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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. When a program is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI. You need to regain control.

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Resource Forecasting Guide for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Suppose a project manager has an upcoming project for website development and design. The project has a defined timeline of six months, and the resources involved are developers, testers, UI/UX designers, analysts, etc. The first step is to clearly define the project requirements.

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Development Team Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns. After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Development Team in Scrum. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Despite your efforts to clearly define the scope, time and resources necessary to successfully complete the projects, things simply don’t always go according to plan. A bank’s inability to control several billion dollars of trust accounts because of hardware problems made all the depositors withdraw their trust money.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. That’s because the project teams involved with these successful projects follow a defined and repeatable process, which mitigates risk and achieves objectives. It’s essential to keep projects successful for any organization to thrive.

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Risk Breakdown Structure for Projects: A Complete Guide to RBS

ProjectManager.com

Either way, project managers have to prepare for risk, either good or bad—it can interfere with project objectives. More often, you’ll address it during the planning phase when you assign roles and responsibilities to your team members. Technical: Scope, requirements and other technical issues call into this category.

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What are the Risk Management Roles in Projects and Programs?

Project Risk Coach

This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Having designated risk roles ensures that significant risks receive attention and allows everyone on the team to focus on completing the project successfully. Click Here Now.