ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

When managing a project, one is required to make a lot of key decisions. Because of the high stakes, good managers don’t just make decisions based on gut instinct. An intelligent use of cost benefit analysis will help you minimize risks and maximize gains both for your project and your organization.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2023

ProjectManager is more than great project management software, it’s a depository of dozens of free Word and Excel templates for business that you can download right now. It’s said that your employees are your most valuable resource. It’s good for them and it’s good for managers to track time spent on tasks. SWOT Analysis.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2023

Stakeholders are anyone who has a vested interest in the project. They can be internal, such as project managers, teams, owners or investors, or external, such as clients, customers or suppliers. There can be a lot of stakeholders in any project and managing them requires stakeholder management templates.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2023

It’s another project where you have to manage time, cost and scope (and don’t forget quality) to deliver on a deadline. ProjectManager is award-winning software that can help you plan, manage and track your events. We’re also the online hub for everything project management-related. That’s easier said than done.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2022

Resource management is one of the most important aspects of project management. That’s because projects need resources and those resources must be managed. Project resources are all the raw materials, equipment and human resources necessary to execute project tasks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 23, 2016

Working out who does what on your project can be a challenge. A RACI chart is a project management tool that helps you do exactly that. In this article I’ll give you everything you need to know about producing a RACI chart for your project. What Is A RACI Chart? Example of a RACI Chart.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. Who is the IBM Project Management Certificate for?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

You’ve delivered a great project – or at least made it to the end, exhausted! Now it’s time to handover the work because the project is closing. I had one memorable project where I couldn’t get rid of it. It was fine, but it did pull me away from other projects. And it’s not what project management is supposed to be.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 12, 2021

How can you develop a scope management plan quickly that provides value to the project? Some project managers check the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) for advice, which I think is a great place to start. Who is responsible for developing and managing the project scope?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2019

Does your project team have a roles and responsibilities document that sets out what everyone does? It’s a really simple document that helps clarify how everyone is contributing to the project. A Roles and Responsibilities document is a formal way of defining what each role is responsible for on a project team. You should do.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 19, 2024

Mastering Project Uncertainty – A Systems Thinking Approach by Paul Cuypers offers a theoretical framework and practical models, tools, techniques, and guidelines to systematically minimize uncertainty, thereby increasing the chances of project success. The book is divided in two parts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One of the questions I’m asked often when I’m mentoring project managers, is what is the difference between quality assurance and quality management? Quality management is the overarching approach, concept, principle, technique – whatever you want to call it. Setting a quality baseline with the project board’s approval.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Use our free stakeholder analysis template to help you identify and manage the stakeholders in your project. Stakeholders have a vested interest in the project. Knowing what they’re expectations are is the first step towards managing them. If they’re not happy with the project, then the project isn’t a success.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 21, 2023

Your project outcome is only going to be as good as the team behind it. There are no two ways about it—your project’s success depends on the skills, expertise, and experience of the project team you assemble. That starts with an understanding of project team roles and responsibilities.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects.

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Techno-PM

JUNE 5, 2023

The RACI model is a commonly used tool for clarifying roles and responsibilities within a team or organization. RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. These four categories represent different levels of involvement and decision-making power in a project or task. Download Project Management Templates!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Whether it was as part of a project or another professional interaction, I’m sure you have met colleagues who aren’t taking responsibility at work for their tasks. A roles and responsibilities document or a RACI matrix can help with this. Maybe the work is too hard or too complex for them to manage alone.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Project management planning is made up of many parts. There’s the schedule, the stakeholder matrix, the managing of resources. Speaking of the latter, there’s the matter of how you’re going to procure resources that require vendors of goods and services. That’s procurement management.

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ProProfs Project Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Making projects successful is the key to success for all business owners. And it is imperative to complete projects according to SLAs to build strong brand value in the market. 44% of projects fail due to a lack of alignment between business and project objectives. Share Your Project Vision. Follow RACI Matrix.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

Projects are done by people. Whether that’s just you, or whether you have a team of many hundreds, a project team is how work gets done. Working with people is the main part of project management. Project resource management is how you do this. Resource Management Definition.

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Resource Guru

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A project handover should be simple, right? You reassign a project, and it becomes someone else’s responsibility. In reality, a project handover is more like a game of dominos—one shaky piece and the entire project will collapse. Shift to a higher-priority project. Organize a project handover to the client.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 7, 2018

Any project manager worth their salary will tell you that order and teamwork doesn’t just happen on a project. Instead, it’s an evolutionary activity requiring the project manager to read the internal and external environment and apply their emotional intelligence skills. Related: 7 Tips for Managing Global Teams.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 3, 2017

Do you throw up your hands in frustration when assigned project teams? How is it that some coaches, leaders, and yes even project managers can take a rag-tag group and shape them into a high-performing team? Let’s look at the purpose of a human resource management plan, what’s included, and how to develop one.

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Proofhub

JANUARY 4, 2021

Getting your project off on the right foot is a critical factor that helps determine its success. As you start your project, you need to take the initiative on the preparatory work, from preparing the scope, estimating the costs, assigning resources, and creating a project timeline, to getting sign-off on the key performance indicators.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Whether it was as part of a project or another professional interaction, I’m sure you have met colleagues who aren’t taking responsibility at work for their tasks. A roles and responsibilities document or a RACI matrix can help with this. Maybe the work is too hard or too complex for them to manage alone. You can: Help.

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Wrike

JUNE 15, 2023

A well-laid plan can go a long way in project management , as you have a clear roadmap that you and your team can follow. Yet you won’t always have the time or resources to build out a robust plan for every process, action, or workflow. Project management can also be useful on the ground level.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 31, 2016

5 Questions for Developing a Scope Management Plan How can you develop a scope management plan quickly that provides value to the project? Some project managers check the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) for advice, which I think is a great place to start. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

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MPUG

JANUARY 23, 2023

We will have a variety of writers and topics on project management. The common theme will be project management relating to “hard” – and what is often referred to (errantly) as “soft” – elements. We wanted to begin with an interesting query we have seen about Product and Project Managers.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 25, 2019

According to the Standish Group’s 2015 Chaos Report , I have a 64-percent chance of guessing you’ve been on a challenged or failed software project. According to the Chaos Report , only 36 percent of all projects have been successful while others were challenged or failed to meet the business objectives.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 20, 2023

Last week, Brett Harned shared his story about the importance of assessing project scope and involving the right people. You can read all the stories in our latest eBook, Confessions of a Project Manager. You can read all the stories in our latest eBook, Confessions of a Project Manager. You’re not alone.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 10, 2021

The most important resource you’ll employ to deliver the project is people. They have to fit into the schedule and maintain the project budget. Defining what their roles and responsibilities are when executing tasks and delivering on the project goals is an important part of controlling the project.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 20, 2019

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) is “A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project. Your project scope will stay valid.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Michael Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM Are you navigating the complex waters of project management, feeling the push and pull of deadlines, budgets, and expectations? Every project manager, whether new or old, knows that steering a project to success is no small feat. Unlock the full potential of your project skills.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It is hard to imagine what you can do with a project risk. What can you, as a project manager, do to mitigate a risk? I want to share some stories of risk management with you. These risk management examples will help you to broaden the understanding. For Software Projects). Huge Uncertainty in Project Scope.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In our LinkedIn Project Management 2.0 group ( you can join us here! ), we asked experienced project managers to divulge their #1 tip for newcomers to the field. Read through their project management advice below, and see what you can learn as you walk into your first, second, or even tenth PM role.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 30, 2021

Projects are unique, some more than others. Let's look at how to manage a different kind of project. Project managers may be asked to manage a project, unlike anything they've ever faced. To varying degrees, every project is different from our prior projects – that's what makes them unique.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It is hard to imagine what you can do with a project risk. What can you, as a project manager, do to mitigate a risk? I want to share some stories of risk management with you. I want to share some stories of risk management with you. These risk management examples will help you to broaden the understanding.

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