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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

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Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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Software Project Management: Why It’s Different

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Developing a mobile application Creating a new software Adding new features, patch fixes and new version releases to an existing software Changing the UX of a software The Project Management Life Cycle As noted above, software project management differs from other types of project management in its deliverables.

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Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right

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Of course, there are many steps in the successful execution of a project, but project initiation is the first and, in some ways, the most important step. Get that part right, and you’re on your way to getting the whole project completed on time and on budget. What Is Project Initiation? What is project initiation?

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How to Make a Scope Management Plan

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Scope can make or break a project. If you’re not keeping a finger on the scope of the project, it can quickly go off-track, messing up your schedule and depleting the budget. That is how many projects fail. The project management plan is a baseline against which the project scope plan can be measured.

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Your guide to enterprise project portfolio management (EPPM)

Wrike

5 steps to approach enterprise project portfolio management Project portfolio management involves choosing the right projects for your strategic objectives and continually monitoring their performance, budget, and efficiency. Wrike lets you quickly estimate resource needs for specific projects.

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How to Take Advantage of Adaptive Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) DSDM is an agile project delivery framework that integrates schedule and budget constraints, offering a comprehensive foundation for both planning and executing projects.

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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

Agile project management is a stripped-down version of ‘traditional’ project management that takes different approaches to planning and managing change. We learn as we go and take small steps with defined budgets, resourcing, and time-boxes. Often, this is through its Project, Program, or Portfolio Management Office (PMO).