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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

Resource Guru

The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

ProjectManager.com

Now that we’ve determined what a project is, we can define project management as a discipline. What Is Project Management? Project management is a discipline that consists in using project management methodologies, tools and techniques to manage the project life cycle, which is a set of stages that are common to every project.

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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

ProjectManager.com

Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Continuous Improvement The ongoing effort to improve a project process, product, or service to achieve better results. Cost Estimation The process of estimating project costs is done by leveraging historical data, expert judgment, or quantitative models. of a project. Also known as continuous process improvement.

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15 Reasons Why Your Team Should Track Time

LiquidPlanner

Some may consider this a lack of trust, where leadership needs to watch their every move. In many industries, project managers and leadership estimate project timelines before talking to the people actually doing the work. Leadership may not understand how much of your time is spent on non-value-adding activities. .

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Professional Development Day 2022 – IGNITE!

International Institute for Learning

Where is your leadership strategy now? Do you project an image of being part of the problem or part of the solution? Discover three types of flexibility in leadership and work/life balance needed to make that happen in the aftermath of COVID-19. Leadership Begins with You – How to A.M.P. Presenters: Keynote.

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Why Is Project Management Important and Its Advantages

ProProfs Project Management

It may sound like an insignificant question, as the name suggests that PM is all about managing projects. But it is imperative to understand that there are several elements you must control during the project life cycle. The most crucial ones are — ‘Scope,’ ‘Time,’ and ‘Budget’ — which are also known as project triangle.