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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Continuous Improvement The ongoing effort to improve a project process, product, or service to achieve better results. Cost Estimation The process of estimating project costs is done by leveraging historical data, expert judgment, or quantitative models. Feasibility Study An analysis of a project’s viability.

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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

Resource Guru

The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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How to Do a Cost Benefits Analysis in Project Management

ProProfs Project Management

Consider this scenario : You just closed a deal with a client to work on a major project. At the time of the project proposal, you had done a random forecast of project duration, price of resources, etc., and had reached a tentative project cost estimate. Is the ‘big-ticket project’ in chaos?

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Project Resource Management: The Ultimate Guide on How to Master It

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Efficient project resource management also ensures maximum billable resource utilization for profitability. Here is how: Reduce project costs – Complete visibility across the enterprise helps leverage global resources from low-cost locations. Publish requirements and roles to empower resources.

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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., Monitoring software maintenance project risks,” Cristina López, Jose L. 117, July 1998.

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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. Monitoring software maintenance project risks,” Cristina López, Jose L.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Administrative Closure: A list of the requirements necessary to formally close the project. Adoption: In the life cycle of a project, Adoption is the phase where the project's deliverables are put to use and their benefits realized. Most project management plans also include an HR management plan.