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Who hasn't experienced it? You start a new project full of enthusiasm and confidence. The planning has already been successfully completed, the project launch went extremely well and everyone involved is full of enthusiasm and drive. But over time, the mood begins to change and with it the entire project. Work processes go awry as planned, communication becomes rougher and more confusing, collaboration starts to break down. The project threatens to fail. The reasons for the failure of a project can be very diverse, but there are recurring problems. Find out what the 8 most common reasons for project failure are and what you can do about them.

Since the ECJ ruling in 2019, there has been an increased focus on time recording, especially in project management. Project time recording is not just about simply recording working time, but rather about the detailed booking of time for specific activities as part of project work. While project time recording offers clear advantages, there are also concerns among employees. But what are the pros and cons in detail? Find out tips and best practices for introducing project-based time recording in your company here.

Effectiveness and efficiency are two common terms in project management and are often used interchangeably, but actually refer to different concepts. Do you know what to do if your project manager asks you to work more efficiently? Should you work more or deliver better results? To clear up any misunderstandings, we explain the difference between efficiency and effectiveness using many practical examples and provide tips for effective and efficient project work.

It is considered the plan of plans or the mother of all plans in classic project management: the work breakdown structure (WBS). The WBS is an elementary component of the project plan and is used to define the complete scope of a project and present it in a structured manner. You can find out what you should bear in mind and how you should proceed when creating a work breakdown structure here.

A project activity plan (PAP) or flowchart is an important part of the project plan. It is the basis for scheduling, the resulting timetable, the resource plan and the cost plan. But what does a flowchart or flow plan look like, what information does it contain and how do I create a flowchart? Here you can find out all this and receive a flowchart template as well as examples of the methodology for creating the flowchart as a list, precedence diagram and Gantt chart.

When it comes to agile methods of software development, you can't avoid one term: Scrum. But what is Scrum actually and how does it unfold its strengths in software development? What roles and what activities are there in Scrum? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this agile framework? You will learn all this in this article. In addition, we provide an insight into our agile Scrum variant, which we successfully use to develop Projektron BCS.

Resource planning is a strategically important step in project management. Its goal is to ensure that sufficient resources are available for a project or project portfolio at the right time and that they are used efficiently in line with project and company goals. What is a resource plan? What information does it contain? What are the benefits of resource planning in project management? How do you create a resource plan? Why is it advisable to use software for resource planning? In this article, we will take a closer look at all these aspects of resource planning and show you how to use it effectively for yourself.