Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In project management, artifacts relate to documents: the project documentation you produce that defines and supports the work you are doing. Artifacts in the PMBOK Guide – 7 th Edition. Artifacts are categorized in the PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition into 9 different types and that’s what this article is going to look at.

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GanttPRO Project Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a fundamental project management tool that represents a hierarchical decomposition of projects.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Using a risk breakdown structure (RBS) is how you prepare for the unexpected. A risk breakdown structure is great for identifying and prioritizing risks so you know which will be more or less impactful. What Is a Risk Breakdown Structure in Project Management? The Four Categories of Risk in a Project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It’s the summary of how much you have been allocated to get the work done. In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. Talk to your team and brainstorm all the items that you need to procure using your work breakdown structure as a prompt.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2022

Software development estimation requires an understanding of all parts of your software development project and the time needed to successfully complete the work to meet the quality criteria set by your clients. Let’s explore how software development estimation works and its techniques and tools. Make a Work Breakdown Structure.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

By providing structure to your project scope, you get some control over the project work and increase the chance that you’ll succeed. That’s where a work package comes in. What Is a Work Package? A work package is a sequence of activities that leads to a deliverable when using a work breakdown structure (WBS).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

Perfect for accidental project managers and people needing a structured approach to project work for the first time. Perfect for accidental project managers and people needing a structured approach to project work for the first time. One area I get asked about a lot is work breakdown structures.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Manufacturing Industry In manufacturing, organizational resources include the facility or factory in which the work is done, the warehouse where raw materials and finished goods are stored, funds, the raw materials, machinery and the labor that operates those machines.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

There are many contractors working on various aspects of the overall project. In the most general sense of the word, a contractor is someone who has signed a contract that legally binds them to specific work, including labor and materials. This is the beginning of a schedule for the project work. What Is a Contractor?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations. They’re more concerned with culture, strategy and decision-making in the organization and they’re used to guide how decisions at the organization are made.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Once we’re deep in our work, it can be hard to remember recurring tasks. A recurring task is work that happens on a regular basis. More mental space can be used to do work rather than being distracted or missing important tasks that recur. But if you’re too busy working, it’s easy to miss a meeting. Task Lists.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2022

This quick guide will how you just how to do that. ProjectManager is cloud-based work and project management software that has real-time dashboards that help you keep on top of your project resources. Resources Breakdown Structure (RBS). Overallocation simply means when a person is given too much work. Try it free!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 3, 2019

Working out who does what on your project can be a challenge. This is someone who can provide resources, information or will generally support you in getting the work done. An overworked team because you haven’t balanced the work appropriately. Look for: People with no empty spaces: they have too much work allocated to them.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 7, 2021

It’s one of the three pillars that support the scope management in your project: the other two are a work breakdown structure (WBS) and a project scope statement. Create a work breakdown structure dictionary and execute your projects with ProjectManager.com’s Gantt charts. Click to learn more!

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This is a great tool when doing a structural analysis. To make that as clear as possible, you’ll want to do the work beforehand. How Do Project Flow Charts Differ from Work Breakdown Structures? A work breakdown structure shows the tasks in a project. Data Flowchart.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

It keeps equipment in optimal working condition, which leads to more efficiency and quality and keeps work on time and within budget. A maintenance schedule is the process by which maintenance departments plan, organize and coordinate the activities involved in equipment maintenance to make sure that everything is working properly.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2023

Some of the features of this phase include a scope statement, setting of milestones, communication, risk management plans and a work breakdown structure. ProjectManager’s free work breakdown structure template. Get your free template 3.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

If you are close to your recertification deadline, read my guide on how to quickly earn PDUs for renewal. Ways of Working PDUs can apply to more than one of your certifications as long as the subject is relevant. You are working as a practitioner, so you’ve definitely got something to share with others. Don’t have a mentor?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2023

I watched the videos and took the ungraded quizzes, working through the course materials to see what I thought of the content and the course learning management system. I would say it is most useful to people who are already working in a project team environment. Who is the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course for?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This will bring it in line with the latest PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition and generally more modern ways of thinking about project management. The implication right now is that the old version of the exam doesn’t include enough about agile and hybrid to reflect the ways of working that are current practice in many businesses.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Learn more Read my review We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you #ad How I did this review I enrolled as a student of the course on Coursera and worked through the course materials. There’s very little in it about working with project teams (admittedly, difficult in a video training).

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 26, 2023

Construction companies have to do some heavy lifting, and that’s not just the steel and concrete they use to erect buildings, bridges and other structures. There are many different types of materials and labor that go into their work that requires their contracts to have construction specifications.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

The work gets done in a standardized manner because everyone is following the same processes. Teams can work collaboratively since everyone knows precisely what is expected when performing certain tasks. They influence how we do the work. Process Groups: A Practice Guide does talk about OPAs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed. Project documentation is designed to be tailored, so feel free to tailor as much as you like so your plan ends up representing the work you’ll do on your project. Project definition.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The scope baseline is created by combing the scope statement and the defined work on the work breakdown structure (WBS). This can include milestones , percentage of work completed or budget consumed. Naturally, the more accurate your data, the better the performance measurement baseline works.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

PMI has divided the large field of project management into 10 more digestible parts, which it calls the 10 project management knowledge areas in its A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Scope relates to the work of the project. What Are the Project Management Knowledge Areas? Project Scope Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2019

In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. This guide is most helpful for developing project budgets for projects that are approved or close to being approved, for example as input to a business case. How to Structure Your Project Budget.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 12, 2021

Some project managers check the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) for advice, which I think is a great place to start. I use the PMBOK® Guide, but I determine which parts make sense for each of my projects. The statement may also include the project scope–the work required to create the deliverables.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

This guide will define what project documentation is, why it is important and what are the top 10 project documents that you should always create to plan and execute your projects. No matter your organization’s structure, the ability to record and document all aspects of a project is vital to being a successful project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time. Smaller steps are easier to track and manage, and they take less time to schedule because you are only creating a detailed plan for work that is on the short-term horizon.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. You need to have the authority and freedom of action to be able to change the direction the work is going in. Tolerances can (and often should) be set for the project, for a stage and also at work package level, so they can become very detailed.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 23, 2016

Working out who does what on your project can be a challenge. This is someone who can provide resources, information or will generally support you in getting the work done. An overworked team because you haven’t balanced the work appropriately. Look for: People with no empty spaces: they have too much work allocated to them.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

who assign and manage the work of the teams. Tactical planning is the string that ties all these levels together and ensures that they’re working collaboratively. That is, create a deadline and work backward to make a timeline in which you’ll be able to plot the tasks or steps that will get you there.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 26, 2021

Chances are, you don’t have an unlimited fountain of money to work with. We have live dashboards, one-click reports and a robust online Gantt chart that can document your work breakdown structure,filter for the critical path and set baselines to compare planned costs against actual costs. Learn More!

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 8, 2024

With a well-structured project schedule, you gain a powerful tool to monitor progress, manage resources, and meet crucial milestones efficiently. Imagine having a clear roadmap that guides your project from start to finish and seamlessly integrates with every crucial aspect of project management.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

Master Scrum with ease; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ? For example, I just completed the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book, and I could use its complete text to train a GPT running on top of GPT-4. The Product Owner’s responsibilities: Deciding work, owning the Backlog, and determining the order.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Project managers use the five project management phases to structure projects and lead them from beginning to end. You also define roles, responsibilities and where team members sit in the project structure. When making a project management plan, it helps to have project management software to organize your work. Learn More!

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