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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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What’s The Future of Project Management? (2020)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I review a lot of PM software tools and I don’t see many companies taking massive leaps into new ways of doing old tasks. However, here are some considerations for future technology – project management style. Project Management Software: The Next Generation. The future of project management software is interesting.

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What we want from project management tools in 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And then I log into my PM software and suddenly that simplicity that exists elsewhere disappears… Here are my wishes for the PM software industry for 2020. We have forecast and actual dates, timesheets, budgets, databases of lessons learned , risks, issues and changes. Give us more data. Projects generate huge amounts of data.

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15 Easy Ways to Earn PDUs in 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we’ll cover what you need to know about the different categories of PDUs and how many you need to get, plus some simple and free ways to earn PDUs in 2020. Technical PDUs can apply to more than one of your certifications as long as the subject is relevant. You’re in the right place! Education PDUs. Claim for mentoring.

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Scrum Master Interview Questions: The Sprint Review

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review. It is the Sprint Review. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Das Scrum Master Interview: Der Sprint Review. ?? The Sprint Review According to the Scrum Guide. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. . Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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IT project management explained: How to run great IT projects

Planio

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. with examples of IT projects) IT project management is the process of planning, organizing, running, and managing information technology projects. And that’s no simple job.

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Women in Project Management: Rachel Mata

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m interviewing Rachel Mata , Lead Project Manager at Edu-tech company Instructor Brandon. I got my master’s degree in November 2020. We should be focusing on enhancing our ability to adapt, adjust to risks, and changes we were not expecting. Rachel, how did you get into project management?