Dependencies can be treated as blockers, but not all are the same. Sometimes you can identify alternatives and escape from the dependency.

As a business grows, project milestones evolve. Larger companies are typically more ambitious, which impacts how milestones are defined and what significant progress is.

For PMs, the main benefits lie in the process, no pun intended, of creating the visual map and the direct understanding that comes with it.

The stage-gate process divides projects into different stages with gates (reviews) in between them. Results of the previous phase are presented to stakeholders.

We’ll define what a business case is, help you determine when you need one (and when you don’t), and walk you through a four-step process for writing a business case.

Both risks and rabbit holes can easily be captured, discussed, and organized into a table known as a risk register.

A RAID log is the perfect tool to anticipate and track all the risks, actions, issues, and decisions revolving a project.

Deliverables can often feel like an imposed requirement without purpose. So, if agile is such a popular way of working, why are deliverables still around?

A crisis management plan should include proactive communication, rational prioritization of tasks, and a process to apply lessons learned.

A creative brief is a document that sets out the strategy, approach, path, and deliverables of a creative project.

While the generic term of risk applies to an organization, product risk refers to the effect of uncertainty on developing a product.

Initiative kickoff is a critical event in product development. Do it well, and you’ll increase your odds of succeeding. Do it poorly and, at the very best, you’ll get off to a slow start.