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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Weddings — in fact, event planners are excellent at managing fixed date projects because every event has a fixed date on which it will take place and the project to deliver the event has to be done on time. “Taken together, costs and risks can make a powerful argument for doing things rationally,” he said.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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How to Navigate the Project Environment Even if You’re New to Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Enhanced decision-making, risk mitigation, resource optimization, and stakeholder satisfaction that propel your projects to new heights of success and recognition. Regulatory requirements are not optional; alignment with them should always be a vital part of your risk management. The result?

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is a probability of an event. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project.

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Critical Success Factors in Multi-Project Management

Epicflow Blog

However, we can point out some more or less versatile CFSs: A project manager’s competence; Project team members’ competences; Clearly defined project goals; Senior management support; Effective planning; Proper risk management, etc. [2]. Let’s take a closer look at those that matter most for successful multi-project management. Ivanova, L.