Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

I’ll be honest: PROSCI is out of my budget so I haven’t taken that course. What you need to do to pass the course You can take the assessments without studying the course material, so if you’ve just read the book, or are a change management expert, you can try that. The videos are short enough for you to watch a couple at a time.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Business Case Either a written or verbal proposition used to educate and sway the decision-makers in an organization to take on a project because it is going to deliver a return on investment or provide some worthwhile benefit. Read Peter Landau’s article How to Write a Business Case to learn more about its structure.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

In these cases, you may want to replace the benefit with something that promises better employee utilization. Seek Professional Advice Budgeting employee salary and benefits isn’t something that can be easily mastered. She spends a lot of time studying how technology continues to transform lifestyles and communities.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

In these cases, you may want to replace the benefit with something that promises better employee utilization. Seek Professional Advice Budgeting employee salary and benefits isn’t something that can be easily mastered. She spends a lot of time studying how technology continues to transform lifestyles and communities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2022

EMV averages the best and worst case scenarios to give a financial impact. In this case, the 4 risks give a total of -$3,550 so that is the amount to allocate to your risk budget. However, the EMV is a sensible ballpark figure for contingency budgets when you are putting together the project’s cost baseline. x 15 = 3.75.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Each of these costs must be accurately estimated and added together to determine the project’s budget. Conduct a Feasibility Study A feasibility study will let you know if the project is worth initiating. Business case : This document will provide the justification for the project by evaluating its benefits, cost and risk.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In construction, there are many hats or hard hats as the case may be. This will inform the construction project’s budget. Once you’ve set a baseline, progress and cost variants can be tracked in real time to help you stay on schedule and within budget. It has to be designed by an architect and planned by a general contractor.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

However, if that isn’t the case, you’ll be looking for free project management templates and training you can use as part of a discussion with your leadership team about why they should really be investing in resources that help you deliver change more effectively! Provides 35 contact hours required for the exam as well.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

From the smallest to the largest and most complicated, they’re broken down into five construction phases to detail all the steps necessary to complete the project on time and within budget. A feasibility study is done to make sure the project is worth pursuing. A site analysis is also conducted.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2018

Get that part right, and you’re on your way to getting the whole project completed on time and on budget. It is during this phase of the project that a team is assembled, and a business case is created to define the project in detail. What Goes into a Business Case? Do a Feasibility Study. What Is Project Initiation?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2024

If this is your case, a personal kanban board could help you plan, schedule and track all these tasks so you can manage your workload without feeling overwhelmed. A study by the American Psychological Association states: “Doing more than one task at a time, especially more than one complex task, takes a toll on productivity.”

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Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2024

Attend conferences or webinars : Choose events that offer case studies or insights into innovative applications of Agile principles. Study organizational change management : Apply for a short course or prepare for a challenging certification. My Professional Scrum and other training classes are designed exactly for that purpose.)

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The January 2020 issue of PM Network provide a case study for one of the 2019 PMI Project of the Year finalists, the Société de transport de Montréal’s (STM) eight-year project to modernize the underground Montréal rail system. While this would be considered a small mega-project (CA$2.1

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. It also cost ten times more than the original budget, finally coming in at £430 million. The planned spa complex to boost tourism in Bath was originally budget at £13.5 billion to £10.9

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For example, a project could be an event, the launch of a website or any endeavor that must be completed and delivered on time and within budget. One is a business case document , which talks about the financial opportunities inherent in the project. Remember, a project is defined as time-bound that delivers a product or service.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2023

You can’t expect your business to thrive if you are working on a shoestring budget. Take Microsoft, for example (April 2021: link to case study removed as broken). They are not only responsible for making sure projects are completed on time and within budget, but they also work with clients and manage other project managers.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Depending on your team, project, and project management style, you could include everything from the start and end of the project, a new phase, a key deliverable, a review, a budget check, or even just a crucial meeting as a project milestone. Business case approval. Sign-off of design documents. Creating moments to celebrate.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2018

The case studies also talk about how you can apply it, because there’s nothing worse than reading an interesting case study and then not knowing how you can use that information in your own project. Each short chapter has a case study and then the learnings. Managing Project Teams. Managing Project Plans.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In most cases, if the cost is 50 percent of the benefits and the payback period is not more than a year, then the action is worth taking. This is a study of how the uncertainty in the output can be apportioned to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs. Project Budget. The Purpose of Cost Benefit Analysis. What Do You Do?

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Binfire

JANUARY 29, 2024

The article also features real-world case studies of small businesses that achieved remarkable scaling through adept project management. Case Studies: Small Businesses Thriving Through Clear Goal Setting Tech Startup Example: A tech startup sets a clear goal to develop and launch a new software product within 18 months.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Project Management Journal – I used this when I was researching my books, so if you’re interested in the theory of project management as well as case studies, this is a great benefit. So that’s another reason to consider membership while you are studying to become PMP certified. Is it worth joining a Chapter?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

How can I stay within the budget with the available resource mix? Enterprises fail to deliver projects on time and within budget without the right forecasting tools. Subsequently, the project fails to deliver on time and within budget. What should I do with the excess capacity without sufficient work to engage them?

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 2, 2021

How can we stay within our budget? Here’s the good news—many studies have shown that employees value personal recognition more than money. In other words, it’s possible to create meaningful recognition and rewards programs with a limited budget. Help your team members see the connection between their efforts and the results.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2023

This usually begins with a business case , feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis and other types of research to determine whether the project is feasible and should or shouldn’t be undertaken. Stakeholders provide input. Project Closing Phase It’s not over until the project closure phase it’s over.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Then you’ll be looking for a course that will give you exam confidence and fits the way you want to study. I’ve prepared a summary comparison table for the study materials below, with detailed product reviews afterwards, so read on for all the info! Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®?

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This includes: Historical project data: Past project timelines, resource allocation, budgets, and risk logs provide valuable insights for AI learning. Explore real-world case studies and success stories. Ensure you have high-quality, well-structured data readily available for training and use in the AI model.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The project plan is made up of activities, tasks and the resources needed to complete the project as outlined in the project business case. Examples of milestones are when the business case is approved, when the project team is appointed or the project office established. List any assumptions you have about the project.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

What is the business case for Agile teams? This allows us to test our beliefs and also makes our case stronger in case they are supported. This post is our attempt to bring an evidence-based perspective to the business case of Agile teams. Or is all that just hype? Or maybe even counterproductive? We worked with Prof.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

“Imagine you are a project manager leading a cross-functional project team where team members have diverse work styles and conflicting priorities…” “Assume you have been assigned a project with a tight budget and aggressive timelines…” Problem-Solving Prompts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Below, I list the best agile books for your certification studies. I believe you won’t need to read all of the books on the agile exam reading list, so pick one or two that suit your budget and your learning style. Note that they aren’t exam study guides i.e. they are not designed to help you get through the syllabus.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

“Imagine you are a project manager leading a cross-functional project team where team members have diverse work styles and conflicting priorities…” “Assume you have been assigned a project with a tight budget and aggressive timelines…” Problem-Solving Prompts.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 8, 2023

I have never had the opportunity to lead a megaproject (the term is typically used for those with a budget in excess of $1 billion), but over the last fifteen years I have read a number of the articles published by Prof. In the book, the authors provide many case studies supporting eleven heuristics derived from Prof.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Case Study: The XYZ Project To truly grasp the nuances of EVM, let’s dive into a practical example: the XYZ project. In the XYZ project, three critical lines come into play: Plan Value (PV) or Budget at Completion (BAC): Represents the total budget for the project, which is $4.9 million in this case.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

We cover scenarios, case studies, and techniques designed to help you to fulfil this specific accountability. In a safe to fail environment, we’ll work on a case study together so that you realise the common process problems that many organisations face. A more experiential style of learning compared to the PSM training.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

During this phase, you must also create a business case that answers those questions. The business case includes the estimated costs and benefits of the project. There is also a feasibility study to see if the project makes sense to the organization and its stakeholders. If it’s not, it’s abandoned. Schedule control.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If you are studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, you’ll want to fully understand this area of leading projects, as it could well come up on your test. This includes everything from developing the project schedule and budget to ensuring that all team members are working towards the same goal. It’s alignment.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Why Project Stakeholders Are Critical How to Create a Project Charter What to Include in a Project Charter The Business Case Study Join me in the online course: What, When, & How of Powerful Project Charters ! You should also have an analyst monitoring impact on your strategic objective – in this case, Increase Revenue.

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