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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate.

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Project Charters: Guide to Writing (With Template)

Wrike

This article explains all you need to know about project charters: what they are and why you need them, essential elements every charter must contain, and different project charter templates to bring your project planning together. Try Wrike’s work plan template What is a project charter and why do you need one?

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Top 8 Challenges All Project Managers Face at Work

PM Basics

Your manager expects you to know everything about project management right from the beginning. You need to manage people, but you don’t have influence or authority over them. All in all, the project manager’s role has lots of challenges. Solution: Carve some time and ask your mentor about the whole project life cycle.

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Part II: A Simplified Approach to Determine IT Project Complexity

PM Times

They have made a science out of project management as much as possible and have provided roadmaps for maximizing the potential for success to the greatest extent possible. Most companies now seek project managers who follow the PMO processes like Waterfall or Agile and many C-Level executives support the PMO process.

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

Activity Duration Estimates Review . is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. Analogous Estimating .

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

Activity Duration Estimates Review . is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. Analogous Estimating .