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Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM): Understanding ROM Estimates

ProjectManager.com

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs. But what is ROM and how can you calculate ROM estimates?

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

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Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects.

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10 Knowledge Areas of project management (PPT & PDF included!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PMBOK 7 talks about the 8 project performance domains. This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide -- Sixth Edition. All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

The number one thing every project manager needs to level up their skills is experience. A good project management book. There’s nothing “new” about running a project. But you can bet that every single type of project has already been run by someone else. 20 Minute Manager: Managing Projects.

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Will a Project Management Certification Help Your Career?

LiquidPlanner

But what if you’re switching from a purely technical role to one that involves managing projects? Or, having managed IT projects for a while, what if you want to formalize your experience with a relevant project qualification? There’s a fair amount of choice when it comes to project management credentials.

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9 Types of Artifacts in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document.

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What Is Preconstruction? Activities, Checklist & More

ProjectManager.com

If you’re not in construction, you might assume that projects start with bulldozers, front loaders and cranes rolling onto the site. As the name implies, preconstruction is the phase that occurs before the build, and it’s critical to the success of the construction project. But first, let’s start with a definition.