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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

This chapter digs deeper into a powerful tool for mitigating their impact: buffers. Carrying an Umbrella (Risk Buffer). Keeping a Spare Tire (Risk & Resource Buffer). Having Insurance (Risk Buffer). While time buffers are most common, there are several types to know, each targeting specific risks.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

This chapter digs deeper into a powerful tool for mitigating their impact: buffers. Carrying an Umbrella (Risk Buffer). Keeping a Spare Tire (Risk & Resource Buffer). Having Insurance (Risk Buffer). While time buffers are most common, there are several types to know, each targeting specific risks.

2016 52
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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. It contains all the details about the tasks a project team has to perform. . Automated Scheduling Tool. Activity Attributes .

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. It contains all the details about the tasks a project team has to perform. . Automated Scheduling Tool. Activity Attributes .

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Accept: A response to a project risk where the project manager accepts the risk and takes no action to evade it, i.e. 'accepting' the risk. This is usually in case of risks that are unlikely to occur or minor enough so as to not affect the project's outcome. A project sponsor can request an audit.

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Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 3 Transcription

MPUG

You have your integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, stakeholders, right? Out of those 49 processes, you really had a lot of things you could memorize and say, oh, I can get that right on the test because I know all of the ITTOs or all of the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs.

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