
There are three components to project financial management:
1. Project Budgeting
2. Project Accounting
3. Charging
Employing all three components in a consistent and repeatable fashion should in theory deliver insight and consequent business value. In this the first of three articles I am going to focus upon Project Budgeting. Read the rest of this entry »

Well it is that time of year, the chance to reflect on the year that has passed and to look forward to the challenges and opportunities of the one ahead.
We live in interesting times as the Chinese would say, however it need not be the reason to hunker down and simply hope to weather the storm, far better to set an ambitious course and resolve to work towards achieving new objectives. Read the rest of this entry »

Our partners Microsoft UK are the platinum sponsors of Project Challenge, the leading tradeshow for project management in the UK. They asked me to present at the annual Olympia show at the end of September. I presented recommendations on how organisations can gain maximum benefit from their PMO by leveraging the power of Microsoft Project Server. This article summarises the main points from that presentation, which is also embedded below. Read the rest of this entry »

A new feature in Project Server 2010 is the facility for delegation. Taken at face value this new feature has obvious benefits as it can allow the processing of updates and timesheet information when a manager is away for whatever reason. Read the rest of this entry »

Project Server 2010 is more tightly bound to SharePoint than its predecessor and as a result offers users the potential to exploit a lot more of the capabilities of SharePoint than was the case with Project Server 2007. One of the core features available in the latest version of SharePoint is the enhanced functionality provided by Excel Services. Read the rest of this entry »