Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. In project management, artifacts relate to documents, templates, outputs or a specific deliverable. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document. What is an artifact?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

TL; DR: Estimates Are Useful, Just Ditch the Numbers. Many people dislike estimating work items as estimates supposedly open the path to the misuse of velocity by the managers, reintroducing Taylorism, micro-management, and excessive reporting through the backdoor. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

Accordingly, they are more vulnerable to the consequences of risk-bearing events. When unmanaged, these risks can impact people’s safety and, to make matters worse, come down to considerable financial losses. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Project planning templates are part of project management. Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Why Use Project Planning Templates?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. Scope creep is caused by lack of requirements management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

I attended ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’, an audio/Webex conference with Ward recently. Last week I wrote about the first half of the presentation, managing change program. Data about how far off the original estimates were is needed to make accurate forecasts.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 1, 2022

Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common for project managers. . Project cost estimation can be challenging, especially when the project is complicated and has many moving parts. Let’s first clarify what we mean by a ‘project cost estimate’. What is a project cost estimate? Budget: How much will the project cost?

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 28, 2019

After publishing my article entitled Evaluating Risks Using Qualitative Risk Analysis , I received questions on how to determine project budget reserves. Question #1 After evaluating risks qualitatively, do you set aside some dollars for a contingency reserve ? Question #2 How do we estimate a contingency reserve?

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Top-down estimating is a form of estimation where existing knowledge of similar projects is used in the estimation process to produce a ballpark figure for the total cost. Like other methods to estimate a new project’s cost , top-down estimation has advantages and disadvantages. What is top-down estimating?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

Read on and learn more about how a project management tool that is reasonably usable when you use it out of the box without any modifications turns into a bureaucratic nightmare, what the reasons for this might be, and what we can do about it. ?? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. In project management, artifacts relate to documents: the project documentation you produce that defines and supports the work you are doing. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Parametric estimation is a crucial estimation technique in project management. That’s because parametric estimations are highly accurate and take some guesswork from your estimation process. What is parametric estimating? The more granular the parameter, the more accurate the estimate.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

Maybe you didn’t factor in possible risks or pitfalls. 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. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. You’re not alone.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed. So what does go in the project management plan ? Be pragmatic though.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Risk Management Plan Definition. Risk Register, WBS). Introduction.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

See our article What is Iterative, Incremental Delivery? The Hunt for the Perfect Example for more about how to explain Incremental delivery to your team.) In this article, we'll explore - and debunk! Objection: "We can't accurately estimate delivery timelines with incremental delivery."

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 6, 2019

Let's explore how to manage project scope. Scope is Not a Mouthwash You cannot manage what you do not understand. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines scope as the sum of the products, services, or results. Read this article from Villanova University. Learn how to build a WBS.

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MPUG

APRIL 18, 2024

For a deeper dive into defining scope and getting stakeholders on-board, refer to the previous article – Scope Creep: How to Prevent a Major Source of Project Failure. This article provides an overview of the scoping process in four steps. It is incumbent upon you to get your scope right during the definition stage.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Need to know how to plan an event? For this article, let’s focus on large events. A conference is a common type of large event, so for our purposes, let’s talk about a TEDx conference that we were involved in to illustrate how to plan an event. You’ll also want to estimate the amount of people expected to speak and attend.

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Project managers need to be comfortable with different estimation techniques. Foundational project management courses will teach you about analogous, bottom-up, parametric and three-point estimating. Make a note of how many epics or control account have been identified. But have you heard of RBS?

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Planio

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If you’re a founder, product strategist, or team leader looking to beat the competition and deliver for your customers, this article is for you! Understanding trends and risks. A forward-looking competitive analysis helps you stay ahead of any future trends and identify on-the-horizon risks to your organization.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

“ I’ve done this a million times–let’s skip estimating just this once.”. You rush through the beginning estimates only to miss deadlines, blow budgets, and draw raised eyebrows from clients. In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? What are project estimation techniques? Cost estimations.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

Project managers are born communicators. According to some estimates , PMs spend 90% of their time communicating with team members, sponsors, and stakeholders. But, how do you distill complex information into just a few paragraphs while still portraying your vision and enabling decision-making? The background and context 2.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

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. That means your estimates have to be accurate, or as much so as you can make them. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2023

Recently I audited the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course from University of Virginia Darden Business School. It’s one of the most popular project management courses on Coursera. How I did this review I signed up for a Coursera free account and audited the class.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Ask any project manager why projects fail, and you’ll get a long list of reasons. In this article, we’ll share 3 easy ways to get stakeholder buy-in for your projects so you can start strong and finish successfully. . How to get buy-in from stakeholders. Without support, even the best ideas fail before they really get going. .

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 17, 2023

Resources, in project management terms, are the people, supplies or equipment needed to get tasks completed. For example, if your project aims to roll out hands-on training to 3,000 factory workers about how to safely use a new piece of equipment, then you are constrained by how many trainers and pieces of demo equipment are available.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A project manager approached me recently with a problem. It’s probably fairer and less controversial to say that it was ‘estimated’ rather than created totally randomly from scratch. But she was worried that other people were interpreting the estimate as definite fact. What is Ethics in Project Management?

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MPUG

JULY 8, 2019

That is why duration estimation is one of the most important aspects of project management. Your client or manager might direct you to finish a given task by a certain date. The Estimation Problem. You might hear from the client that the estimates look high. Can there be “exact estimates”? Exact Estimates.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2022

I have been a bit lax with project management reading recently but one book that I have made time to review again is The Conscious Project Leader: How to Create a Culture of Success for Your Projects, Your Team and Yourself. The book covers what I think is important about project management: leadership and culture. Colin Ellis.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and I found the Google Project Management Certificate capstone course quite tricky. For more general tips on how to earn the Google project management certificate quickly, read the story of how I passed the certificate in a week. Resolved; agreement reached.

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

The author suggests several tips for leaders to be fair-minded when managing their employees: . How New Managers Can Get Better at Making Decisions. Written by Art Petty, this article proposes 8 tips for managers to become better decision-makers. How to Help Your Managers Engage Their Teams.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Here are some key reasons: Improves time management: When employees track their work hours, they are more aware of allocating their time. Boosts time management skills : Employees can fine-tune their scheduling skills with the data from time tracking. They can learn to prioritize tasks and manage their workload more effectively.

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Proofhub

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

That’s why, as a project leader, you must know how to negotiate deadlines. It’s a key component of agile project management. Before we look at how you can successfully negotiate deadlines as a project leader, you must understand what negotiation means. How to Negotiate Deadlines as a Project Leader?—?8 all in one place.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. To ensure that the project direction doesn’t get compromised by the lack of a good plan, the project manager chooses the most appropriate approach to follow for the delivery of the project.

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