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How to Create a Performance Measurement Baseline for Your Projects

ProjectManager.com

Ideally, project managers know better than to execute their project plans without a performance measurement baseline. A performance measurement baseline provides a window into the project that allows project managers to see roadblocks and resolve them before the project hits a dead end. Learn more.

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The 5 Phases of Project Management Process and Techniques

NimbleWork

Project management is a multifaceted discipline that combines techniques, processes, and strategies to plan, execute, monitor, and control projects effectively. The Five Project Management Processes: 1. Initiating: This process involves defining the project and obtaining authorization to begin work.

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9 Types of Artifacts in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Note: This article was put together before the PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition was published so the information in it is drawn from publicly available information about what is going to be in the book. This category relates to the various project management logs and registers we have as part of the daily management of the process.

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Project Artifacts and How to Use Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here’s the list: Strategy Logs and registers Plans Hierarchy charts Baselines Visual data and information Reports Agreements and contracts Other – a bucket category for anything else. For example, an estimate is the obvious output of the estimating process, so estimates aren’t mentioned again as a separate project artifact.

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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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Performance Reporting for Projects: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

For a successful project, you need an overall picture of your work performance information (WPI). Performance reporting provides that information by putting performance measurement, quality assurance and accountability data in context. What Is Performance Reporting? Learn More!

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Plus, authors tend to have a different way of presenting information, so if you couldn’t grasp the basics from your training, you’ll get a different take on the topic from a deep dive into the topic from a book. It talks about measuring and monitoring velocity during an iteration too. Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn.

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