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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Ultimately, it isn’t the project manager coming up with new requirements and asking the team to “just do it”. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale. How do you do that?

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How to Improve Your Project Communication

Project Risk Coach

Nine times out of ten, I hear the answer—poor communication. Hence, let's look at how to improve your project communication. What happens when poor communication exists? Consequently, individuals misunderstand and make bad assumptions. Here's the bottom line -- poor communication drives projects into an abysmal valley.

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Importance of Scenario Planning and Analysis in Business

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Scenario planning is a strategy used to consider possible future events for an organization or project to develop an effective and relevant long-term plan to respond positively to that change. Operationa l scenario planning reviews all potential outcomes of a certain decision and how they can influence the business or project.

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How to Identify Different Work Styles for Better Productivity

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As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Perhaps the best solution would be to develop hybrid work processes that allow for a variety of work styles. Every team needs a leader. No problem.

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Enterprise Environmental Factors in Project Management

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Enterprise environmental factors can be defined as conditions that aren’t under the immediate control of the project team. These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. That’ll make it easier to know how to assess and plan for their potential effect on the project.

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PMBOK® Seventh Edition Principles and Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment 3. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses. And if you don't care about the project and team, who will?

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How to Create a Project Team Culture with Colin Ellis

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We discussed creating a project team culture. Elizabeth: This week in the Project Management Cafe Facebook group we’ve been talking about team culture and various different bits and pieces, and I know this is something that you’re kind of an expert in, because you’ve been chipping in and answering the questions.