Proper utilization of project management is very important since it can make or break a project. Managing it optimally can bring fruitful results but overutilization or underutilization can lead to failure of a project. To know more about project management, kindly refer to the below mentioned link:-http://www.cioupdate.com/trends/article.php/3603241/Getting-Project-Management-Right.htm

Nowadays, it is very essential to learn various skills and practices of Six Sigma for improvement of business processes.  It basically helps a company in enhancing performance by establishing the employees and management strategies. The main focus of Six Sigma is to identify defects or errors in business, remove these errors and decrease variation in manufacturing as well as business processes. During six sigma projects there are mainly two project methodologies that a company usually follows.  They are DMAIC and DMADV. Both consist of five phases; however, DMAIC is implemented on projects that focus on improvement of the existing process of business, whereas DMADV is implemented on projects which aim to develop new product and process designs. To understand the importance of Six Sigma in business processes, please follow this link: http://goarticles.com/article/Six-Sigma-Benefits-for-Businesses/6646247/

For successful project, we must try and break out of the traditional and fundamental ways and try to create and implement hybrid methods for project management, so that business, client and project team member needs can be achieved. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.projecttimes.com/george-pitagorsky/blending-agile-and-formal-project-management.html

To cultivate innovation, it is important to think relationally in a collective manner across the business unit in a broad view. The prevalent characteristic for any project is mainly dependent on the type of project or specification of running project, said Fadi Samara, PMP, of C4 Advanced Solutions. Also the people factor is a matter of huge concern when working on a project with multicultural teams. Self-inflicted complexity should be avoided to do the thing in a simple manner. Micromanaging, focusing on narrow projects, unnecessary layers of management, confound accountability and lack of proper communication can make the project even more complex. Mr. Samara also said "People underestimate complex projects due to lack of experience". So, experience plays a vital role to make a project successful. Also to deal with project complexity, leadership is the most important skill for a project manager. More than 80 percent of respondents to the PMI Pulse of the Profession® survey ranked leadership as the most crucial one. Please go through the link for more details: http://blogs.pmi.org/blog/voices_on_project_management/2014/05/orgs-must-take-on-innovation-a.html

There is always an opportunity for a project manager to coach team members, as the project is a full-time work. For a project management, planning is very essential for effective coaching sessions. It is important to decide whether the session will be directive or non-directive, and also in which area the team members are to be coached. Coaching can deliver a very successful project when, newly formed team or inexperienced team were properly coached and guided by the manager. It is not a replacement of formal training; it is a re-enforcement approach which will be very affective after formal training. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/why-project-managers-should-coach-2.php

Arranging a meeting involves a lot of strategy, planning and tactics. A good meeting is short, effective and a good experience for everyone. To arrange a successful meeting, agenda of the meeting must be very clear to all members. Discussions should be to the point, useful and brief. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.pmhut.com/meeting-management

A research is meaningful only if the students get to learn something from a project and maximizes their knowledge while working on a project. Preparing questionnaire and determining sample size for conducting a survey is very crucial. Post- survey, preparation of report and giving recommendations are also very important. For companies this is a profitable situation as they get free advice with no costs involved.

To know more kindly refer to the below mentioned link: http://www.drharoldkerzner.com/designing-a-meaningful-research-project/

Inability to take decisions is one of the principal reasons for the failure of any project. Good project managers need to have proper understanding of various effective tools to manage triple constraints of any project i.e. time, cost and scope. In this article tools like SWOT Analysis, Maslow's Pyramid, Pareto Principle, Monte Carlo Simulation and Decision Tree Analysis are discussed. In the field of project management, these are regarded as highly effective tools for decision making. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.projecttimes.com/articles/decision-making-models-in-project-management.html

The normal reaction towards any kind of change is always negative. To change such a scenario one must be very careful. Firstly we must explain the reason as to why the change is imminent and things which are associated with it. Secondly providing adequate support helps to accept the changes more easily and smoothly. Thus proper measures and support can help to make changes happen.  Please go through the link for more details: http://www.pmhut.com/5-tips-to-help-make-changes-happen

Moustafa Alzuabi (IT Manager at the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector and a certified project management professional), talks about some of the common misconceptions in project management. The focus of the article is mainly on uniqueness of results, project constrains, project plan and project schedule. For more details please follow this link: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140428203280

To complete a project successfully a project leader must have the details and nitty-gritty’s of the project i.e. the constraints, requirements, demands clear in his or her mind. Documentation of the details is very important for any project and so is the ability to utilize and make the most of the team members for successful completion of the project within the stipulated time. To know more about the basics of project management, please visit Olga Sa's article at: http://www.pmhut.com/10-basics-of-project-management

According to a research done by Gallup Organization's State of the American Workplace, it was found that tapping the strengths of team members can create wonders and if utilized properly and efficiently can provide highly productive results. They also found that when employees become aware of their strengths, they become 7.8% more productive. Team members should be allocated jobs based on their area of expertise which will not only be beneficial for the company but also for employees and this will give them more job satisfaction and hence will bring better results. To know about how to build the strengths of your employees, please visit Tim Clark (partner and senior analyst with The FactPoint Group, a market research and consulting firm)'s article link at: http://www.pmhut.com/11-ways-to-build-on-the-strengths-of-your-team-members

A project is not complete until it starts delivering benefits or profits to the owner of the project.
Following best techniques and using best resources while development of the project is of no use unless and until the project starts giving returns.
To know more kindly refer to the below mentioned link:-
 http://www.pmhut.com/is-a-project-complete-without-benefits-realization

Design for Six Sigma is a design methodology. It works if properly instituted and executed. Wrongly designing and forcefully applying can cause more harm than help. If we need to implement Design for Six Sigma we should do it at the primary levels and not during the mid or operating level. To know more about this topic, go through Alan Nicol (Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions)'s article link: http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2012/04/wrongly-doing-design-for-six-sigma

The market is becoming more competitive nowadays. Companies like General Electric, Honeywell, Raytheon and IBM have managed to save billions of dollars in cost savings by process and quality improvement through Six Sigma. The majority of companies like to implement DMAIC methodology because they have existing processes. The remaining minority of Six Sigma practitioners is using a Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) approach to design a new product. DMAIC mainly focuses to improve the existing processes in such a way that final products can be produced with extremely low defects i.e. 3.4 defects in 1 million opportunities. Design for Six Sigma on the other hand, is about the design, development and commercialization of new products and processes for Six Sigma quality. To know more about DMAIC and DFSS, please go through the link: www.isixsigma.com/new-to-six-sigma/design-for-six-sigma-dfss/design-six-sigma-dfss-versus-dmaic/

Project management provides a strict framework to achieve business goals. As economic conditions are improving day by day, responsibility of project managers are also increasing to deliver projects efficiently. It is important to allocate resources properly by providing structural framework in such a way that ensures the investment in a positive direction of a growing economy with anticipated benefits. Hence, it is important for project managers to estimate and invest wisely in projects to ensure a long-term future. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.projecttimes.com/articles/can-project-management-lead-us-out-of-recession.html

Delivering business value requires proper understanding of the business various drivers. Driver can be a problem or opportunity which is associated with the project and relates the key variable to address the problem. Prioritization and listing of key indicators are very essential at the beginning of the project for proper decision making. The article mainly talks about few key performance indicators and also contains a list of 75 KPIs that every manager needs to know developed by Bernard Marr, a well-known performance management expert. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.projecttimes.com/articles/measuring-project-success-using-business-kpis.html

Skills required for project management cannot be achieved overnight. It comes automatically with experience and practice. As we handle more projects, our skills get enhanced and we work more efficiently and smoothly. To read more about this aspect, visit Sabrina Hanapiah's article link: http://www.aits.org/Articles/tabid/1450/ArticleId/10330/How-to-Develop-Project-Management-Skills.aspx/uid/10535

There are many cases of project failures where managers are actually blamed. The reason behind such failures is lack of communication between clients and project managers. To make a project successful, we need to understand specific needs of the clients and address the technical glitches. To know more kindly refer to the below mentioned link: http://blog.parallelprojecttraining.com/project-management-articles/project-managers-need-stand-counted/

Cloud computing enables companies to get agile, leverage infrastructure on demand, and run it like a utility. The cloud environment provides flexibility, scalability and continuous availability with expert services. Rapid prototyping and to solve business process through analysis can be easily done by having access to a cloud environment. While the benefits are many but, the public cloud does not fulfill the needs of individual organizations which need better privacy and data security. In public cloud, many clients can access virtualized services from the same pool of servers and resources, but in private cloud clients mainly access services from a distinct pool of physical computers. Nowadays many organizations opt for a middle way i.e. hybrid cloud solution to avoid disadvantages of private cloud. Please go through the link for more details: http://www.daywatcher.com/what-is-a-private-cloud/