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Mounir Ajam is the primary author of the UrukPM Applied Project Management blog site, which has been active since 2012 with hundreds of articles on various project management topics.

  • What is and how can we use Rolling Wave Planning?
    by Mounir Ajam on April 16, 2024

    What is Rolling Wave Planning, and how can we use it? This blog post is a video on using Rolling Wave Planning. The Scheduling Series This is the third video in the short series on scheduling. In the first video, we covered the process of scheduling, which are the steps to follow for any schedule development. The post What is and how can we use Rolling Wave Planning? appeared first on Applied Project Management Blog.

  • How to schedule across the Project Life Cycle?
    by Mounir Ajam on April 9, 2024

    How do you develop the project schedule as we move across the project life cycle? Develop a Project Schedule This is the second video in the short series on scheduling, which includes developing a stage schedule and a project schedule. In the first video, we covered the process of Project scheduling, which are the steps The post How to schedule across the Project Life Cycle? appeared first on Applied Project Management Blog.

  • What are the steps to schedule a stage of the project?
    by Mounir Ajam on April 2, 2024

    What are the steps to develop a stage schedule, which is part of the scheduling work of a project? This blog post is a video. Develop a Stage Schedule This video covers ‘the process’ of scheduling. Typically developing the schedule for a stage of a project. We will not discuss details, only an overview of The post What are the steps to schedule a stage of the project? appeared first on Applied Project Management Blog.

  • Murphy’s Law: What happens when Murphy takes over the house
    by Mounir Ajam on March 26, 2024

    Many, if not most, people in project management know Murphy or Murphy’s Law. According to the Murphy’s Law, “If anything can go wrong, it will. “ What does this mean to us in project management? There are many meanings; however, it is basically about accepting the idea that things could go wrong. To counter the The post Murphy’s Law: What happens when Murphy takes over the house appeared first on Applied Project Management Blog.

  • Is the Uruk Platform the open buffet of the 4PMs?
    by Mounir Ajam on March 19, 2024

    In this article, we share the entire vision of the Uruk Platform—we share it openly. Today, we are not focusing on the great value of the Uruk Platform to organizations (the why); we leave that to other articles, videos, or podcast episodes. Today’s topic is about the what and how. Introduction to the Uruk Platform The post Is the Uruk Platform the open buffet of the 4PMs? appeared first on Applied Project Management Blog.

  • Are there IT projects or construction projects?
    by Mounir Ajam on March 12, 2024

    Are there IT Projects or Construction Projects? We will start with a statement that might shock some people: We do not believe there are IT or construction projects. Switching the words, IT Projects almost do not exist. Construction Projects do not exist. We are willing to bet that most readers will be choking or laughing The post Are there IT projects or construction projects? appeared first on Applied Project Management Blog.