Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2016

John Smith was hired as a new project manager at a leasing company, and he was assigned a small project with a team of six people. How well did John use risk management to accomplish his goal? He and his team completed a project plan and identified project risks. Improving Risk Management.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

However, in project management, project assumptions are essential for planning a project. Let’s take a look at how project assumptions are defined in project management and why they’re so important. Then we’ll learn about a project assumption log and how assumptions differ from constraints and risk.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It is hard to imagine what you can do with a project risk. What can you, as a project manager, do to mitigate a risk? Adding some risk reserves and removing requirements from the scope are not the only options. I want to share some stories of risk management with you. For Software Projects).

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MPUG

JUNE 6, 2022

But, how does all of this fit into Risk Management? Risk Managers don’t toss coins or calculate heads/tails in an experiment. Probability Distribution and Risk Management. With the above basics, let’s consider another example to understand probability distribution from the perspective of risk management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

If you’re searching for a project management job, you’ve no doubt come across a range of different job titles. The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. Also known as a Technical Project Manager.)

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

Planning is an essential part of what project managers do, so you would expect there to be some mention of how to deal with fixed date projects in the PRINCE2® manuals. Project managers still need some guidance on how to manage projects that have a fixed date. There isn’t. You then take this to the sponsor and ask for agreement.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Successful CEOs Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy define execution in their book Executive: The Discipline of Getting Things Done : “Execution is a specific set of behaviors and techniques that companies need to master in order to have a competitive advantage. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

That’s a long and complicated journey in construction project management, which is why knowing the best construction delivery method is so important. There are many different types, from design-bid-build, design-build and construction manager at risk to integrated project delivery, job order contracting and public-private partnerships.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. The project tolerance definition I use in my book, Project Manager , is this: Tolerances are how much you can flex within your project without having to go back for approval. Which level of management sets the project tolerances?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. Let’s look at 5 common reasons why processes fail to serve you when managing projects and what you can do about them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right. What does it mean to “do” project quality?

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Project Bliss

APRIL 18, 2017

However, I have purchased this book myself and can honestly highly recommend it. . When thinking of software projects, many things come to mind: requirements, writing or configuring code, testing, getting that new system implemented and perhaps getting off that old legacy system that’s outdated and no longer serves your needs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

The book includes a list of 50 secrets in Appendix D which is a summary of The Standish Group’s Chaos Manifesto 2012: The Year of the Executive Sponsor. Understand project management techniques. Yes, this is the job of the project manager, but you don’t want them to be able to bamboozle you with jargon. Those are the headlines.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Construction project management relies on good planning, experienced contractors and powerful construction project management software. While Procore is a known name in construction project management, many construction managers are looking for a Procore alternative. Procore falls short in many ways.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Have you got a project management mentor? Or book a power hour with me and get started on your mentoring journey straight away! Maybe you were asked to identify a project manager as a mentor as part of an apprenticeship scheme – that’s the reason I have a couple of mentees at work. How did you get into project management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

Why is stakeholder management important to project success? However, stakeholder management is a very narrow way of looking at how we work with people on projects to achieve a common goal. What is stakeholder management? However, there are other reasons for doing stakeholder management. Reduce and Uncover Risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

Project management consultants don’t only add value to a project, but they can help introduce project management processes to any team. It’s a great career transition for current project managers to consider. What Is a Project Management Consultant? What Is a Project Management Consultant?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 18, 2023

Crashing is a project management technique used to reduce the total duration of a project by adding additional resources or making other changes. If you are asking them to work more, are you at risk of burnout in the team? When I’ve used it, we’ve started testing some software components while others are still being built.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Qualitative risk analysis boosts the chances for project success dramatically. If I were to choose one thing to improve in my project management – it would be it. I honestly believe that this risk analysis in more than enough for small and medium projects. The qualitative risk analysis process is quite simple.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And so, we were not at all surprised to see that at IIL’s November International Project Management Day Virtual Conference , the most attendance in any one session was at the panel discussion on, you guessed it: AI. What does it mean for me in my role as a Project Manager? Scenario-Based Prompts.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start? The term project documentation refers to the project management documents that are created throughout the project life cycle.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

And so, we were not at all surprised to see that at IIL’s November International Project Management Day Virtual Conference , the most attendance in any one session was at the panel discussion on, you guessed it: AI. What does it mean for me in my role as a Project Manager? Scenario-Based Prompts.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), ROM estimates are -25 percent to +75 percent accurate, though others say its range is +/-50 percent. ProjectManager is online project management software that helps you plan your budget, schedule resources and track them in real time.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

wrote The Mythical Man Month, he provided project managers with the valuable caution which later was named Brooks’ Law: “ Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later “ While there are always exceptions, this statement is generally true. as well as a number of other online book stores).

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 8, 2023

I read a number of project leadership books each year but usually I find only one or two which really make an impact. Professor Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner ‘s book “ How Big Things Get Done ” is one of the latter. In the book, the authors provide many case studies supporting eleven heuristics derived from Prof.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. So what are the emerging trends in project management that are going to shape how you do your job in the future? How project management is evolving. Managing a hybrid team.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We often plan a project with this overly optimistic mindset — never considering the myriad of project risks out there. So we’ll explore the most common project risks (and how to prevent them) in this guide. 11 common types of project risks It’s important to remember that risks don’t always appear as a dark, foreboding catastrophes.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Weddings — in fact, event planners are excellent at managing fixed date projects because every event has a fixed date on which it will take place and the project to deliver the event has to be done on time. LeRoy Ward, PMP , PgMP, and PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award winner, when I asked him for his view.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2023

From a bigger perspective these are all different risks. Technical risks or business risks or risks in general. What I’ve found interesting is how we deal with risks. But before, make sure to watch the video Awareness Are we aware of all potential risks that we face in our journey? Can the user use it?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. Whether you’re manufacturing products or delivering a service, project management software can help you with the cost of quality. Project management software gives you the tools to implement these procedures and track them to ensure quality.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 27, 2020

I ran a subscriber-only webinar a while back about trends in project management collaboration tools and the barriers to adopting new technology in a project environment. That’s it in a nutshell, but that Expert Guide has more detail and my book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers, covers this in depth.

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Herding Cats

MAY 17, 2017

It is popular to state that Agile IS Risk Management - but that is not correct. Agile software development is a software development process. Risk Management is a process as well. The two - agile and risk management - are well suited for each other. But Agile alone is not Risk Management.

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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). The final deliverable is the book website which sits at the top of the chart. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some project managers think those names should describe a project’s purpose or its main goals, while others simply choose cool or catchy project names to lighten up the mood in the organization. Then, you’ll need project management software like ProjectManager to get the job done. Get started for free today.

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