ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase. After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people. Following processes.

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Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 500

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Consider this your civics lessons in project management. The term project governance refers to the set of activities and guidelines that determine how a project will be planned, executed and managed. It’s clear that project governance is a big job and one that needs a project management software to handle all its responsibilities.

Governance 369

Governance Government PMI Defining 369

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2019

This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. Basically, each Knowledge Area (which you might see abbreviated to KA) is a category of concepts and processes with a common goal. So how many knowledge areas are there in project management?

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PMI Risk Management Risk Estimate 384

Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 5, 2019

Think about it—in the project charter process, project sponsors and managers have the opportunity to engage key stakeholders for the express purpose of defining the vision of a project. PMI Pulse research shows actively engaged sponsors are by far the top driver of projects meeting their original goals and business intent.

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PMI Initiating PMO Risk Management 299

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There are only a few thousand Portfolio Management Professionals (PfMP ® ) worldwide, according to PMI, making this a truly elite qualification. It is also one of the most difficult certifications to obtain, because a candidate must have a specific experience requirement and they need to follow a meticulous application process.

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PMI PMO Retail 2023 88

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 15, 2017

John, Sally, and Bill just left a full-day project management workshop. Are you responsible for project management workshops for a PMI Chapter, a Project Management Office (PMO), or your organization? Project managers will leave your workshops excited about what they learned. Ask for volunteers for an exercise.

Energy 170

Energy PMI PMO Risk Management 170

Wrike

MAY 20, 2021

A lot of the reasons are procedural relating to scope definition , methodology, and communication, for example, but there is a common theme: an inadequate risk identification process. Poor risk management isn’t just an issue that impacts big businesses. What is risk management?

Risk Management 36

Risk Management Risk PMI Governance 36

Workamajig

JUNE 7, 2018

Every project has some risk of failure. This guide on project risk management will help you understand and manage risks better. If there is one thing you can be certain about in project management, it's this: Every project carries some risk. Putting out these fires is your job as the project manager.

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Risk Management Risk 2008 Budget 90

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 15, 2017

John, Sally, and Bill just left a full-day project management workshop. Are you responsible for project management workshops for a PMI Chapter, a Project Management Office (PMO), or your organization? Project managers will leave your workshops excited about what they learned. Ask for volunteers for an exercise.

Energy 150

Energy PMI PMO Risk Management 150

MPUG

MAY 2, 2022

I realized there were too many unresolved risks, and asked the concerned project manager to put risk management, a new concept in the organization, as a top priority. Post identification and qualification of risks, any risk above the risk threshold value had to be brought down. Risk Response Planning.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review Monitoring 115

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 18, 2022

Attacking the problem like project managers, we need to have a strong, proof-based business case that includes a costs/benefits analysis and convincing needs analysis. Through a WBI poll of 800 managers and employees in 17 industries, we learned just how people’s reactions play out. Who gets bullied? What are the impacts of bullying?

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Executing PMI Certification 2016 217

MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Introduction: First, I am not writing this to be highbrow; besides technical and project management topics, I have enjoyed history and mythology for years. I recently watched an old Greek mythology movie from the early 80’s, and I had a revelation: the muses and project management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation PMI Cadence 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2020

I’ve seen project managers and other colleagues crash and burn. Lots of senior managers. There is a reason that project management has a code of ethics. Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Leadership 341

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 15, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part one of a four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. This first article explains how leadership differs from management and outlines five core leadership attributes for managing projects. We use leadership skills to do this.

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Leadership PMI Technical Review Innovation 59

MPUG

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Projects and Risk A significant role of the project manager is to identify and manage the risks associated with project objectives. This does not suggest that this is only the project manager’s responsibility. This approach is designed to evoke, prioritize, define, and invoke a productive response to risk.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Risk 52

MPUG

MARCH 15, 2021

The single greatest factor that can make or break a project is the degree of discipline exercised by the project’s leadership. This is the glue that holds it all together and is often most evident in the managing of a project’s schedule. Going through this process will increase your chances of project success.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management PMI Risk 119

The IIL Blog

APRIL 27, 2018

Tuckman model of forming-storming-norming-performing), they can benefit from a Simple Interactive Meaningful Practical Learning Exercise (SMILE). So COMMON SENSE should be at the forefront to manage the perception of how these activities are facilitated. Evolution of Learning Exercises for Collaboration. Video Simulations.

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Software Review 2004 2012 PMI 121

Planio

AUGUST 1, 2023

According to a study from the Project Management Institute (PMI), for most companies, the answer would be somewhere around one in three. Strategy vs. tactics: Definitions and differences Strategies and tactics are separate yet connected tools in your product management toolbox. Keep them risk-free.

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Development Team Review Infrastructure Software Review Governance 78

Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It’s rather difficult to define what makes a project manager worthy of a dream position. So what are the main aspects that make project managers competitive? To be successful, you should keep a 20K foot view of the process while staying connected to the details. People management skills. Hofstede is worth being mentioned.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Certification Project Life Cycle PMI 87

The IIL Blog

JUNE 26, 2018

In project management, keeping a balanced view of the competing demands (cost, time, scope, quality, risk and resources), requires evaluation to be at the center of the model. Risk = Uncertainties that can be positive or negative. RESOURCES , it is expected that the RISK will be reduced. By Dr. Willis H.

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Transportation Technical Review Risk Management PMI 94

Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2020

Education in the field of project management suggests a lot of opportunities for candidates. Online Courses, Exams, and Materials by Project Management Institute. PMI has prepared a collection of helpful materials that can be used by both beginners and experienced project managers. Project Management for Beginners.

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2020 PMI Certification Technical Review 86

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

Simplify Complex Estimations - Break down project tasks into manageable, relatable sizes. Adapt Across Methodologies - Whether you are an Agile aficionado or a Waterfall warrior, T-shirt sizing fits snugly into your project management toolkit. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 52

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Project managers, have you ever felt overwhelmed by the unpredictable waves of the project environment? The terrain of project management is fraught with hidden challenges and opportunities lying in wait for the unwary. For example, PMI Infinity is a new technology that leverages advancement in AI.

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Influencer Governance Government Technical Review 40

Leading Answers

MAY 11, 2020

What can we look forward to seeing in the world of online learning for project managers? LMS (learning management systems) evolved to become LXP (learning experience platforms). We will look at some project management-based examples shortly, but first, let's examine how these systems differ from old training platforms.

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2005 2010 PMI Engineering 103

EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Suppose your organization’s annual planning exercise comes up with 50 projects that would cost perhaps $10 million, but you have the capacity and financial resources for only $2.5 Do you have an agreed process of prioritizing? An agreed process of mediating competing evaluations of priority? Making choices.

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PMO Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Information Technology 91

Planview

DECEMBER 20, 2019

I came from a project management background and I was always concerned about time, scope, and budget. He calls this phase of the process, Business Case Development which comes right after the project objectives are identified, but before the project work starts. We’ve got two questions for risk and two questions for reward.

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Risk Management Risk Healthcare Initiating 97

Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Are you a Project Manager or a Project Leader? One way I like to think of the difference between Project Management and Project Leadership is that: Project Management gets things done. One way I like to think of the difference between Project Management and Project Leadership is that: Project Management gets things done.

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PMI Leadership Governance Government 69

Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But, here's the thing - every expert project manager was once in your shoes. The world of project management might seem intricate, filled with technical jargon and processes that appear complex on the surface. The 'Executing Process Group' is a critical component of this journey, and understanding it is foundational.

Executing 40

Executing Software Review Technical Review 2017 40

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

The number one thing every project manager needs to level up their skills is experience. A good project management book. While there are tons of fantastic resources online for learning how to be a better project manager (such as this blog!) Jump to a section: The best books for mastering the fundamentals of project management.

2020 148

2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

MPUG

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In one of my earlier articles, The Twins–Communications and Stakeholder Management , I outlined how deeply and closely these two knowledge areas of the PMBOK® guide interact with each other. While other KAs can possibly interact with the twins like siblings in a family, no other area comes as close to the twins as Resource Management.

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Closing Development Team Review Monitoring Estimate 72

MPUG

AUGUST 31, 2020

Personally, I never paid enough heed to Disaster Planning and Risk Management until after leaving the USA and becoming a PM nomad , but once I was out in the world, it became clear that I had to do much better. It’s amazing, pure brute-force project management! Shout out to Nigeria.gov.ng I have to ask “Why not?”.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Telecoms Risk Management 97

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 3, 2017

We will come on to the definition of this term in one moment but to begin we need to clearly differentiate Challenge 1 – Invest in the right portfolio management, which was all about knowing what your true portfolio value is. In all aspects, the project demands the intelligent project manager.

Technical Review 186

Technical Review 2014 Executing Leadership 186

The Squad Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

At the start of the new year Project Management leaders should take some time to be sure the organization is focused on delivering successful projects in 2018. Is your organization working on the SAME process? The 2017 PMI, Pulse of the Profession provides statistical support of my assertion. But how do you do that?

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Web Development 2017 2018 Software Review 45

nTask

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Project tasks, in their entirety, can be daunting, if they are not managed properly. Therefore, it’s better to break a project into smaller chunks rather than processing it all together. A project task, in a project, is a smaller, manageable component of a project. Tasks and activities are interchangeable terms.

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Agile 2021 Lean SCRUM 78

The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 7, 2017

The following is an extract from my new book ‘How to get Fired at the C-Level: Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all’ in association with my friends at Tailwind Project Solutions – the extracts follow a series of 5 Challenges that I think every organisation should consider, and consider very carefully: ‘Change is the law of life.

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Finance 2014 Leadership Executing 186

MPUG

JULY 15, 2019

The process is a complex one with many stakeholders involved over months, sometimes years. In this process, written requirements with written words are many times inadequate, sometimes even inaccurate, and most of the time said requirements don’t convey the real intent. Exercise on Stories. should be considered.

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Agile Software Review Infrastructure Estimate 99

Teamweek

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This article is a comprehensive guide to capacity planning, including the benefits, the different types, the step-by-step guide, and the seven best practices to polish your process to a shine. Capacity planning is the process of determining an organization’s capacity to meet demand. Capacity planning vs capacity management.

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