May 12, 2013 5:38 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software ProjectEveryday a large number of projects are getting ordered signed worldwide leading to its kick off. But a big chunk of this does not get signed off and completed as per the stipulated timelines. The committed deadlines go haywire and lead to customer dissatisfaction in all those cases where a project...
April 30, 2013 8:55 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software Project
Speed: A project never runs on a smooth track with consistent speed. It needs to be geared up, accelerated or applying brakes on it depending on the situation....
April 30, 2013 8:22 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software Project
A project manager is the main driver of his project. Depending on the project size, he might have large or small size of multiple teams to assist him to reach to his destination. The amount of...
April 30, 2013 8:00 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software Project
If Project Manager is the engine of a fast moving train, have you ever imagined the amount of pressure he has over his head to ensure the...
April 28, 2013 11:23 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
software development,
Software ProjectAgile manifesto talks about 'people first' and not about software for a software development project. it emphasizes on valuing people above everything else. If you are able to achieve that, nothing is impossible to achieve further. Though the manifesto looks simpler to adopt but is quite difficult...
April 28, 2013 2:52 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project management. Software quality,
Software Project,
software testing,
tester,
testingTesters have a dual responsibility while testing a product handed over to them. On one hand they are part of the organization that is responsible to launch this product. Development team, after finishing their coding part, hands over the product to testing team who in turn have to ensure that...
April 28, 2013 2:32 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project management. Software quality,
software,
Software Project,
software testing,
tester,
testingNobody would like to have a bug prone app as far as end user is concerned. When an end user is paying for an app in the market, it means he expects to get what is committed to be delivered in a most satisfying manner with highest level of accuracy. Especially when the app is related to core...
April 20, 2013 11:54 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project managementWeb based application from TeamSnap Inc. that allows fans, sports teams, sports groups, sports enthusiasts, sports clubs and sports communities to communicate among themselves, stay connected and organized; has already been a big hit among its more than half million end users spread across 94...
April 17, 2013 9:32 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Persuasion,
project management,
project managerThis is a lovely video explaining Dr. Robert Claldini's research on Persuasion and thereby deriving Principles of Persuasion which have been widely and globally accepted. Dr. Robert Claldini is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing in Arizona State University,...
April 17, 2013 7:28 AM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project managerA project and its project manager are supposed to be most closely knit entities. Bonding between the two has to be strongest as compared to any other bonding existing among various teams or stakeholders engaged in a project. There are certain weakening factors that would force project manager to...
March 24, 2013 10:59 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project management. Software quality,
project managerProject Managers could be of various types. No two project managers can be alike in terms of managing their project, people and events. There could be some similarities in some aspects between two project managers but their way of tackling a particular situation, handling management, managing...
March 18, 2013 10:23 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management
Recently read a good book from Robert S. Kaplan titled as What To Ask The Person In The Mirror. Robert Kaplan is well known as co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard....
March 17, 2013 10:03 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project management. Software qualityThere is a very interesting story that I read online recently. When an abandoned fort that was used as a prison was being stripped by a group of contracted laborers, they discovered a very amazing fact. When this team was dismantling this jail if was found that huge sized powerful locks and strong/...
March 17, 2013 8:20 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Gross Project Happiness,
project managementCan this element be part of all projects. What exactly will be its driving elements and what will it derive out at the end can be quite interesting. Probably it is the first time across the globe that we are using this term for associating with project management. The term itself reflects that it...
March 16, 2013 11:02 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
developer,
project management,
project manager,
testerIn previous three posts we discussed about what one team thinks about other teams while working on a project. There was a picture shown in the post where we...
March 16, 2013 7:54 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
developer,
project management,
project manager,
testerReferring to the interesting chart/diagram in my previous post depicting what one team perceives or thinks about...
March 16, 2013 6:50 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager
What does project manager do in such situation when issues from all around have grown tall, intermingled and he find nobody around to...
March 16, 2013 6:30 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software ProjectAs per a new study concluded recently that pointed out that organizations across the globe are focusing more on tailor made business solutions rather than going for standard solutions available in the market. As a result of that, software application development team within the organization is...
March 16, 2013 3:32 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager
Project Manager is not the only person to be blamed for failure of a project. Like the credit of success goes to the whole team, same must happen at the time of failure too. But that is not the case. Most of the...
March 14, 2013 10:15 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project managementG4S is a worldwide largest personal security company having almost 650,000 employees on its role. Recently they had a major setback in a project that was done with London Olympics where they had to supply a large number of guards. They failed to recruit such a large number of employees and...
February 28, 2013 9:42 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectA project manager has a lot of tasks in his bag at any moment of time during a running project. Distribution of tasks to right guys is an art but requires a science behind it. Before these important tasks become obliterate, it need to be allocated to some of the team member so as putting in one’s...
February 28, 2013 8:18 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectThere are two lovely messages for a project manager on making decisions and promises/ commitments during project lifecycle to various stakeholders on behalf of various teams.
On Decision: The message is - "Never make a decision when you are angry"
make it a golden rule in your life.
On...
February 27, 2013 7:49 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectAll kind of issues arise during any kind of project. They can’t be avoided. Rather, being a project manager, you must welcome as many issues as possible from any corner of your project management teams. The more, the better - in terms of openness and surety of things moving in a right direction....
February 27, 2013 7:37 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectA project manager can’t afford to vanish out of the stage during any phase of a project. His visibility and availability even at the time when he thinks it is not required, will always help in achieving better results during the project management. It does not mean that you have to be present in...
February 27, 2013 7:23 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectA project manager with short tamper, over reactive attitude and less communicative always calls for trouble for himself during his important task of project management. Being crisp, to the point and precise in his communication is as important as being over communicative. Over communicative quality...
February 27, 2013 7:12 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectBeing precise is a very important quality of a project manager. Being precise does not mean being short in communication or being non elaborative. Being precise means crisp and to the point in all kind of communication during any project phase and with any of the teams engaged in the project. At...
February 27, 2013 6:27 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
software,
testingIt is interesting to note that Indonesia won over US and Europe for testing of...
February 27, 2013 5:52 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software ProjectTen Organizational Factors That Make It Possible To Complete Projects Successfully:
1. Culture: Culture makes a lot hell of difference in the mindset of people working in an organization. Though Best in Class and Worst in Class are subjective terms and are in relevance to something or the...
February 27, 2013 5:51 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
developer,
project management,
Software ProjectMicrosoft has decided to tie up with local software development professionals with dual motive. First, to act enabler for those guys...
February 23, 2013 10:06 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project management. Software quality,
project manager,
Software ProjectHow many companies would have adopted Agile and then felt helpless in carrying on with it? There would be. Plenty of them. Such organizations get influenced with any new technology, methodology, process or concept in such a manner that they forget to do their homework before deciding on jumping...
February 16, 2013 1:46 AM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project management. Software quality,
Software ProjectThere is not limit in making effort for making a project success (or failure). Using a latest technology or tool for managing a project does not guarantee you that you are going to succeed in your project. There are a lot more things that matter. Adopting agile, for that matter and actually...
February 7, 2013 11:06 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager,
software development,
Software ProjectAround a couple of years back a very interesting article was published on Forbes website educating on importance and role of Lean and Agile in Software Development Organizations. Dan Woods,...
January 31, 2013 10:40 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project managerIf you are a Project Manager and are widely acceptable among all your team members for all your directions, plans and timelines that you assign or decide; you are either a very great person with highest level of precision or else something is really wrong.
What is your take on this?
January 31, 2013 10:33 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project managementProject Management is not dependent on a highly costly and good quality tool. Projects can be managed without any tools too, in a simplistic manner, if one has the art to manage them. But definitely tools do help in optimizing management of projects by various means. Any tool that intends to be...
January 31, 2013 10:06 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project managerVanessa Fiordio is known to be a an exhaustive learner from videos posted on YouTube. She spends a lot of her time on YouTube which is her best pass time. Her latest blog speaks on
January 31, 2013 9:55 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software Project,
software testing,
tester,
testingThough you will find ample amount of templates online with the help of a simple Google search for "Defect Report" or "Bug Report" online, but still some of the components are must to have for any kind of Defect Report. Those essential ones are:
1. Scope of testing is important to be highlighted...
January 31, 2013 9:45 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software ProjectCollaborating with second and third party vendors has given a new twist to the life of not only to Nintendo, a major games development company, but also of the small companies engaged with the Nintendo. This is new pattern of
January 31, 2013 9:12 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
software development,
Software Project,
software testingDelays in projects do happen. Sometimes with reasons within control and sometime beyond control. A proactive approach, hence, is always preferred so as to avoid a big disaster at a later stage of project nearing completion. The later is the disaster, the higher is the impact. Severity or the risk...
January 31, 2013 9:02 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
software development,
tester,
testingTesting is a more serious job than coding. If there is a flaw in coding, tester is there to take care of it but there remains a flaw in your testing it is the customer that is going to shave off your head that too sometimes in a very bad manner depending on the severity of bugs or loopholes left in...
January 12, 2013 11:19 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager,
Software ProjectIt rarely happens that any of the project phase finishes as per the stipulated plan. Due to one reason or the other, the planned tasks somehow get delayed and at times Project Manager is not able to anticipate this risk in advance. A way of moving towards perfection for a project manager would be...
January 6, 2013 9:31 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager,
software development,
Software ProjectThree days back one of the world's top company engaged in project management training - ESI International - has officially released in a press conference -
December 17, 2012 11:00 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project managementThis is a lovely video found on Youtube. It talks about some basic fundamentals of project management in a very simple manner but conveying the message very clearly and crisply. Nothing much to say about what is there in this video. Just watch this less than 4 minutes video and take along all...
December 17, 2012 10:45 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
project managerFirst you look at this video and enjoy it. The beginning might frighten and worry you to see baby penguins caught in severe snowfall and low temperature and probably lost their way too. But gradually at the end they reached into safe hands. That gave a big sigh of relief and all worry goes...
December 16, 2012 10:42 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software ProjectYou have paid a good amount of money to procure an excellent project management tool. This would have started with the identification of need of a project management tool after which you convinced your management and got an estimated budget approved for its procurement. Once the need is identified...
December 16, 2012 10:02 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
project management,
Software Project
A standalone project management tool might not be able to cater to all relevant functions like finance, operations, PMO, logistics etc. And even if it; it would be asking for lot of...
December 16, 2012 9:38 PM
Posted by: Jaideep Khanduja
developer,
Project Lifecycle,
project management,
project manager,
Software Project,
testerWell, you, as a project manager, have identified the exact needs of your project management tool. In the next step you have also been able to identify the best option in the market. You also identified the champion who is going to drive project management with this tool, someone who is expert on...
What an excellent crux has been concluded in this one picture by 
