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The Confusion Over Risk

Project Risk Coach

Why are many project managers confused over risks? Why do some project managers include positive risks in risk management and others do not? However, risk management has evolved to include a more holistic view that includes the potential for positive outcomes. Let's clarify what we mean by the term risk.

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10 Things New Project Managers Should Know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme , and that as a new project manager you can tap into the experience of more experienced people. As a result, people managing projects for the first time often find themselves making mistakes. Learn the vocab Project management has a lot of jargon.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project managers are often faced with the challenge of managing complex projects and ensuring that they stay on track. I’ll confess: when I started out as a project manager, this was a piece of jargon that honestly didn’t mean much at all? But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)?

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How to Write a Scope of Work (Example Included)

ProjectManager.com

In this video, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how to write a scope of work for project management. Follow her steps to get started or use our project plan and scope document template! The document includes: Deliverables: This is what your project delivers, of course. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference!

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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

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The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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10 Knowledge Areas of project management (PPT & PDF included!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PMBOK 7 talks about the 8 project performance domains. This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide -- Sixth Edition. All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area.

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What is a Statement of Work? Definition & Examples

ProjectManager.com

No matter what industry you’re in, the one constant throughout the project life cycle of a project is paperwork. Using effective project planning tools and a thorough and well-written statement of work (SOW) will set you up to successfully lead a project over the finish line on schedule and within budget.