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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Hitting the date is compulsory, which means we can’t plan the project as we would normally do using best practice scheduling techniques. Projects with fixed end dates present a different type of planning challenge for project managers. Instead of being able to analyze and plan, you are told what to do and when to do it by.

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PMI-RMP: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR 2021

Project Risk Coach

The PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® is one of the eight PMI certifications. Individuals with this certification possess specialized knowledge and expertise in planning for risk management, identifying risks, evaluating risks, developing and implement risk responses, and monitoring risks.

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How To Take A Sideways Step In The Job Market

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Read next: How to plan to leave your job. If you are just beginning your career, you can afford to take more, but calculated, risks – even if it means passing up on a small financial increase in your take-home pay. A version of this article first appeared on this website in 2010. The Reasons to Consider Lateral Moves.

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Why Your Company Needs a Risk Management Framework

Techno-PM

Since a business requires different operations to function smoothly, it is crucial to ensure you have the proper tools to identify, remove, and minimise organisational risks. Risk Management Framework (RMF) provides your business security, efficiency, and effectiveness. What is Risk Management Framework?

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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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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Zombie PM is a term I came up with in 2010 when I put together a project management alphabet. “I realise these would take years to plan and implement,” he says. ” Derek took an Agile approach, scheduling a daily 15 minute standing meeting to communicate status and deal with issues and risks.

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I may be a “Crazy Fool” but I consider the A-Team to be agile!

Kiron Bondale

If your only exposure to The A-Team was the horrible 2010 movie starring Liam Neeson, you owe it to yourself to watch a few episodes of the original series. While he leads planning efforts for their missions, he does this in an inclusive, collaborative manner and will defer to his other team members during the execution of their missions.

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