Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A work handover email to your manager is one of the steps to make the transition out of a job happen smoothly, and here’s how to write one. How to write your handover notes In my experience, it’s difficult to sit down and write all handover notes in one go. Start a document in Microsoft Word and use that to add all of your notes.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We’ll answer that first and then explain what activities occur during post-construction and the various types of documentation that are used. Finally, we’ll show how using project management software can help with post-construction. For example, one construction document that we’ll define shortly is the punch list.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2024

This free inventory management template for Excel can record the level of stock and track turnover to document volume, price and more. Using a warehouse management system provides data to better understand how to more efficiently operate a warehouse. Templates, after all, are static documents that require manual updates.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

How To Manage Stakeholder Expectations In 6 Steps It can be a challenge to manage stakeholder expectations, but it’s an important part of project management. You’ll place each stakeholder in the appropriate quadrant to better understand how to deal with them. Document the stakeholders: Not everyone is a stakeholder.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A project budget is a financial document that lays out what you think you’ll spend on a project. In other words, it’s the way you answer the question: “How much is this project going to cost?” Whatever you use, the important thing is that it is meaningful for you and that you know how to use it.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Let’s explain what a test case is and then we’ll show you how to write one, step by step. It’s a document that outlines the steps, data, prerequisites and post-conditions needed to verify the software feature or functionality. We have unlimited file storage so you can attach all pertinent documentation to the card for reference.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And you’re staring at a system full of project documents and some emails that have been forwarded on. How can you check what you’ve got and what needs to be done next? Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. Here are the instructions on how to write a project overview statement.

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Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Collecting and documenting project requirements may seem a formality and additional paperwork, but in fact, if done correctly, it will become one of the prerequisites for project success. So, what should you know about project requirements and how to create a proper requirements document? Read on to find the answers. .

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 16, 2024

Learn how to create a timeline that can be used to visualize how tasks or projects will be executed over time, identify who will be responsible for completing them and identify milestones and deliverables. But there are some other advantages of learning how to make a timeline in Excel using our method. Here are some of them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

During this time you will: Establish a team Review and analyze the assessment model (how are we going to review documents, how are we going to move forward with analysis) Review critical documents Develop assessment plan. After all, you want to keep going with things that are progressing well.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2024

Those funds have a life cycle of their own and project managers must understand how those costs come in and out of the project and organization. We’ll look at project cash flow, what it is and how to calculate and manage it. The post How to Manage Project Cash Flow appeared first on ProjectManager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s how to make that happen so you can move on to your next project knowing you’ve left this one behind all tidy. A closure document is a formal sign off that marks the end of the project work. A closure document is a formal sign off that marks the end of the project work. Closure is the phase or stage of the project.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. Before explaining how to make a construction phase plan, let’s first define the term and note some of the many reasons why one should use it. What Is a Construction Phase Plan?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

That process includes documentation , reporting and evaluating the steps taken to discern any improvements that can be made the next time an IT incident is reported. Risk Matrix Template An IT incident needs analysis and our free risk matrix template for Excel helps you define the incident to know how to best respond to it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The team is still working to reduce ambiguity on the project and define the requirements, but it’s being done in a different way to an approved scope document. So you need to make sure that there is complete clarity in the document, or the customer won’t get what they want. How to create the perfect business requirements.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

How to Create a Project Strategy An organization must conceive a project strategy before identifying projects that will help achieve its long-term goals. How ProjectManager Helps You Build Your Project Strategy Templates are fine, but they fall short of project management software. They’re not even good for collaboration.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

There are other ways, of course, such as email or documentation, however, a meeting provides a space for questions and feedback. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how to plan a productive meeting. If you need any supporting documentation to hand out, be sure to have it printed prior to the meeting. It’s not professional.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Learn more The AI spectrum for tools Using these two dimensions as guidance, project professionals can decide how to use AI tools on a spectrum that ranges from automation to assistance and, finally, augmentation. PMI also has a free foundational AI course , complete with information on how to strengthen inputs for GenAI tools.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 2, 2022

So here’s the secret: in this article I’m going to show you how to expand your problem solving toolkit by using your lessons learned log to uncover potential solutions. While you are checking project documentation , you may as well review the risk and issue logs too, just in case something similar has come up in the past.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In this blog, we’ll go through a step-by-step guide on how to create a project timeline in Excel using various methods and then, we’ll explore other project scheduling tools that can help you create a project timeline such as Gantt charts, kanban boards or project calendars. Why Should You Make a Project Timeline In Excel?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2023

There’s no magic bullet for that, but keep communicating and using your documentation and data to demonstrate the impact of resource conflicts on your work. A lot of the challenges come from the organization around you not being able or willing to understand the logistics and requirements of running multiple projects in parallel.

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MPUG

JANUARY 15, 2024

Introduction I saw some things posted on LinkedIn regarding documentation, and it got me thinking. The adoption of Agile approaches has encouraged the elimination of documentation. To be sure, there are times when documentation is perhaps heavy-handed. What are the benefits of documentation? Let’s look at a few.

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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

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. A business case is an important project document to prove to your client, customer or stakeholder that the project you’re pitching is a sound investment. How to Write A Business Case.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Then we’ll outline what’s included in the project order so you know how to make one run production more efficiently. Standard Operating Procedure Template Use our free standard operating procedure template for Word to give your production team a step-by-step guide on how to assemble products on the production line.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Then we’ll break down the creative brief into its essential parts and show you how to write one to deliver project success. A creative brief is a short document that’s used in marketing, advertising and design projects. These are creative briefs that incorporate all three types of creative briefs in one document.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The strategy map is part of the larger balanced scorecard methodology and is used as a way to quickly and effectively communicate strategic objectives and how they will create value for the organization. The post How to Create a Strategy Map for Your Organization appeared first on ProjectManager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2022

Part of auditability comes from system documentation, and part comes from visibility of all integrity-related modifications to the system and to data records. Naturally, they’ll want to validate and document that it does. Logs should make it possible for the auditor to determine who did what , when. Records Management.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Knowing how to start a project is one of the most critical skills for any project manager. You need to get to work, but how you get to work is equally important. Create Project Initiation Documentation The feasibility study on but one of many documents that’ll be created during the start of a project.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

How will you elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements? If you are using Word or Excel (not a best practice), consider adding a date in the footer and in the filename of your requirement document. The post How to Overcome 12 Common Requirements Mistakes appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of. I’ve included some examples below so you can see how to phrase your resume sections. Here’s how to do it. Decide how to present the projects.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The need for a business case is that it collects the proposal, outline, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. Document everything. The research you’ll need to create a strong business case is the why, what, how and who. Business Case Checklist.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

However, those changes should be fully analyzed, documented and incorporated into the project. The term refers to how the project’s requirements or feature list grows over time without proper control. How to avoid scope creep. How do you do that? Step #1: Document the change request in the change log.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 10, 2020

A decision log template in project management is the document you use to fill in all the decisions made relating to your project. This document sorts out all of those problems. How to use the decision log. Once it’s documented, you can still change your mind. Read next: How to make better decisions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. Your next steps Read more on how to close a project. This article has been updated to be fully aligned to PRINCE2 7 (2023 edition). Where can I get more guidance?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

In this blog, we’ll learn how to make a Gantt chart in Tableau and explore its key features and limitations. Tableau Gantt Chart Key Features Knowing how to make a Gantt chart in Tableau can help you turn data sets, spreadsheets and task lists into data-driven project schedules for your organization. Does Tableau Have a Gantt Chart?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2022

The agile principles and core values are documented in the agile manifesto , a brief document that defines agile. Working software over comprehensive documentation. The writers of the agile manifesto agreed on 12 principles that define how to run an agile project. The four agile values are as follows.

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