ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people. When you’re executing a project, you need to manage a lot of things: resources, costs, schedule and more.

Executing 516

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NimbleWork

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Risk management is a cornerstone of successful project management, yet it’s often treated as an afterthought rather than a strategic imperative. Effective risk mitigation goes beyond simply reacting to problems as they arise; it involves anticipating potential issues and developing strategies to address them proactively.

Risk Management 64

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 3, 2021

Brainstorming A senior leader asked Jane to manage a project to implement a new insurance policy administration system. Bob emailed the stakeholders a survey link asking, "What items should be included in the project budget?" He compiled and sent the results to the stakeholders asking them, "Do you agree with these budget items?

Estimate 370

Estimate Finance Budget Risk Management 370

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 16, 2021

Monitor, track and report on the solution: Project management software can facilitate this step. This exercise a deeper dive into the problem and its causes, rather than accepting the first answer, and brings you closer to what is actually causing the problem. The root cause is the methodology that has not properly managed the project.

Monitoring 546

Monitoring Sustainability Defining Process 546

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Project management has so many challenges to solve every day, so having a toolbox of techniques (and the right attitude) will help you deliver projects successfully. Given that it deals with the big problems facing organizations, I think the course is best for senior project managers, program managers, and portfolio leaders.

PMI 462

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

Are you biased as a project manager? In this article we’ll talk about the different types of bias in project management. A project manager is the linchpin of a successful project. Let’s look at what heuristics and biases exist in management and what we can do to reduce their impact on our projects.

Technical Review 493

Technical Review 2007 Finance Estimate 493

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2019

This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area. So how many knowledge areas are there in project management?

PMI 405

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2024

Perhaps your work is very linear so it’s so obvious you don’t need to go through the exercise of working it out. However, project managers should know about their project’s critical path, especially if there are lots of dependent tasks and the dates are a challenge. Contingency plans form part of your overall project risk management.

Critical Chain 386

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities. Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. Table Of Contents.

Underperforming Technical Team 363

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Risk Management Risk 363

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Workload analysis is how project managers figure out how many team members they will need to properly execute a project. Workload tracking helps project managers reallocate team members as needed to serve the project and not overburden any one member of the project team. What Is Workload Analysis?

Manufacturing 461

Manufacturing Monitoring Estimate Executing 461

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This article, 10 Things New Project Managers Should Know , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme, and that you can tap into the experience of other project managers through this. Manage Scope. Project management has a lot of jargon.

Underperforming Technical Team 419

Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Certification Risk 419

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 19, 2017

Changes in project risks are inevitable. As a project progresses, the probability and impact of current risks change, new risks emerge, and residual risks may increase or decrease. How can project managers optimize their risk responses and get the results they are looking for? Risk reassessment.

Controlling 290

Controlling Risk Technical Review Performance Measurement 290

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Risk and uncertainty are inherent parts of all project work, making project risk management an important topic for teams to address. When studies tell us that easily half of all IT projects run over budget and past deadline , we see how easily risk turns into real trouble for projects and their organizations.

Risk Management 167

Risk Management Risk 2012 Prince2 167

Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Successful project managers have a common trait – they identify and manage risks. Let’s look at seven tools and techniques to identify risks. Often project managers start with a splash. They get the team together, identify lots of risks, and enter them into an Excel spreadsheet. When to Identify Risks.

Risk 306

Risk Software Review Risk Management Energy 306

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Project managers know the risks inherent in any project. They spend time considering what might go wrong and setting up a plan to respond to those risks. Note the difference between a premortem and a typical risk assessment or critique. Benefits and Risks. That process is called a premortem.

Software Review 355

Software Review Risk Management Risk Monitoring 355

Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 7, 2016

How’s your project risk management knowledge? Some of you are a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or as a Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) so this test may be a good review for you. If you are preparing for the PMP or PMI-RMP exam, this exercise will certainly be helpful. Secondary risk.

Risk Management 150

Risk Management Risk PMI Executing 150

LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2022

If project management were an off-road 4×4 expedition, where teams had to plot a course through the unknown, cost and schedule contingency would be akin to the number of spare fuel cans you can carry successfully to complete the trip. Risk is not solved with a calculation. Are there unexpected risks now emerging?

Risk Management 158

Risk Management Risk 2003 2007 158

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Stakeholders: Whether they’re clients, vendors, upper management, departmental leaders or other contributors to the project, meet with them. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan. Budget: This is an estimate of everything in your plan and what it will cost to complete the project over the scheduled time allotted.

Underperforming Technical Team 493

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Leadership 2019 493

Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2016

John Smith was hired as a new project manager at a leasing company, and he was assigned a small project with a team of six people. How well did John use risk management to accomplish his goal? He and his team completed a project plan and identified project risks. Improving Risk Management.

Risk Management 170

Risk Management Risk Technical Review Software Review 170

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Project failure can be delivering a project after its deadline, over its budget or not meeting its quality expectations. There are many ways to avoid project failure, one of which is using project management software. ProjectManager has Gantt charts to plan, manage and track projects in real time.

Estimate 369

Estimate Software Review Budget Controlling 369

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

The easier part is always implementing that decision – after all, isn’t that what project managers do? As a project manager, you will be used to making multiple decisions on a daily basis. Some of the most common decisions for project managers are related to cost, scope, resources, and schedule. We would delay the pilot.

Process 468

Process Software Review Monitoring Risk Management 468

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 18, 2020

It looks out for risks. Instead, start with some team exercises to warm up people’s brains and help them realize that they are in a safe space where it’s OK to make suggestions. As a manager, you’re in a good place to support their goals, even if they don’t directly report to you. Say thank you.

2014 438

2014 Energy Innovation Risk Management 438

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 8, 2024

It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme , and that as a new project manager you can tap into the experience of more experienced people. As a result, people managing projects for the first time often find themselves making mistakes. Learn the vocab Project management has a lot of jargon.

Underperforming Technical Team 368

Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Risk Controlling 368

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A key part of a PMO leader’s job is to develop and maintain project management standards and processes and to support the people doing the delivery – project managers, program managers , and teams. Your mission statement is the foundation of your Project Management Office. Be passionate about project management.

PMO 398

PMO Technical Review Information Technology Governance 398

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2023

They can be internal, such as project managers, teams, owners or investors, or external, such as clients, customers or suppliers. There can be a lot of stakeholders in any project and managing them requires stakeholder management templates. Here are some free stakeholder management templates. RACI Matrix.

Software Review 378

Software Review Risk Management Consulting Defining 378

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

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. A prototype is the physical manifestation of an idea, an important step in product management. There’s a lot to manage and track in product development.

Software Review 413

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Manufacturing 413

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 1, 2019

To avoid a catastrophic misunderstanding that can delay or derail a project, project managers need a communication plan that informs every phase of the project—especially the planning phase. Project management charts are worth considering when thinking about how to best communicate, especially when you’re communicating complex information.

Planning 359

Planning Controlling Executing Software 359

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2023

There has been a notable shift in recent years to talking about project leadership, as distinct from project management. Management, as the saying goes, is about doing things right, and leadership is about doing the right things. In reality, both leadership and management are often done by the same person – the project manager.

Leadership 320

Leadership Executing Innovation Defining 320

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you are using agile methodologies, you have other tools available to you to manage changes in requirements because flexing the scope of the project is very much built into the agile way of working. Work on what you can manage, and put a process in place for adapting to future changes. The budget. Project risks.

Controlling 333

Controlling Agile Risk Management Process 333

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Consider this your civics lessons in project management. The term project governance refers to the set of activities and guidelines that determine how a project will be planned, executed and managed. It’s clear that project governance is a big job and one that needs a project management software to handle all its responsibilities.

Governance 397

Governance Government PMI Defining 397

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. Now, it’s not just an exercise to appease senior leadership. Project Budget. What Is a Business Case?

Underperforming Technical Team 370

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Estimate Governance 370

Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Changes in project risks are inevitable. As a project progresses, the probability and impact of current risks change, new risks emerge, and residual risks may increase or decrease. What tools and techniques can project managers use for controlling risks and getting the results they are looking for?

Controlling 199

Controlling Risk Technical Review Performance Measurement 199

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2023

To ensure that only quality moves forward, create task approvals and only authorized managers will be able to approve the job. Therefore, you’ll have to manage three aspects; the resources, tools and machines you’re using in production. Train Your Employees Plan training and exercises for your personnel.

Manufacturing 387

Manufacturing Process Planning Engineering 387

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 22, 2020

Why do so many projects come in late and over budget? How can project managers help overcome this problem? Gain buy-in and better definition by engaging stakeholders in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) exercise. Ask the experts to estimate the work It's a mistake for project managers to estimate the work.

Estimate 195

Estimate Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Defining 195

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 31, 2020

You’ve just got one day for budget approval,” said Claire from Finance. In turn, you may put more and more pressure on your team to speed up – risking cutting corners and delivering a low quality product that is not fit for purpose. Dependency management is important here. You do know that the approval cycle is three weeks?

Estimate 363

Estimate Finance Defining Planning 363

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 11, 2022

Do an ice breaker exercise if your attendees won’t think it is cheesy (mine would). Present the budget figures related to the area and the confidence levels around meeting those. Think about the values, skills, culture and risks that might block your progress. For example, there are always conversations about budget.

Planning 424

Planning Cadence Closing Defining 424

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

The easier part is always implementing that decision – after all, isn’t that what project managers do? As a project manager, you will be used to making multiple decisions on a daily basis. Some of the most common decisions for project managers are related to cost, scope, resources, and schedule. We would delay the pilot.

Software Review 340

Software Review Monitoring Risk Management Governance 340