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Hard Costs vs Soft Costs in Construction: Definitions & Examples

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Life safety systems fall under this umbrella, too, such as fire alarm and sprinkler systems, fire escapes and other related systems. LEED Certification for Commercial Real Estate Projects: As sustainable buildings become more in demand, you may need to acquire a LEED certification.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The PMBOK provides definitions and guidelines for project planning, scheduling, executing and controlling. For example, the project management process groups describe the project life cycle while the 10 project management knowledge areas explain how to manage a project. Try ProjectManager for free!

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Agile project management- A tutorial

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The Agile project management methodology has been used by software engineers and IT professionals for the past sixteen years. The reason for this surge in popularity is quite understandable, the majority of projects benefit when managed using lean concepts promoted by Agile project management methodology.

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Agile project management- A tutorial

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But the tide is turning and Agile is gaining wide acceptance as a valid process for many projects. History of Agile project management. In the late twenty century many software engineering researchers in academia were studying the disturbing fact that most software and IT projects finish late or fail to finish at all.

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Risk Management Resources

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Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993. Management of Novel Projects Under Conditions of High Uncertainty,” A. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. De Meyer, C. 5887, 2009.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993. Management of Novel Projects Under Conditions of High Uncertainty,” A. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. De Meyer, C. 5887, 2009.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Gate : In project management terms, a 'Gate' refers to any point between phases when a decision has to be made about the next stage of the project. Gate Review: The point in a project's life cycle where the project's progress, goals, requirements, etc. This phase is a part of the extended project life cycle.