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Unraveling the Causes of Troubled Projects: A Closer Look

Project Risk Coach

Inadequate Planning and Estimation Insufficient planning and inaccurate estimation of resources, time, and budget are common culprits in troubled projects. When project managers fail to conduct a thorough analysis of project requirements and dependencies, they are likely to underestimate the effort required.

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Mastering Project Estimation: Simplified Techniques for Reliable Scheduling

MPUG

The solution, of course, is estimating. There is a whole science to estimation, and it would be possible to go very deeply into this. But that’s not what 90% or more of Project Managers need. But before we start, let’s tackle the Estimation Elephant in the Room…. We need simple techniques that get us close enough.

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20 Things For Your Project Management Plan [With 3 Free Templates]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. In this part of the document include or at least make reference your product breakdown structure, and Work Breakdown Structure if you have them, major deliverables, or other products.

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The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work

Traxidy

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas (PMBOK)

ProjectManager.com

The knowledge areas are the core technical subject matter, which are necessary for effective project management. Project Integration Management. That would be project integration management , which includes such fundamental plans as developing a project charter that is created during the initiation phase.

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How to Calculate Realistic Time Estimates for a Project

Teamweek

Inaccurate time estimation is the cause of 25% of failed projects. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. In this guide we’ll go over: What is time estimating in project management? Why is estimating time for tasks important? Why is estimating time for tasks important?

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A modern (and easy) guide to the 5 agile ceremonies

Planio

Sprint review ceremony. Sprint review: At the end of each sprint cycle, teams meet to demo what they’ve shipped and get early feedback from stakeholders. These review sessions can be informal ‘show and tell’ sessions or more formal meetings. Pro tips: Review your product roadmap before you meet. (And why do they matter?).

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