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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

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Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

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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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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

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They’re anything that’s produced or provided because of the project. Deliverables can be both the result of the project itself, but also the results of the process of the project, such as the project plan , reports or other documents. Projects are made up of deadlines. What Is Project Management?

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7 Free Resource Management Templates

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The resource plan template for Excel must be regularly reviewed and updated throughout the project life cycle as changes occur and impact the plan. They can be helpful for planning, but because they’re static documents and must be manually updated. The problem is that templates aren’t a great tool for that.

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Resource Analysis in Project Management: Steps & Free Templates

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There are also schedule compression techniques that involve reallocating resources, such as fast tracking, performing sequential tasks in parallel to reduce project duration, and project crashing, which reduces project duration by adding additional resources to critical path tasks.

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Have You Left Anything Out of Your Project Management Plan?

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Project Scope Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control scope. Project Time Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control the schedule. Project Cost Management Plan Define how you will plan, execute, and control the budget. Determine your project life cycle.

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What Is a Post-Implementation Review in Project Management?

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Compare Estimated vs. Actual Costs When making a project budget, all project costs are estimated. As the project is executed, those costs should be tracked. By measuring each team member’s performance, project managers can see who delivered as expected and who didn’t. Documentation.