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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Risks matter. Stuff happens on projects, and if the worst happens, it’s better to know about it in advance. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. What’s a risk again? It helps to think of risks in categories.

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11 project risk examples: Watch out for these common pitfalls

Planio

Whether you’re launching a new product, migrating an IT server, or remodeling an operational process, project uncertainty contributes to 66% of projects failing (or partially failing) every year. But the problem is that risks aren’t always obvious or apparent — until you’re knee-deep trying to slog your way out of one.

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Importance of Scenario Planning and Analysis in Business

ProjectManager.com

By using regular and consistent scenario planning, organizations can better allocate resources successfully, mitigate risk and decrease production costs. This also applies to projects, which can use scenario planning to help them respond to changes in time, costs and scope.

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Monte Carlo Risk Analysis in Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

By: Dr. Michael Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager struggling to predict the risks in your projects accurately during planning? Do you find yourself overcome by the inherent uncertainty of project variables like cost or schedule and worried about how they might impact your project's success?

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Stakeholder Mapping 101: A Quick Guide to Stakeholder Maps

ProjectManager.com

Map your stakeholders and keep them in the loop with ProjectManager.com’s project management features. A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. How to Create a Stakeholder Map.

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What Is a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) In Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

Using a cost breakdown is essential to developing a sound cost breakdown analysis and selling that product or delivering the project at a profit. This requires an understanding of what a cost breakdown analysis is, what’s included in a cost breakdown structure and how to make one.

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Resource allocation 101: How to manage your team’s resources

Planio

Resource allocation is the process of identifying, analyzing, and strategically deploying your resources to maximize your chances of project success. How does it impact your project’s success? How do resources impact your project’s success? But what might influence your decision to allocate resources?