Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

I decided it was time to learn more about change management , and if you’ve come to that conclusion too, keep reading, as I have a detailed review of a very good (and not expensive) course that will help you: the BEE Methodology Practitioner course. I’ll be honest: PROSCI is out of my budget so I haven’t taken that course.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2023

Category: Training for students preparing for Project Management Professional ( PMP )® and Certified Associates in Project Management ( CAPM )®: BrainBOK review. I’ve reviewed the product in depth so I can confidently recommend it. He kindly gave me access to the product for a short while so that I could review it for you.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. The larger the project, the more difficult it can be to take all the data you need to diagram and make sense of it without project management software. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM).

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2024

It’s a tool that can be used for any methodology due to its multiple project views. We’ll get into why ProjectManager beats Trello vs. Jira, but to be fair let’s do our due diligence. It has also been used in companies that work in manufacturing, analytics, marketing technology, nonprofits and more. But there’s more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

Give us more data. Projects generate huge amounts of data. We have forecast and actual dates, timesheets, budgets, databases of lessons learned , risks, issues and changes. Searching historical project data and surfacing relevant information is tough. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 1, 2024

ProjectLibre is open-source project management software attractive to IT professionals due to its cost-effective solution. Enterprises and even smaller companies want to know their data is safe. Open-source software attracts people who have a more hands-on relationship with technology, such as IT professionals. That depends.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

Meetings are more productive with real-time data driving them. ProjectManager is online project management software that generates reports with live data. All reports are customizable so you can filter them to show only the data you want to see. Project Review Meeting. Learn more. 10 Key Project Meetings.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You’ll never be able to anticipate every risk event that could occur in a project, but by doing the due diligence, you’re able to have a risk management plan in place to respond quickly before project risks become real problems and sidetrack the whole project. Download our free risk register template for Excel. Resolve the Risks.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Technology, labor, distribution and consumer demographics have all massively changed just in the last few years. ProjectManager’s real-time data dashboards are ideal for tracking business processes Learn more What Is Business Process? Six Sigma Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology that focuses on improving process quality.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

If the change is accepted, that is it must be responded to—which opens a whole new set of procedures to make sure you stay on track and within budget. Managing change effectively is crucial to bringing in your project on time and within budget. The project will go over budget and miss deadlines. For one, it improves teamwork.

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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. And you’re not alone in this challenge. Make Changes.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Avoiding budget overrun is key to closing a successful project. Quality and keeping to a schedule can all go out the window if the project is delivered over-budget. Cost overrun is not cost escalation; that term is used to describe an anticipated increase in a budgeted cost, say due to inflation. Know Your Vendors.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 24, 2022

You can also get a portfolio dashboard that compiles and calculates data across a portfolio or program of projects to help you make strategic choices about how you’ll allocate your resources. Project budgeting: A program manager must keep track of several project budgets. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2021

Of the 15% of business leaders who said they were not be interested in incorporating project management software, the main argument as to why (at 31%) was due to them not feeling familiar with what it is and what it could do for their business. The next most common reason was ‘budget reasons’ (haven’t we heard that before?),

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 6, 2024

Allocating resources helps to complete tasks on time and keeps the project on budget. Archiving timesheets gives managers historical data on labor costs that can help better estimate time and costs for future projects. Project Timeline Template A project timeline is used in planning to add project tasks, due dates and milestones.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Construction of a Huawei research and development center Aircraft R&D facilities The continued development and expansion of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory LEGOLAND® Park & Resort in Jinshan District at the cost of US$550m, due to open in 2024. This project will deliver 31 stations with a view to increasing capacity by almost 100%.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2024

Project management is the process of planning and organizing resources to complete a task or activity that results in a deliverable within a specific time frame and budget. Resources managed under project management include teams, finances, technology, raw materials, equipment, intellectual property and more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 18, 2020

There are various types of data backup techniques. Cloud storage makes up a competitive option for data backup. Due to improvements in networking and the quality of internet connectivity, cloud based backup options have gained market share and are in fact superior to onsite backup in most applications. Why Backups Matter.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Project management is affecting how humans perform or adopt technology. There’s an acceleration due to covid but there are going to be initiatives where you are engineering people out of a role to be replaced with tech. Typically, the challenge is infrastructure and tech. What tech can you create in parallel?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Luckily, this is relatively easy as most job descriptions will include a list of technical and soft skills and competencies they expect candidates to have. Action: Review the job description or person specification for the role and pick out the main skills that are relevant. Try to come up with concrete data points.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2024

You can also set up review dates to monitor the progress of that fix or just check in occasionally to see if the risk has increased or decreased in its likelihood. During periodic reviews, a RAID log is used to assess the status of each factor and engage stakeholders in the review process.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2018

This can make project collaboration between departments difficult, due to differences in process and methodology. That means that you can’t have everything if you want to get the project completed on time and within budget. This is the process to manage the technical and organizational parts of the project. Project Close.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You wouldn’t believe the number of project managers I speak to on mentoring calls who struggle to get their budget approved. If you’re wondering what budget contingency is, then you have come to the right place. Only 62% of projects complete within their original budget, according to PMI’s 2021 figures. Not least: is it enough?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

Like the name implies, project controls are about controlling the project and keeping it from exceeding budgets and deadlines. Think of project controls as the mechanism that keeps a project on schedule when planning and executing, keeping costs within budget. In fact, it works throughout the entire life cycle of a project.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This allows manufacturing engineers to optimize resources, keep to their budgets and track those manufacturing processes in real time. This is done through the selection of technology and processes, planning and the design of the factory. Summary Acme Manufacturing produces quality widgets for industrial products.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

But before you jump into that project plan and begin to tackle the scope of your project, let’s review the basics. Functionality and Data This shouldn’t be a long process, just outline such details as if there are licensing agreements, payment process, customer management, etc. So, naturally, scope is important.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Good cost estimation is essential for keeping a project under budget. Cost estimation is the process that takes those factors into account, and calculates a budget that meets the financial commitment necessary for a successful project. Availability of valid data. Independent reviews of estimates. Recognition of inflation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This is helpful when there’s a technical stream of work being led by someone, and then other strands being picked up by other people. That’s your meta data done. For example: This workstream covers the technical elements of the xxx project including software and hardware elements, technical design and testing.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 10, 2024

But let’s give Microsoft project portfolio management products their due. Well review the best Microsoft PPM software and see what each can do and what it cant do. Then well review the best products Microsoft has for managing multiple projects to help users make an informed decision.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2022

It’s a statistical technical for quantifying risk. In this case, the 4 risks give a total of -$3,550 so that is the amount to allocate to your risk budget. However, the EMV is a sensible ballpark figure for contingency budgets when you are putting together the project’s cost baseline. Read Our Review. What is EMV?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 19, 2022

ProjectManager is a cloud-based work management software that delivers real-time data so you can catch issues in your business processes quickly and resolve them before they become problems. Input: This is what is needed in order to do the activity, such as materials or data. A flow diagram can help across teams as well.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. On the other hand, if an organization has underdeveloped management, the more likely that its projects will have trouble meeting deadlines and staying on budget.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Company resources, such as staffing, materials, equipment and technology, are all part of the optimization process of operations management. There needs to be policies and procedures for things like expenses, data management and making financial reports. They also evaluate suppliers, negotiate contracts and review product quality.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It includes both the business solution and the technical solution to the project. ProjectManager is online project management software that delivers real-time data across multiple project views that lets everyone work how they want. The main purpose of a BRD is to show what the system will look like from a business perspective.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 5, 2024

A Power BI dashboard is one of the many visual tools for data analytics and business intelligence offered in Microsoft Power BI. There are also integrations with Power BI that can help make dashboards that are easier to use and capture more pertinent data. Our software does more than monitor data. What Is a Power BI Dashboard?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In this article I’ll share estimating techniques for schedules and budgets: the kind of things we need to know to get projects done. We create estimates mainly for project budgets and project schedules. The answers to these questions will allow you to pull together a project timeline and a budget. Why estimate? Expert judgment.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

High-fidelity user prototypes test usability, live data prototypes test behavior with data, low-fidelity user prototypes test the value proposition and feasibility prototypes test technical limitations. To keep to your budget and schedule, you need metrics to measure your progress and the performance of your team.

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