Considering that video games are extremely complicated business ventures, complete with countless human and non-human expenses and considerations, creating an effective budget and schedule for a game project is daunting. And since I’m working on a large game project of my own, plus planning one for this class, I figured Read more…
When starting out a project a key aspect to the project is the projects budget. This affects everything from the quality of the items used, the amount of work that can be done, to the amount of time that can be put on the project. When planning out a budget Read more…
Over in London, England, the most iconic landmark is getting renovated. The Elizabeth Tower, or more famously called Big Ben (which is technically the bell inside the tower), is going to fall silent for four years while the renovation happens. The project started in the summer of 2017 and is Read more…
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPmKNHF84qc Network Scheduling is very important to release a project on time, whether it be an app, website, or anything else. It helps teams to prioritize what is most important and set up due dates for everything required for the project. PERT charts make it easy to see how Read more…
As the Astrodome sits abandoned in Houston next to its replacement, NRG Stadium (formerly Reliant Stadium), it’s easy to wonder how a structure once considered the “Eighth Wonder of the World” could have turned into a project management and city planning nightmare. In 1960, Houston was granted an expansion MLB Read more…
Project Management is all about managing your time and understanding key objectives to meeting deadlines. Without some kind of tactical structure, it becomes extremely difficult to ensure that you’ll meet these deadlines. Network Scheduling Techniques allows you plan and utilize your resources in order to achieve time and cost goals. Read more…
My goal for this post is to synthesize the information in this PMI article I found on some best practices for project management. Nothing can substitute for experience but hopefully these strategies can provide a starting point for anyone to learn from and adapt to their specific project. Nine Elements Read more…
Goodbye Saturn, Thanks for the Ride (1985-2010) Unlike many automotive concepts that come and go every year, Saturn was one that actually came to play. When the company was launched in October 1990, it represented a rare phenomenon in the industry with its unique features, clever marketing, and customer-focused retail Read more…
A big part of being a project manager is having the ability to motivate your workers in order to get the job done. A well motivated team will achieve much better success than a team lacking motivation. So now the question is, what motivates the project manager? In general, there Read more…
Planning all begins with an understanding of the requirements, constraints, and assumptions. At least that’s what the textbook would say about project planning. So what happens when a project is started without these? What happens if all that is understood are actually assumptions? The planning steps can be some of Read more…