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Project Artifacts and How to Use Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It's also a useful overview of ways of working, and this version includes The Standard for Project Managers too. See on Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you #ad 07/19/2023 01:40 pm GMT But what if you don’t use PMI methods? Documents are documents.

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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

Resource Guru

The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Earned Value Management

MPUG

In 2023, Project Management Solutions published a white paper on Project Management Skills for Value Delivery after surveying hundreds of organizations of varied sizes and types that showed that PMs (includes PMPs) across the board were particularly unskilled at measuring work performed using earned value analysis.

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Project Management Artifacts: Essential Tools to Enhance Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Methods vary depending on the project description and scope, ranging from data gathering and analysis techniques to estimation and planning approaches, including collaboration techniques and workflow optimization. Models, methods, and artifacts collectively support good project management practices. Domingues, L., &

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Agency resource planning and management guide

Resource Guru

For example, one agency industry report shows that the number of digital agencies in the US grew 54% from 2018 to 2023. Process-wise, it’s common to use a project budget spreadsheet (no judgment from us—we love spreadsheets). Which talent has the right skill set for the project tasks? Research shows agency growth is on the rise.

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Demystifying the PMBOK Process Groups

Wrike

The contents of PMBOK were initially consolidated into a book called “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” (commonly known as the PMBOK Guide), back in 1996. The sixth edition of this guide was released in 2017, and the seventh edition is expected in 2023. . A high-level cost estimate. Key stakeholders .

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What is ROM and how to calculate it (with example)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

What is a ROM estimate? A rough order of magnitude estimate is used to give you a very high level view of potential project costs. Ideally, you’d be able to provide a definitive estimate, carefully created from loads of input from subject matter experts and plenty of research on past projects and their budgets.

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