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Risk Register Template

ProjectManager.com

Plan for project risks with this risk register template for Excel. Define risk priority and the potential impact for each. Risk is going to happen, but with this free risk tracking template handy, you can prepare for it and have a response already thought out and in place. Every project has risk.

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Ace the PMP Exam [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I might at some point in the future, especially if I can hang on to Jack Risos’ book Ace the PMP Exam (3rd ed, updated for PMBOK ® – Sixth Edition). I hadn’t read a book created in iBooks Author before but I would certainly read more. The book is ordered in the same way as you would typically manage a project.

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The 5-Step Expert Guide To Choosing Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Since my book Collaboration Tools for Project Managers came out, one of the things I’m asked frequently is ‘how do I choose the right collaboration tool for my team?’. I have definitely read it – a good book on working with stakeholders and leading change when it’s hard). Step 4: Consider Software Integration.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Skill #2: Managing risks Risk management is a core skill for a project manager, and one that I would hesitate to ‘outsource’ to a team member. So much of risk management is tied up in being able to see the big picture, and as a project manager you are best placed to do that. It’s juggling dependencies. It’s crashing.

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Managing Risk from Every Level of Your Organization

LiquidPlanner

This notion of contingency analysis shows that when planning or budgeting, we must account for foreseeable risk and factor in the optimal route required with the minimum number of possible detours. Risk is not solved with a calculation. Project leaders need to ask: are some foreseen risks not occurring?

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4 Unusual Reasons Why Stakeholder Management Is Important

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Reduce and Uncover Risk 3. Richard Newton, in his book, The Project Management Book , sets out another 4 benefits of stakeholder management. Free Resources One of my favourite project management books “Proactive stakeholders effectively provide an extended team of additional resources (for free!) Free Resources 2.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Book quality checks Now you know what project quality measures you are trying to hit, book some quality checks in. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. The options are: Once (i.e.