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? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

You identify them, record them, monitor them and plan for them: risks are an inherent part of every project. Some risks are bound to become problem areas—like executing a project over the holidays and having to plan the project timeline around them. But first, what is risk management? What is Risk Management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. However, you should also consider how good they are at doing the work of projects – project management. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In our annual global survey , one in five (21 percent) respondents say they are using AI always or often in project management. For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2021

There is so much that can impact them; a storm cutting off the supply chain, equipment failure or a labor dispute are merely three possible situations in a seemingly endless succession of risks. It’s no wonder so much of project management is focused on risk! What is a Project Risk? Negative risk?

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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. But you might need to write one after you have resigned or if you’re going on vacation and your manager is covering for you. Because you never know. Best not to burn bridges. But why bother?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When working in information technology (IT), an incident can shut down a network or server and stop work, which is why IT incident management is so important. Before we go into the process of IT incident management, let’s first understand what the term IT incident means and how IT incident management is defined.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2017

This article, How To Do Document Version Control , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. A reader got in touch recently and asked for more info on document version control. Version control is used for lots of different project management assets. How To Get Started With Document Version Control.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. And you’re staring at a system full of project documents and some emails that have been forwarded on. Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited.

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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. Get your free Timeline Template Use this free Timeline Template for Excel to manage your projects better.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

His ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’ webinar covers 5 steps for project recovery. There are several things that can go wrong in program management: Business case deterioration: the program started off with a good business case but it no longer stacks up. Ward started off by explaining what a ‘troubled program’ is.

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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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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?” Capital can be managed as a different type of expense on the balance sheet but opex hits your bottom line.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. The project tolerance definition I use in my book, Project Manager , is this: Tolerances are how much you can flex within your project without having to go back for approval. Which level of management sets the project tolerances?

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

No requirements management plan. The project manager should define the approach to requirements development and management. How will you elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements? How will you manage requirement changes? Read my article: Why Project Managers Need Business Analysts.

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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. But even the most complex project can be broken down into simple steps to help make it more manageable. Here are some others.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 2, 2022

In this article, I’ll share a secret weapon for improving problem solving in project management. You are left with the alternative of facilitating the problem solving yourself, as the project manager. As you review your project management documentation, look for relevant information, contacts, facts, data sources and more.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One reason a project manager may have a bad reputation is bloated project plans. While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Risk categories.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

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. We’ll get to that in a moment as well as define project pipeline management. ProjectManager’s roadmaps help you manage your project pipeline.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. However, those changes should be fully analyzed, documented and incorporated into the project. Scope creep is caused by lack of requirements management.

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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. What Is a Business Case?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Gantt charts are the most commonly used tool to create and manage project timelines, but there are other methods and tools you can use like Excel. Before learning how to make a project timeline in Excel, let’s review the final product to better understand how this tool can help you. Get started with ProjectManager for free.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One reason a project manager may have a bad reputation is bloated project plans. While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Risk categories.

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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. A project has a start, a middle and an end, so closing a project is an important part of the project management lifecycle. How does PRINCE2® handle closing a project?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? 4 How to Get Started 5 Tools for Identifying Opportunities 6 Think Outside the Box 7 Where Will You Capture Opportunities? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And it’s not what project management is supposed to be. 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. It is a record of the project management process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2022

The old project manager is a great source of information about the office politics surrounding this project and can shortcut your learning curve drastically. Cialdini talks about how having someone else introduce you is a more powerful way of making a first impression. Is there a project initiation document? Review the risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

The easier part is always implementing that decision – after all, isn’t that what project managers do? As a project manager, you will be used to making multiple decisions on a daily basis. Some of the most common decisions for project managers are related to cost, scope, resources, and schedule. We would delay the pilot.

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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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Project Risk Coach

MAY 17, 2021

If you are like most project managers, you are managing several projects. How well did the project remain in alignment with the original intent of the project? Capture your answers in a Lessons Learned document for future reference. Plus, you and others will be able to refer to the archived documentation when needed.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. 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.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Project managers use a decision log to keep stakeholders updated on who authorized a decision and how it came about. A decision log is a critical communication tool that all project managers need to understand. You can use project management software , templates or simply a notepad to track decisions.

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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

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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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Dear Elizabeth: I work in a technical team as a project manager. How do you deal with a team that refuses to estimate how long tasks will take? You might not need to document this granularity on your work breakdown structure, but your team could go through the exercise to split out tasks into their component parts.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2021

Imagine you’re building something conceptual, but you only have a general idea of how to do so. The most well-written contracts also outline things like how expenses should be documented by contractors and how any disagreements between contractor and employer should be handled. The old saying is true: no risk, no reward.

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