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What Is a Post-Implementation Review in Project Management?

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How do you lead a post-mortem on your project to learn how to repeat the good stuff and lose the bad stuff? Each project team can develop its post-implementation review process to make it as detailed as needed, but here are some general post-implementation review steps that can be applied to any project.

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10 Free Goal-Setting and Tracking Templates for Excel and Word

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Now, those goals must be communicated to the team responsible for executing the individual tasks that will lead to achieving those goals. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has robust roadmaps that can be shared with teams. This will guide the development of a more impactful strategic plan.

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Real-life tips for managing Red projects and getting back to Green

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Maybe your estimates were poor or you forgot to add something into scope that you really should have worked out in advance. OK, that something else might be closing your project prematurely…). For example, bring in a contractor to speed up developing an IT system. It happens. Request more funding Do you need more cash?

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Time Estimation for Project Managers: Tips & Techniques

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It’s of paramount importance to everyone involved, from stakeholders to team members. The best a project manager can do is develop an accurate time estimate for how long it will take to satisfactorily complete the project. Time Estimation Matters. So, what are some of those tips and techniques for better time estimation?

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10 Career-limiting mistakes to avoid

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again. Not talking about problems Surprises are bad. If you don't talk about problems then you risk hitting your manager with bad news. Project sponsors don't like bad news either.

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Project Estimation Techniques: A Quick Guide

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A successful project starts with a successful estimate. All of these considerations are part of project estimation techniques. Estimation techniques are helpful for making decisions on the viability of your project. What Are Project Estimation Techniques?

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Talking about risk puts you in a better position to do something about them especially, as Mark pointed out, “most of our executives are too far remote from the rest of the team.” Only 3% of risks, he estimated, turn into something explosive. Build it into your regular project and program team meetings.