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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

During a company integration program, customer service levels dropped by 25-50% because the team management focused their efforts on reorganizing and changing employees’ roles and responsibilities, all with “the best of intentions”. Consequently, the difference in corporate culture led to numerous issues causing anxiety among team members.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

ProjectManager.com

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. It also cost ten times more than the original budget, finally coming in at £430 million. The planned spa complex to boost tourism in Bath was originally budget at £13.5 billion to £10.9

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Review How Big Things Get Done

Henny Portman

In the first chapter we see, based on extensive study of 16,000 projects, the iron law of project management – Over budget, over time, under benefits, over and over again: 47.90% on budget (or better), 8.50% on budget and on time (or better), 0.50% on budget and on time and on benefits (or better).

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Project Communication Management: What is it all about?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.) One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.)

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Creating a Resource Management Plan

Ganttic

Well, if resource planning is the process of allocating the right tasks to resources, then a resource plan, or a resourcing plan as it’s also known, should reflect those decisions. Budget info. Budget info. Locations, managers, necessary certifications, budgets. It shouldn’t be a whole process.

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25 Practical Project Team Development Practices

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Project managers don’t usually have a specific budget for team development, and yet, as the PMBoK says, teamwork is a critical factor for project success, and developing effective project tea ms is one of the primary responsibilities of the project manager. Of course, there are many dimensions to team leadership.