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How to manage team conflict (& 5 strategies for conflict resolution)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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What Should You Include in Your Preconstruction Meeting Agenda?

ProjectManager.com

Construction projects are structured with schedules, budgets and resource allocation. Many people work on them, from general contractors overseeing subcontractors to architects and, of course, the project owner. ProjectManager has workload charts to keep teams productive. What Is a Preconstruction Meeting?

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Best Cost Control Techniques

ProjectManager.com

Cost control as a process begins with budgeting. Actual financial results are compared with the budgeted expectations and if the actual costs are more than what was budgeted, actions to reduce those costs must be implemented. The more accurate you are, the better, of course. Finally, don’t neglect expert opinion.

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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

(By the way, the answer to that question is: “Yes, let me analyze what the impact will be and bring you a recommendation for what that means for our current budget and timeline.”). The ‘formally authorized’ part is important because you can, of course, make changes to what’s in the scope statement at any point. What causes scope creep?

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SWOT analysis in project management: definition, instruction & example

Inloox

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Understanding these strengths allows the project team to target them in order to maximize the project's chances of success.

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What Is a Project Management Communication Plan?

ProjectManager.com

Managing those tasks is a constant communicative effort with your team. Different projects, of course, demand different means of communications. By describing the project landscape, so to speak, you know what your parameters are, and it’ll help you get buy-in from the stakeholders and your team. Good communications, of course.

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Risk Breakdown Structure for Projects: A Complete Guide to RBS

ProjectManager.com

Risk is usually thought of as a negative impact on the project’s budget, timeline or quality. Either way, project managers have to prepare for risk, either good or bad—it can interfere with project objectives. More often, you’ll address it during the planning phase when you assign roles and responsibilities to your team members.

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