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How to Plan to Quit Your Job

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have you ever thought about how to prepare to leave your job professionally (and gracefully)? How to quit your job and not feel bad about it You might be ready to move on for lots of reasons, and whether your workplace is a horrible place to be or full of your best friends, there is no need to feel bad about your decision to quit your job.

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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. Problems facing failing programs Ward identified several problems faced by failing programs: Completing an accurate assessment of program problems is difficult for the program management team because they lack objectivity.

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How to Overcome 12 Common Requirements Mistakes

Project Risk Coach

How often have you found new requirements towards the end of your projects? Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. Poor requirements change process.

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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development.

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Product Planning Fundamentals: Develop a Product Plan in 6 Steps

ProjectManager.com

So, let’s break down product planning to show exactly how to do it yourself. Product planning utilizes many of the same processes, documents and tools that are used in project management. How To Plan a Product in 6 Simple Steps. How To Plan a Product in 6 Simple Steps. It can’t easily be replicated. Do Market Research.

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How to Write a Business Case (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

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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How to Create a Team Charter (Example Included)

ProjectManager.com

Just as a project has a charter to define its scope, so too must your team have a charter to put their work in context. Teams need to know the who, what, why, when and how of the project, and a team charter is the perfect way to feed them that information. Let’s explore how to put a team charter together.