Archive for September, 2007

When Updating or Saving data Internet Explorer Crashes

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Problem

When trying to save data in the TinyMCE Rich Text Editor, Internet Explorer 6 will crash with an error similar to:
“Internet Explorer encountered an unexpected error and needs to close”

Resolution

This is a result of a bug found in mshtml.dll and a full security update of Internet Explorer from the Microsoft Updates website should fix the [...]

Refreshing Page Produces Blank Page

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Problem

When using Internet Explorer 7, a refresh of the page or clicking the back button often produces a blank page, or pushes all content displayed in the browser to the left of screen.

Resolution

Ensure you install the latest update from the Microsoft Updates website. It contains a hot fix to this problem

Don’t Micro-manage!

Monday, September 10th, 2007

There are only rare occasions when you should micro manage. Plant shutdowns, production lines and other such occasions where activities are defined in hours and/or minutes are acceptable.
If you define small duration tasks, you are succeptable to “out of sequencing”. Lets say you had three tasks:

Add Instant Coffee
Add Sugar
Stir Coffee
Cough and splutter as you force [...]

Proper Activity Durations

Monday, September 10th, 2007

When scheduling, try to make it a rule of thumb that no activity spans a duration longer than one reporting period. For example, if you are reporting fortnightly progress, you will want to ensure that the activites do not span longer than two weeks.
This will help you track your earned value more accurately.

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Plan the Work, Work the Plan!

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Sometimes projects have a great plan of attack, yet they still wind up being over time and/or budget. Why is this? One main reason is because the project plan was not followed!
“Plan the work, and Work the Plan!”
Its a simple saying that we echo constantly. If you do not follow the plan you set out [...]

Cost Control vs. Accounting

Monday, September 10th, 2007

There are two ways of measuring costs. They are “realised” cost and “realisable” cost. A realisable cost (or an accrued expense) is a cost that is deemed to be recognised before it has been paid. A realised (or deferred expense) is an expense that is recognised after it has been paid.
It is important to remember [...]

New Website

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Welcome to our new Project Management weblog. Here you can find all the information you need about our company and what we do along with handy hints for managing your projects successfully.
Be sure to check out the latest news and events, and check in regulary for updates on our products and services.
The new website makes use of Wordpress, Wordpress customisations and plugins to deliver content across the internet. Development is still on going, and it is hoped that very soon the site will become a full GBA portal, not just for interested web users such [...]