Adrian Neumeyer

Figuring out how much capacity a project manager needs for a project is difficult. Leadership tasks are hard to measure, making it hard to predict their workload accurately. Of course, every estimate involves some guessing. But it should be based on clear factors tied to the nature of the project. In this article, I’ll share … Read more

Delivering a project within a fixed budget is not easy. A burndown chart helps you see if you’re staying within the allocated hours or not. But how do you make a burndown chart? That’s what you’ll learn in this article. We’ll walk you through the steps, provide the exact formulas needed, and share a ready-to-use … Read more

The FTE method is a way to size a project team. It ensures that each team member is fully occupied with productive tasks. Project managers do this by ensuring their daily workload is as close as possible to the full-time equivalent (FTE) of eight hours a day. This doesn’t mean each team member is expected … Read more

You’ve done your initial research and scoping. How do you develop a capacity plan for your agile project? Agile frameworks are great because of their flexibility, reducing the need for upfront planning. But we live in the real world and still need to align our scope with the team’s capacity. In this article, we’ll walk … Read more