Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Project management involves creating lots of documentation. If you look into project management standards, you will find at least a dozen of various plans, multiple types of reports, and numerous other documents. A business case is a document that helps decision-makers determine whether a project is worth the investment.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Create a Solid Project Plan & Project Documentation The structure of a project plan might vary from one project to another, but there are certain project documents that should be part of your project plan to help you and your team avoid project failure. Project Budget Template A project budget estimates all your costs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. 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. Reference the business case and any prior documentation. Project definition.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 5, 2021

schedule management plan) Ancillary plans (e.g., Project Stakeholder Management Plan Define how you will identify and record stakeholders, interest, needs, power, and influence. Ancillary Plans Requirements Management Plan - describe how you will identify, analyze, document, and validate requirements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the PMI Business Analysis Practice Standard, business analysis is defined like this: The set of activities performed to identify the business need and recommend relevant solutions; and to elicit, document, and manage requirements. Similarities between business analysts and project managers. Change management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The ‘formally authorized’ part is important because you can, of course, make changes to what’s in the scope statement at any point. It’s normal to make scope changes as you go. However, those changes should be fully analyzed, documented and incorporated into the project. What is change control and why is it important?

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

Inaccurate time estimation is the cause of 25% of failed projects. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. In this guide we’ll go over: What is time estimating in project management? Why is estimating time for tasks important? Why is estimating time for tasks important?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Agile Manifesto The fundamental document that outlines the values and principles of Agile project management. Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g.,

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

That would be project integration management , which includes such fundamental plans as developing a project charter that is created during the initiation phase. This is the document that sets up the project and assigns the project manager. Project Cost Management. Project Quality Management.

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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. Other types of project reports which show how work is proceeding versus project plan estimations. Project vs Product Deliverables.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy. Cost estimates. Risk management. Project documentation. It’s all about collecting and managing data, finding trends in that information, reporting on progress and then putting what you’ve learned into practice. Methodology.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 16, 2018

They gave you the requirements months ago in a business requirements document. Hours worked just fine for them so they didn’t see a need to change. Adopting Agile is an Exercise in Change Management. Adopting agile is an exercise in change management for a number of reasons: Software isn’t an order by number model.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary – provide the detailed information about the deliverables, activities, cost estimates, and scheduling information for each item in the WBS. What is a project management plan? Project Quality Management Plan Define how you will plan quality management, manage quality, and control quality.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Identify tasks, estimate timings, and map a timeline Step 4. An implementation plan is a project document that clearly outlines the steps teams need to take to create and implement their project’s deliverables. But is an implementation plan just another document that takes time to create but offers little in return?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2022

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. Needless to add, it’s an essential project management document. A project execution plan is a document used to define how you will execute a project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2019

Why You Need a Change Request Form. A change request form is the part of the change management process, which is a discipline that helps project leaders prepare, equip and support change. Change happens, and if one doesn’t respond to it, the change can derail the project. Example of a Change Request.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. Your document is going to be long, so there’s no point in padding it out more than you have to. If you have a fully-fledged requirements document then you can always reference that.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

While communication is key to address changes and make sure everyone is doing what they need to do, the project manager must also define, schedule and accurately estimate the task duration to develop and maintain a realistic project schedule. Resource Management. Reporting and Documentation. Competencies .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. Your document is going to be long, so there’s no point in padding it out more than you have to. If you have a fully-fledged requirements document then you can always reference that.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Get accurate estimates of project costs before executing the project. Project Plan Template for PMOs PMOs improve project management by standardizing processes and boosting efficiency. That means they create and maintain documentation, tracking and training. But they also plan.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 24, 2019

Project managers are assigned projects at the last minute with a tight deadline. Rather than discussing the project with stakeholders and documenting the business case, problems, goals, and deliverables, the project manager hits the ground running. Later, stakeholders demand costly changes. It's not a big change.

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MPUG

JUNE 19, 2023

In this article, we will define change orders and provide steps for how to integrate change orders in Microsoft Project. What is a Change Order In project management, a change order refers to a documented request that modifies a project’s original scope, schedule, or budget.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This is a requirement of your project management approach. Therefore, this document becomes a separate deliverable. . Or it can be a project document that stakeholders need. After that, you break down the work into tasks and estimate the project. Now you present estimates for the project. Then, you create a WBS.

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

It refers to any prediction or estimation made on a project’s status, including how it will unfold in the future. The shortest time estimated to complete a specific project task or activity is known as optimistic duration. It is an estimation technique based on an expert consensus. Change Management. PEST Analysis.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

This guide will introduce you to the strategic utilization of models for understanding and predicting project dynamics, methods for optimizing your workflow and achieving desired outcomes, and artifacts for documenting and communicating project progress. This is where change management theories and agile principles come into play.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary – provide the detailed information about the deliverables, activities, cost estimates, and scheduling information for each item in the WBS. Requirements Management Plan – describe how you will identify, analyze, document, and validate requirements. Project Plan Tips.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

B – Project Management Terms Backlog Backlog is a term from the Agile methodology Scrum, but is also used across industries to track every single thing that is needed to complete a product in development. Baseline A baseline is an estimate of the project’s scope, schedule and costs that is created during the planning stage.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 19, 2022

According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge , project integration management involves identification and coordination of various PM processes and activities throughout the whole project lifecycle. Once this document is created and approved, a project manager can start work on project planning and implementation.

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MPUG

JUNE 14, 2021

Encourage the customer to budget for changes upfront, so they will have the flexibility to address changing requirements during the project without seeking additional funding. At the beginning of a project, document with the customer their expectations and priorities. Inaccurate Estimates. This can lead to “scope creep.”

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Workamajig

APRIL 9, 2019

While we’ve talked about communication plans , risk management plans , and even work breakdown structures , we haven’t written about the one plan that rules them all: the project plan. The project plan is a master document that guides how the project will be run. Think of it as a “vision” document. Why Create Project Plans?

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Planio

JULY 4, 2022

Then, the development team works together to discuss each item and estimates how much effort will be required to complete them. Planio will give you a running estimate of the time required to hit your goals based on each task’s user story or estimed time. Update user stories to properly estimate tasks.

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MPUG

JUNE 17, 2019

Integrated change control (ICC) is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and managing changes to deliverables with documentation. Integrated Change Control. This ensures that any negative effects of a change are minimized. Change Control Board Overview.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Identifying the Causes of Scope Creep Unrealistic Initial Estimates: When project managers underestimate the complexity or resources required for a project, it can lead to overruns and the need for additional work that falls outside the initial scope.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 10, 2021

A cost baseline can be defined as the approved variant of the time-phased project budget, which doesn’t include any management reserves. Being the basis for any change management process, it cannot be changed without going through a formal change control procedure. Cost baseline.

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Techno-PM

JULY 4, 2023

Scope management standards and procedures encompass a set of best practices, guidelines, and techniques that project managers and teams follow throughout the project lifecycle. It ensures that any changes to the project scope are evaluated, approved, and properly managed.

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PM Basics

APRIL 17, 2022

Set durations for each task (copy the estimates provided by the team). So bear that in mind when you estimate tasks without using the tool. Likewise, you need to consider whether the size of a task is manageable for the scheduling model. Should the estimates be in hours or days? Assign resources to each task.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 21, 2022

Yes, the Product Owner can create a forecast or roadmap estimating how much work Developers can accomplish or what they might deliver in future Sprints. Like tomorrow’s weather, it can always change as the situation evolves and more becomes known. Successful Scrum adoption requires a change in mindset.

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