Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2019

I have left items out of several project budgets and I can tell you it’s pretty embarrassing having to ask your project sponsor to approve spending from the reserves because you messed up the budget. In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart. In this blog, we’ll learn how to make a Gantt chart in Tableau and explore its key features and limitations. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart is a robust project planning, scheduling and tracking tool.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Project management is all about solving problems before they happen. But even the best planning isn’t going to avoid challenges throughout the project. Let’s look at 15 project management challenges and how to deal with them. Estimating Costs Accurately to Create a Project Budget Projects cost money.

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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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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Just like a trip, most projects wouldn’t set off without first having an itinerary. In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. But not all projects use a creative brief; they’re found only in specific disciplines. When we define the term, we’ll explore which projects use one.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Consider that resources are people, equipment, materials and anything else needed to execute the project tasks. This means that resource analysis in project management is the process that project managers use to help them determine the availability of resources, allocate those resources effectively and identify potential constraints.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2024

This contractor payment schedule is defined in the construction contract and sets pay over regular intervals across the project schedule. This sets clear payment terms for the contractor and reduces the risk of them receiving late payments or even no payment at all. Construction project templates can help facilitate this process.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 7, 2024

To understand what a WIP report is, we’ll first look at what work in progress is in construction, define the WIP report and how to make one, and then list the components of a thorough WIP report. This is especially true for projects that are behind or even ahead of schedule or labor costs.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Knowing how to start a project is one of the most critical skills for any project manager. A large project (or a small one) starts with the small stuff and builds to something bigger and more complex. You need to get to work, but how you get to work is equally important. Here are some others.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2021

Resources are the largest contributor to successful project delivery , and project managers spend significant time planning and managing their activities. Both resource and project managers work in tandem to develop resourcing strategies for projects. What is project resource management?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2022

The triple constraint of project management has been given many names – the Project Management Triangle, Iron Triangle, and Project Triangle – which should give you an idea of how important the Triple Constraint is when managing a project. What Is the Triple Constraint in Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 26, 2023

This allows the project manager to get buy-in from the project’s key stakeholders and ensure all the research has been done to move into the planning phase without any hiccups. That’s why a project initiation document (PID) is so important. It also can be considered the starting gun in the race to complete the project.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

But there are a lot of elements to any successful project charter. If you’re new to project management , a project charter template can set you up to make sure you’re hitting all the major points. We’ve included a free project template charter to help as an example of what a project charter should include.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Download one or all and get your next project started right.

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JULY 30, 2024

A program is a group of related projects that are managed together to reap the maximum amount of benefits. These are long-term projects and represent a major strategic investment for an organization. A program roadmap is a tool that allows program managers to get a high-level overview of all those projects under their purvey.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. In fact, it works throughout the entire life cycle of a project.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

Project risk. Just the word risk can evoke the same kind of primal, fight-or-flight fear in project managers. But risk shouldn’t be feared, it’s just another part of the project to manage. All projects have some element of risk while other projects are inherently high-risk. (We’re

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JULY 5, 2022

That creates a dilemma: how to spend their budget. A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or purchases in which they should invest. How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document? How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

Keeping track of problems on projects is really important if you want to come across as a professional project manager. I use an issues log (it’s an Excel spreadsheet) to make sure I record, remember and manage all the issues on my projects. Why not plan for them just in case on your risk register?

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? One of the reasons is that project managers may not know what to include. First, let’s look at three baselines that you may wish to include: the scope, schedule, and cost baselines.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 28, 2019

After publishing my article entitled Evaluating Risks Using Qualitative Risk Analysis , I received questions on how to determine project budget reserves. Project Budget Reserves: Questions and Answers. Question #1 After evaluating risks qualitatively, do you set aside some dollars for a contingency reserve ?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 12, 2023

ProjectManager’s API gives customers the tools to develop, implement and manage their own bespoke integrations between two systems. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps you plan, manage and track your projects in real time. Do you have more questions?

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JUNE 22, 2022

Project accounting, as with general accounting, is a method by which project managers can manage project finances. Project accounting is not the same as balancing your checkbook or even seeking the service of a certified public accountant as it’s unique to project management. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 14, 2024

Executing a plan, whether a project or a larger organizational strategy, is pointless without monitoring its progress and performance. Expecting everything to fall into place ignores inevitable risks and changes when abstract plans live in the real world. This is why managers use a KPI dashboard to stay on track.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. But how much they’ll cost is an open question. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

It’s imperative that you calculate what the costs of these things will be as close as possible to get the allocated funds and not go over budget, which could jeopardize the entire project. ProjectManager.com’s Project Budget Template. By so doing, you have given the project a better chance to succeed.

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2022

In project management, a program is a set of related projects that are executed simultaneously by organizations to make the most out of their resources and maximize their return on investment (ROI). Program management requires company-wide collaboration and lots of planning. A program manager oversees this process.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It’s with this cost baseline that you can make cost estimates for each task of your project and see if you’re on target or overspending. Let’s take a moment to fully understand this cost management basic concept and how you can use it to keep your project on track. How to Create a Cost Baseline.

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MARCH 21, 2022

Whether you’re a numbers person or not, as a project manager, ownership of a budget is usually a key part of your job responsibilities. Creating and managing a project budget can be a daunting task, but it can be easy if you use the right project budgeting software. What Is a Project Budget? Learn More!

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Whether you call it project financial management or project accounting, managing a project’s finances is essential to delivering a successful project. It’s more than just keeping up with costs. There’s a lot of planning, managing and tracking involved. What Is Project Financial Management?

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Keeping tabs on the performance of your project is an essential part of project management. Tracking project performance gives project managers the data they need to keep the actual effort of the project aligned with the planned effort and deliver the project on time and within its budget.

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JULY 5, 2018

One of the biggest challenges of every project manager is project constraints. They limit a project, and they can quickly endanger your project’s success. Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2021

It’s how you build a budget by figuring out as best as possible what your project costs will be, including resources and how long you’ll need them for. Managing a project means estimating time and costs, but it also involves bringing vendors and contractors into the mix.

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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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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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AUGUST 23, 2024

In short, a post-implementation review is a process to evaluate whether the objectives of the project were met. You can also use it to see how effectively the project was managed. This helps to avoid making similar mistakes with future projects and learn how to run the project better.

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