Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects. Luckily, many of those training programs have been paid for by my company over the years, or provided as internal courses.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. What is Project Execution? During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Identifying these resource management constraints is part of the project planning phase. Resource constraints are roadblocks that can derail your project and prevent successful delivery. Constraints impact every aspect of the project life cycle. How ProjectManager Helps With Resource Constraints.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The deliverables that clients and stakeholders expect at the end of the project are the product or service, of course, but there is also paperwork, as noted. These documents, when completed, are deliverables that clients and stakeholders need in order to evaluate the progress or completion of the project. Variance report.

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Workamajig

JUNE 14, 2018

The project life cycle describes the stages a project goes through as it progresses from start to finish. A well-defined life cycle brings order and structure to the project. This article will demystify the project management life cycle and help you run better projects.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2018

But if a project isn’t initiated correctly, then those hopes and expectations aren’t anchored in a solid foundation, and your project can drift off course and head for disaster. You must anchor your project at the outset by providing it with structure. Set Up the Project Office.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Resources captured in the resource histogram are specific to a time period, whether that’s current or later in the project. This can help the project manager plan the distribution of the resources throughout the project life cycle. Of course, resource histograms are not the best tool for statistical information.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Quality might be the unsung hero of project management, and quality management is the methodology to keep your project delivering at the highest level. The quality management plan is part of any successful project. It lays out a process to keep tabs on the quality of your service or product throughout the project life cycle.

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Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Use the free template to view your marketing campaigns by the month, quarterly or over the course of a year. The creative brief is used to plan the project, define its objectives and keep everyone involved clear on what the project is about. Project Task Tracker Template.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

Our site is an online hub for all things project management, with blogs, tutorial videos, and, of course, free project management templates for Excel and Word. Projects involve meetings at every step in the project life cycle. Here are a few to help run your next team meeting.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2019

What is the project life cycle? It’s everything the project goes through, from inception to close. Each step in the project management life cycle, which consists of distinct phases used in traditional project management, is explained in this post. The Project Management Life Cycle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

The article will be updated in due course. Whether you subscribe to the PMI way of thinking or use another approach based on your background, skills, experience, certification or the expectations of management, I’m pretty sure that you’ll have to create project documents. But what if you don’t use PMI methods? Documents are documents.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It’s tailorable and suitable for projects of all sizes, large and small. I took my first Practitioner course in 2004. As a project manager , I have used it in financial services, and to a lesser degree, a modified version in a healthcare setting. Document lessons learned for future projects. Who is PRINCE2® for?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

New opportunities may surface at any point in the project life cycle. Think Outside the Box When identifying opportunities, look at changing dynamics outside of your project. Monitoring Opportunities Of course, new opportunities will surface over the life of your project. Each group is given a title.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

By transparency, we mean that you must report on the progress of the project to your sponsors and stakeholders. Of course, your sponsors and stakeholders don’t need you to drown them in minutia about the project. The life cycle of a project are its phases , from planning to initiation, monitoring to closing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 8, 2021

That effort stops when you leave the project. For projects with an IT element, the IT bits will be picked up by an operational team. You should be involving them in the project life cycle, from solution design to delivery and all the bits in between, but they won’t be the first line support for your end users.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2018

Present the Vision: Do so with a project kickoff meeting , and schedule regular meetings from there. Encourage Proactive Engagement: Do this with both the customers and users during each phase of the project life cycle. Execute the Blueprint: Assign and align team roles.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Create a Schedule: Make a timeline for the project by estimating how long it will take to get each task completed. Communication Plan: Have milestones for check-ins and status updates, as well as determining how stakeholders will stay aware of the progress over the project life cycle. Then figure out its feasibility.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

That’s why risk management needs to be both a proactive and reactive process of identifying, analyzing and responding to risks that emerge over the lifetime of the project. It’s something that occurs both at the outset of the project and throughout the entirety of the project life cycle, ensuring that nothing crops up out of the left field.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Integration and Ease of Use: Some PMIS will access data from different projects for multi-project analysis, integrating with other systems, such as payroll, inventory, etc. PMIS Throughout the Project Life Cycle. A PMIS will have different functions depending on the phase of the project.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 1, 2019

It can also be looked at as an explanation of one’s strategy or course of action to be taken for the successful completion of a project. In project management, the action plan is literally a series of steps that must be taken to achieve whatever the project objective is. What Is an Action Plan? An Action Plan in Action.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Obviously, the project description is one of the first things that you’ll write as it’s often the lead to a project proposal. Writing the project description is part of the initiation stage of the project life cycle. Of course, your stakeholders are also going to want to stay updated on progress.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The PMBOK provides definitions and guidelines for project planning, scheduling, executing and controlling. For example, the project management process groups describe the project life cycle while the 10 project management knowledge areas explain how to manage a project. Try ProjectManager for free!

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Moira Alexander

APRIL 24, 2017

Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is one of the biggest MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platforms available and offers many project management (PM) courses. You can take individual courses at no charge, and many of them can be accredited towards an edX credential. Related Video.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

Think of the business case as a document that is created during the project initiation phase but will be used as a reference throughout the project life cycle. For example, it defines the roles and responsibilities of the project team members and the framework for decision-making. Then figure out its feasibility.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2022

The PEP also notes the project objectives, along with the timeline and resources required to execute the project. It’s clear that, just from those foundational elements, how important the project execution plan is. But, of course, there’s much more than goes into it. There is still paperwork you need to complete.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

The project selection process will help you run a more efficient project. By doing the due diligence beforehand you can avoid a lot of the inefficiencies that might slow down a project or worse during execution. This method is used when evaluating two projects. Opportunity Cost.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 9, 2022

Everything starts with careful planning, which sets the stage for the execution phase where estimations, plans and schedules guide the project team as they complete tasks and deliverables. These queries should include subjects such as the project framework, best practices and metrics that determine success.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The scope management plan helps project managers to allocate resources in such a manner that the project can finish on time, within budget and with the quality expected by stakeholders. Project scope management is about: Planning the process to define the work that must be done over the course of the project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2023

There are downloadable templates for every phase in the project life cycle. This template goes through everything, such as the background of the project—its vision and objectives , goals and timeframe and communication staff and tools to review the effectiveness, communication plan and record outcome.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2023

There are others, of course, such as the schedule, quality, safety and much more. Knowing exactly what construction cost management means and what a construction cost is can be the difference between project success or failure. For general contractors, this keeps projects from overspending and chewing away at their bottom line.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Of course, that’s true in any project, but it’ll come fast and furious in a scrum environment. On the other hand, tasks can be added to a kanban board at any point of the project life cycle. Not only must the scrum master live up to their name, but the team requires a level of experience, too.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

You’ll have to release resources, archive documents and don’t forget to acknowledge the project success with a party or some type of celebration. Steps to Closing a Project. Add all documents together, including finalizing all project reports, then organize and archive them as historical data to be used for future reference.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2023

Construction Templates Construction templates are a great way to streamline the project management process and add efficiency. ProjectManager has dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word available for immediate download. They cover every aspect of the project life cycle and suit several industries.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 7, 2017

We provide the classic weekly work schedule, in which team members and their hours are charted over the course of a single work week, but you can set the range to what works best with your project. Every phase of the project life cycle is covered with ProjectManager.com, from planning to monitoring and reporting on the project.

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