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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? Why is Risk Management in Agile Projects Even a Question?

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Analogous and Parametric Estimating

MPUG

can become an accurate estimating tool for top-down (Analogous) and bottom-up (Parametric) estimating. Unfortunately, the large majority of project managers estimate tasks with durations and update tasks by entering %-complete as reported by team members. Using a Schedule Template for Estimating. Definitions.

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Mastering Project Estimation: Simplified Techniques for Reliable Scheduling

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The Project Management Institute defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.” The solution, of course, is estimating. There is a whole science to estimation, and it would be possible to go very deeply into this. But that’s not what 90% or more of Project Managers need.

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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

His ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’ webinar covers 5 steps for project recovery. There are several things that can go wrong in program management: Business case deterioration: the program started off with a good business case but it no longer stacks up. Focus on gaining control Don’t focus on the wrong issue.

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Is Schedule Risk Analysis Worth It?

MPUG

Many ‘Request for Proposal’ (RFP) documents require that a Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) must be performed on the submission. Risk and Uncertainty. All too often, SRA is lumped into Risk Management. I prefer the term Risk and Uncertainty Management, because they are really two different disciplines.

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Webinar Recap: Analogous and Parametric Estimating Schedule Template

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Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Oliver Gildersleeve’s Analogous and Parametric Estimating Schedule Template webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. My name is Kyle and I’ll be the moderator today.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.