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12 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Project Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

Mike was a functional project manager in an organization where I managed a PMO. His response revealed his belief in risk management but a lack of actual application with his teams. I will first present a common reason for poor risk management and then present the positive actions you can take. He was winsome and a hard worker.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2020

ProjectManager.com

It’s not a bad practice, but why save it for once a year? This project management conference covers topics such as the project management framework and its terminology, process groups and the nine knowledge areas of the PMBOK. A software development conference with workshops on the theme of Our Digital Tomorrow. PMO Symposium.

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25 Practical Project Team Development Practices

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Project managers don’t usually have a specific budget for team development, and yet, as the PMBoK says, teamwork is a critical factor for project success, and developing effective project tea ms is one of the primary responsibilities of the project manager. Of course, there are many dimensions to team leadership.

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How to Keep Your Projects Financially Fit

Project Risk Coach

Fitbit tracks every part of your day — including activity, exercise, food, weight, and sleep — to help you find your fit, stay motivated, and see how small steps make a big impact.”. I can see if I’m going to bed and getting up at a consistent time, how many calories I’m burning, and how many days in a row that I’ve exercised.

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Is Your Strategic Project at Risk Due to Poor Implementation of Proven Project Management Practices?

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

In many cases it’s easier to work at a surface level, dealing with immediate issues and reacting to requests from the team and from executives. It is also not uncommon that project managers follow a process for the sake of compliance without attaching much meaning to it. That’s not ideal.

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Project Prioritization

EasyProjects

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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Why Earned Value Management is Important

MPUG

After all, a project that is overspent might look bad on paper. However, if the overspend has happened because the team is way ahead of their delivery and they’ve managed to make massive progress, perhaps that additional spend is warranted and will even out over the rest of the project. EVM improves communication.