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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. Scope creep is caused by lack of requirements management. The project manager is responsible for letting scope creep affect the project.

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Project Kickoff Meeting: How to Write a Kickoff Meeting Agenda

ProjectManager.com

Project managers put a lot of time and effort into researching the viability of their project. A kickoff meeting is usually led by the project manager. In the meeting, the project manager explains the project scope, background information and project timeline to the team. That’s why a kickoff meeting is so important.

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7 Secrets to Successful Project Manager/Team Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. To ensure that the project direction doesn’t get compromised by the lack of a good plan, the project manager chooses the most appropriate approach to follow for the delivery of the project.

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Best Project Planning Software of 2022 (Free & Paid)

ProjectManager.com

The best project planning software gives managers the means to build a project plan , manage team members, control costs and stay on schedule. To do that, it’s equipped with project scheduling, time tracking, task management and resource management features. Manage Resources. ProjectManager. Smartsheet.

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7 Secrets to Successful Project Manager/Team Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. To ensure that the project direction doesn’t get compromised by the lack of a good plan, the project manager chooses the most appropriate approach to follow for the delivery of the project.

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Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

Leading Answers

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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Project Assumptions: A Complete Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, we will discuss the different types of assumptions, their links to other parts of the project, the real reason why you need to have them documented, and how to manage them during the project lifecycle. You can manage this by assuming that resource costs will be constant, and that price escalation will not occur.