectives or...

Project Integration management is mainly concerned with the processes required to ensure that the various activities of the project are co-ordinated properly.In other words, Project Integration Management process comprise of activities like identifying, defining, combining, and coordinating various processes related to project. Need For...

Planning and control is a governance theme that involves the preparation of different governance frameworks and information baselines. The major information baselines covered under this theme are as follows: Program plan,Resource management,Information strategies andCorresponding plans. Planning and Control  Following are the...

Program management or programme management is the process of managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving an organization's performance. In practice and in its aims, program management is often closely related to systems engineering, industrial engineering, change management, and business transformation. In the defense...