Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development in the months ahead… and there’s a lot of choice. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The project management software is expensive, complicated and not collaborative. No wonder project teams look for open-source Microsoft Project alternatives. Because Microsoft Project can be such a pain to use, project managers and their teams seek alternatives. Microsoft Project has its critics.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In project management, a transition plan can help a project move successfully from one phase to the next, onboarding a new team member or transferring one team member to a new position and/or department. For IT, transition planning can help move services from development into production. What Is a Transition Plan?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Project leadership is in flux and a good manager knows never to become complacent. In Review: 7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing As Jennifer said, project manager roles are changing. ” In short, you’re going to need strategic and business management skills to stay competitive. What do you do?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Salesforce is primarily a customer relationship management (CRM) tool, not project management software. However, these tend to be lightweight tools that aren’t comprehensive project management software and they’re also expensive. Does Salesforce Have a Built-in Project Management Tool?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2022

But when you break down large chunks of the work into smaller pieces, suddenly it’s manageable. That’s basically what any project management methodology is all about. The software development life cycle (SDLC) is how it’s done in software development. What Is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2025

In project management, once a project has been approved, it starts with a project outline. A project outline serves as a roadmap, providing an understanding of what needs to be accomplished and how the work will be structured, helping to ensure alignment and effective project management. There must be preparation.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2025

It acts as a buffer to manage risks, deal with unforeseen challenges and ensure the project remains on track despite disruptions. The purpose of project contingency is to provide a financial or time cushion to handle identified and unforeseen risks.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Finally, we demonstrate how upgrading to project management software adds efficiency to the process. That’s why professional services firms use project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with multiple project planning and scheduling tools.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2025

Its like risk management or risk analysis to ensure that the approved project delivers benefits worth the investment. Thats because there needs to be tools to plan, manage and track the project to deliver on its promise. Are there any risks that need to be addressed before you proceed?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s a cliché to say that nothing is constant except for change, but the adage certainly applies to anyone who has ever managed a project. Teams get sick. Whatever the change, it must be managed and analyzed, then accepted or rejected. Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. Supply chains break.

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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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Binfire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Just like project managers prepare for unforeseen risks in their professional endeavors, wedding planners and couples must anticipate and manage potential issues that could arise before or during the big day. Here’s how you can identify, assess, and manage risks in wedding planning.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. But we’ll also discuss the cost of good quality vs. the cost of poor quality and show you how to measure COQ. Whether you’re manufacturing products or delivering a service, project management software can help you with the cost of quality.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Risks will arise and threaten the successful delivery of your project. 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. The Four Categories of Risk in a Project.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2024

The control plan is a living document that’s periodically reviewed and updated as measurement methods and controls are improved over the product’s life cycle. A control plan is more efficient when scheduled in project management software.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 27, 2021

Demand planning is a cross-functional process that businesses use to meet customer demand while avoiding supply chain or inventory management disruptions. That’s beneficial for your business’ supply chain management and inventory management. Either way, you lose money due to poor demand management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. What is scope creep?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2025

Product management has always been about understanding customer needs, fostering innovation, and delivering value efficiently. Today, we stand at the threshold of a significant transformation as Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes how product managers work.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Asana, on the other hand, is a simple-to-use work management tool. ProjectManager has Gantt charts, unlike Trello and Asana, to better manage projects.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 7, 2019

This is often due to the various forces at play that impact decision-making, like those related to the project budget, schedule or resources. That doesn’t mean that technical debt is all bad. Related: The Risk Management Process in Project Management. But things don’t always work out as planned.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. The bad news, it’s hard to master. The scrum methodology emphasizes teamwork in project management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 10, 2018

This is a review of Proggio software using Firefox browser, in November 2018. Languages: I didn’t see any options to change the software language. Proggio is task and project management software that looks visually attractive and is fast to build out schedules. Within a project, you create teams and workstreams.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. Manage Team. Conduct Team-Building Exercises.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2024

Then we’ll explore scenario planning in business and project management before explaining the steps that must be taken to use this process. 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.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Plan for project risks with this risk register template for Excel. Define risk priority and the potential impact for each. Risk is going to happen, but with this free risk tracking template handy, you can prepare for it and have a response already thought out and in place. Every project has risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2023

” They did it with construction management. In order to control all those moving parts, construction professionals use construction management for all project delivery methods. Let’s look at what construction management is and then go into some of the key elements. What Is Construction Management?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ideas are essential to product development, but they’re intangible. Along the way, we’ll offer tips, particularly on how project management software can help you realize your idea and turn a product prototype into a successful product launch. The popularity of product prototyping stems from its importance in product management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

What is a method in project management? We have a ton of project management methods – some you probably don’t spend much time thinking about at all. Types of project management methods. Project management uses lots of methods. But there are some specific project management methods. Read my full disclosure.).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. What is team conflict? You could say we go looking for trouble.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes leading a team, project or organization goes well. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you crisis management techniques to help you successfully lead during a disaster. In Review – Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis. These crises impact teams. Related: The Basics of Project Cost Management.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. No requirements management plan. The project manager should define the approach to requirements development and management.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many project management tools can help you plan, manage and track your projects. We’ll even do a side-by-side comparison of Gantt vs. kanban and throw in a couple of free templates so you can kick the tires of both and see if they’re a good fit for managing your project. What Is a Gantt Chart?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

From your team to the tools they need, materials, equipment, software, office space and so on. What Is Resource Forecasting in Project Management? It’s a tool used by project managers and their teams to see if they have the resources they need to complete the assigned tasks in a project. Keep reading.

Software Review 418

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

To help you once you break ground on your construction project, we’ll throw in some free construction project management templates on estimating, scheduling and budgeting. In a preconstruction meeting, project exceptions are defined, roles are clarified and risk mitigation strategies are discussed. What Is a Preconstruction Meeting?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is called a service request and controlling that process is called service request management. We’ll explain in more detail what service request management is and what a service request is, including examples to make it clearer. Then we’ll outline the steps of service request management from submission to follow-up and a lot more.

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