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10 Free Change Management Templates for Excel and Word

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It’s a cliche to say nothing is constant but change, but cliches grow from truths. Project managers understand this and work hard to create change management plans that ensure their projects run smoothly. If you’re looking for other free project management templates, you’re in the right place.

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What Is a Project Deliverable? Definition, Examples & More

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Other types of project reports which show how work is proceeding versus project plan estimations. The communications plan, risk and issue management plan, change management plan, procurement plans and overall project schedule are also created during the planning phase. This paperwork can include: Signed contracts.

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15 Project Management Challenges & How to Overcome Them

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This gradual expansion of a project’s scope beyond the original agreement is obviously going to negatively impact the budget and schedule so it’s something to always be aware of and, if there are changes, manage them to avoid as much negative impact as possible. Accurate estimates of those costs can often impact the profit margin.

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Mastering Project Estimation: Simplified Techniques for Reliable Scheduling

MPUG

The Project Management Institute defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.” By definition, there can be no data on exactly how long this unique effort will take. The solution, of course, is estimating. But that’s not what 90% or more of Project Managers need.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

These also work for coaching your team, so if you are definitely not interested in learning all those spreadsheet formulae, help someone else get their skills up to scratch so they can best support you! For some project managers, this comes naturally; for others, it’s too tempting to say ‘yes’ to everything!

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How to Create a Project Initiation Document (Template Included)

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Project Definition To begin, the project initiation document briefly summarizes the project and goes into a short description of the following. It’s similar to what’s discussed in the project definition but goes into greater detail. It creates a process to manage those changes so they can be reviewed and approved or rejected.

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20 Things For Your Project Management Plan [With 3 Free Templates]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project definition. The project definition is something I’d definitely include in a project plan. Estimating assumptions and methods. Record how you are going to create your estimates for the project (time and money) and note any assumptions. Finally, note the procedure that you’ll use for managing changes.

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