Author: Parthiv Bhuta

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Your Project Online Customizations Will Break — Here’s What to Do Next

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Everything Was Working Fine… Until It Wasn’t For many organizations, Project Online (PWA) has long been the workhorse of portfolio visibility, governance, and status tracking. And over time, it became “homegrown.” Custom scripts. Script Editor web parts. JavaScript buttons to auto-fill fields. CSR to make forms prettier. But recently, something changed — quietly. Microsoft has Read more about Your Project Online Customizations Will Break — Here’s What to Do Next[…]

AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part Three

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Part Three – Roadblocks to AI and what can we do now to Help. Roadblocks So we have the pieces to make an awesome AI tool that can make life as a project manager more efficient, so why are we not there yet? While the technology is almost there, here are some roadblocks that still Read more about AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part Three[…]

AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part Two

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How far are we from getting AI in Project Management and what is it really going to do for us? How far are we from getting AI? Personally, I don’t think anyone has a crystal ball to truly answer this question. But we can look at what technologies are currently available to predict an answer Read more about AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part Two[…]

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AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part One

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The Evolution of Project Management and What Is AI The Evolution of Project Management New technologies and business models have been changing the status quo of how we perceive existing goods and services. From electric lights replacing candles and oil lamps to automobiles replacing the horse and buggy, these phenomena have been occurring throughout different Read more about AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part One[…]

High-level Overview of Mechanics of PPM Implementation

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In my previous blogs on PPM implementaion (links below), I spoke about the underlying need and the various challenges in PPM Implementation. In this blog I am going to discuss about the various driving mechanics of PPM implementation. One of the most important aspect that organizations need to understand is that the implementation of PPM across the Read more about High-level Overview of Mechanics of PPM Implementation[…]

What you may not know about the Status Date in Microsoft Project 2013

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Status Date in Microsoft Project 2013 is an often overlooked feature and today I would like to share one thing that it’s quite useful, apart from the Earned Value calculations and why you as a Project Manager (PM) or a Scheduler should go make it a habit to always update your Status Date. For those of you who Read more about What you may not know about the Status Date in Microsoft Project 2013[…]

Tesla: Sometimes, Just Sometimes, It’s Okay for a Project Deadline to Slip… If You’re Building Something Amazing

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On Thursday evening, September 29th, Tesla Motors hit another major milestone in automotive engineering by officially launching the Model X electric crossover SUV. Much like the Model S electric sedan before it, Tesla’s much-anticipated Model X took much longer to launch than initially planned, as shown by the series of launch delays below: End of Read more about Tesla: Sometimes, Just Sometimes, It’s Okay for a Project Deadline to Slip… If You’re Building Something Amazing[…]

Infographic: Sometimes, Just Sometimes, It’s Okay to Allow a Project to Drag On…

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Although I am normally an advocate of killing a failing project, I occasionally see a project that I’m glad was saved from the chopping block. Despite its centuries — yes CENTURIES — of failures, millions of people around the world are happy to still have the Italian treasure that we know as the Leaning Tower Read more about Infographic: Sometimes, Just Sometimes, It’s Okay to Allow a Project to Drag On…[…]