Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It's a simple question, "Who owns the risks in agile projects?" In this article, let's uncover the role of risk owners and how to perform risk management in agile projects. What is a Risk Owner? When it comes to taking ownership of risks, it allows team members to have greater control over their work.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Most know of the project management triangle of scope, time and cost. What Is Project Alignment? Project management software can help ensure that your project is aligned with the organization. By analyzing these areas of your business, you’ll be able to determine whether a project is a good fit for your organization.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s about execution and, therefore, critical to achieving your strategic goals. This concept is an important part of project portfolio management (PPM) and project management offices (PMOs). This concept is an important part of project portfolio management (PPM) and project management offices (PMOs).

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Do you know what can be scary? Project risk. Just the word risk can evoke the same kind of primal, fight-or-flight fear in project managers. But risk shouldn’t be feared, it’s just another part of the project to manage. Thinking of risk as a bad thing can lead to a poor outcome.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? It sounds negative, but pragmatic project managers know this type of thinking is preventative. Issues will inevitably come up, and you need a mitigation strategy in place to know how to manage risks on your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. What is team conflict? You could say we go looking for trouble.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

What Is Risk Culture? Risk culture is simply an organization’s employee’s awareness, attitudes and behaviors towards risk and how they’ll manage it. An organization that has a risk culture simply means they’re prepared for identifying, managing and mitigating risks as issues arise in their work.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. What Is an IT Budget? ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you plan, manage and track IT costs.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Strategic project management understands this. If you haven’t heard the term before, we’ll begin with a definition of strategic project management and explain how strategic projects differ from operational projects. What Is Strategic Project Management? But this is a short-sided view that misses the big picture.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Risk identification is an integral part of project risk management. It is essential for any project manager to know what risks might affect a project and navigate them. This article will examine the five techniques for risk identification. Techniques for Risk Identification 1.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 13, 2024

Being able to plan, manage and track those resources to meet the needs of a business is called project ERP or enterprise resource planning (ERP) project management. What Is a Project ERP? In short, it’s an ERP that uses project management features. A project ERP can be expensive.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2021

There is so much that can impact them; a storm cutting off the supply chain, equipment failure or a labor dispute are merely three possible situations in a seemingly endless succession of risks. It’s no wonder so much of project management is focused on risk! What is a Project Risk? Negative risk?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. ProjectManager has dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word that IT managers need when working on web development, software development, mobile app development, network configuration and so much more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

I have mentored project managers for years, and recently, more of my mentees have been going through project management apprenticeships. Maybe an apprenticeship in project management would be the right career move for you? Maybe an apprenticeship in project management would be the right career move for you?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Risk is always present. If we were to try and avoid all risks, it would be paralyzing—not to mention impossible. Project managers don’t have the luxury of locking the door, turning off the lights and hiding in a corner. As you might imagine, there’s a process in project management that addresses risk and how to deal with it.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! ) Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. What books qualify for PDUs?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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? Free Resources 2. Here they are.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Are you looking for a way to better manage the risks associated with your projects? Risk audits are an effective tool that can help project managers and program managers identify potential issues before they become problems. What is a risk audit in project management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

We gathered 57 of the top AI in project management statistics to help understand this key development in technology. Recent advancements in tech have changed how project managers work in 2024. Top AI in project management statistics You’ve probably read that 80% of project management tasks will be eliminated by AI by 2030 ( Gartner ).

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2023

Leadership can take many forms, from historical figures to project managers and business managers. But what are the qualities of a leader? Ask a dozen people what leadership looks like to them and you’ll likely get a dozen different answers. Get started for free. Learn more 1.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

What qualifications do you need to land a project management job? It depends on what’s required by your potential employer. What Are Project Management Qualifications? Being qualified for a position as a project manager means you have the skills, experience and temperament for the job.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2023

IT asset management is how businesses make sure those IT resources are being efficiently used. But what is an asset in IT and what does IT asset management mean? We’ll define that term and the different types of IT assets, including what the life cycle of an IT asset looks like. What Is IT Asset Management?

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Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

Content What is a SWOT analysis? SWOT analysis in the project management context Why should I conduct a SWOT analysis? How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As a project manager, you constantly juggle a million tasks at once. This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Ensuring that all of the risks are addressed can be a daunting task, particularly for larger, complex projects.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

All projects have risks, but not all risks are the same. There are many potential risks that can affect a project and you need to have a risk management process in place to manage them. This risk management process consists of risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2024

Managing more than one project at a time creates a lot of problems. That and more is what enterprise project management does. Let’s define the term enterprise project management and then identify its unique challenges before going into what an enterprise project manager is and what an enterprise project management office is.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This strategy roadmap is used to show where the organization is, where it wants to go and how it plans to get there. Let’s explain what a strategic plan is in more detail and highlight the benefits of using one. Let’s explain what a strategic plan is in more detail and highlight the benefits of using one.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In any sized organization, there are some simple methods that allow you to effectively prioritize your projects so that you can apply the strategic vision of your organization, achieve business goals and level your resources. What Is Project Prioritization? Why Is Project Prioritization Important? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. The two others are the program management office and the portfolio management office. What Is a PMO Director? ProjectManager’s roadmap view gives you transparency across all your projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. What is an artifact? But what if you don’t use PMI methods?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While businesses run projects, they also have strategies and objectives that must be met. All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management. What Is Business Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Kanban?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

What does it mean to be a great project sponsor? If you are leading a project in a sponsorship capacity, or want to sense-check that your sponsor is stepping up to meet their responsibilities, then I have something for you that will help. Below, I’ve added my interpretation of what these mean on projects today.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

However, you can’t forget the context of the project, which is what enterprise environmental factors (EEF) cover. What Are Enterprise Environmental Factors? These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. Project management software can facilitate this process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Project managers are often faced with the challenge of managing complex projects and ensuring that they stay on track. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? 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? It’s all so very buzzword bingo.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 24, 2022

Project manager vs. program manager. Program managers are more strategic in their thinking and deliverables, while the project manager is often working on day-to-day task management on a more cellular level. Here are two quick definitions of project and program in project management. Learn more.

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