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The Risk Management Process in Project Management

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? It sounds negative, but pragmatic project managers know this type of thinking is preventative. Issues will inevitably come up, and you need a mitigation strategy in place to know how to manage risks on your project.

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How to Identify and Manage Emerging Risks

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Ask 10 different risk management experts to define emerging risks, and you will likely receive different points of view. In this article, let's define emerging risks, discuss ways to identify them, and look at different ways to manage these risks. What are Emerging Risks? Click to Tweet. I get this.

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Construction Risk Management: An Introduction

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AUGUST 13, 2021

There is heavy equipment, crews working in precarious situations and complicated logistics to manage. How do you meet your deadline while managing all that risk? The answer is construction risk management. What Is Construction Risk Management? What are the Types of Risk in Construction?

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PMI-RMP: Monitor Risks

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 6th Edition defines Monitor Risks as “the process of monitoring the implementation of agreed-upon risk response plans, tracking identified risks, identifying and analyzing new risks, and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project.”

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Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

The easier part is always implementing that decision – after all, isn’t that what project managers do? As a project manager, you will be used to making multiple decisions on a daily basis. Some of the most common decisions for project managers are related to cost, scope, resources, and schedule. We would delay the pilot.

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8 Free Risk Management Templates for Excel

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 24, 2023

If there’s one thing you can be certain of when managing a project, it’s change. Although it’s impossible to predict the future, with these free risk management templates, you can better prepare for the unexpected and be more apt to keep your project on track. However, templates can only do so much.

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What are the Risk Management Roles in Projects and Programs?

Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As a project manager, you constantly juggle a million tasks at once. How can we find a better balance? This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Project Manager What is the primary role of the project manager?

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How to Create a Timeline in Excel (Free Templates Included)

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APRIL 16, 2024

Learn how to create a timeline that can be used to visualize how tasks or projects will be executed over time, identify who will be responsible for completing them and identify milestones and deliverables. Get your free Timeline Template Use this free Timeline Template for Excel to manage your projects better.

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IT Service Management (ITSM): Frameworks, Processes & Phases

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Information technology (IT) involves the use of computers, digital storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange electronic data. IT service management (ITSM) is the process of how those services meet the needs of the end users who employ them.

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). However, problems occur when requests are submitted without a standardized process. To avoid that, you need an intake process. A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. What Is the Project Intake Process?

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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. Front of mind are resources and intangible things like leadership, experience and general know-how. Some of these are called organizational process assets. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations.

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A Quick Guide to Contractor Risk & Contractor Risk Management

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Risk is always present in construction projects. By definition, construction risk feels unpredictable and damaging, but you can identify and manage them. You may feel you can control risk in your organization and construction management team—but what happens when you’re working with independent contractors?

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How to Manage Your Project Pipeline With Software

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. We’ll get to that in a moment as well as define project pipeline management. ProjectManager’s roadmaps help you manage your project pipeline.

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How to Make a Maintenance Schedule (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn how to create a maintenance schedule and download a free maintenance schedule template to get started. Read about the benefits of an effective maintenance schedule and see how a maintenance plan can help a diverse group of industries. Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule.

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How to Make a Process Improvement Plan

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2020

Project management is made up of processes. Project managers and their teams depend on those processes to ensure that a project runs smoothly. But what about those processes? Too often processes are relied on as if they were somehow perfect and cannot be touched. What Is a Process Improvement Plan?

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How to Build a Risk Culture in Your Team

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

What Is Risk Culture? Risk culture is simply an organization’s employee’s awareness, attitudes and behaviors towards risk and how they’ll manage it. An organization that has a risk culture simply means they’re prepared for identifying, managing and mitigating risks as issues arise in their work.

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How to Make a Risk Management Plan

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

You identify them, record them, monitor them and plan for them: risks are an inherent part of every project. Some risks are bound to become problem areas—like executing a project over the holidays and having to plan the project timeline around them. But first, what is risk management? What is Risk Management?

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. The bottom line is this: having processes doesn’t guarantee that your project will be any better than if you didn’t have them.

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Resource Management: Process, Tools & Techniques

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2022

Resource management is one of the most important aspects of project management. That’s because projects need resources and those resources must be managed. What Is Resource Management? Resource management is the process of planning, scheduling and allocating resources to complete a project. Learn More!

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IT Asset Management: How to Manage Your IT Assets

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2023

IT asset management is how businesses make sure those IT resources are being efficiently used. But what is an asset in IT and what does IT asset management mean? Then we’ll explain the IT asset management process, including what an IT asset manager does and more. What Is IT Asset Management?

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How to Manage a Residential Construction Project

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Before we get into the management of a residential construction project, we’ll explore the meaning of residential construction and examples of the two major types of residential construction. We’ll also define the key areas of residential construction and how residential construction differs from commercial construction.

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Process Implementation: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Whatever the objectives, process implementation is how they achieve these goals. If you’re looking to improve your business processes , you need to know what process implementation is and why it’s so important.

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What Is Change Management? Process & Models Explained

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To best plan and respond to change, first, a clear definition of change management must be understood. What Is Change Management? The term change management refers to the actions, tools and models implemented to manage different types of change either at the project or organizational level.

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Risk Response Plan in Project Management: Key Strategies & Tips

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2021

There is so much that can impact them; a storm cutting off the supply chain, equipment failure or a labor dispute are merely three possible situations in a seemingly endless succession of risks. It’s no wonder so much of project management is focused on risk! What is a Project Risk? Negative risk?

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How to Unite Enterprise and Project Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. What is Enterprise Risk Management? Why is ERM important?

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Risk Management Process Explained (+resources, templates)

PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. You’ll get the whole risk management process below.

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How to Calculate Total Manufacturing Cost

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Before work hits the production line, one must know how to calculate manufacturing cost. We’ll get to how to calculate the manufacturing cost of production and delivery, but just as important is the ability to track those costs throughout the life cycle of your production to ensure you’re operating within your budget.

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Project Management Process Groups: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To keep to your schedule and manage costs, you need to gather and process project data throughout the five PMBOK project management groups. What Are the 5 PMBOK Project Management Process Groups? Project managers use the five project management phases to structure projects and lead them from beginning to end.

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How to Unite Enterprise and Project Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. What is Enterprise Risk Management? Why is ERM important?

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The Budgeting Process in Business & Project Management

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2023

There’s one thing that all businesses have in common with project management: money. Without funding and the proper budgeting process, projects in any industry grind to a halt. Budgeting is how those funds are spent. ProjectManager helps you plan, manage and track costs in real time. What Is a Budget?

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How to Cash In on Project Opportunities

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? 4 How to Get Started 5 Tools for Identifying Opportunities 6 Think Outside the Box 7 Where Will You Capture Opportunities? 8 Evaluating Opportunities 9 Responding to Opportunities 10 Monitoring Opportunities. Table Of Contents.

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How to Calculate Manufacturing Cycle Time (Formula Included)

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Before we share how to calculate the manufacturing cycle time, let’s make sure we’re clear on what that term means. Finally, we show how project management software can help with manufacturing. Cycle time includes processing, moving, inspection and queue time for the item. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Project Management Processes & Phases

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2018

If so, it might be time to start implementing proven project management processes and phases at your organization in order to bring your company’s workflow under control. Phases of Project Management. In project management there are five phases: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing.

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How to Create a Project Initiation Document (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2023

This allows the project manager to get buy-in from the project’s key stakeholders and ensure all the research has been done to move into the planning phase without any hiccups. We’ll explore its importance and how to create a project initiation document, including all its many components.

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How to Create a Strategic Roadmap for Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Then we’ll break down the components of a successful strategy roadmap and show you how to make one as well as offer some free templates to download to help you get started. Roadmaps are Gantt charts, but Gantt charts are difficult to make in Excel and even harder to update without using project management software.

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Jira Gantt Charts: How to Make a Gantt Chart in Jira

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you’re looking to buy project management software, you know that the market is saturated with products that promise to provide efficiency to your processes. Let’s take a look at Jira, which says it helps teams to track, manage and automate their projects. Projects are how the software collects common issues.

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Timesheet Management: How to Create & Manage Timesheets

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 9, 2023

Timesheet management is an essential part of human resources and business management. Time management is also critical to project management. Using an employee timesheet is only part of timesheet management. Timesheets also instruct payroll in the process of compensating those workers for their work.

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How to Communicate Risks

Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 10, 2020

Ninety percent of a project manager’s job is communication. And one of the most important things to communicate is your risks. How do you communicate risks? Communicating Project Risks 1. How would you like for me to communicate with you? As risks are identified, assign a risk owner.

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Tableau Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

Tableau is an analytics platform that allows organizations to visualize their data on powerful yet user-friendly data analysis charts and diagrams powered by machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics. While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart.

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What Is a Risk Register & How to Create One

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What is a Risk Register? A risk register is a tool in risk management and project management. It is used to identify potential risks in a project or an organization, sometimes to fulfill regulatory compliance but mostly to stay on top of potential issues that can derail intended outcomes.

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How to Be a Project Management Consultant

ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

Project management consultants don’t only add value to a project, but they can help introduce project management processes to any team. It’s a great career transition for current project managers to consider. What Is a Project Management Consultant? What Is a Project Management Consultant?

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How to Create a Project Timeline In Excel (Free Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Gantt charts are the most commonly used tool to create and manage project timelines, but there are other methods and tools you can use like Excel. Before learning how to make a project timeline in Excel, let’s review the final product to better understand how this tool can help you. Get started with ProjectManager for free.

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What Is Contract Administration? Key Practices and Processes

ProjectManager.com

MAY 21, 2021

Contract administration is the process of creating a contract between employer and contractor. The process ends when the contract is agreed upon and everyone has signed the dotted line. Execute your construction contracts flawlessly with project management software. Analyzing risks. What is Contract Administration?

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How to Make a Contractor Payment Schedule in Construction (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

Payment is determined in the contract process, which includes the contractor payment schedule. This sets clear payment terms for the contractor and reduces the risk of them receiving late payments or even no payment at all. Method of Payment: How will payments be disseminated, such as by check, electronic transfer, etc.

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The Risk Management Process in Project Management

How to Identify and Manage Emerging Risks

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Construction Risk Management: An Introduction

PMI-RMP: Monitor Risks

Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

8 Free Risk Management Templates for Excel

What are the Risk Management Roles in Projects and Programs?

How to Create a Timeline in Excel (Free Templates Included)

IT Service Management (ITSM): Frameworks, Processes & Phases

Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

A Quick Guide to Contractor Risk & Contractor Risk Management

How to Manage Your Project Pipeline With Software

How to Make a Maintenance Schedule (Template Included)

How to Make a Process Improvement Plan

How to Build a Risk Culture in Your Team

How to Make a Risk Management Plan

5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Resource Management: Process, Tools & Techniques

IT Asset Management: How to Manage Your IT Assets

How to Manage a Residential Construction Project

Process Implementation: A Quick Guide

What Is Change Management? Process & Models Explained

Risk Response Plan in Project Management: Key Strategies & Tips

How to Unite Enterprise and Project Risk Management

Risk Management Process Explained (+resources, templates)

How to Calculate Total Manufacturing Cost

Project Management Process Groups: A Quick Guide

How to Unite Enterprise and Project Risk Management

The Budgeting Process in Business & Project Management

How to Cash In on Project Opportunities

How to Calculate Manufacturing Cycle Time (Formula Included)

Project Management Processes & Phases

How to Create a Project Initiation Document (Template Included)

How to Create a Strategic Roadmap for Your Organization

Jira Gantt Charts: How to Make a Gantt Chart in Jira

Timesheet Management: How to Create & Manage Timesheets

How to Communicate Risks

Tableau Gantt Chart: A How-to Guide With Pros, Cons & Alternatives

What Is a Risk Register & How to Create One

How to Be a Project Management Consultant

How to Create a Project Timeline In Excel (Free Template Included)

What Is Contract Administration? Key Practices and Processes

How to Make a Contractor Payment Schedule in Construction (Template Included)

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