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How to do Rolling Wave Planning

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time. Rolling wave planning, also known as progressive elaboration, is an iterative planning technique to use when it’s difficult (or pointless) to schedule too far ahead.

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What is Visual Project Management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As teams master the basics of execution, they’ll be able to integrate a well-constructed plan with the understanding of variation to monitor the critical chain and manage a time buffer to know the probability of delivering on time throughout the life of the project. A version of this interview first appeared on this site in 2015.

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What Happened to Wunderlist? 5 Wunderlist Alternatives for 2021

ProjectManager.com

The software behemoth bought out the company in 2015 as a strategic decision to drive the Wunderlist customer base into the new Microsoft To Do software. No other to-do list app helps you plan, monitor and report on your work. We tried each of the biggest players to find the right one for you. What Happened to Wunderlist?

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9 Steps to Managing Risk for Your Projects

LiquidPlanner

The owner should be the person who is most suited to deal with a particular risk and to monitor it. Another valuable part of any risk management process in project management is setting aside time at least once a week to identify new risks and to monitor the progress of all logged items. Assign owners. Regularly review project risks.

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Bridging the PM Competency Gap [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Monitor progress and track the improvements in competency with a view to continually moving beyond your current competency levels. Asses your project managers’ gaps. Identify strategic approaches to addressing the needs of your project management community. Select the most appropriate options for implementation. Practice-Led.

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What Is Conversational Commerce, and How Can It Boost Sales?

ProjectManager.com

First coined by former Google employee Chris Messina in 2015 , conversational commerce is the use of real-time communications such as live chat for easy online customer service at the point of sale. ProjectManager.com is a cloud-based project management software that helps sales track and monitor performance in real-time.

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What Should You Know about the PMP Exam 2019 Changes

MPUG

The last time such a study was conducted was in 2015. Looking at the above table, you can see that exam takers have to continue with the current ECO 2015 till December 15, 2019. Monitoring and Controlling: Outlines the processes to track, review, and control the progress and performance of the project and manage corresponding changes.

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