ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Project management is everywhere—the term is experiencing a moment. People have come to realize that much of the work they do is a project with a beginning, middle and end, and that the discipline of project management offers proven methodologies and tools to get their jobs done more productively and efficiently. What Is the Theory of Constraints?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

We were due to go live with our pilot software launch but things didn’t feel right. We had the go/no go meeting and as I sat in the office, it just felt like we weren’t ready. My project sponsor was on holiday in Canada. I emailed him, because I wanted to be told that we were making the right decision. He sent a photo. It was bad. Decision taken.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 2, 2022

Projects are designed to deliver a product or a service within a specific timeframe and budget, a process that the project manager oversees. If that person is a product manager , he or she may apply a product breakdown structure (PBS). But what is a product breakdown structure? Internal & External Products.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2019

Those tasks and subtasks are then arranged in a tree structure, which is similar to a flowchart. That’s why project leaders use a work breakdown structure (WBS) to literally break down the larger phases of the project into smaller and smaller tasks, which can then be scheduled and assigned. Download Now. What’s Inside Our WBS Template?

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Project Bliss

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The CTQ Tree is a simple tool to tell you exactly what your customer wants. The Critical to Quality Tree is the tool you need to get specific details on exatly what your customer wants. Why Use CTQ Trees. If it’s vital you know exactly how to satisfy those needs, the CTQ Tree is a perfect tool. What is a CTQ Tree?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

Use a Work Breakdown Structure to Identify Your Project Tasks A work breakdown structure is a hierarchical tree chart in which the final deliverable is on top and all the deliverables that lead up to that branch are down below it. Construction projects must be well orchestrated. What Is a Contractor? Learn more What Is Contractor Management?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 21, 2024

Inspired by tools like Teresa Torres' Opportunity Solution Tree, we learn that the key to desired outcomes doesn’t always require grand gestures. Inspired by tools like Teresa Torres' Opportunity Solution Tree, we learn that the key to desired outcomes doesn’t always require grand gestures. Keep it simple.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Logic tree diagrams can be a practical, invaluable, and deceivingly easy tool to help in these situations! This post explores what logic tree diagrams are, the various types of diagrams, and where they can be useful in strategy and project management. Basics of Logic Tree Diagrams. Types of Logic Tree Diagrams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

We were due to go live with our pilot software launch but things didn’t feel right. We had the go/no go meeting and as I sat in the office, it just felt like we weren’t ready. My project sponsor was on holiday in Canada. I emailed him, because I wanted to be told that we were making the right decision. He sent a photo. It was bad. Decision taken.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When the leadership team defines an organization’s vision, they look toward the future and identify the goals and objectives they want to achieve. This is the start of strategic planning. The next step is establishing the sequence in which to realize those goals and objectives. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

EMV can help to define contingency amounts and could be used in combination with decision trees to support decision-making. EMV can help to define contingency amounts and could be used in combination with decision trees to support decision-making. For example, if the default provided is a normal (i.e.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. Resource planning, resource allocation and resource utilization are all under the umbrella term of organizational resources. What Are Organizational Resources?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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. Project planning templates help reduce work as they’re preformatted so you don’t have to always start from scratch.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It was beautiful to see the neighborhood scenery slowly appear before me as I wondered at the daybreak beaming between tree branches. . I was soon enjoying sunbeams playing through the trees again. And then, In a curvy dip in the road, I encountered something different: a car. . Sometimes these things are critical. So they scuttled it.

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Scrum.org

JULY 18, 2022

I wrote an article about this here, what is value really? I think one of the reasons why the world is in the way it is, is because we over-indexed on a couple of meanings for that. Organizational Value. That’s quite a common interpretation of value. We’re saving some money or something like that. Market Value. Have we reduced our carbon footprint?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 24, 2023

The last thing a project manager wants is a schedule conflict. But a scheduling conflict is an eventuality in project management. While it’s the project manager’s job to ensure that the workflow is unobstructed, it’s also their responsibility to resolve scheduling conflicts when they arise—a problem that’s unavoidable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

I don’t mean ‘who’s at the top of the tree, and who are the team members?’ This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. It was about 17 years ago. I sat opposite the new project manager. What to tell her? The First Meeting. Everything follows from this. The Project Hierarchy.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 24, 2020

In order to make sure you have a thorough list of all your tasks, use a work breakdown structure , which is a tree diagram with your final deliverable on top and all the steps leading to it. Timelines are the backbone of any project. They’re an incredibly useful visual tool that lays out your tasks in chronological order.

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Scrum.org

JULY 13, 2023

Under the ruthless canopy of the red market, I find myself staring at the bloated behemoth of an Alpha organisation, huffing and puffing in a vain attempt to keep up with the frenzied pace of the modern world. Alpha Organizations: Born in the Industrial Age, they are hierarchical and less adaptable. Creativity is stifled; innovation is snuffed out.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s happened to all of us. Missing a meeting or an important task that comes up every week or month. Once we’re deep in our work, it can be hard to remember recurring tasks. In project management, overlooking recurring tasks can quickly send a project off-track or a team member could miss an important update.

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Kiron Bondale

DECEMBER 9, 2018

A decision tree could be used to compare the expected cost outcomes of both sides of the decision. A decision tree could be used to compare the expected cost outcomes of both sides of the decision. In some companies, such justification is not needed on a project by project basis. A fear-based approach might be used.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2022

A Gantt chart is used during the planning stage of the project after all the tasks have been identified using a work breakdown structure (WBS), a tree diagram. A Gantt chart is used during the planning stage of the project after all the tasks have been identified using a work breakdown structure (WBS), a tree diagram. Learn More!

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2022

Landscaping Costs: This includes the price of planting trees and grass, adding mulch to the site, flowers, bushes, etc. One way to control your project billing is by defining the hard costs vs soft costs on a construction project. To create a realistic budget, you need to know the difference between these two costs.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 27, 2021

Let me share another fruit from my fruitful failure tree. There have been times when I have struggled mightily in my coaching relationships. Whether the relationship is with a person or with a team. The conversations are exhausting, draining for me. Likely for my coachee(s) as well. DANCING IN THE MOMENT. Sometimes, the client leads.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Do you ever find yourself stuck between a rock and hard place, unable to decide what the best course of action is? I left the café with nothing for me and ended up with a couple of slices of peanut butter toast at home. Making decisions can be difficult for even the most experienced project managers. Ready to get into it? What is problem solving?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2023

Before you can start a project — even before you can plan it — you first need to define the project in detail. This allows the project manager to get buy-in from the project’s key stakeholders and ensure all the research has been done to move into the planning phase without any hiccups. That’s why a project initiation document (PID) is so important.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2024

The second practice in the Kanban Guide is actively managing items in a workflow. These items are work items. What are work items in progress? Work items in progress are the ones between the “started” point and the “finished” point. Strike a balance You can have more than one “started” point and more than one “finished point”. That’s an edge case.

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Project Pulse Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Essential tools such as Decision Trees and Monte Carlo Simulation enable thorough risk evaluations. By: Dr. Michael J. Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM In the dynamic world of projects, risks are omnipresent. Every decision brings along its own set of uncertainties and complicated risks. Enter the realm of quantitative risk analysis.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 30, 2021

This increases productivity and significantly affects perceptions of outcomes, particularly with virtual teams [2]. Using OKRs with Evidence Based Management (EBM). Build internal capability to innovate or improve time to deliver value. Using tasks and activity-based metrics. Embedding OKRs into Scrum's Inspect/Adapt Cadence. Revenue per employee.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 15, 2022

Eric Barker told me in our interview about his book Barking Up The Wrong Tree, that one proxy people use to determine if someone is a leader is this: how often do they speak up in a meeting? I work with project managers around the world, and increasingly there’s one success trait that I find could use a tune-up. How about this?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2022

When it comes to construction projects, the space that you’re filling is equally as important as the structure that you’re building. That’s why site analysis is so important to a successful construction project; whatever you’re building must work in the space both aesthetically and structurally. What Is an Architecture Site Analysis?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 1, 2023

There are many ways to manage a project. While project management software is the gold standard, there are many free project management templates for Google that you can download to plan, manage and track your projects. Get these free project management templates for Google and take control of your project to deliver it successfully.

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 10, 2019

This could be done using a decision tree approach similar to that used for Disciplined Agile but imagine how much fun it would have been if it was written like a Choose Your Own Adventure® book? I’m midway through reading Choose Your WoW! from Scott W. Ambler and Mark Lines of the Disciplined Agile Consortium.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2021

The more accurate your estimates, the more likely you’ll keep to your budget and deliver a project on time. Having a tool to identify and collect costs for your labor, materials and more is the first step to running a successful project. Using a project estimate template is the perfect way to get your project planning on the right track.

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 21, 2020

I would suggest focusing on agile leadership and stay away from the rest otherwise I think this scrub will never become a tree in my agile forest. If you look at the corresponding website, Agile 2 is positioned as the next iteration of agile. It’s still works in progress of a group of 15 authors. You can find their case for Agile 2.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2022

Software development estimation is an essential part of many projects. Even before the planning stage , it’s critical to create an accurate forecast of the project’s duration, costs and more. Despite its importance, software development estimation is often overlooked. Maybe that’s because it’s difficult to estimate properly.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Trees were cut rapidly, new manufacturing plants were built, and more people were hired to meet the demand. Trees were cut rapidly, new manufacturing plants were built, and more people were hired to meet the demand. The pandemic has exacerbated this problem, and uncertainty and change seem to be the only sure things.

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