You’ve been tasked to lead a project and create a project plan only to learn that it’ll be reviewed by a steering committee. Or maybe you don’t currently have a steering committee for your business but you’re interested in assembling…
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Projects, like anything that involves many people working together, need governance. Not only do you need to consider the important details that make up a project, but you also need to consider how a project is requested and executed to…
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What Is Agile Project Management? Agile project management is an iterative approach that consists of delivering a project through short time cycles called sprints where agile teams plan and execute project tasks. These sprints allow agile project management to pivot…
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Microsoft Project has been the most popular project management software for years. That’s mainly because project managers and team members were used to other Microsoft products, not necessarily because Microsoft Project is the best choice. While there have been challenges…
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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…
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What Is Project Collaboration? Project collaboration is a method by which teams and team leaders plan, coordinate, control and monitor the project they are working on. This collaborative project management process works across departmental, corporate and national boundaries and helps…
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Managing a project is difficult. You have a deadline to meet and budgets to keep. And within that narrow lane, you have to deliver a quality product or service. And that’s just the project! What about all those things that…
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Without knowing what your project success criteria are, can you truly say your project is successful? Everyone wants their project to be successful, but few take the time to define what that means. Let’s say you’ve delivered a product or…
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The industry-standard definition of a work breakdown structure is a “deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition that offers digestible tasks for team members to meet the project’s objectives and create the required deliverables.” That’s a mouthful. Put another way: the purpose of the…
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Jargon is how professionals or people within a specialized group talk. It’s like code or shorthand, a way to address specifics of their trade or interests. Think of it as special words or expressions that are opaque to most but…
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Project management is a growth industry. If you want to get on that career rocket and get more PM training, then watch Jennifer Bridges, PMP, and learn how to blast off. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference!…
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Project deliverables are an important part of the project. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains what they are. Related: How Managers Track Deliverables with Kanban Boards In Review – What Are Deliverables?: Jennifer began the lesson by explaining that she hears the term “deliverables”…
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Project management terms are changing. Keep on top of the changing trends with our deep dives into these methods and practices, and you can find them all in our Intro to Project Management category. You’ve probably heard the term “soft…
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