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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. Will 2017 be the year we get our first Chartered Project Professionals? Our software tools are full of data from the risks we log to the estimates we fail to achieve. A Focus on Professionalism.

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How to Calculate Realistic Time Estimates for a Project

Teamweek

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. In this guide we’ll go over: What is time estimating in project management? Why is estimating time for tasks important? Feel free to skip ahead to the how-to steps.

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Software Review: Roadmap Planner [2017]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. Software Review: ProjectPulse [2015] Read my review of ProjectPulse, an online project reporting tool designed to make it easier to communicate with stakeholders. I feel that it is aimed.

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How to do Project Scheduling and Avoiding Scope Creep from the Start

Project Pulse Journal

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Have you ever wondered how top project managers deliver complex projects on time, even when unexpected changes and challenges arise? It is an essential aspect of project management that involves defining, sequencing, estimating, and allocating resources for activities to ensure timely project completion.

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Software Review: Roadmap Planner [2017]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. Software Review: ProjectPulse [2015] Read my review of ProjectPulse, an online project reporting tool designed to make it easier to communicate with stakeholders. I feel that it is aimed.

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7 Awesome Meeting Habits That Will Make You Money

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some cost-per-meeting examples: #1 : A company with 25,000 employees in which each employee attends 100 meetings per year (2 meetings per week) at an estimated cost of $500 per meeting. Total meetings = 2,500,000 Estimated cost per meeting = $500 TOTAL MEETING COST PER YEAR = $1,250,000,000 (over 1 BILLION!). #2

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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.