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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. What is Project Execution? During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase. Document Changes.

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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. PRINCE2® was released in 1996 and had major updates in 2009 and 2017. You should look at what happened on past projects because that helps mitigate risk on your current project.

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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. PRINCE2 was released in 1996 and had major updates in 2009 and 2017. You should look at what happened on past projects because that helps mitigate risk on your current project.

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What is project scope? (Plus 7 steps to help you define project scope)

Resource Guru

Project scope is the project manager’s best friend. It’s what we lean on throughout the project life cycle. It keeps us on the straight and narrow all the way to project success. We might think that “oh, I don’t need a project scope, I’ve done thousands of projects like this!”.

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Picking a Project Management Methodology

MPUG

Deliverables may exist beyond the project and could even last for centuries (for example, the pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China). Projects drive change! PMBOK Guide and Projects. This is considered by most project managers as the standard for project management.

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How to Master the 5 Phases of the Project Management Life Cycle

Wrike

The Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines the project life cycle as “the series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure.”. The standard project life cycle diagram is made up of five phases: Initiation. Controlling and monitoring.

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Monitoring and Controlling Projects: A "How to" Guide

Project Pulse Journal

As a project progresses, external factors, stakeholder and customer/client expectations, or internal changes may cause the project to drift from its primary vision. If not, you may need to adjust the initial documents or course-correct. Examples are Asana, Wrike, MS Project, etc. 5 Whys, Ishikawa Diagram, etc.).