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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

Scrum.org

This post (inspired by Ben Horowitz author of “The hard things about hard things”) is for scrum masters, and people who work with scrum masters, and explores what good and bad looks like. They are responsible for the successful implementation of Scrum within their team and their organisation.

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Best Cost Control Techniques

ProjectManager.com

This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. To understand cost control, let’s first define it and then we’ll show the steps you can take to implement cost control. There are also a number of cost control techniques that can help, which we’ll also outline. What Is Cost Control?

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How Poor Risk Management Is Hurting Your Program

Project Risk Coach

Poor risk management is costly. Let's look at the cost of poor risk management through the example of Tom Whitley. The application of knowledge, skills, and principles to a program to achieve program objectives and to obtain benefits and control not available by managing program components individually. Program Management.

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What Is Change Control in Project Management?

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Teams get sick. Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. If change happens (which it always does) then it’s crucial that you have a mechanism in place to control that process. But what is change control in project management, and what are the steps necessary to implement it?

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Service Request Management in IT: Process & Best Practices

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When someone makes a request in the information technology (IT) world, whatever that might be, there’s a process involved to fulfill that request. This is called a service request and controlling that process is called service request management. It also includes the tools that are used to run this process.

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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. What Are Project Controls? In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy.

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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Understanding what goes into each of the five construction phases is the first step to controlling your project. Initiation Phase The initiation phase might be the most important of all five phases as it maps out the approval process for the project and sets everything in place to build. The last step is the construction documentation.