ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2023

Controlling risk is one of the most important areas of project management. Project managers need to know how to identify, track and mitigate project risk. Let’s learn what is project risk, some common examples and how can you manage it. What Is Project Risk?

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ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 6, 2020

What do you think of leadership and management? . As project managers and even as team members of a project, we all know that leadership and management is a field on its own, even referred to as a scientific field. . With this being said, we will be covering one of the important fields of management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. Although I am guilty of using ‘plan’ and ‘Gantt chart’ interchangeably. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Product Manager vs Project Manager. While both are leadership roles and the titles are similar, there’s a difference between a product manager and a project manager as Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains. What Is a Project Manager? Project Manager Responsibilities.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2022

Coming up with a great idea is only the beginning: t o realize it, you need a project execution plan (PEP). A project execution plan is a document for executing projects that helps you strategize, come up with project management processes and put the whole thing into action. Project Scope.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2024

Projects have a beginning, middle and end. That’s called the project life cycle. When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. What is a project pipeline?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. What is Project Execution? During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase. Execute Project Scope.

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Workamajig

JUNE 14, 2018

The project life cycle describes the stages a project goes through as it progresses from start to finish. A well-defined life cycle brings order and structure to the project. This article will demystify the project management life cycle and help you run better projects.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? Let’s expand that simple answer.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Marketing plans manage research, design and copywriting, digital and print production, plus so much more. These separate departments all have to work together, sticking to a shared schedule and budget. Managing all those marketing assets is challenging. We have dozens of free project management templates to choose from.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. Let's increase our chance of success by seizing project opportunities too. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities. Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Resources are what you need to execute your project plan—people, equipment and materials. Managing those resources is part of how you deliver a successful project. Each task in your project plan will have project resources like people, time and a budget attached.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 5, 2022

Your work isn’t going according to plan. A dashboard is how you keep track of your work, including the time spent on tasks, what you’re spending and if you’re making progress as planned. There’s also a workload chart for managing teams and making sure their workload is balanced. Budget Spreadsheet for Cost Tracking.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2023

But if the construction cost goes over budget, that’s coming out of the contractor’s pocket. That’s why construction cost management is so important. Knowing exactly what construction cost management means and what a construction cost is can be the difference between project success or failure.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2023

Project managers understand this and work hard to create change management plans that ensure their projects run smoothly. Project management software helps, too, but if you’re not ready to upgrade, we have some free change management templates that can help you manage change.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

Featuring baselines, subsidiary plans, and other ancillary plans Do you know the 5Ps? Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? Every project is different. Think about this.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 9, 2022

Managing a project is a very challenging, but project evaluation makes it easier. Everything starts with careful planning, which sets the stage for the execution phase where estimations, plans and schedules guide the project team as they complete tasks and deliverables. What Is Project Evaluation?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Before you’re able to analyze the risk in your project, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project. Definition of Risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Business cases are prepared during the project initiation phase and their purpose is to include all the project’s objectives, costs and benefits to convince stakeholders of its value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2023

Planning for construction projects isn’t enough. Construction submittals are an integral part of construction project management. That’s why most general contractors use construction project management software when managing their projects and controlling construction submittals.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Again, those deliverables can be a product or service and it can also be the documentation that is part of the project closure to show that the project is complete and everything has been signed off. Project vs Product Deliverables. There is a distinction between project and product deliverables.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

From the difficult stakeholder who wants to undermine the project’s success to a disagreement about a feature of a deliverable, project work lends itself to workplace conflict situations. And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. You could say we go looking for trouble.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The Project Plan Checklist Have you left anything out of your project plan? Check out this project plan checklist to help you identify the baselines and plans that will be most helpful to each of your projects. I like to keep my project plans as simple as possible. Scope Baseline.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2018

Ideas are plentiful but having a project plan and executing it will help actualize those hopes and ideas. 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. What Is Project Initiation? Create a Project Charter.

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Teamweek

MAY 17, 2018

When a project begins, the amount of planning, preparation, and work required to complete it can be overwhelming. A break in the chain can compromise the entire project. This is why experienced project managers divide their projects into four phases that simplify and add structure to the process. Initiation.

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nTask

AUGUST 2, 2021

Regardless of the scope of your industry or the company you are working in, having an understanding of the project management cycle is a must. When managing a project, you have to ensure the successful accomplishment of each task on time. However, let’s first understand what is project life cycle.

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Wrike

JULY 14, 2020

As a project manager , planning is one of the most critical aspects of your job. While diligently planning for the milestones, project managers should also consider KPIs and outcomes that are vital to success. One often-overlooked aspect of project planning is creating a detailed risk management plan. .

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Resource Guru

MARCH 7, 2023

If your project isn’t built on a solid foundation at the initial phase of a project it’s far more likely to run into much larger problems further down the line. Let’s take a closer look at the initiation phase of a project life cycle, so that you can make sure your project can stand the test of time (and wind, should that be a factor).

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The phrase “project management” is a simple description of a complex activity. Before you can even plan the project, you must get it approved by stakeholders and sponsors. Then you must plan it, schedule it, budget it, all within the confines of what has been approved. That is project failure.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2018

Managing a project can be complicated, especially when different departments have to work together. As each department works on a project, each one likely uses a methodology that they’re most comfortable with to provide them with the results they want. What Is Project Integration Management?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The need for a business case is that it collects the proposal, outline, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. Financial plan. This will lead to your project deliverables. Project Plan: It’s time to create the project plan.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Time is not on your side when it comes to project management. While project managers haven’t figured out how to bend time and space to their bidding, there are time management techniques that you can use to manage the time you spend on tasks. No, it’s not science fiction, it’s project time management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Portfolio Management.

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