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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Project Review Process: A How-to Guide

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We define the term and list the types before going into how to conduct a project management review. It does this by identifying issues, such as challenges, risks or obstacles that might hinder the project’s success. That doesn’t mean there’s only one way to do a project review. Therefore, a budget variance analysis is key.

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How to Conduct a Change Readiness Assessment (Template Included)

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When managing projects, change management helps to avoid its negative effects, and a change readiness assessment is one of the ways how it does this. Being prepared for change helps to mitigate the risks associated with those changes. The first step is understanding what is a change readiness assessment and how and when to conduct one.

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How to Use Resource Tracking Software for Projects

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Project managers use resource tracking to ensure that the project is delivered on time and within budget by using data to optimize resource allocation, mitigate risks, improve project performance and communicate with stakeholders. Resource Tracking Resource tracking monitors how resources are assigned and used throughout a project.

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Risk Analysis 101: How to Analyze Project Risk

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Before you’re able to analyze the risk in your project, you have to acknowledge that risk is going to happen in your project. By planning for risks, you begin the process of knowing how to identify, monitor and close out risks when they show up in your project. Part of that process is risk analysis.

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5 Types of project stakeholder (and how to manage them)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you’ve been in the project management game for any length of time, you know how important it is to understand who you’re dealing with and how to keep things running smoothly. Here are 5 types of project customer that you may come across, along with some tips about how to manage your relationships with them like a pro.

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How To Be An Estimating Superhero

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A statistical model for estimating isn’t normally something I’d put in the ‘make my job easy’ box, but I might just have found one that works. He’s taken the PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating approach to the next level by letting you add a dash of professional judgement in with the numbers. OK, I get it.

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