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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what organizational process assets are, why you would use them in project management and some best practices for utilizing these important tools.

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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. It’s a less technical method of project management that doesn’t put as much emphasis on task order or scheduling, but rather on balancing resources and keeping them flexible. Kanban Methodology.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. First, the PM was expected to possess a command of technology rather than merely an understanding of technology.

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How to Write a Business Requirements Document (BRD)

ProjectManager.com

To prove this point, let’s define what a business requirements document (BRD) is and what its components are. It includes both the business solution and the technical solution to the project. A business requirement isn’t about offering or proposing a solution, only defining the task at hand.

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10 Project Meetings to Guide Your Project Management Team

ProjectManager.com

Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is. The project kickoff meeting begins with introductions, reviewing the client’s background and talking about the scope of the project. Project Review Meeting.

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Manufacturing Engineer Job Description

ProjectManager.com

After defining what manufacturing engineering is, we’ll look at the professionals who work in that discipline, the manufacturing engineers. This is done through the selection of technology and processes, planning and the design of the factory. Manufacturing engineering is what keeps those integrated systems operating.