No fluff – just actionable guides for planning, tracking, and optimizing project management processes

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Risk Matrix Analysis in Project Management

According to many studies, more than 60% of projects are either late or fail to deliver to specifications. Risk is one of the aspects that can impact timeline, budget, scope, and project resources, and there is no way of knowing when it will happen. Most of the time, you will feel like all the odds are ...

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What Is a Project Management Tool?

Project management tool assist individuals and teams in managing and organizing their tasks and projects effectively. Project management software is not specifically designed for project managers. It is customized and adjusted to fit the needs of a team of different sizing and with different organizational ...

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What Are Cost Estimation and Budgeting?

Generating an accurate estimate is one of the crucial aspects of job management, leading to successful project execution. Not only do estimates help you win new business, but they also determine the project budget, manage resources, focus on schedule, and ultimately deal with invoicing.Unfortunately ...

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Project Assumptions

Have you ever considered how assumptions affect our lives? For example, we assume our alarm will go off as scheduled, we will have our first coffee in the morning, and we believe our car will start and get us to work on time.It's in human nature to operate under assumptions. However, sometimes they can ...

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What Is Change Control?

Not all projects are designed to be equal. Some changes happen whether you like it or not. Your team members get sick, or some unexpected delays occur. But whatever changes you are facing now must be analyzed and managed, and then accepted or rejected.If management accepts the change, it needs to be ...

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Action Item in Project Management

People are often concerned about action items and what they stand for. It is crucial to have a complete understanding of this term, its importance, and how it works.Organizations and companies need to deal with matters efficiently. One way of accomplishing efficiency is by completing all the tasks. However ...

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What Is a War Room?

The war room concept has been in use for a long time, yet many people still have issues figuring out what this concept is about. When someone mentions a war room, the first thing you think about probably has nothing to do with business. You may imagine a small, dark room on some battlefield in the middle ...

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Pros and Cons of a Decision Matrix

Making decisions, especially those that will affect your entire team and their performance, is the most challenging thing to do as a project manager. While many believe that writing pros and cons can fix this issue, it's not as easy as it seems. Different aspects need to be revised and when stakeholders ...

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What Is Proof of Concept?

Proof of concept is an exercise to see whether to turn an idea into reality. It helps you determine the idea's feasibility or verify whether it function as imagined.Brainstorming brilliant and fresh ideas is an exciting journey for project teams. But, before they start sharing and further distributing ...

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Contingency Plan in Project Management

Smart managers are always on the lookout, focusing on hidden risks that can sidetrack any project or business. Without a contingency plan, there is no risk management recovery plan. Even if your plan was designed with the help of planning software, it could fail anytime.You can apply a contingency plan ...

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Slack Time in Project Management

If you manage an Agile team, your responsibilities don't only involve reaching an established goal but managing the project's timing. To plan effectively, you have to anticipate the unexpected. However, at least one thing will go astray in many cases, or something you didn't plan will happen. That's ...

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Difference Between Managing a Risk vs. Managing an Issue

You would often hear project managers using issue management and risk management interchangeably. However, did you know that these two concepts are entirely different and need to be handled differently?A skilled project manager should oversee issue and risk management and have strategies to deal with ...

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