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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. That might mean they have things to do as well, for example, they might need to lead a replanning exercise. For example, bring in a contractor to speed up developing an IT system. Assess the level of risk.

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12 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Project Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

In a one-on-one meeting, I asked Mike how he was identifying, analyzing, and managing his risks. His response revealed his belief in risk management but a lack of actual application with his teams. Warren Buffett says, "Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing." Failure to focus on the risks that matter.

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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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How to Conduct a Killer Kickoff Meeting

Project Risk Coach

Proper planning prevents poor performance. Project managers should work closely with their project sponsor to develop an agenda for the project kickoff meeting.

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How to Be a Productive Project Manager: 7 Tips

Project Risk Coach

Susan, the project manager, had a gnawing feeling that the network team might fall behind schedule on a high profile project. The network manager failed to order the network cable and routers on time, and now the team is scrambling to make ends meet. When asked about his exercise, Tom says, “I don’t have time.” Guess what?

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Risk-aware Product Development (a.k.a. Scrum)

Scrum.org

Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In Types of Uncertainty in Product Development. Let's make it clear up front.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

Communicating information to all key stakeholders, sponsors and team members. Interactive Gantt charts, assign tasks and track progress, can be shared with stakeholders and keep the project team connected in real time. Manage Team. Assigning tasks to the team is only the beginning. Conduct Team-Building Exercises.

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