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IT project management explained: How to run great IT projects

Planio

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. Similar situation: IT projects are still risky, with project managers facing the threat of development bugs, failed deployments, and system downtime. And that’s no simple job.

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Is Genius Project Right for You? Read My Detailed Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Full disclosure: I was not compensated for this review. This is a review of Genius Project 8.0.1 This is the attention to detail that is lacking in so many other software packages but is perhaps to be expected when the development team is based in Canada! Review of Genius Project’s Collaboration Features.

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Five Steps in Evaluating Project Management Technologies

Project Pulse Journal

Discover how to assess the relevance of these tools and identify how you can help achieve project excellence with the help of traditional techniques and cutting-edge technology solutions. Document Management Google Workspace and Dropbox can automate the organization and sharing of project documents.

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Agile Project Management: Principles, Meetings, Values & Tools

ProjectManager.com

Agile project management came about as development teams worked towards getting products to the market faster. The waterfall methodology, which identifies a problem and then plans a solution, forces teams to stick to the requirements and scope of work that was defined at the beginning of the project. Sprint Review.

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Project Scope Statement: Include These 7 Things

ProjectManager.com

For example, it’s in this section that you will list out, “the front-end development team will be available during this project time period”, or, “the customer support team will receive new product training by x time.” Keep it short. So, keep it simple and save the verbiage for your full project plan.

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7 Steps for a Successful Project Budget

ProjectManager.com

But it’s not a static document. Your project budget will be reviewed and revived throughout the project, hopefully with the help of a project budgeting software. You’ll need programmers, designers, content developers a dev team, etc. Why You Need a Project Budget. The obvious answer is that projects cost money.

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Project deliverables 101: What every PM needs to know

Planio

Structure your project deliverables in this way, and they serve as good markers of your progress while providing clear checkpoints to pause, review, and learn. Initiation: Scope your high-level deliverables in your business case The specific deliverable: A business case document.