ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

Projects have a beginning, middle and end. That’s called the project life cycle. When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. What is a project pipeline?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. Let's increase our chance of success by seizing project opportunities too. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? 8 Evaluating Opportunities 9 Responding to Opportunities 10 Monitoring Opportunities. Let's define opportunity. Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really?

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Workamajig

JUNE 14, 2018

The project life cycle describes the stages a project goes through as it progresses from start to finish. A well-defined life cycle brings order and structure to the project. This article will demystify the project management life cycle and help you run better projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work.

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Resource Guru

APRIL 13, 2023

And that may be true, but here at Resource Guru, we say that a watched project never fails. Monitoring and controlling a project is an essential part of any successful project process. So come with us as we go down the rabbit hole of monitoring and controlling, and show you just how important it really is.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? Let’s expand that simple answer.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2022

A project execution plan is a document for executing projects that helps you strategize, come up with project management processes and put the whole thing into action. Creating a project execution plan is part of the planning phase and allows you to realize your idea. Project Scope. Quality Standards.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To best plan and respond to change, first, a clear definition of change management must be understood. What Is Change Management? The term change management refers to the actions, tools and models implemented to manage different types of change either at the project or organizational level.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Business cases are prepared during the project initiation phase and their purpose is to include all the project’s objectives, costs and benefits to convince stakeholders of its value.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2023

That’s why construction cost management is so important. Knowing exactly what construction cost management means and what a construction cost is can be the difference between project success or failure. We’ll go over those definitions and explain the construction cost management process so you can manage projects better.

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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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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

By: Dr. Michael Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM Project management isn't just about hitting milestones and meeting deadlines. You might wonder if it's possible to keep a keen eye on every project detail without overburdening yourself and your team. Can you truly have a well-monitored project and a motivated team working harmoniously?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects.

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nTask

AUGUST 2, 2021

Regardless of the scope of your industry or the company you are working in, having an understanding of the project management cycle is a must. When managing a project, you have to ensure the successful accomplishment of each task on time. However, let’s first understand what is project life cycle.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2018

Of course, there are many steps in the successful execution of a project, but project initiation is the first and, in some ways, the most important step. Get that part right, and you’re on your way to getting the whole project completed on time and on budget. What Is Project Initiation? The first being project initiation.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 5, 2022

ProjectManager’s free dashboard template has several widgets that monitor metrics in your work. There’s also a workload chart for managing teams and making sure their workload is balanced. This Excel dashboard template can manage your work, but it’s a static document that must be updated manually. Tasks cost money.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Let’s talk a look at what a project description is, why it’s so important and how to write an impactful one. Then we’ll throw in some free project management templates that can get you started and show how project management tools help turn the project description into a reality.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Before you’re able to analyze the risk in your project, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project. Definition of Risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2023

There’s one thing that all businesses have in common with project management: money. Without funding and the proper budgeting process, projects in any industry grind to a halt. But first, let’s define what a budget is and explore the types of budgets and methods for making a budget. Budgeting is how those funds are spent.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

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

DECEMBER 12, 2019

What is the project life cycle? It’s everything the project goes through, from inception to close. Each step in the project management life cycle, which consists of distinct phases used in traditional project management, is explained in this post. They are explained below.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? One of the reasons is that project managers may not know what to include. A project baseline is a snapshot against which all future measurements will be compared. Think about this.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

From the difficult stakeholder who wants to undermine the project’s success to a disagreement about a feature of a deliverable, project work lends itself to workplace conflict situations. And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. You could say we go looking for trouble.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I got introduced to formal project management processes through Rational Unified Process (RUP) in the year 2000. It is an iterative software development approach which divides the project lifecycle into four phases: Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition. Five Process Groups of Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Time is not on your side when it comes to project management. While project managers haven’t figured out how to bend time and space to their bidding, there are time management techniques that you can use to manage the time you spend on tasks. No, it’s not science fiction, it’s project time management.

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International Institute for Learning

AUGUST 10, 2022

Risk Management. Thought Leadership News : What is risk management? What are some common myths or misconceptions that new and aspiring project managers should know about, and can you demystify them for us? Another common misconception is the difference between risks and issues.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2018

Managing a project can be complicated, especially when different departments have to work together. As each department works on a project, each one likely uses a methodology that they’re most comfortable with to provide them with the results they want. What Is Project Integration Management?

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

November 15, 2023 All management disciplines, project management included, contain words and expressions that have meanings susceptible to change over time. VE and VA terms are most frequently used on government projects rather than in traditional project management applications. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

PRINCE2 is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 7, 2023

If your project isn’t built on a solid foundation at the initial phase of a project it’s far more likely to run into much larger problems further down the line. Let’s take a closer look at the initiation phase of a project life cycle, so that you can make sure your project can stand the test of time (and wind, should that be a factor).

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The phrase “project management” is a simple description of a complex activity. Before you can even plan the project, you must get it approved by stakeholders and sponsors. Next, you need to assemble a team to accomplish those tasks, and you must monitor their progress and report back on it to the project executives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed. So what does go in the project management plan ?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This will lead to your project deliverables. Stakeholders: Whether they’re clients, vendors, upper management, departmental leaders or other contributors to the project, meet with them. They’re all invested in the project, and you must understand their expectations. Project Plan: It’s time to create the project plan.

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ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 18, 2020

Project Management is the art of coordinating resources and directing working groups to execute components of work so that each group delivers components that can be tied together into a wholesome deliverable (contracted scope of work) within schedule and budget. — Project Management Institute. Initiating.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

Projects need management. Much of the focus of project management is obviously on methodologies that keep your project on time and within budget. That’s where project selection comes in. Project selection is all about picking the right project at the right time for your organization.

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