Why should it matter who owns the float? “Who owns the float?” is a really important question when a change is introduced into a project. It’s controversial and a quick internet search of that exact question reveals many thousands of attempts to clarify it. It matters when a project…
How good is your project plan? Is your project set to complete on time and within budget? You may believe that you know the answer because you have a schedule that tells you, but are you confident in the schedule itself? Project Pilots can determine the fitness of your schedule…
Richard Robson is delighted to announce that he has successfully completed the Mediator Skills Training programme of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution and is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. This was a lot of hard work by Richard and investment of resources by Project Pilots but this substantial achievement brings…
The 7 best project management mobile apps of 2015 | CIO: Almost all project managers and organizations have heard of MS Project when it comes to project management software. But there are some impressive project management mobile apps out there that you may not be aware of – here are…
Project planning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Project planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment. [1] Initially, the project scope is defined and the appropriate methods for completing the project…
Five new open source project management tools for 2015 | Opensource.com: Last year, I covered five of the best open source project management tools, like ProjectLibre and OpenProject. The article struck a chord with readers and continues to prove valuable. So, this year I revisited the tools mentioned in last…
Project Pilots Ltd – Professional Project Management Products: Want a second opinion of your project to give you peace of mind? Would you like an independent review of your project? How compliant are your plans? Would you like guidance on improvements? How fit is your project plan? All questions that…
The other side of project planning, estimates. An interesting news article from across the pond. Bid estimates vital part of planning process – The Newnan Times-Herald: Board member Linda Menk noted the architect’s estimate for the project was $1 million. Burwell will provide “a tremendous service to the families…
I am very pleased to launch the new website of Project Pilots. Thanks to my web designer and old colleague Jane Akshar for helping me with this. I also have a Facebook page and Twitter account so please like and follow me
What are the tools available for project planning and which software would you select and why? Project management tools have been around for years, I remember PMW, the Hoskyns Project Management Workbench but I am showing my age. Things have moved on a lot. Richard updated me on today’s…