Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

How often have you found new requirements towards the end of your projects? Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. Poor requirements change process.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 9, 2021

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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. Using an outside assessment team creates objectivity.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s up to the production team to determine the proper level for the process being controlled. The team develops it to control the process and ensure the product quality meets customer expectations. The following seven steps capture the process of developing a control plan for manufacturing.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? 4 How to Get Started 5 Tools for Identifying Opportunities 6 Think Outside the Box 7 Where Will You Capture Opportunities? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities. Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? Table Of Contents.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Perhaps the best solution would be to develop hybrid work processes that allow for a variety of work styles. Every team needs a leader. No problem.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 13, 2020

Trust matters because it helps build a resilient project team. Trusted team members not only do only what is asked, but what the project needs them to do, because they know that the project manager will trust their decisions and actions. . Wise’s book, Trust in Virtual Teams. Trust helps get things done. Building trust.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Contingency plans are used by smart managers who are aware that there are always risks that can sideline any project or business. If you’re not working on a contingency plan when you’re planning any enterprise, then you’re opening yourself up to unnecessary risk. How to Create a Business Contingency Plan. What Are the Key Risks?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes leading a team, project or organization goes well. In Review – Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis. Jennifer noted that whether you’re leading a team , project or organization, things are either going well or poorly. These crises impact teams. Related: Free Risk Register Template.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Plan for project risks with this risk register template for Excel. Define risk priority and the potential impact for each. Risk is going to happen, but with this free risk tracking template handy, you can prepare for it and have a response already thought out and in place. Every project has risk.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 24, 2021

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. How can project managers prevent issues? What behaviors does the team desire?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 16, 2022

We discussed creating a project team culture. Elizabeth: This week in the Project Management Cafe Facebook group we’ve been talking about team culture and various different bits and pieces, and I know this is something that you’re kind of an expert in, because you’ve been chipping in and answering the questions.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Nine times out of ten, I hear the answer—poor communication. Hence, let's look at how to improve your project communication. What happens when poor communication exists? Consequently, individuals misunderstand and make bad assumptions. Here's the bottom line -- poor communication drives projects into an abysmal valley.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s take a look at Jira, which says it helps teams to track, manage and automate their projects. Jira is software that was developed by Atlassian, an Australian-based company, to track bugs, issues and for general project management. Projects are how the software collects common issues. That’s a tall order. What Is Jira?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

These new skills are reflected in the new Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines for certification and professional development units (PDUs) needed to maintain certification, a new triad of skills they’re calling the “Talent Triangle.” So, you’re asked to wear more hats, but you’ve only one head. What do you do?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Managing those tasks is a constant communicative effort with your team. You wouldn’t start a project without a plan in place, and so a communications plan is equally important, as it defines how you’re going to get the critical project information out to the people who need it, clearly and in a timely manner. What are they?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But all that work is pointless if they don’t communicate the purpose of the project to their team and clients. The team and client know the mission statement, the vision statement and the project plan. It’s all part of the meeting agenda and makes sure the project team starts off on the right foot. It sets up project success.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? I’ve developed this checklist to help you develop your project management plan including baselines, subsidiary plans, and ancillary plans.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

The need for a business case is that it collects the financial appraisal, proposal, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. How to Write A Business Case. Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. They have a goal.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2018

And that’s what a transformational leader exploits; they lift themselves and their teams to higher levels of achievement. While most great leaders are naturally charismatic, you don’t have to have been born with transformational leadership qualities to develop them. All this increases team performance and project productivity.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2024

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. How do you lead a post-mortem on your project to learn how to repeat the good stuff and lose the bad stuff?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 20, 2022

Managing international project teams requires cultural sensitivity and an awareness of what makes us different — and the same. In this article you’ll learn 7 helpful tips for working with international teams on global projects. Working with global teams is normal. Many of us do manage international teams now.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Then, we will explore how to develop a practical quality management plan. The Cost of Poor Quality First, we may not meet customer's needs and expectations. Fifth, your team's morale may suffer. This is often a result of poor quality requirements. Project managers and teams focus on meeting the customer's needs.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. But we’ll also discuss the cost of good quality vs. the cost of poor quality and show you how to measure COQ. This is done in two ways as illustrated above: controlling good quality against the failure of control, which leads to bad quality.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 17, 2024

Being able to identify them and their relationship to the project informs how to manage their expectations. Then, they can share the plan with the project team and stakeholders. Teams can execute tasks on kanban boards or task lists, while stakeholders can get an overview of the project with the calendar view, keeping them updated.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development in the months ahead… and there’s a lot of choice. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. Self-awareness We all have limits.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Portfolio managers must be able to prioritize tasks within projects, monitor their team’s performance, and allocate their resources effectively. We’re going to cover potential pitfalls of managing multiple projects and how to maintain this delicate balancing act through the use of project portfolio management software tools.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Here are some of the things project managers reported in the survey as wanting to learn more about: How to speak with clients with less stress How to keep the team motivated and how to manage stress How a manager can reduce stresses. They won’t even let you show them how it can be done.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

That doesn’t make you a project manager, it makes you an operational team leader – although you could find that there is a useful long-term product management role for you if you prefer this way of working. How to spot a zombie project. have poor management. have poor oversight; and. lack of governance.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Still, there are concrete steps you can take to develop a solid project schedule and ensure all aspects of your project are properly planned and accounted for. The best way around this is to involve the team in constructing the list of tasks. Then get the team together to add to it. Step 1: Write Down Your Tasks.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Let's look at how to develop a project summary. It provides the core components for developing your project charter. When you create your project charter , you can start with the content of your project summary and add elements such as deliverables, assumptions, constraints, high-level risks, stakeholders, and team members.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Now, those goals must be communicated to the team responsible for executing the individual tasks that will lead to achieving those goals. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has robust roadmaps that can be shared with teams. This will guide the development of a more impactful strategic plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 14, 2024

You can draw out the experience and expertise in the room and create a sense of ‘team’ as well. Facilitation is also a key skill for project managers, especially when you are working with your project team and stakeholders from various locations. You can use your facilitation skills to help the team do this together.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ideas are essential to product development, but they’re intangible. Below, we’ll define what a prototype is, why it’s important to make a product prototype and explore how to make a prototype. These mockups can help further the design, materialize your product vision and get feedback from the engineering team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2018

It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! In the 1970s, the social psychologist Irving Janis examined how groups make decisions. Group Think Introduces Risk. Therefore, with dissent discouraged, groups tend to endorse higher risk decisions than individuals would. How To Do Away with Group Think at Work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2021

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development… and there’s a lot of choice. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the competencies I need to succeed. How To Develop Your Skills (and those of your team).

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