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7 Factors of Good Governance

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects ideally sit within a governance framework that is bigger than the project team. It’s actually easier to work in an environment where there is governance in place because it gives you boundaries. But what does governance on projects actually look like? Here are 7 factors that make up good governance.

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Records Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Whether you’re managing a traditional, agile or hybrid project, they all have one thing in common: documentation. Records are documents that outline the details that are relevant to the project and require monitoring to manage the project. Not all project documents are records. Next is the distribution and use stage.

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Managing Project Assumptions and Risks

The IIL Blog

I have seen many projects derailed because assumptions were never documented or validated. Context and environmental factors should govern process requirements, specificity, and formality. So, we want to document them in an assumptions log and proactively review and address them. Until we validate them, they are risks.

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The 5 Skills You Need For Managing Complex Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Tera Simon spoke about this at the Digital Project Management Summit 2016. She explained about how her company had to standardize and bring together 12 disparate government websites. She recommended having a document in place detailing who can make decisions about the project and having the sponsor sign up to it.

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Avoiding Mistakes: The Great Challenge

International Institute for Learning

Standardize Processes (create a unified document, choose a centralized platform to store your processes, settle on a consistent format, clarify universal language for the whole company, set requirements for every process) [3]. Ben Mulholland, “Standardizing Processes: How to Create a Documentation Style Guide”, process.st , August 21, 2017.

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Infrastructure & Platform Management

Alan Parker Blog

Neglecting Documentation: It is crucial to adequately document infrastructure changes, configurations, and processes; otherwise, it can lead to significant challenges in maintenance and troubleshooting. Since 2016, he has been a sought-after consultant in IT governance and project management.

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GDPR Compliance Checklist

ProjectManager.com

GDPR was adopted by the European Parliament in April 2016, which replaced an antiquated data protection directive from 1995. When it comes to fining companies for noncompliance, the governing body of the GDPR has discretion, and that uncertainty is not something a business can allow. The Importance of Data Governance for Business.