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How to Manage Project Environment from Initiation to Close

ProjectManager.com

Managing a project is difficult. You need to be aware of the project environment and prepare for its influence on your project throughout the project management life cycle. A project environment is all the internal and external forces that exert on your project management. It’s sort of like managing risk in that way.

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PMBOK® Seventh Edition Principles and Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses.

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Implementing AI in your projects: how to start and improve

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In our annual global survey , one in five (21 percent) respondents say they are using AI always or often in project management. For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk.

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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Unfortunately, many Project Management Offices (PMOs) become nothing more than a watchdog, one that ensures compliance to a strict set of rules. Management sees it as a way to give oversight to all the programs and projects. Third, some PMO managers lack authority and relational influence in the organization.

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Project Initiation Checklist: The Perfect Way To Start Your Projects

Proofhub

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. This helps the project manager ensure that time and resources are used properly.

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4 Unusual Reasons Why Stakeholder Management Is Important

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Table of Contents Why is stakeholder management important to project success? What is stakeholder management? Reduce and Uncover Risk 3. Easier Project Closure Why is stakeholder management important to project success? What is stakeholder management? Your stakeholders can also help you identify new risks.

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10 Ways to Engage Project Stakeholders

Project Risk Coach

Which stakeholders have the most power and influence? The stakeholder engagement plan is "a component of the project management plan that identifies the strategies and actions required to promote productive involvement of stakeholders in project or program decision making and execution ( PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, Page 723 )."