Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It's a simple question, "Who owns the risks in agile projects?" In this article, let's uncover the role of risk owners and how to perform risk management in agile projects. What is a Risk Owner? When it comes to taking ownership of risks, it allows team members to have greater control over their work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. The bottom line is this: having processes doesn’t guarantee that your project will be any better than if you didn’t have them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Skill #2: Managing risks Risk management is a core skill for a project manager, and one that I would hesitate to ‘outsource’ to a team member. So much of risk management is tied up in being able to see the big picture, and as a project manager you are best placed to do that. Check that you know who needs to approve changes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2019

This is a guest article by Harry Hall from projectriskcoach.com. Risk management is one of the core knowledge areas for project managers. You’ve identified and assessed your project risks—both threats and opportunities. Now, you are planning your risk responses with your risk owners. Harry Hall.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Once we've identified our project risks, we should plan and implement responses. In this article, let's look at ways to respond to project threats and opportunities. We can optimize our risk responses over time. Project Risk Strategies How Can We Respond to Risks? contingency plan are defined).

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn how to create a maintenance schedule and download a free maintenance schedule template to get started. Read about the benefits of an effective maintenance schedule and see how a maintenance plan can help a diverse group of industries. To better understand the process, we’ll focus on one piece of equipment: the conveyor belt.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this article, we will cover strategies to usher in this adoption and certain tasks that can be augmented with AI. For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

How can we find a better balance? This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Ensuring that all of the risks are addressed can be a daunting task, particularly for larger, complex projects. Click Here Now.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. This article has been updated to be fully aligned to PRINCE2 7 (2023 edition). You also use this process if the project closes prematurely.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. The Project budgeting process: How to structure your project budget Top down budgeting is where the sponsor gives you the total amount available and you work out how you are going to split that.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

He thinks his project managers have identified most of their risks, but he’s not sure where to focus his attention. What areas have the highest risk exposure? Let’s look at how to actually define risk categories and how they can help Tom (and you). What are Risk Categories? Why Use Risk Categories?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Yes, overall project management is your job, but why not make your life a little easier by helping your team members understand how they can be better at getting the project done? Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks. First, identify the project risks. Log the project risks on a risk log.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

Planning is an essential part of what project managers do, so you would expect there to be some mention of how to deal with fixed date projects in the PRINCE2® manuals. Project managers still need some guidance on how to manage projects that have a fixed date. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. If you want to improve your project success, improve your requirements processes. Poor requirements change process.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. Risk management process is a structured approach to identifying, assessing, addressing, and controlling risks. So, let’s dive in!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 2, 2022

In this article, I’ll share a secret weapon for improving problem solving in project management. I find that this is particularly the case with complex processes or projects with lots of moving parts and many stakeholders. There is only one sensible solution to fixing an issue. And the project can carry on.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A work handover email to your manager is one of the steps to make the transition out of a job happen smoothly, and here’s how to write one. How to write your handover notes In my experience, it’s difficult to sit down and write all handover notes in one go. Because you never know. Best not to burn bridges. Why write a handover email?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. The five-step project recovery plan Here’s the five-step ESI process for getting out of trouble. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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The Digital Project Manager

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If you don’t get started on the right foot, your project team and project success are already at risk. That could be this entire article, summed up in that one sentence. The post How To Be A Leader During The Project Kickoff: Expert Tips & Process appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In this article, let's discuss why risk management standards exist and which Project Management Institute (PMI) standard you should study in preparation for the Project Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) exam ( until the updated PMI-RMP® exam comes into play April 2022 ). Which PMI Standard Should You Study?

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. What is Enterprise Risk Management? An organization’s risk champion (e.g.,

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They might also advise the project manager on how best to do particular project management techniques like communication management , risk management , quality management and change management. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management The assurance role can be quite hands-on.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 8, 2023

Risk management is an important part of the decision-making process for any project. It involves identifying, assessing, and responding to potential risks that could impact the project. In this article, we will look at some of the most frequent project risk response mistakes and explain how to avoid them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of. I’ve included some examples below so you can see how to phrase your resume sections. Here’s how to do it.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 27, 2018

In this article, we will look at how to conduct a risk audit to evaluate the effectiveness of your risk management. Additionally, we'll also talk about how to be more forward thinking through risk reviews. Good Risk Management fosters vigilance in times of calm and instills discipline in times of crisis.” -Dr.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. What is Enterprise Risk Management? An organization’s risk champion (e.g.,

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

How can you check what you’ve got and what needs to be done next? Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. Here are the instructions on how to write a project overview statement.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

This edition is a principles-based guide as opposed to the process-based guide of the Sixth Edition. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Build Quality into Processes and Deliverables 9. Optimize Risk Responses 11. Table Of Contents.

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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. Artifacts in the PMBOK Guide – Seventh Edition Artifacts are categorized in the PMBOK® Guide – Seventh edition into 9 different types and that’s what this article is going to look at. What is an artifact?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2018

If so, it might be time to start implementing proven project management processes and phases at your organization in order to bring your company’s workflow under control. Communications: Decide how information will be disseminated, to whom and with what frequency. If not, evaluate how to improve the quality. Initiation.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Time and time again, I see organizations are not dealing with risk appropriately. Sure, they have a list of five to ten risks on their projects, but they are not managing their risk and are falling into risk management pitfalls. Some people would call this risk magic. PMBOK 5 th Edition, PMI. Well wait a minute.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Why is that some project managers have over or undersized risk management plans? Risk categories.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The 7 tolerances in PRINCE2® The two most frequently used tolerances are budget and time, although PRINCE2® offers you a choice of seven tolerances: time, cost, scope, risk, quality, sustainability and benefits. For example, let’s say the financial value of all the project risks should not exceed 5% of the project budget.

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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 management is the way to deal with that, so let’s talk about how we can use change control protocol to help with it all. Change control or change management is the process of managing unplanned but desired influences on the project.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Why is that some project managers have over or undersized risk management plans? Risk categories.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

Read next: my book Engaging Stakeholders on Projects: How to harness people power. You probably don’t need to be told of the risks of not engaging stakeholders. Read next: How to Deal with Challenging Situations Involving Stakeholders. How to do engagement. Helping people take part in the project. So why do we bother?

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