Managing Expectations: How to Keep IT Project Clients Informed and Happy
One of the most critical responsibilities of an IT project manager is keeping a project on track. Clients don’t like surprises, especially the kind that cost time and money. When it’s your reputation at stake, you want to be sure you’re managing the client’s expectations appropriately. Doing so means striking a careful balance between meeting the clients’ business goals and staying realistic when navigating the inevitable bumps in the project’s road.
Frequentis Implements TPG PSLink to Integrate Microsoft Project Server with SAP
Munich, Germany. February 10, 2010 - Since late 2009, the air traffic control systems provider Frequentis has been working with TPG PSLink, which integrates Microsoft Project with SAP. The company has also implemented Microsoft Project Server 2007. The solution enables project managers to seamlessly share data with the finance department. Frequentis decided on TPG PSLink after a rigorous selection procedure. The solution integrates several systems and has been running since September 2009. It is slated to go into production this year. The TPG solution allows project leaders to work with their project management tool, and accounting staff with SAP, while sharing data with each other. As users no longer have to enter the same data in two dif ...
What is Project Management Approach?
Project management is a well planned approach for a process from start to end. It is concerned with the planning and guiding of the project from start to finish. Any process needs to be guide in usually five stages. They are initiation, planning, execution, controlling and closing. Project management can be applied to almost all type of projects but especially it is applicable in software development projects to control the complex process. Project management is an organized effort and it is planned very carefully. To accomplish a specific project, project management is essential.
