ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What is a Risk Register? A risk register is a tool in risk management and project management. It is used to identify potential risks in a project or an organization, sometimes to fulfill regulatory compliance but mostly to stay on top of potential issues that can derail intended outcomes.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 21, 2022

Construction management at risk, also known as CM at Risk or CMAR, is a construction management approach that’s been gaining popularity. But that doesn’t mean CM at risk is right for you as there are pros and cons to this innovative approach. What Is Construction Management at Risk? CM at Risk Pros & Cons.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 13, 2021

How do you meet your deadline while managing all that risk? The answer is construction risk management. It can be mind-bogglingly complex, which is you should make a detailed construction risk management plan. What Is Construction Risk Management? It details what risks might occur and how to resolve them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Are you looking for a way to better manage the risks associated with your projects? Risk audits are an effective tool that can help project managers and program managers identify potential issues before they become problems. Frequent use of risk management best practice is one of the top drivers of project success , according to PMI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2019

There were lots of other documents that all had a degree of overlap with a charter, but not an actual charter. Here are nine documents that no self-respecting project should be without. The project business case is the document that kicks off the whole project. The Planning phase gives you two documents. Business Case.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Risks will arise and threaten the successful delivery of your project. Using a risk breakdown structure (RBS) is how you prepare for the unexpected. A risk breakdown structure is great for identifying and prioritizing risks so you know which will be more or less impactful. The Four Categories of Risk in a Project.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Plan for project risks with this risk register template for Excel. Define risk priority and the potential impact for each. Risk is going to happen, but with this free risk tracking template handy, you can prepare for it and have a response already thought out and in place. Every project has risk.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A project manager makes decisions based on their risk perspective. Misunderstanding of the stakeholders’ risk appetite. In this article, let's explore the what, why, and how of project risk appetite. What is Risk Appetite? First, risk appetite is the degree of uncertainty. Let’s look at this definition closer.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Normally we’d think of that in terms of the technical skills they need to deliver the project, like taking a course in a programming language or brushing up their system maintenance skills. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks. First, identify the project risks. Log the project risks on a risk log.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 26, 2024

There are reasons why I don't know a lot about the exact support documentation any longer: get someone else to write this or you'll be the subject matter expert forever! A good project closure document helps that immensely. Then you can learn from my mistakes and make sure you can move on from your projects. Trust me, I've been there.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

I completed the 6 courses in a week (what a week that was!). My experience with the Google Project Management Professional Certificate I completed the course requirements in a week. A solid, professional, well-recognized project management course from a great training provider. However, you can audit these courses for free.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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. Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A decision log template in project management is the document you use to fill in all the decisions made relating to your project. This document sorts out a whole lot of project communication problems, especially about critical decisions. You can, of course, reverse a decision. What is a decision log?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

I took my first Practitioner course in 2004. You should look at what happened on past projects because that helps mitigate risk on your current project. Document lessons learned for future projects. There’s normally some documentation that lists out what the products are so everyone understands what is being delivered.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. A construction phase plan is a document that outlines the health and safety concerns of a specific construction project. What Is a Construction Phase Plan? Construction projects can be very dangerous.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. However… it’s really important to choose a good course. This course is new (it launched in June 2023). However, the courses get deep quite quickly. You’re in the right place.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

You identify them, record them, monitor them and plan for them: risks are an inherent part of every project. Some risks are bound to become problem areas—like executing a project over the holidays and having to plan the project timeline around them. But first, what is risk management? What is Risk Management?

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Scrum.org

JULY 27, 2023

TL;DR; The only way to mitigate risk when employing Agile practices is by continuously delivering a usable working product. A fortress of documentation can’t protect you from the market’s ever-changing demands. The naysayers will say, "What about documentation? Yes, you read it right! Isn’t that important too?"

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Normally we’d think of that in terms of the technical skills they need to deliver the project, like taking a course in a programming language or brushing up their system maintenance skills. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks. First, identify the project risks. Log the project risks on a risk log.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Business Plan A formal document that clearly defines the business goals of a project and how to attain them. Communications log A record of continuous documentation of communications between project stakeholders managed by the project manager. Here’s how EVM can be applied over the course of a project’s duration.

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Velociteach

JULY 3, 2023

Will your project’s documentation pass the test of time once the project is done and the people are gone? Documentation is at the intersection of information management, organizational design, and personal productivity. Accurate documentation makes teams more efficient and effective. She’s based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk. Generative AI Overview for Project Managers A quick and easy course aimed at project managers. Specifically focused on generative AI applications in projects, mainly ChatGPT.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And the Reference Materials include two new PMI® Standards: The Standard for Project Management (found in the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition 2021 ) The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects (2019) So, why do these new standards matter? Why Take the Risk? Yes, the new standards. It's costly to fail the exam.

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Planio

MARCH 11, 2024

Risk management is the art of anticipating potentially project-derailing dangers and putting actionable steps in place to minimize their impact. But the problem is that risks aren’t always obvious or apparent — until you’re knee-deep trying to slog your way out of one. Create a Risk Management Plan using our free template! ?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive). This could include incorporating existing processes into new workflows or repurposing old documents with updated information for use on current projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A project summary is a document or part of a larger document that’s comprehensive but concise in providing an overview of the proposed project, including key details. It’s good to have all that documentation in project management software so you can easily turn the project summary into a project plan.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2024

Maintenance planning is a proactive step towards anticipating risk and keeping everything working at its best. Of course, one must have the funds to invest in a CMMS. The maintenance plan is a document that defines the work that must be done to keep the equipment in good working order and at optimum performance.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Risk identification is not a rigid process that you follow step-by-step. Instead, good risk identification comes from communication and collaboration with all project stakeholders. Moreover, you need to educate others on how to use your risk management process. What is Risk Identification? What is Risk Identification?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects. Luckily, many of those training programs have been paid for by my company over the years, or provided as internal courses.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2024

In addition, Project Managers who fulfill the Scrum Master accountability simultaneously with their Project Management responsibilities risk not having the bandwidth to do justice to both. Traditional Project Managers may uphold processes around change control, requirements approval, and so on to control value delivery and limit risk.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

8 ways to identify scope risks Some project managers struggle to identify scope risks. Second, individuals may not know HOW to identify scope risks. Either way, the failure to identify (and manage) scope risks can be costly. What are Scope Risks? What are some examples of scope-related risks? Interviews.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It can be meeting information, a record or a document of the project—it’s all compiled in a decision log and passed on to the project sponsor. A decision log documents all of that information. A decision log, therefore, is a list of critical decisions that have been agreed upon over the course of the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The ‘formally authorized’ part is important because you can, of course, make changes to what’s in the scope statement at any point. However, those changes should be fully analyzed, documented and incorporated into the project. Step #1: Document the change request in the change log. Complete the documentation for the change log.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. He warns that if you make large changes you push the project off course and it can take a while before you see what you have done.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 4, 2021

Any construction project, no matter the size or scope, requires a wide range of documents. These documents must be thorough and clear, and using construction excel templates guarantees each document includes all the information it needs. . Risk Register Template. Construction Estimate Template. Punch List Template.

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