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Level up your project schedules: 5 advanced techniques

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Perhaps your work is very linear so it’s so obvious you don’t need to go through the exercise of working it out. The right project scheduling software will speed up finding the answer, but you still need to be able to act on what it is telling you. Critical path method Do you really know the critical path of your projects?

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Sauce & Spoon: Tips for Your Google Capstone course

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve reviewed the Google Project Management course overall, and generally the content is a good representation of your average, straightforward project. The tablets will reduce table turn time but other factors might influence how busy the restaurant is. Next, fill in the time estimates for project tasks.

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How To Base Your Beliefs About Agile On Evidence

Scrum.org

This post is for anyone who wants to inspire, change or influence others through their efforts as professionals, with emphasis on the latter. Perhaps you’ve read many blog posts about how horrible SAFe is, or how useless estimation is, or what the optimal size of a team is. What is the optimal size of a team? So where do you find it?

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Managing Risk from Every Level of Your Organization

LiquidPlanner

How does the reconciliation of known and emerging risks impact the project team’s estimate of the remaining contingency plan? “A Risk management is of limited worth if treated as a checkbox exercise. All project team members must do everything they can to manage uncertainty within their sphere of influence. Hillson, D.

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T-shirt sizing in Agile and Waterfall Projects

Project Pulse Journal

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Embarking on project estimations can often feel complex - where the path forward is unclear, and the potential for missteps is high. This is where the concept of T-shirt sizing shines as a simple estimation technique. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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What Is Cost Overrun? How to Prevent It

Wrike

With about 28% of projects failing due to imprecise cost estimates, it’s clear that your project plan deserves time and attention. Inaccurate forecasts about costs, resources, benefits, and estimated durations can bring project risks that could impact your organization’s profitability and growth opportunities.

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How To Use the Fibonacci Scale in Agile Estimation

Wrike

When managing a team, it’s essential to be able to estimate how long it takes to complete a task. Chances are you’ve had an experience where your estimates turned out to be wrong; the project took longer than expected, or your product team couldn’t deliver in time. How to use the Fibonacci estimation in Agile.