Project Management News
Stress Concentration Factor and Why It’s Important to Project Health
In engineering terms, the stress concentration factor is a localized area or concentration of undistributed force - for those involved in project management, there isn't much of a difference. The stress concentration factor in project management is an aspect of...
Top Tools for Project Management
Trying to set goals, maintain communication, schedule meetings and more can be a daunting challenge if you're using traditional email. Emails do not always reach the right people at the right time, or they can get caught in spam filters...and of course they may be...
Change Control and How It Affects the Health of Your Project
From budget to time and scope, changes in a project are almost inevitable. Regardless of the size of a project, having effective change control in place can make a significant difference in the health of your project. Change requires efficient management in order to...
Project Management vs. Change Management – How Each Affects Your Business
While exhibiting similarities; project management and change management are two different areas, each with different skill sets and requirements. It is true that both have the same strategic goal in the company - producing results for the company and stakeholders. It...
How Proper Project Management Leads to Increased Performance
Conceptually, most companies are familiar with the concept of project management. However, this familiarity is diminished in practical terms, and when it comes to implementation, reality can differ significantly from the concept. Due to the...
The Importance of Process Safety and Asset Integrity
With several prominent events recently in the media landscape concerning asset integrity loss, and the new initiatives to increase the price of commodities starting to take shape, the importance of process safety and asset integrity can not be understated. At present,...
Wind Energy and Its Impact on Texas
Better known for armadillos and oil pump jacks, Texas is a pioneer in renewable energy. While the Texas romance with oil and natural gas is still going strong, Texas has quietly built some of the largest wind generation farms in the country and this looks to continue...
Enhanced Oil Recovery: What You Need to Know
Oil prices are still hovering around $48.00 or less and with steadily climbing supply levels, it might seem superfluous to be discussing Enhanced Oil Recovery projects. However, everyone understands this supply glut will not last forever. Thus being prepared and ready...
The Difference Between Project Management & Project Engineering
Both project management and project engineering play crucial roles in developing, implementing and delivering a successful project. However, each contains subtle differences in actuation to in fact be separate entities. Thus making project engineering...
3 Reasons Your Organization Needs to Outsource a Project Manager
Projects come in varying sizes but all share one aspect in common, the need for reliable and accurate organization. Your projects are crucial to your company's overall progression and success. Therefore, it is essential that your project manager provides the needed...