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What we want from project management tools in 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We have forecast and actual dates, timesheets, budgets, databases of lessons learned , risks, issues and changes. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. Would you like to add 20% to this estimate? Yes, I would. Make it useable.

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Risk Analysis 101: How to Analyze Project Risk

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Before you’re able to analyze the risk in your project, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project. Part of that process is risk analysis.

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11 Must-Have Project Management Excel Templates (Updated Sept. 2019)

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Before you can plan for your project you have to have the right tools to collect the data you need in order to formulate a strategy—and project management Excel templates are a great place to start. Visit our Templates Page and you’ll find Excel and Word templates for creating all the project documents you need to manage your project.

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Cost-Plus Contract: How to Use One

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This means the owner is not agreeing to a set budget for things like materials and labor, but rather, agreeing to pay whatever it takes to get the job done. This variation is often seen when contractors are hired for a very specialized task and can accurately estimate labor costs. The old saying is true: no risk, no reward.

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What we want from project management tools in 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We have forecast and actual dates, timesheets, budgets, databases of lessons learned , risks, issues and changes. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. Would you like to add 20% to this estimate? Yes, I would. Make it useable.

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Enterprise Agility in Financial Services: Learnings from the 2019 Planview Horizons Customer Conference

Planview

We facilitated a roundtable discussion of our customers at the 2019 Planview Horizons Customer Conference where enterprise agility in financial services organizations was discussed. Since financial services institutions typically work within well-established practices to mitigate risks, new ways of working aren’t always immediately accepted.

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How to Write a Business Case

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Stakeholders: Whether they’re clients, vendors, upper management, departmental leaders or other contributors to the project, meet with them. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan. Budget: This is an estimate of everything in your plan and what it will cost to complete the project over the scheduled time allotted.