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Project Risk Management: How-to guide (with tips)

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Risk management is a staple skill of project managers. As the project environments we work in get more and more complex, with greater levels of uncertainty and more transformative, disruptive projects, being able to deal with risk remains top of the list of desirable skills for managers in all areas of business.

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How to Manage a Cross-Functional Team: Tools and Strategies

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Here are key strategies to successfully manage a cross-functional team. Establish Cross-Functional Team Leadership While its not a prerequisite to have one person lead a cross-functional team, the benefits outweigh the risks. Without that leader, theres a greater risk of a rudderless ship that never makes it to the dock.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

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Organizations have strategies to achieve their long-term goals, whether that’s to increase sales, launch a new product or build new facilities. Project Management Project management is the process of planning, organizing and managing resources to deliver a project on time, within budget and meeting quality expectations.

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Risk Mitigation Plan: Definition & Top Strategies

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Risk is always present. If we were to try and avoid all risks, it would be paralyzing—not to mention impossible. As you might imagine, there’s a process in project management that addresses risk and how to deal with it. It’s called risk mitigation. No project plan is complete without a solid risk mitigation plan.

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Resource Analysis in Project Management: Steps & Free Templates

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When resources are managed effectively, the project has a greater chance of being delivered on time and within budget. When creating a budget for a project and managing costs throughout the execution of a project, resource analysis is a valuable tool. Just as resource analysis improves budgeting, it also supports risk management.

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7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing

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The days of technical, scope, scheduling, budgeting, assigning resources and delivering deliverables on time have evolved to include soft skills such as conflict resolution, leadership, and even trends towards more business management skills such as business modeling and strategic analysis. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference!

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What Is a RAID Log and Why Should I Use One?

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Risks are a bit different than issues; risks are issues that haven’t happened yet. By identifying what risks are probable, you can prepare for them and have a response in place if and when they show up in your project. That’s called risk or issue management. Risks are the potential problems lurking in your project.