Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2018

But I get that not everyone can afford $6 for a project workbook and budget tracker. So here are some places to find free project management templates and other resources, and some low cost/high value resources that I find myself recommending frequently to people who are on tight budgets. Nope, neither did I.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 9, 2024

Change management communication is a key process to ensure that change is implemented properly by making sure everyone understands that change. Change management communication is a process used to get buy-in from stakeholders and have them support organizational change. What Is Change Management Communication?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 4, 2024

When ProjectManager is integrated with Acumatica construction users get bi-directional project management applications that empower them to seamlessly synchronize project data, automate financial tasks and optimize workflow processes. Contact ProjectManager to learn more. The construction edition features the following features.

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Construction Estimate Finance Manufacturing 366

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Then, for the project scope, there are project management KPIs that allow monitoring the progress of the project team to ensure that the tasks outlined in the project plan are completed on time, under budget and meeting the corresponding quality standards. You want to keep a close eye on your labor cost to see, are you over budget?

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Software Review Project Life Cycle Budget Monitoring 291

ProjectManager.com

JULY 17, 2024

The stakeholder register should be created early in the project’s planning process but it’s a living document that must be reviewed and updated throughout the life cycle of the project. Benefits of Using a Stakeholder Register Successful projects are delivered on time, within budget and maintaining quality expectations.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2024

Resistance to change is simply a desire to not adapt to a new way of thinking, processes or environment, to name only a few examples. Plans can be shared and collaborated on, which involves everyone in the process, and a baseline can be set to keep track of the plan against the actual execution to ensure it remains on schedule.

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Software Review Construction Change Management Controlling 362

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2024

Whether in manufacturing or construction, labor tracking is the process of monitoring the time and productivity of the workers on a project. For construction companies, labor tracking helps to keep projects within the budget, saving the general contractor’s profit margin by identifying potential cost overruns. What Is Labor Tracking?

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Manufacturing Construction Estimate Monitoring 324

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2019

More recently, my projects have been operating under a formal PMO structure, and much of what goes in a project management plan is basically repeating the formal processes. If you need a hand with creating better project status reports, get my ebook and course about project reporting here. Project Budget Tracker.

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PMO Budget Initiating Software Review 371

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. A maintenance schedule is the process by which maintenance departments plan, organize and coordinate the activities involved in equipment maintenance to make sure that everything is working properly.

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Manufacturing Construction Software Review Healthcare 349

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 26, 2024

We’ll go over that and add a free change impact assessment template to facilitate the process. Organizations use the change impact assessment process to understand how changes will affect people, processes, projects, etc. What Is Change Impact Assessment?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

My Budget Tracker. It’s different for every project but after years of not knowing where money was going on projects I now have an easy tool where I can track budget, forecast and actual on the same sheet for opex and capex. You can get a copy of my budget tracking spreadsheet template here. helpful guide. My Notebook.

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Technical Review Software Review Budget Risk Management 371

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore the process, pros, cons and benefits of making a Gantt chart in Google Slides and other similar alternatives to help you decide which is the best Gantt chart software for your projects.

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Software Review Project Life Cycle Monitoring Budget 296

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 6, 2024

Allocating resources helps to complete tasks on time and keeps the project on budget. Timesheets are more than tools to facilitate the payroll process. Use this free work schedule template for Excel to track resource utilization, streamline work scheduling processes and help meet deadlines.

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Software Review Technical Review Estimate Monitoring 384

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

So I made you an ebook. You can scroll down and get the highlights, and then read all the advice in the How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects ebook. Get the ebook! Receive the ebook in your email. Now check your email to get your ebook. Send me the ebook! Please try again. Todd Williams.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Resource loading is a process to keep team members fully engaged throughout the project. This is one way that projects go off track, miss a deadline or spend beyond the project budget. Resource leveling is involved with resources, too, but also time, as in the start and end dates of projects and budgets. They do the work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 12, 2024

I like the definition of risk management from the Sixth Edition, which defines it succinctly: Project risk management includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation and monitoring risk on a project. Talk to them about the process for doing that.

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Risk Management Risk Underperforming Technical Team Governance 331

ProjectManager.com

JULY 3, 2024

This is done through a process of analysis that touches the organization or project at all levels. Change Readiness Assessment vs. Change Impact Assessment A change impact assessment is a process organizations use to understand the potential impact of proposed changes on their business. It must be a holistic assessment to be effective.

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Software Review Risk Management Risk Governance 309

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

List all the deliverables in your project, but especially the final deliverable, whether it’s an eBook, web ad, logo, etc. Show Your Budget. The budget might already be set for the project. You’ll want to meet with your designer to make sure that the budget aligns with the projected project costs. List Deliverables.

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Budget Executing Defining Planning 355

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. For example: Budget position. Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy.

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PMO Governance Government Controlling 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

So I made you an ebook. You can scroll down and get the highlights, and then read all the advice in the How To Make 2019 A Successful Year for Your Projects ebook. Get the ebook! Watch your email for the link to the ebook! Now check your email to get your ebook. Send me the ebook! Read my privacy notice.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 292

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. Perhaps a better step would be to review internal processes, gain executive support for doing things in a ‘project management-y’ way and build from there.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Prince2 Risk Management 285

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. If you are looking for information on project budgeting, check out my blog over at ProjectManagement.com, The Money Files. Let me into the Resource Library! Please try again. I'm in!

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Prince2 Infrastructure PMO Software Review 349

Planview

JUNE 5, 2020

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. The PMO leadership journey to becoming a Savvy PMO builds on a collaborative approach to adapt processes, support multiple work methodologies, and relook at their toolset. Complete projects on time and on budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

For example, make a note of any project change requests that were approved or rejected, or budget decisions. You can also type your minutes directly into a word processing package without entering the text in a table, but use sub-headings to flag which area of discussion you are writing about. Choose a format that works for you.

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Technical Review Software Review PMO Initiating 394

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Read next: How to Save a Failing Project (ebook). We had budget specialists, schedule specialists, earned value specialists, and even contract specialists. They don’t suggest ways to improve the project management processes. If these projects can’t be rescued and turned into something useful, they should be closed down.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO 2010 Governance 271

Planview

MAY 29, 2020

This is especially crucial today as organizations are making rapid changes in strategies, priorities, and budgets. Financials : Create comprehensive views into budgets, actuals, and forecasts. This shows at a glance if projects are on time and on budget. Are we within budget and getting the expected return on investment?

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CTO Hire PMO Executing Budget 133

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2019

Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. Let me into the Resource Library!

Technical Review 245

Technical Review Finance Budget Defining 245

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Dear Elizabeth : Process or tool—which comes first? Our executive team disagrees about this every time we evaluate our project and work processes and start to consider software tools—current and new ones. I fall on the side that process comes first, then you use the right tool to support it. Process Fan. Love My Job.

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Process Budget Executing Software 103

LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Finding a one-size-fits-all status reporting process and structure helps project leaders disseminate important information to every stakeholder in a shorter period of time with less effort. This project nirvana isn’t as elusive as the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow… it actually exists. Check out LiquidPlanner to see what I mean.

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Software Review 2022 Budget Software 199

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

But the budget is tight. Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. We'll process your data in accordance with our privacy policy. You want to get some professional development time on your calendar. Your manager says there isn’t a lot of money to spend on career development activities.

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Certification PMO PMI 2018 337

Planview

MARCH 21, 2019

In these next couple of installments, we’re going to look at the different types of planning as they relate to your desired outcomes referenced from the eBook “ Planning Deconstructed: 5 Types of Planning Crucial to Delivering on Strategy with Dynamic and Continuous Planning.” 1) Project Financial Planning/Budgeting.

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Planning Initiating Defining Budget 110

LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 1, 2021

You are very likely in the process of planning where your company is headed next year. These goals are translated into business unit priorities for each team through estimating planned projects, identifying process changes, and determining the people and resource needs to deliver on the plan. If not, it’s time to get started.

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Planning Estimate 2022 Budget 156

Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The 5 phases of the project management process. Getting started: Our best free project management templates, ebooks, and resources. Project management is the process of planning, organizing, and managing the resources and people needed to complete a project successfully. The 5 phases of the project management process.

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Technical Review Software Review Risk Management Estimate 199

Planview

JULY 26, 2022

Meanwhile, managers are bracing themselves for the inevitability of budget cuts: If we had to keep going with 10% less budget, or 20% less, what would that look like? But failing to plan for that reality could come at the risk of jeopardizing the activities, people, and processes that are holding your business together.

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Planning Initiating Lean Budget 146

LiquidPlanner

APRIL 16, 2022

Faulty estimates mean missing deadlines and breaking budgets—two of the main symptoms of project failure. Being a skilled estimator is a crucial part of setting schedules, establishing budgets, managing resources and running a thriving team and business. Download eBook.

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Estimate Budget Software Process 158

Planview

MARCH 27, 2019

With the right planning process, organizations can strategically manage funding from the initial strategy development to the execution of their initiatives, all the while adapting to change. Further, you’ll be able to identify resource capacity bottlenecks that can impact your portfolio budget and capacity constraints.

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