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2017 Project Management Trends To Watch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This year I’m looking forward into 2017 to highlight some of the project management trends I think it is worth watching out for. The introduction of the apprenticeship levy in the UK next year may well have a significant impact on training budgets even in mid-sized firms. Be brave, find your people and have a wonderful 2017.

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How to Calculate Realistic Time Estimates for a Project

Teamweek

Maybe you didn’t factor in possible risks or pitfalls. Inaccurate time estimation is the cause of 25% of failed projects. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. And you just want to: Source.

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2021, Cisco estimated that 82% of consumer internet traffic was video. And my own research during winter 2017 shows that getting people involved in projects is still the most challenging part of getting work done. Includes templates to get you started quickly. Why is it important? In other words, it shifts behavior. What you can do.

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How to Conduct Project Planning: An Overview Guide

Project Pulse Journal

Risk Management is Integral: Within the project planning process, proactive identification and management of potential risks can save significant time, costs, and headaches down the line. Avoiding Pitfalls : Proper project planning helps foresee potential challenges and risks, ensuring proactive measures are in place.

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Are You An Intentional Project Manager?

Project Risk Coach

As you struggle with project estimates, budgets, and risks, you engage with team members that bring their personal and professional issues into your world. You can grab a FREE copy (Kindle version) of my book — The Intentional Project Manager — from February 27 – March 3, 2017 on Amazon.

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Estimates, Forecasts, Projections

Herding Cats

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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How to Improve Your SWAG

MPUG

I eventually learned it stood for “Scientific Wild-A** Guess,” which really meant a high-level estimate, a ball-park number, or guesstimate. A Lessons Learned Register : Review lessons learned from past projects or from a Lessons Learned Register to find effective estimates for resources and durations.