Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

As such, you may have a bit more influence on these if appropriate actions are taken early. Once common risk is lack of support from a key project sponsor. As the excitement of a project fades, you might see sponsors stop attending meetings, not making key decisions, or not showing much interest in the project’s success.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2024

Operationa l scenario planning reviews all potential outcomes of a certain decision and how they can influence the business or project. Some examples of what-if scenarios include: what happens if the project is delayed, approve a new project, how many resources are needed to stay on schedule, etc.?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A performance measurement baseline provides a window into the project that allows project managers to see roadblocks and resolve them before the project hits a dead end. The performance measurement baseline (often abbreviated as PMB) is part of the project plan that sets the scope, budget and schedule.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

One of the biggest challenges of every project manager is project constraints. They limit a project, and they can quickly endanger your project’s success. Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate.

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Planio

OCTOBER 23, 2023

How do resources impact your project’s success? Resources don’t just refer to the people on your project team, though. If the bricks are delivered late, your project will be delayed. If the bricks are in high demand, the manufacturer might raise the price, causing you to exceed your budget.

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 8, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Have you ever wondered how top project managers deliver complex projects on time, even when unexpected changes and challenges arise? Project scheduling is more than just plotting tasks on a calendar. What is Project Scheduling and Scope Creep?

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Velociteach

APRIL 11, 2023

Community organizations and regulatory authorities will be important constituencies, particularly for public works or infrastructure projects. After identifying the stakeholders, we should assess, concern, and influence. The requirements set expectations, define constraints, and are input into the cost and duration estimates.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary – provide the detailed information about the deliverables, activities, cost estimates, and scheduling information for each item in the WBS. Cost Baseline – approved version of the project budget. Project Integration Management Plan. Subsidiary Plans.

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Techno-PM

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Earned value analysis allows the project manager to have a clear, measurable indicator of where the project is with regard to schedule and budget. These formulas use data from the project itself as well as a variety of status calculations to quantify the outcome. Projections are based on past performance.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In the realm of project management, there are various costs involved that extend beyond the obvious expenses typically associated with a project. These hidden costs, known as soft costs, can significantly impact the overall budget and success of a project.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 22, 2024

Toggl Track, which integrates seamlessly with Toggl Plan, generates insightful historical data from past projects. With this data at your fingertips, you can create more realistic schedules and make more accurate project time estimates. Total float is the amount of time you can delay a task without delaying the project deadline.

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Wrike

MARCH 1, 2022

Project management tools like the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) help project managers achieve this with as little risk as possible. TCPI forecasts a project’s possible outcome and alignment with the budget. It shows how to allocate and use available resources to deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2021

Project planning is all about accuracy. With about 28% of projects failing due to imprecise cost estimates, it’s clear that your project plan deserves time and attention. What is the definition of cost overrun? Technical reasons including erroneous estimates or incorrect data gathering.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

The Project Environment The project environment, characterized by internal and external factors, significantly influences the delivery of value within projects. Building rapport and establishing a high-value relationship with the stakeholders is a must for project professionals.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the dynamic business environment, companies need accurate estimations for timely decision-making and futureproofing workforce availability against market volatilities. Resource forecasting helps managers answer questions like: Do I have sufficient capacity and skill sets to take on additional projects?

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Inaccurate estimation. Estimation is a critical part in project planning, it involves a quantitative specification of project costs, required resources and time. Effective estimation is based on setting clear requirements with the team, clients and stakeholders. Overrunning costs. Poor performance.

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nTask

JANUARY 4, 2021

A common reason for many project’s needing to be terminated is the lack of project planning. The intended outcome of the project is no longer needed so the project becomes obsolete. The project cost becomes too high or the projected revenue is too low. Project Termination by Starvation.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Looking to create a project budget but have no idea where to begin? Cost estimation isn’t simple — but creating a project budget that works for you and your client is practically an art form. It drives your decisions, influences your clients’ opinions, and is at the back of your mind almost every turn.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

Software engineering economics is a topic that addresses the elements of software project costs estimation and analysis and project benefit-cost ratio analysis. As well, these costs and the benefits from expending those costs produce tangible and many times the intangible value. Related articles.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It helps us estimate the range within which future values are likely to fall and assess the potential impact of sudden changes or unexpected events. These fluctuations could be influenced by external factors such as economic crises or natural disasters. Lastly, trend charts can be used to track project costs.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Put a rough project cost estimate together and send it to the client for approval–poof, you’ve got a winning project budget. Anyone can create a client budget for a project. It drives your decisions, influences your clients’ opinions, and is at the back of your mind almost every turn.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And it’s such a challenge for a project manager to step back and look at it and think about this from a standpoint of how can I influence this from the beginning? Green vs. Sustainable Projects WENDY GROUNDS: Moving on to green projects, what types of projects are green projects? And as for cost!

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 4, 2023

I my first 15 years, I used single-point estimation to build project schedules. The next ten years I used ranged estimations with traditional Gantt chart project scheduling software tools – this was better but cumbersome. What Can Ranged Estimation Address? . Variability and Ranged Estimation.

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Planio

MARCH 11, 2024

Jump to a section: The importance of risk management in project management Two methods to help you recognize risks early on 11 common project risk examples (and how to avoid them) 1. Project scope creep 2. Cost challenges and budget cuts 8. Changes in your team 3. Organizational changes 4. Team conflicts 5.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

With a Monte Carlo analysis, you can assess project risks, determine the likelihood of occurrence, and turn the 'what-ifs' into tangible predictions. Let's tackle this journey to understand Monte Carlo Simulation in Project Risk Management. The costs being analyzed are Engineering, Marketing, and Information Technology (IT) Equipment.

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Teamweek

APRIL 4, 2023

Calculating your pass-through expenses as part of your project cost estimation process would be best. Fully scope out the project/work and collect all project requirements Break down the project into smaller chunks using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to understand what resources you’ll need.

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Project Bliss

MARCH 27, 2017

To find out more detail about the requirements process, you can read my post on Software Project Requirements 101: What You Need to Know To Get You Started. Identifying activities, dependencies, sequencing, and time estimates. Creating the budget. This post provides instructions and a template for creating a project budget.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Activity Duration Estimates Review . is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. Analogous Estimating .

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Activity Duration Estimates Review . is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. Analogous Estimating .

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Evaluation of the Risk Analysis and Cost Management (RACM) Model,” Matthew S. Estimation of Long?Term reducible and irreducible ? 117, July 1998.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Estimation of Long?Term

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nTask

MARCH 3, 2022

Influencer Marketing Campaigns. Budget: This is the most important component of a marketing campaign. Every company big or small prefers to keep things cost-effective. Set your Budget. Another important aspect while organizing marketing campaigns is setting your budget. Email campaigns. Content Marketing Campaigns.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 5, 2017

Managing Cost, Schedule, & Technical Performance Risk Is The Basis Of Good Project Management. Risk management is essential to the success of any significant project. Certain information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes are often unknown until the project is underway.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Surviving the Matrix Organization , The common picture of the project manager in a matrixed organization is of a frustrated diplomat struggling to cajole the functional departments into performing the work on schedule and within budget. Project and Program Management Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 2018.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

Yet another class #NoEstimates lack of understanding of estimating, reference class forecasting, reference class databases, parametric estimating, estimating tools, and other well established estimating processes in the agile software development world. Subscribe to one of several reference class estimating sites.

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