Project Initiation - Starting a Successful Project  [draft]

Week 1 - Fundamentals of Project Initiation Why Project Initiation is Important? A well-planned initiation results in a strong foundation for your project, and sets it up for success. The initiation phase is a crucial time for asking stakeholders the right questions performing research determining resources clearly documenting the key components of a project Getting on the same page and gaining clarity during the initiation phase can save a lot of time and extra work for everyone throughout the project....

June 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1425 words · Eric

Project Management Best Practices  [draft]

Project Charter Project Scope Key Stakeholder Timeline Budget Resource

June 10, 2023 · 1 min · 9 words · Eric

Foundation of Project Management  [draft]

Week 1 - Embarking on a career in project management Week 2 - Becoming an effective project manager Key Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities Project Management Responsibilities Planning and organising. Making use of productivity tools and creating processes. Creating plans, timelines, schedules, and other forms of documentation to track project completion. Managing tasks. A project tasks is an activity that needs to be accomplished within a set period of time by you, your team or your stakeholders....

May 28, 2023 · 13 min · 2663 words · Eric

Databricks Best Practices  [draft]

Table Partitioning You should default to non-partitioned tables for most use cases when working with Delta Lake. Most Delta Lake tables, especially small-to-medium sized data, will not benefit from partitioning. Because partitioning physically separates data files, this approach can result in a small files problem and prevent file compaction, and efficient data skipping. The benefits observed in Hive or HDFS do not translate to Delta Lake, and you should consult with an experienced Delta Lake architect before partitioning tables....

March 16, 2023 · 9 min · 1803 words · Eric

Facilitate Productive Workshop

In the previous post around Effective Meetings in Workspace , I talk about some general best practice about a productive meeting. Normally a meeting can be organised based on following phrases. In this page, I am going to write down some practical tips for facilitating a productive workshop. Before meeting kick-off In the meeting Post meeting follow-up Before Kick-Off Preparation. Get to the meeting room if you have. Get yourself a cup of water if you need....

October 19, 2022 · 2 min · 315 words · Eric