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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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Sol Benady is a management consultant, Fintech entrepreneur, and program manager working in the banking sector. I talked to him in the Project Management Club on Clubhouse about project financial management and handling budgets. From Accounting to Program Management. 5 Tips for Managing a Project Budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. The budget is the life’s blood of your project, so you need to monitor it accurately.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2019

Creating a project budget involves: being able to identify all the items that are going to cost money building a complete picture of what you need to spend getting approval for that amount. So it’s worth spending some time on making sure your budget is comprehensive. Direct costs are going to form the bulk of your project budget.

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ProjectManager.com

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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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. But first, let’s define what a budget is and explore the types of budgets and methods for making a budget.

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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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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether you’re running a company or a project, you’re going to have to deal with a budget. A budget is the spending plan that you forecast using estimates of income and expenses. To ensure you’re keeping to that ever-important operating budget, you’ll be making a regular budget report as well as referencing financial statements.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. However, you should also consider how good they are at doing the work of projects – project management. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 12, 2024

ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with powerful Gantt charts that have features to create a visual project schedule, assign work to your team members, monitor their progress and much more. Now, let’s learn how to make a Gantt chart in Google Docs.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

It keeps equipment in optimal working condition, which leads to more efficiency and quality and keeps work on time and within budget. Learn how to create a maintenance schedule and download a free maintenance schedule template to get started. Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2021

Unforeseen risks knock at your door. You look at your budget, but you don't have the funds to respond to these risks. Let's explore management reserves for projects, who controls them, and how to estimate the reserves. These risks are known – that is, they've been identified. What is a Management Reserve?

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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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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe project. Before explaining how to make a construction phase plan, let’s first define the term and note some of the many reasons why one should use it. Get started with ProjectManager today for free. Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

RAG reporting is a good way to draw management’s attention to projects that need support. Let’s learn more about RAG in project management because it’s a really useful, visual way of communicating project status. What is RAG is project management? Senior management support is needed.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Just as a doctor takes a person’s temperature or blood pressure, project managers need to check on their project’s health. Project management software acts as the thermometer for the project. ProjectManager is cloud-based project management software that collects real-time data to help monitor the actual health of a project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

Project management is all about solving problems before they happen. Let’s look at 15 project management challenges and how to deal with them. 15 Project Management Challenges You Should Prepare for Here are the most common challenges project managers face in their day-to-day lives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. However, the project sponsor is the person responsible for decisions that affect the project budget and the schedule, where making a change would deviate from the agreed plan. Which level of management sets the project tolerances?

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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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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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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

This sets clear payment terms for the contractor and reduces the risk of them receiving late payments or even no payment at all. Incorporating the construction payment schedule with the execution of the project can be seamlessly achieved with project management software. The contract type can impact the construction payment schedule.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 28, 2019

After publishing my article entitled Evaluating Risks Using Qualitative Risk Analysis , I received questions on how to determine project budget reserves. Project Budget Reserves: Questions and Answers. Question #1 After evaluating risks qualitatively, do you set aside some dollars for a contingency reserve ?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

Planning is an essential part of what project managers do, so you would expect there to be some mention of how to deal with fixed date projects in the PRINCE2® manuals. Project managers still need some guidance on how to manage projects that have a fixed date. There isn’t. So that’s good.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Project management is a growing industry and one that offers great opportunities for people of all skills and experience. How to Start a Project Management Career There are many entry points for those who are interested in a career in project management. Project Management Roles There are many roles in project management.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

Warehouse management ensures that stock matches customer demand. To understand effective warehouse operations, you must first be clear on the warehouse operations process and how it plays into the larger warehouse operations management. Read about that and how to improve the efficiency of warehouse operations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of. I’ve included some examples below so you can see how to phrase your resume sections. Here’s how to do it. Decide how to present the projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate.

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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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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 Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Knowing how to start a project is one of the most critical skills for any project manager. You need to get to work, but how you get to work is equally important. But even the most complex project can be broken down into simple steps to help make it more manageable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Here’s how. What skills to choose? We aim for a CV to be a couple of pages.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

I mentor project managers, and the types of problems that people come up with on calls are not technical issues for the most part. Or “resources” as we unkindly call people in project management. Why is effective resource management difficult? I’m sure you can think of some poor resource management examples.

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