I know what you're thinking: what in the world is scope creep? Well, we must first start with the understanding the definition of scope: the deliverables needed to produce a product or service. Scope creep is defined as the addition of work, features or requirements to a project scope that wasn't initially agreed upon. To clarify, think of all those unauthorized "asks" from … [Read more...] about Avoid scope creep and stay on target with your project triangle
Project Management
From Waterfall to Agile : The Painful Transition That No One Talks About
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about Waterfall and Agile methodologies and best practices for both. One thing that I wanted to highlight is the process and challenges that can arise when transitioning a team from one to the other. Like most, my team had been using waterfall for years, as it was the most common and well known practice. When our leadership had the bright idea … [Read more...] about From Waterfall to Agile : The Painful Transition That No One Talks About
Work Breakdown Structure In Action
After reading through the class material for this week, I found that we are all currently using one of the project management techniques in this course: Work Breakdown Structure. For our final project, each team is working towards the same end goal while reaching various set deliverables along the way. As the article mentioned, "WBS is developed by starting with the end … [Read more...] about Work Breakdown Structure In Action
False Data & Ranking Issues = New Processes for Temple University
If you've checked your Temple email recently, you're probably already aware that Temple University is implementing several new processes due to some recently discovered "data issues". Not only is this very apropos but it got me thinking about the work breakdown structure for the new processes as outlined below. Becuase of the high visibiltiy (and damage control) I … [Read more...] about False Data & Ranking Issues = New Processes for Temple University