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The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work

Traxidy

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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Unraveling the Causes of Troubled Projects: A Closer Look

Project Risk Coach

In this blog post, we will explore some of the key factors that can lead to project trouble and discuss strategies to mitigate their impact. Inadequate Planning and Estimation Insufficient planning and inaccurate estimation of resources, time, and budget are common culprits in troubled projects.

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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy. Cost estimates. Risk management. 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. Project documentation.

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The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas (PMBOK)

ProjectManager.com

Related: Time Management Strategies & Tools. With the tasks now sequenced, the resources required for each must be estimated and assigned. Earned value management is performed regularly to make sure that the actual plan is proceeding as it had been planned. Project Cost Management. Project Quality Management.

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Execution strategy. Here’s where you set out how you are going to manage risk. Think about the tolerances you are prepared to work with, what risk profile your sponsor feels most comfortable with and the strategies that will most likely apply to your risks. Estimating assumptions and methods. This is the ‘how’.

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Learn the skills needed to lead a virtual team, chair online meetings and manage the work remotely. Integrating change management for project success. Change management is the forgotten discipline of project success.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate. Change Order A formal request to modify an agreed-upon project scope, schedule, budget, or quality specification.