The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Finally, it looks at the impact and application of the Buyer Value Equation framework for developing strategy and managing projects. The “Buyer Value Equation” is a concept used in marketing and business strategy to quantify the value proposition that a product or service offers to potential buyers.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2023

A practical project risk management strategy accounts for team member miscommunications and mistakes, scope creep and shifting client expectations, and any technical difficulties along the way. You can use this guide to create a risk management strategy so you aren’t blindsided by unexpected setbacks.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Information technology (IT) runs most businesses. Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. But those forecasts are estimates and to ensure that you keep to your IT budget, monitoring and tracking costs is imperative. But those devices don’t run for free.

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Traxidy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2023

When estimating overall project risk, you’ll need to consider all the positive and negative risks that your project might be subject to, including their likelihood and potential impact. Once you’ve identified risks, you’ll want to work with your team to develop strategies for addressing them, should they arise.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Estimate Their Impact and Likelihood Once you have the list of risks, estimate the impact and likelihood of each. Risk Mitigation Strategies Naturally, there are many risk mitigation strategies that have been developed over time. Risk Avoidance This strategy avoids any activity that could be risky.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. In a preconstruction meeting, project exceptions are defined, roles are clarified and risk mitigation strategies are discussed. What Is a Preconstruction Meeting?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

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. Strategy artifacts. The first category is documentation that relates to strategy and project initiation. Logs and registers.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Monitor the progress of the above plan and adjust strategies to overcome challenges or deal with new opportunities. Set Realistic Deadlines Each task can have its own set of deadlines; however, you must consider the time needed to complete each task and use these estimates to create a submission schedule. How To Manage Team Duties?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Through this analysis, companies can make more accurate and informed projections to help them minimize their costs and identify areas where they’re overspending. Estimate Costs Now that you’ve listed the resource requirements, you’ll want to estimate how much each of those will cost. Estimating can be daunting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

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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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 13, 2023

Organizational strategy – What is the current direction for the organization? What is its vision, strategy, or objectives? Benefits – Identify benefits with an order of magnitude estimate for each benefit. With all of this information in hand, you are ready to evaluate and recommend or choose one.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

The need for a business case is that it collects the financial appraisal, proposal, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. Background Information. Once you have all the tasks collected, estimate how long it will take to complete each one.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Accurate construction cost estimates are crucial for successful project planning and execution. Understanding the Basics of Construction Budgeting Accurate cost estimation is the cornerstone of construction budgeting. Moreover, accurate cost estimates play a crucial role in financial planning and control.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 4, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore some of the key factors that can lead to project trouble and discuss strategies to mitigate their impact. Inadequate Planning and Estimation Insufficient planning and inaccurate estimation of resources, time, and budget are common culprits in troubled projects.

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Productivity Land

MAY 18, 2023

Definition and Impact of Identity Theft Identity theft occurs when an imposter obtains key pieces of your personally identifiable information, such as Social Security or driver’s license numbers, to impersonate you. Social media and online platforms have made it easier for thieves to access personal information.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

These artifacts drive the development process and help in making informed decisions about what to build next. Defining Product Vision and Strategy Product Owner discussing work in progress with the team. This information is the foundation for a product's vision and strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Assign work to your team members, manage resources, estimate costs, automate workflows and much more. For more information on using kanban board software , watch the short video below. Get started for free today. ProjectManager’s kanban boards can help plan projects and identify bottlenecks. What Is Scrum?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2024

Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision. Executives will appreciate that bottom-up budgeting leads to more accurate estimates throughout the organization. Executives still have the final word on the budget so they can have a centralized strategy. What Is Bottom-Up Budgeting?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Procurement management refers to all the actions and strategies related to the cycle of identifying, evaluating and selecting suppliers of production inputs. ProjectManager is ideal to keep track of your production plans so you can better estimate when you’ll need to purchase equipment, materials, parts or anything needed for your projects.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It informs their production planning, helps them give their customers more accurate lead times and forecasts cash flow. Manufacturers need to give their customers an accurate estimate of the lead time so they know when to expect the goods they’re going to sell. The more accurate those estimates are, the greater customer satisfaction.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The project sponsor defines the project goals and determines the business strategies to make it happen. If done correctly, these strategies can help us identify critical risks quickly. The benefit is that it provides a high-level perspective. We are scanning the project environment to find the most significant risks.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Budgeting is a crucial part of any marketing plan; you need to allocate your resources properly to meet various marketing strategies that your company sets. That message must align with the overall strategy of your company. Estimate Marketing Costs. Develop Your Marketing Campaign. Choose Marketing Channels.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

Use our powerful Gantt charts to estimate your project resource requirements accurately by making detailed project plans. Estimate Future Resource Requirements of Your Organization There are more things to consider than just estimating future resource requirements for the organization. Download Excel File 3.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 19, 2024

Resistance to change Not everyone embraces new time-tracking tools and strategies. You need to make sure that client information and project details are safe at all times. Thousands of businesses trust Toggl Track with their sensitive information, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. It’s as simple as that!

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Proofhub

MAY 5, 2021

The long answer: Relating well with subordinates and leading them to success requires you to develop smart supervising strategies ; to make genuine efforts every day to improve your ability to lead people. What’s more, you are in luck because, in this article, we will help you design smart strategies for different supervisory challenges.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

Project controls are a set of tools, processes and people skills that are used together to help project managers have the right information, at the right time, to make the right decision. In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy. Cost estimates. What Are Project Controls? Methodology.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The need for a business case is that it collects the proposal, outline, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. Compile the data and present your strategies, goals and options. Marketing strategy. Compare and finalize your approaches. Financial plan.

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Techno-PM

MAY 20, 2022

A strategy framework is a foundational tool that provides a logical and ordered structure for thinking about and developing strategic plans. The most used frameworks include the following: The Balanced Scorecard is a performance management framework that ties organizational strategy to operational measures.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2021

Cost control is the process of estimating costs in order to plan and adjust a budget. To make accurate cost estimates, all expenses must be monitored, and spending controlled, to accommodate for any changes. Ideally, these changes are informed by cost control data. Try it for yourself today! What Is Cost Control? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 11, 2023

We have tools that allow the site manager to gather real-time data to make more informed decisions. All reports can be filtered to focus on just the information you want to see. Our software is online and has a mobile app for iOS and Android users so site managers can even stay updated and manage their work on the go.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 25, 2022

If you can, it’s worth asking for their availability informally before sending the invitation. If you experienced a lack of people turning up for the meeting (or the wrong people turning up), or a lack of action as a result of the meeting, you could use this aggressive strategy: estimate the cost of the meeting.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2023

This process is part of a larger cost-reduction strategy and provides opportunities for businesses to remain viable and profitable. A cost breakdown structure is a vital tool when managing the financial aspects of a project and helps to not only create a project estimate but also how to create measurable cost controls.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Other strategic issues at the heart of operations management include the size of manufacturing plants, information technology networks and project management methods, such as work-in-progress levels, raw materials acquisition, quality control, materials handling and maintenance policies.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project budgets are estimated by project managers and then approved by the project client or stakeholders. Team Management Team management is the actions, strategies and methods used to get a group of people working better together. Project Budgeting The project budget is what the project will cost to complete.

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Proofhub

MARCH 31, 2021

The long answer: Relating well with subordinates and leading them to success requires you to develop smart supervising strategies ; to make genuine efforts every day to improve your ability to lead people. What’s more, you are in luck because, in this article, we will help you design smart strategies for different supervisory challenges.

Underperforming Technical Team 78

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Initiating Estimate 78

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Execution strategy. Think about the tolerances you are prepared to work with, what risk profile your sponsor feels most comfortable with and the strategies that will most likely apply to your risks. Estimating assumptions and methods. If you have company-approved estimating techniques, note which ones you are going to use.

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