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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

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Learn more The first project management basic is the definition of a project, which allows us to understand what project management is and why it’s so important for any type of organization. Budgets are also part of a project. A project budget outlines these expenditures. Get started for free today. What Is a Project?

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The Definitive Guide to Project Success Criteria

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So I thought it was about time that I pooled all my resources into one definitive guide to project success criteria. Let’s start with a definition of project success criteria. The absence of a formal definition of failure makes it uncomfortably easy for internal and external stakeholders to brand projects a failure.

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Project Budget Template for Excel

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A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. The budget is the life’s blood of your project, so you need to monitor it accurately.

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The Risk Management Process in Project Management

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When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? In this article, we’ll discuss strategies that let you get a glimpse at potential risks, so you can identify and track risks on your project. But how do you work towards resolving the unknown?

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The Definitive Guide to Project Success Criteria

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So I thought it was about time that I pooled all my resources into one definitive guide to project success criteria. Let’s start with a definition of project success criteria. The absence of a formal definition of failure makes it uncomfortably easy for internal and external stakeholders to brand projects a failure.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The APM BOK defines project quality as: “The fitness for purpose of the degree of conformance of the outputs of a process, or the process itself to requirements.” While definitions of quality vary between professional organizations, they all have “being fit for purpose” as a common theme.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Unfortunately I’m not able to say, “I’m struggling with Excel right now, I really don’t have these budgeting skills, so we won’t bother to have a budget tracker on this project.” Boost your skills: Make sure everyone on the team knows how to manage risks and what the process is. And I don’t have them all – I’m aware of that.

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