Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Sol Benady is a management consultant, Fintech entrepreneur, and program manager working in the banking sector. He started his career as an auditor in London, trained with E&Y where he qualified as an accountant, and then moved into consulting for retail and investment banking for a wide range of projects and clients.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. It’s essential to keep projects successful for any organization to thrive.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll explain why as well as what to look out for when evaluating those project requests. Project management is all about efficiency, after all.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Sometimes a project reaches too far beyond its means and fails, which is unfortunate, but can also serve as a teaching moment. If project managers don’t learn from their mistakes, then they’re not growing professionally and will revisit the same problem in future projects. Managers are only as well-informed as their team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Risks matter. Stuff happens on projects, and if the worst happens, it’s better to know about it in advance. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. What’s a risk again? Internal risks. Lack of support.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Projects and operations are both necessary for businesses to succeed, but they require different approaches. When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Projects change the business. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things!

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes leading a team, project or organization goes well. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you crisis management techniques to help you successfully lead during a disaster. In Review – Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis. Then on the project side, Jennifer recalled one in which the market was doing poorly.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A production schedule template is an essential part of your supply chain management. It helps you manage your resources effectively and even supports the sales team as they know when products will be delivered and available for sale. Gantt charts have been essential project management tools for over a century.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Construction project management relies on good planning, experienced contractors and powerful construction project management software. While Procore is a known name in construction project management, many construction managers are looking for a Procore alternative. Procore falls short in many ways.

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2024 Construction Software Review Estimate 468

ProjectManager.com

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re a general contractor working in construction project management, you’ll need to know about general conditions. You’ll find general conditions in the project contract, the specifications and the project costs. The general conditions in this place are specific to the project. We’ll get to that later.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Project Cost Management often puts people off. But there’s little your project sponsor, your client, or their Finance Director care about more than your budget and how closely you can stick to it. Project cost over-runs are common. The governance considerations for project cost management.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. What Is Kanban?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Your new project was approved for funding. You wouldn’t believe the number of project managers I speak to on mentoring calls who struggle to get their budget approved. You can’t do much on a project without some funding behind you. What is project contingency? Why risk matters. That in itself is a huge step.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

Can project management software facilitate this work? A capital improvement plan (CIP) is used by organizations to make smart budgeting decisions on which large projects or purchases to pursue. This is a tool used more often by public entities such as local governments for major public expenditures.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Buildertrend is construction project management software used by residential builders, from custom builders to specialty contractors and remodelers. This cloud-based solution helps to manage projects, reduce errors and increase customer satisfaction. Use the mobile app to allow field teams to update their tasks on site.

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2024 Software Review Construction Estimate 446

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By Alan Zucker We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Until we validate them, they are risks.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Or risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Let’s take a quick look at the other benefits of adopting these solutions in manufacturing project management. Capacity planning software helps ensure resource availability for current and upcoming projects and reduces the risks of overload. Cost optimization. More accurate forecasting.

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Project Bliss

MARCH 27, 2017

The job title of “project manager” is pretty common these days. But project manager roles and responsibilities can be pretty vague if you’re not already familiar with them. I know this firsthand, just by watching reactions when I tell someone I’m a project manager.

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Project-Management.pm

MARCH 14, 2017

It also means successfully identified the stakeholders and risks and the project are already in the plan, ready for implementation. The two governance processes should be implemented constantly to keep track of the scope creeps, risks , opportunities, and also safeguard the following resources from running out.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

An effective Project Management Office (PMO) in an organization is a must nowadays. It helps standardize project management practices, ensure alignment with organizational strategy, and provide oversight to deliver projects successfully. Therefore, weve compiled a list of 15 best PMO software tools. What is a PMO?

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

An effective Project Management Office (PMO) in an organization is a must nowadays. It helps standardize project management practices, ensure alignment with organizational strategy, and provide oversight to deliver projects successfully. Therefore, weve compiled a list of 15 best PMO software tools. What is a PMO?

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Project Management Maturity Model Fourth Edition, written by J. E.g., resource management is broken down into the key components resource management planning, resource estimation, resource acquisition, team development and team management. Each knowledge area is broken down the into specific key components.

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Planio

MARCH 3, 2025

Balancing the desire to design something remarkable against a projects cost, time, and scope limitations requires equal doses of creativity, collaboration, and pure grit. Using a design brief in this way helps the creative project management process , by: Building a stronger designer-project relationship.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Buildertrend is construction project management software used by residential builders, from custom builders to specialty contractors and remodelers. This cloud-based solution helps to manage projects, reduce errors and increase customer satisfaction. Use the mobile app to allow field teams to update their tasks on site.

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2024 Software Review Construction Estimate 259

nTask

MAY 5, 2021

Project management involves making a lot of decisions and these decisions cannot always be easy. This is especially true when those decisions could potentially be critical to the success of your project overall. Enter cost benefit analysis. Here is your guide to an efficient cost benefit analysis. . Direct Costs.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects.

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MPUG

AUGUST 26, 2019

Having been a project manager for all of my working life and now a teacher of project management skills for more than a decade, I always tell my students to follow sound project management principles and to manage risks proactively. What is Proactive Project Risk Management?

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Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

SWOT analysis in the project management context Why should I conduct a SWOT analysis? How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Content What is a SWOT analysis?

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MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance.

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MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance.

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Governance Government Software Review Software 52

Teamweek

AUGUST 25, 2023

All projects are governed by basic constraints like scope, deadlines, and budget, which are part of a project baseline. Without a baseline, you don’t have a project. What is a project baseline in project management? How to create a baseline project plan? Let’s take a look.

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Susanne Madsen

JUNE 18, 2018

Although it isn’t possible to provide one single definition of what a good project manager looks like, certain traits, skills and attributes seem to be advantageous for a person who is to lead a project. A good project manager is proactive rather than reactive and will seek to uncover risks before they turn into issues.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 5, 2017

Managing Cost, Schedule, & Technical Performance Risk Is The Basis Of Good Project Management. Risk management is essential to the success of any significant project. These risks can be mitigated with a good risk management process. Hope is Not a Strategy.

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Velociteach

APRIL 11, 2023

Developing the charter often requires negotiating with stakeholders to align their support for the project. Including the project manager early in the process is advantageous. Critical decisions are made, and important assumptions, constraints, and risks are revealed. Risks Risks are both opportunities and threats.

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WorkOtter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Taking a strategic approach to the prioritization, management, and execution of projects is at the heart of Project Portfolio Management (PPM). As a company grows, aligning project performance and outcomes with organizational goals becomes more challenging. Key Project Portfolio Management Challenges 1.

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