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What Is the Project Life Cycle?

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There are many different types of projects, but interestingly, they all have one thing in common. They all go through the same cycle, known as the project life cycle, or project management life cycle. What Is the Project Life Cycle? The post What Is the Project Life Cycle?

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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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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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Then we’ll explain the difference between the construction phases and the project life cycle. To help you manage your construction projects better, we’ll even add a few free templates. Construction projects are carefully planned. A feasibility study is done to make sure the project is worth pursuing.

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10 Free Change Management Templates for Excel and Word

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There are downloadable templates for every phase in the project life cycle. Gap Analysis Template By definition, change takes you from one point to another. The free gap analysis template for Excel helps you analyze where you are and where you want to be. A gap analysis isn’t strictly for change management.

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How to Write a Business Case (Template Included)

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Think of the business case as a document that is created during the project initiation phase but will be used as a reference throughout the project life cycle. Figure out the tasks you’ll have to take to get the project done. Project management software makes creating a project plan significantly easier.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

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Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate.

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What Is Project Risk? 7 Project Risks to Track

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A risk is an uncertain event or condition that can have affect the outcome of a project. The term “project risk” refers to the sum of all individual project risks that might affect a project. Schedule Risk Schedule risk occurs whenever there’s a high likelihood of not meeting the planned project schedule.

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