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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects vs operations The short answer to the question: “What’s the difference between projects and operations?” Projects change the business. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things! More on that later.

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How Enterprise Financial Services Professionals Use Project Management Software To Succeed

Wrike

By implementing project management software, financial services professionals can streamline their processes, enhance collaboration, and improve efficiency. By using project management methodologies, financial services organizations can ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet stakeholder expectations.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. A Risk Management Methodology for Project Risk Dependencies,” Tak Wah Kwan and Hareton K.N., Michael, International Journal of Project Management , 19, pp. 3, March 2002.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Michael, International Journal of Project Management , 19, pp. 24, 2010.

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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

And as for cost! We have no idea how much this project cost – mostly because what Pharoah wants, Pharoah gets & money wasn’t really a limiting factor. So was this project a success? The P5 BILL YATES: The P5, those stand for the five Ps, the people, planet, prosperity, projects, and process.

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Net Operating Value - A New Way to Look at Project Costs

PM That Works

During the budgeting process usually the year before an idea for a project is suggested. Then this idea goes through some cycles and an estimated budget gets placed on the project list for the coming year. When the project is kicked off, the budget is set to the estimated budget.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. All project work has uncertainty. Uncertainty comes from the lack of precision and accuracy about the possible values of a measurement of a project attribute.

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