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Predictability helps organizations more effectively and efficiently manage people, cash, and other resources. And predictable projects usually finish sooner than others as well.
I often hear talk about how unpredictable projects are because <insert any excuse here>. By following some good and best practices and continuously improving, you will find that over time, your projects...
Studies have shown that roughly 56% of projects failing projects have poor communications as a factor. Whether you are presenting or just having a meeting, having strong communication skills is critical for project managers. Here are 5 essential practices to work on:
- Develop and rehearse an elevator pitch. Be able to provide a quick 30-second message about the primary goals and benefits of...
Most project scheduling tools, such as MS Project, Primavera, and Project Libre, do not encourage essential project management best practices. Their outputs are also tricky to print and read, even with a large format printer, unless care is taken in formatting. As a result, you may find you have plans with unintended consequences.
While these products were not designed entirely by professional...
Risk management is the art and science we use to assess and respond to the risks which exist throughout the life of our projects. In fact, risk exists in virtually any initiative - programs, portfolios, business, operations, manufacturing, and more. We perform risk management so our initiatives are successfully managed within the triple constraints of cost, quality, and time, plus...
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