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What did the Project Managers ever do for us?

The Lazy Project Manager

And perhaps: ‘We figure it’s more profitable to have 50% overruns than to spend 15% on project management to prevent them.’. And I am sure you have come across the classic: ‘Project management is too expensive… on top of the all the rest of the project costs’. Pulse Report 2013.

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What frustrates the Microsoft Project User Community?

MPUG

Project for the web does not have built-in COST functions. comparing it to Project Online, I used to be able to conveniently assign Cost for each Task item/row then get the overall project Cost from the Project Summary row. Now, there does not seem to be a comparable function in Project for the web.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. A Risk Management Methodology for Project Risk Dependencies,” Tak Wah Kwan and Hareton K.N., Michael, International Journal of Project Management , 19, pp. 3, March 2002.

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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. All project work has uncertainty. Uncertainty comes from the lack of precision and accuracy about the possible values of a measurement of a project attribute.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Michael, International Journal of Project Management , 19, pp. 24, 2010.

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Timely vs Toggl: A Definitive Comparison [March 2024]

Teamweek

It’s a nice choice for anyone who has trouble consistently tracking their work time and wants to make the process seamless. It offers an Autotracker that allows users to automate the time tracking process and a Manual Timer for employees who prefer the classic method. You only need to accept them when you are done for the day.

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Timely vs Toggl: A Definitive Comparison [March 2024]

Teamweek

It’s a nice choice for anyone who has trouble consistently tracking their work time and wants to make the process seamless. It offers an Autotracker that allows users to automate the time tracking process and a Manual Timer for employees who prefer the classic method. You only need to accept them when you are done for the day.

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