Latest journal entries
Status Reporting and the Controlling Cycle
As I am currently working on improving our controlling cycle support and status reporting I thought it would be a good time to share some thoughts about this topic with you in general. This will also round up my other posts around project controlling a little bit and put them into a larger context. read more
Onepoint Project 9 - What's New?
The new major version of Onepoint Project features many improvements, one of them being a face-lifted user interface that incorporates a lot of the feedback we got from existing and prospective customers. Functionality-wise we added a report writer as well as two optional modules covering basic risk and issue management. read more
GTD and Project Management?
Can David Allan's "Getting Things Done" also provide benefits for "classical" day-to-day project management? My opinion is yes, but not all concepts apply and some might have to be slightly adjusted. Let me explain how I applied some of David's concepts in order to improve project management and leadership at Onepoint. read more
Introducing "Getting Things Done (GTD)"
I normally really hate books about how to improve your personal time management, because most of the time after reading just a few pages you ask yourself: what has this guy been smoking? Not so David Allen's "Getting Things Done". It's really a good book and describes some interesting concepts for effective task management. read more
Milestone Controlling: Milestone Trend Analysis
The old proverb that a picture says a thousands words is also true for milestone controlling. The milestone trend analysis (MTA), a both simple and at the same time powerful tool visualizes milestones in a date grid making it possible to spot delays, trends and even to make "visual" forecasts of future milestone dates. read more