Hi VSA,
I think your question lies in 2 parts: Confusion about your
role, and lack of authority.
About the role of the Project Manager, check this article about the specific responsibilities of the Project Manager: http://www.pmhut.com/specific-responsibilities-of-the-project-manager
Now for...
I think you're probably the only one who can best assess your situation. Think about it this way, will you be able to pass an audit if you do get audited (check this article on PMP audit: http://www.pmhut.com/what-if-you-get-audited-on-your-pmp-application ).
Probably an objective and honest...
BNPMike,
I have an article here ( http://www.pmhut.com/the-yin-and-yang-of-project-management-and-business-analysis ) about the difference between Project Managers and Business Analysts(in case you or anyone else is interested in the subject), some people mix the roles together, others tend to...
Hi,
PM Hut has an excellent article on becoming a Project Manager: http://www.pmhut.com/how-to-become-a-project-manager
I would also suggest you read all the articles in the Project Management Process: http://www.pmhut.com/project-management-process . These article are about mainly how to do...
I agree with John, it seems that a simple calendar will do the job, however, if you want to take it up a notch, I'd suggest you use an online Project Management tool, this will enhance collaboration between you and your employees/your clients.
Employees will fill in forms online, you will be...
Take a look at this article on how you can become a project manager.
Additionally, you can read through this series of articles on the PM Process.
Hope it helps.
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Mainly PRINCE2 is famous in the UK in particular and Europe ion General. PMP has a much higher profile everywhere elsewhere.
I don't think that 6 sigma is in the same category as PMP and PRINCE2.
For your convenience, here's a collection of PMP Articles and PRINCE2 articles...
You might want to take a look at these Project Management Trainers.
I'm a big fan myself of private corporate training, where the company pays money for a certain trainer to provide the training in-house. I think the environment will be more relaxed, more friendly, and much more productive...
Emails are usually something official, that's why in big firms you see this huge fine print in the bottom.
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Take a look at the PM Process, you will find everything that a PM should do on a project from A to Z.
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I do suggest also that you read as much material as you can online and offline. Check the Project Management Definitions for a complete set of all the PM terms.
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I've never used it myself, but I learned it in a Project Management course. The Authority Matrix is pretty much the same (in my opinion).
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Got another article on the subject: Failure Causes in IT Project Management. I like this one a lot as it discusses main failure reasons at different maturity levels.
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The client is only able to judge what he sees. In most IT projects, what the client sees is an interface in action. Bugs would still exist here & there, but once you have a functioning system in place, you can fix your bugs. A client that believing that an IT project can be released as 100%...
I like LNBruno's comment on this a lot. Personally I go with production and then quality. Of course, a reasonable amount of quality should be there at any time, but trying to perfect things at the start of a project, especially in the dynamic world of IT Projects (where a product tends to take...
I suggest you take a look at the article What if you get audited on your PMP Application? on PM Hut.
http://www.pmhut.com/ - The Project Management Hut
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