How to plan effectively
Using the 7 Habits by Stephen Covey. In this blog about effective planning, I project the theory of Stephen Covey's "7 habits of highly effective people" onto the world of project and resource planning. I focus specifically on the process and the people.
8 organizational aspects of planning
Project management is the foundation of any construction project--mismanagement can subject a project to countless delays and budget overages, and can even lead to it folding entirely.
Organizational structure versus planning
Project management is the foundation of any construction project--mismanagement can subject a project to countless delays and budget overages, and can even lead to it folding entirely.
Is your organization getting better in planning?
Your gut feeling probably says yes, but how do you back that up? In this article, you can read how to measure the planning performance of your organization.
Best practices for approving time sheets
For your project-based service providers, hours are the fuel on which those companies run. Therefore, those hours must be complete, correct, and available on time.
3 ways to secure your planning
You probably heard of data looting, information leakage, and losing laptops. Data security is crucial because it can have significant consequences for your business.
What impact will the GDPR have on planning?
The GDPR sets rules for protecting personal data throughout the EU. This legislation affects any company that uses personal identifiable data for planning projects.
3 building blocks to organize planning
We regularly see that project-based service providers enthusiastically start a trial version of Timewax, only to find that they’re not properly prepared. Their organization is not yet in place. Obviously, that needs to be sorted out first before starting to use a software planning tool. In this blog, we will discuss the 3 building blocks for good organization in terms of planning.
Stop the tug-of-war over employees
Many companies struggle with how to use their employees for projects. In particular, the tug-of-war over employees from different parts of the company has shown to be disastrous for the correct and timely execution of the projects. You can deal with this by choosing the right project approach, assigning full-time employees and distinguishing between projects and other work. In this blog we will discuss this further.
Drives of planners vs. project managers
Planners and project managers sometimes clash in the workplace. We are all familiar with situations where project managers eagerly start to claim employees, only to be blocked by the planner. And this is a source of irritation for both of them. In this blog, we will be looking at the drives that motivate these two roles, to gain more understanding about why they compete with each other and also to see where their middle ground is and where they can