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12 Free Project Planning Templates for Excel and Word

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Without a plan, projects are in trouble. 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. Why Use Project Planning Templates? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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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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Planning a Budget for a Proposal in 5 Easy Steps (+ Example)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We start with the 5 easy steps to plan and write your budget proposal. A proposal budget aims to convince the evaluator who reads your proposal that you have a solid grasp of your plan and that you are worthy of being trusted with funding. For more on how to create a project budget, this article has all the info you need.)

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Project Management Processes & Phases

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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. In project management there are five phases: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing. Monitor and Control. Phases of Project Management.

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Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In the planning phase there are a lot of decisions to make before a project ever starts. However, if we make enough good decisions, especially during planning, it can certainly make our lives easier. In this article, I will provide more detail on a framework for making better decisions in an effective, rational and ethical way.

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How to do Rolling Wave Planning

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Rolling wave planning, also known as progressive elaboration, is an iterative planning technique to use when it’s difficult (or pointless) to schedule too far ahead. The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time.

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12 Questions for Monitoring Project Risks

Project Risk Coach

In this article, I am providing questions that can help you in monitoring project risks and as a result, achieve better results. When problems occur, they turn to their risk response plan. ” When Should We Monitor Project Risks? ” When Should We Monitor Project Risks? It seems like a vague notion.