Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I can illustrate this with a case study from my book, Social Media for Project Managers. We determined what needed to be done to put in place instant fixes so that the website code would work and how much time a complete re-write of the website code would take – which we estimated would be all night long.”. Instant Messaging in Action.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

There is a discussion of the conjecture that estimates are a waste, estimates can't be done, estimates are evil, estimates must be stopped immediately. To be informed how to estimate in this broad range of domains, problems, and impacts — education, experience, and skill are needed. illities are a waste.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s a system for organizing and financing the design, construction, operations and maintenance services for the build on which you’re working, be it in a structure or facility. Do they have the staff to oversee all of the processes involved? What Is a Construction Delivery Method? Are they used to working at this size and scope?

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The Lazy Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

But again, it is a rough estimate that is needed for this exercise. And then select or identify the Cost/Impact ratio and the growth Value Add ratio – these really should be part of your business case approval process by the way. The same argument stands in this case if you struggle to identify that percentage mix.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Since all risk comes from uncertainty - reducible (Epistemic) and irreducible (Aleatory), estimating is a foundation of all we do. There is no discussion of the conjecture that estimates are a waste, estimates can't be done, estimates are evil, estimates must be stopped immediately. illities are a waste.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2017

but one where Process is King since the money for or work comes from a sovereign. The notion that process and overhead are a waste is true in some sense. Too much process, too much overhead is a waste. But it's not your money so process and overhead are part of spending that money. It's a unique environment.

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nTask

JANUARY 28, 2022

Be it meeting with the clients and discussing their needs, planning, and construction, managing the finances, or keeping an eye on legal matters, real estate development makes sure your hands are full all day, every day. But no matter how complicated the process is, you have to go through the process one way or another to reach the other end.

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Herding Cats

MAY 23, 2016

Estimating is part of all decision making in the presence of uncertainty. Accuracy and precision are two primary attributes of all estimates. We all know estimates are hard. So why is estimating a topic that seems to be the whipping boy for software developers these days? Estimating is part of all engineering disciplines.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

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Herding Cats

MAY 8, 2016

ways to make decisions with No Estimates. can we make a decision in the presence of Uncertainty without making an estimate of the impact or outcome of that decision? What would be the evidence that we could make decisions in the presence of uncertanty without estimating the impacts and outcomes of those decisions? . Start here.

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Paymo App

JULY 27, 2018

Project management process bottlenecks. The 3 main things I have so far noticed about project management processes: The more detailed the planned steps, the less likely they will be realized. Project management process tip > Try to structure the project into more general milestones, rather than going into detailed specific tasks.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Best for Toggl Track is best for accountants who want an accurate billable time tracker that generates detailed employee time reports, whether it’s for improving organizational efficiency or processing payroll Top features Accurate time tracking : Toggl Track gives you multiple options to track time.

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Sarah M. Hoban

JULY 18, 2023

Zoho offers 50+ software applications ranging from customer support to finance to sales to HR, with the goal for a business to run itself entirely using Zoho. You can even set up an approval process to review time logs for your people. The information flows directly into your timesheet. YES PLEASE. Team Collaboration.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 27, 2018

First let’s keep the concept of ROI basic, which is in this context: Applying this equation to a real-life example, if the cost for rolling out a SMILE activity = $10,000 and the estimated value of the program is $100,000 (considering quantitative and/or qualitative factors such as listed above): This number is not exaggerated.

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Resource Guru

APRIL 10, 2023

5 types of project closure The importance of project closure Project closure phases: technical, learning, and people Project closure process: 8 key steps to successfully close your project What is the primary focus area during the project closure phase? Finalize project finances to ensure you’ve received your final payments from stakeholders.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Between personal preferences and processes, it will seem impossible to please everyone. For example, your project management processes might vary depending on the client and the project, and so might your project management software. Building your agency tech stack isn’t easy. Ownership: Who’s in charge of your tech stack?

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. They are not the same, the processes of decision making are not the same.

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Wrike

JULY 20, 2023

Real estate vendors play a crucial role in facilitating the home buying, selling, and managing process by offering services such as property inspection, home staging, appraisal, and marketing. It serves as one huge address book for all vendors you’ve worked (and are working) with. Let’s look at an example.

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. They are not the same, the processes of decision making are not the same.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2024

PMI defines a Knowledge Area in the PMBOK® Guide -- Sixth Edition Glossary like this: An identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques. The video below gives you an overview of what it's all about.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Can the average organization actually become a disruptive leader just by adopting the structures, tools and processes from the real disruptive leaders? D efects O verproduction W aiting N on-utilized talent T ransportation I nventory excess M otion waste E xtra processing. However, what really happens?   Summary.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

book to explain the differences between simple, complicated, ordered, complex, and chaotic. The book, while providing advice to managers on how to manage, mixes pseudo-scientific references and concepts – like the double pendulum – in support of essentially sound staffing and personnel management. All The World's A Random Process.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

This is called Risk Management and the processes of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty. I recommend another book as guidance in making those decisions, Perspectives on Thinking, Judging, and Decision Making , Wibecke Brun Gideon Keren, Geir Kirkeb?

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Appfluence

MARCH 23, 2021

Operations management is a business field that manages the processes of producing and distributing products and services. It often includes substantial measurement and the analysis of all the internal processes. Variance : Variances are part of every process. What Is Operations Management?

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

This method is the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Brown and his book The Handbooks of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management and my review of the same book. The use of Ordinal numbers in TRL, AHP, and similar decision-making processes is useful make relative trade-offs. .

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Scrum is) more defined rather than empirical process. A good book on Boyd is Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. the OODA loop sketch and related insights represent an evolving, open-ended, far from equilibrium process of self-organization, emergence and natural selection. Agile in name only. scrum, not agile.

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Function Point

MAY 5, 2016

Our goal is to ultimately make the planning process easier and faster, and adding the Gantt view is the newest enhancement to the scheduling and tasking module of Function Point. Ultimately, Gantt supports our finance-first product vision of connecting the financial management and workflow management for agencies. Book a Demo.

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Function Point

MAY 5, 2016

Our goal is to ultimately make the planning process easier and faster, and adding the Gantt view is the newest enhancement to the scheduling and tasking module of Function Point. Ultimately, Gantt supports our finance-first product vision of connecting the financial management and workflow management for agencies. Book a Demo.

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Wrike

AUGUST 23, 2022

Budget: All costs associated with the event, including estimated expenses. Before you book the event venue or finalize the virtual speaker line-up, it is essential to outline the process and event planning steps to be followed. Accountant: Keeps the event finances and expenses in order and aligned with the budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For example, project management doesn’t have a specific method that we all use for document filing, different to, say, the way marketing or finance do document filing. A complete book in itself! Whether that’s a quality issue, a software bug, a broken process, or human error – it’s all worth investigating. Estimating methods.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2021

The project manager estimates the resource requirement and creates open positions that get fulfilled by the resource manager. Therefore, project resource management is a continuous process, and by implementing the right solution, you can take preventive measures to meet the overall objectives. Facilities.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

in sustainable development and environment, and he has over 25 years of experience in various areas of project management including government, finance, consulting, manufacturing, and education. He’s the lead author of the book Sustainable Project Management, and he is a well-traveled man. It’s estimated by 2050 it’ll be over 50%.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

This is a good starting point for answering the mail on the notion that decisions can be made in the presence of uncertainty without estimating the impact of those decisions. Estimates are for the business, why would the business no longer want an estimate of cost, schedule, or technical performance of the provided capabilities?

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Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Can the average organization actually become a disruptive leader just by adopting the structures, tools and processes from the real disruptive leaders? D efects O verproduction W aiting N on-utilized talent T ransportation I nventory excess M otion waste E xtra processing. However, what really happens?   Summary.

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Technical Review Agile Lean Sustainability 60

Velociteach

MARCH 6, 2023

And they would talk to you in that process and you’d kind of hear the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’m involved in a lot of the grants process. MEGAN YOUNG: So I started the process early 2020 with training and reading and really had heard about the program but wasn’t 100% sure what I was getting into. KEVIN RONEY: Thanks Bill.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2019

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It’s a deliverable of an effective resource planning process. Allocate resources to project tasks Resource allocation is the process of assigning and managing the available resources. As a result, a manager often needs to work with other project managers to book resources for a project.

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