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Closing A Project with MS Project

MPUG

The role of a project manager (PM) is not only to plan, execute, and track a project, but that of closing a project properly. I see many PMs use the MS Project software tool to work on a project over its life cycle, but most don’t use MS Project to close the project.

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Managing Project Assumptions and Risks

The IIL Blog

By Alan Zucker We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Until we validate them, they are risks.

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Managing Project Assumptions & Risks

Velociteach

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Or risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Project Monitoring and Control: Tools & Steps

ProjectManager.com

There are five phases in the project management process: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling and closing. Project monitoring and controlling occur in tandem with the execution phase in the project’s life cycle. A project schedule baseline is another necessary project control.

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Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

ProjectManager.com

Project Planning Project planning is organizing tasks, the resources needed to complete them, costs and schedules to deliver a product or service by the deadline. Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

In other words, you can look at an organization with strong project management maturity as one that’s managing the planning, execution and compilation of its projects well. This is true across all industries, from construction to manufacturing, professional services to IT and, really any organization that is managing projects.

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Project Cost Estimating: How to Nail Your Estimates

Teamweek

The project is spiraling out of control, scope creep is closing in, and you’re losing sleep because of all the stress. Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common for project managers. . Project cost estimation can be challenging, especially when the project is complicated and has many moving parts.