Books, articles, papers and studies have been published for decades, all coming to the same conclusion. More people applied to projects bring a greater decline in productivity and quality. It does seem logical that, for large projects, a large team is required but that is absolutely not the case.

Currently the financial climate is looking quite gloomy for most businesses, and smaller and medium businesses are the ones that are struggling and have uncertain futures.

Every Project Manager, at the outset of his or her project, is confident of its success. However, not all projects are destined for successful completion; but knowing what causes the failure of projects in general will go a long way to assisting you to avoid the failure of your own.

Project Management software can dramatically improve the productivity of any project: large and lengthy or small and brief.

Knowing how to use Microsoft Project is only the most basic level of proficiency with the software. Advanced MS Project users have a clear understanding of all aspects of project management, which means a comprehensive knowledge of the small details.

Project training covers the mechanics of how to use the software for project management but often doesn't deal with the details of how to apply these techniques to the real world.

Project training covers the mechanics of how to use the software for project management but often doesn't deal with the details of how to apply these techniques to the real world.

Scope creep. It is the bane of every project manager, and yet it is inevitable. Unless you have planned for it, your schedule will be in a shambles, your project late, and your clients unhappy.

Companies that use Project may require more focused and customized training than companies that use other Office applications. Basic word processing and spreadsheet skills can be adopted to a wide variety of tasks, but Project applications tend to be unique to each organization.

Fresh from a Microsoft Project course, a manager sits down to develop a project plan. However without proper project management principles, the plan will just be pretty charts and graphs that have no bearing on reality.