How can you make sure that you get enough resources to your project? Should you use an optimal plan or a plan with risk buffer? How about asking for extremely much an finally getting what you need? This is called “rejection-then retreat” and it is based on science of persuasion.

Waterfall processes typically define integration and system tests in the end of project, which causes some challenges. So, what is the problem with late integration and test?

What are risk-driven and client-driven project planning approaches and when should you use one, and how about using a combination of both? In this article I provide couple of examples of using risk-driven and client-driven project planning approaches.

Why some companies keep on leading their software development projects with “waterfall approach”? There are probably many reasons, but I guess one reason is related to the mismatch between predictable manufacturing and new product development.

What agile project management actually means? What an agile project manager does in practice? Jim Highsmith has defined nine principles for agile project manager. In this aricle we go through these principles one by one.

If you were given rights to change ONLY one thing in your project, what would it be? What would you change in your project? Here is my take on this.

Taking over a troubled project is not always a pleasure, but it is a job someone has to do. I have found it important and useful to ask certain questions when taking over a troubled, or even a healthy project. Check my questions and tell me what you would ask when taking over a project?

Defining roles and responsibilities is one of the crucial steps in successful project management, because without carefully defined roles and responsibilities you may end up with a chaotic situation in your project. Check how I use MinJet’s MindManager to defining roles and responsibilities in my projects.