Project managers are business professionals responsible for overseeing work projects and managing the work teams that complete them. One of a project manager's first important tasks is to identify ...

Large projects are a complex combination of tasks that require a robust mix of skills. Depending on the nature of the project, you may need a computer programmer to write software, an architect to ...

Your technical skills are top notch, but how do you have the skills to move from managing an experiment to planning and managing an entire project? There is both an art and science of running ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Management by objectives is a technique applied primarily to personnel management. In its essence it requires deliberate goal formulation for periods of time (like the next calendar or business year); ...

There’s a difference between objectives as they’re usually stated and business objectives. I use a different vocabulary, by the way: If you’ve read Bare Bones Project Management you’ll recognize it – ...

Project portfolio management (PPM) assists managers in determining which projects are meeting objectives throughout an organization. This information allows them to make data-backed judgments about ...