A Comparison of Various Quality Improvement Methodologies
The early quality improvement methodologies such as control charts, PDCA, Value Analysis, and others, provided specific solutions to reduce defects …
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Project Management
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Project Management the Don Corleone Way: 10 Business Lessons From the Godfather
While I’m not suggesting for one minute that some of the more physical aspects of the Godfather film are lessons a project manager should learn, …
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How to Make Sure Your Project Team Doesn’t Think You Are a Horrible Boss
Are you having difficulty with your employees? Ever wonder if you’re simply a bad boss and your project team is lurching behind every corner looking …
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Overview of Cost Estimation Models
Cost estimation models synthesize engineering judgment, experience, scientific principles, and techniques to estimate project costs. Creating a cost …
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Pros and Cons of the Rational Decision Making Approach
A review of the pros and cons of the rational decision making approach raises the question of whether such a model is actually a …
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What Harry Potter Can Teach Us About Project Management: Lessons from the Movies
It’s possible the Boy Who Lived might have lost his mission: His project management skills weren’t exactly up to snuff! For Harry Potter, scope creep …
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Corporate Sustainability: Implementing Changes to Meet Global Standards
Corporate sustainability could have been a tradition and our environment wouldn’t be the way it is now, had society paid heed to the early warnings …
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How Can Project Managers Learn to Adapt by Following Rod Stewart’s Example?
As a project manager, you need to adapt to new things each time you start a new project or work with a new team and different stakeholders. A look at …
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A Look at the SCAMPER Problem Solving Technique: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Other Use, Eliminate, Rearrange
The SCAMPER technique is a helpful approach to problem-solving. It is a structured process where the decision maker uses a set questions to analyze …
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Predictive Failure Analysis: The Proactive Approach in Analyzing Risks
“I should have seen this coming!” For some this is just a mere expression of regret for failing to see the signs of an imminent problem. In project …
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