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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Projects vs operations The short answer to the question: “What’s the difference between projects and operations?” Operations management focuses on maximizing efficiency while minimizing costs.

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The Meta City, Remote Work, & the Strategic Project Manager

The Strategic Project Manager

Enabled by technology, and accelerated by the pandemic, our world continues to evolve with “ The Rise of the Meta City “, as depicted and described in this fascinating Harvard Business Review article. It’s new headquarters, Charlotte, NC, is one of those growing satellite cities mentioned in the HBR article.

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The Project Charter Lays the Foundation

Velociteach

The charter is tailored to the project’s needs. For example, large, complex, external projects require more formality than small, internal ones. Review and approval requirements may follow organizational policies. Both functional (user-facing) and non-functional (technical) requirements should be identified.

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Starting a PMO

MPUG

Company A might not have a PMO, company B could have a PMO where the project managers (PMs) do not report to the PMO, and Company C could have a mature PMO where the PMs report to the PMO. This article is meant to give some guidance for starting a PMO and eventually growing into a Strategic PMO (SPMO). Assessing Your Current Condition.

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Project Contingency: The Ultimate Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article will explain project contingency, how to calculate contingency and how to manage it within the scope of your projects. What is project contingency? Contingency can be defined as additional resources put aside to address potential risk and uncertainty in a project. Does the funding include contingency?

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Management of Novel Projects Under Conditions of High Uncertainty,” A.