Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

Read on and learn more about how a project management tool that is reasonably usable when you use it out of the box without any modifications turns into a bureaucratic nightmare, what the reasons for this might be, and what we can do about it. ?? A desire for predictability and standardization across the organization can drive this.

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Online PM Courses

JULY 30, 2018

It certainly is, and all you need to do is follow all the principles of good Project Management, including foreseeing and acting on all threats. These articles include: How to get Better Project Management Results. Seven Vital Project Management Priorities. Project Management Essentials. Two-part Analysis.

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Kiron Bondale

DECEMBER 11, 2016

We often joke that the only correct answer to a project management question is “ It depends! “ Many of us would also agree that the right approach to deliver a project is one which is tailored to fit its context, complexity and the culture in which it will be managed. Issue or risk severity and probability.

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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. What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords?

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As supply chain companies mature with budding scopes and complexity, supply chain risk management becomes inevitable in mitigating unexpected disruptions. What Is Supply Chain Risk Management? Supply chain risk management is a technique aimed at strategising, reassessing, and mitigating risks involved in the supply chain.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The more nationalities on your project team, the greater the risk of challenges. Even bringing different organizations together can create a culture clash, for example, between informal workplaces and those that have strict project governance and processes. Read next: Overcoming bias in project management. We do it all the time.

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MPUG

APRIL 18, 2024

It is incumbent upon you to get your scope right during the definition stage. Then we run into the simple fact that makes scoping the most difficult part of Project Management (in my view). Traditional Project Management In traditional approaches to Project Management, this means a Change Control process.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Paul Boos has a post about estimating and makes a case for the Principles of when NOT to estimate. This struck a cord around a bigger topic - the inversion of estimating. When should we NOT estimate? Let’s start with the definition of a principle. That is, to make decision with “No estimates”.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

If you work in project management, your job isn’t done until your users are happy — but that isn’t always the case. As every project manager knows, it’s almost impossible to get from A to B on a project without something going wrong. Identify tasks, estimate timings, and map a timeline Step 4. Risk approach.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

What is A System for Value Delivery in Project Management Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager looking to improve your project management skills and help your organization grow? Take the next step towards mastering the value delivery system and project management. What is a System for Value Delivery?

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Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Here are the mathematical definitions. not the Wikipedia definition, not the self-made definitions used to support their conjectures. An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In 2009, IIL sponsored a global webinar entitled “Value-Driven Project Management”, where we discussed IIL’s predictions on what the future of project management might look like. Over the years, there have been changes in project management practices, some quick and some slow. The reasons are discussed in the following sections.

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 18, 2020

It starts with a discussion about the need for realistic estimates and assumptions, and clear project plans for mitigating know risks to make the right decisions. The next part is about project optimism bias and its effect to inaccurately estimate time and cost requirements. Conclusion. To download the whitepaper.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Although 93% of organisations report that they use standardised project management practices , only 23% say that these practices are used throughout the organisation. When standardised project management practices aren’t used, it should come as no surprise that projects are failing.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

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Epicflow Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This article is based on our webinar “ Project Management Disasters in Enterprises.” ” On LinkedIn, you can find numerous discussions about project management, project planning and scheduling techniques, portfolio management, and the like. So, what is portfolio management? My definition is simpler.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

Project managers are born communicators. According to some estimates , PMs spend 90% of their time communicating with team members, sponsors, and stakeholders. Why is it so important in project management? Why is it so important in project management? This risk is under management, and no action is required at this stage.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. requires making estimates) ? Risk Management Papers. “A

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Planio

JANUARY 2, 2023

For most project managers, it’s not the beginning or end of a project that’s difficult to plan for - it’s the “messy middle.” The essential elements of the CPM (+ definitions). Estimate your task durations. CPM helps project managers identify the most time- and effort-intensive project tasks. Better resource management.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

It’s applicable to any sphere of human life, and the field of project management is no exception. Apart from risks, project management is full of uncertainties that can’t be predicted. Read more: Fighting Uncertainty in Project Management: Arm Yourself with the Right Tool . Let’s try to find an answer to this question.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 20, 2018

Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Project, Products, and Processes , Richard D. Stutzke is a starting point for estimating software projects. I recommend it for anyone starting out in the estimating business all the way to seasoned veterans. First, let's look at some established definitions.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

Project Management is a systematic and organized approach to planning, coordinating, and overseeing the work of a team to achieve a specific goal. Key to understanding Project Management, is to understand what a project is. The project manager will also need to manage assumptions and risks related to the project.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

All companies desire to remain competitive and continuously improve their project management performance by becoming more efficient and more effective in the execution of their project management processes. The internal organizational units can also be responsible for evaluating external literature related to project management.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 22, 2018

In short, each had a definite beginning and an end. And these projects were led by competent and highly trained individuals, appropriately named Project Managers, who applied knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools, to all the project activities to produce the end result that met the requirements. That’s called Project Management.

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Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Project management involves creating lots of documentation. If you look into project management standards, you will find at least a dozen of various plans, multiple types of reports, and numerous other documents. Read more: A Business Case in Project Management: Why Start a Project? Read further to get a handle on them.

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Herding Cats

MAY 8, 2016

ways to make decisions with No Estimates. is not founded on any principle of business management, microeconomics of decision making, or principles of probability and statistics. can we make a decision in the presence of Uncertainty without making an estimate of the impact or outcome of that decision? An estimate is.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. requires making estimates) ? De Meyer, C.

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Project-Management.pm

APRIL 15, 2017

Countless business articles have provided you viable information regarding project portfolio management , accompanied by its objective, the roles of the portfolio manager, and the benefits of the project portfolio management as a whole. But how does one exactly execute project portfolio management? The answer is yes.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We're working on a White Paper for the Joint Space Cost Council which is an organization composed of government (NRO, NASA, USAF, and others) and industry representatives with an interest in space. Our topic is Increasing the Probability of Program Success Thorugh Continuous Risk Management. . Risk-Adjusted Plans.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

From "Key Success Drivers for Large High-Technology Projects: Prediction and Practice," Phil Crosby (CSIRO, Australia) in Management Science, Logistics, and Operations Research , John Wang. Project management (PM) control & execution systems in place, with robust policies, planning, procedures, document control, audit, etc - 23.87%.

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Logistics Technical Review Manufacturing Sustainability 47

Project-Management.pm

MARCH 25, 2017

It’s safe to say that Project Management Office ( PMO ) has numerous advantages and the results it impacts to the organization have been effective and helpful. Make your PMO a counter weapon against risks and threats. There is no definitive or standardized PMO. Every existing organization around the globe are swearing by PMO.

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ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 6, 2020

What do you think of leadership and management? . As project managers and even as team members of a project, we all know that leadership and management is a field on its own, even referred to as a scientific field. . With this being said, we will be covering one of the important fields of management.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Since each of these elements operates in the presences of reducible (Epistemic) and irreducible (Aleatory) uncertainties, estimates are needed to make any credible decisions. . Software Project Cost Estimation . But no matter the source there are two primary root causes of project cost problems: Erroneous cost estimates.

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MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Lead Course Developer for Edwards Performance Solutions, as such he oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. Jeff: Thank you.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Thus, despite the fact that artificial intelligence has already become a part of our everyday lives, this field is still under development, which will definitely lead to profound changes in numerous spheres of human activity, in particular, human jobs and employment. . Jobs that are at high risk for being replaced by AI.

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Artificial Inteligence 2025 Technical Review Software Review 98

Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact. We’re talking about Green Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). It’s used by PMOs to manage the requests they get from the many projects they’re overseeing. PMOs can use project management software to review and decide on whether to accept, reject or defer the request. That’s normal.

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