article thumbnail

Creating a Risk Register: All You Need to Know

Epicflow Blog

Project management goes hand in hand with uncertainty and risks. The present-day disruptions caused by the pandemic bits and pieces, military conflicts, and geopolitical tensions can only increase the number of risks that projects will be exposed to. . Risk Register: Definition and Purpose . How to Create a Risk Register?

Risk 52
article thumbnail

What Is Resource Leveling in Project Management?

Teamweek

In this article, you will learn: What resource leveling is When to use resource leveling The key benefits of resource leveling Real-world examples of resource leveling The risks of resource leveling Key resource leveling strategies And more! Less resource imbalances: With resource leveling, you reduce the risk of delays and cost overruns.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

6 Top Project Management Books for Engineers and Manufacturers

LiquidPlanner

Critical Chain by Dr. Eliyahu M. What sets it apart from other PM books is the focus on applying PM techniques and principles to the beginning stages of a project to influence the budget, scope, and timeline as early as possible. Further Reading: 5 Reasons Engineers Need to Learn Project Management Skills]. Dr. Eliyahu M.

article thumbnail

Becoming a Successful Project Manager: 5 Tips to Achieve Professional Goals and Objectives

Epicflow Blog

Having business acumen means understanding micro and macro influences in a company and the industry, possessing function-specific and domain-specific knowledge for making better decisions. Read more: Bubble Graph: Critical Chain Fever Chart Re-Imagined. Business acumen. . Tracking teams’ progress.

article thumbnail

Level up your project schedules: 5 advanced techniques

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Contingency plans form part of your overall project risk management. Be prepared for the sunk costs of doing work that might not be needed because it is part of risk mitigation. Therefore the effort should be commensurate with the level of uncertainty and potential risk. Being ready to fast-track the schedule if needed.

article thumbnail

Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1 Transcription

MPUG

What could have an impact on how projects are conducted within any organization, as well as those factors that could influence the projects outcome. So if you go looking like, “Where’s my risk register? The considerations, the ideas behind internal or external. Where did it go?” So let’s take a look.

PMI 59
article thumbnail

Agile Unplugged: EP 02 | Mike Cottmeyer and Dennis Stevens

Leading Agile

You’re more of a Lean, doing some of the Oh gosh, what was the, critical chain project management? – Critical chain project management? I can, get the gains and not lose when I have the problems, So how do I build a critical chain project plan to deliver? – Yeah. – Mm hmm.

Agile 71