What Really is The Best Risk Response Strategy?
Risk Response Strategy or Risk Response Plan is not something from an enterprise world. It is just a way to describe and classify actions you can take in regards to a risk. For sure it is not something...
View ArticleScrum Master vs Project Manager: Who Wins?
Scrum Master vs Project Manager. Who is better? Theoretical agile and plan-driven worlds cannot co-exist in one project. Mindsets, roles, processes and artefacts are that different. And yet in real...
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How to be the Best Project Manager (For Your Team)
What separates the best project managers from the rest? You do try to motivate and care for people. The atmosphere in the team is fabulous. Nevertheless, they disengage too often. The team stops...
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How to Grow When Project Management is not Appreciated
You may legitimately state that: “My project management has nothing in common with anything from PMBOK® Guide”. Many companies use projects to structure the work. However, they do not really understand...
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43 Important Risk Categories for Effective Risk Identification
List of risk categories is one of the major inputs to risk identification. It is particularly the case if you do not have a robust risk management processes in place. I believe that risk categories are...
View Article4 Traits of the Best Junior Project Manager
What traits do comprise a good junior project manager? They do not have much of experience. Colleagues do not expect them to know everything. Nevertheless, only a few of them will become great project...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Project Success Chances
At some point, you will hand-off your final delivery to the customers. Will they be satisfied? How can you be sure? What about other stakeholders? To finish a project successfully, you need to consider...
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How to Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis for the First Time
Qualitative risk analysis boosts the chances for project success dramatically. If I were to choose one thing to improve in my project management – it would be it. Qualitative risk analysis process is...
View ArticleTruth About Benefits of the PMI PMP Certification
PMI PMP is one of the most popular certification in project management profession. Nevertheless, you may have wrong expectations for it. Many see it as a booster to their salary and job offers. But the...
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Project Charter and Its Benefits You Need to Know About
A project without a Project Charter is a ship without a port of destination. Even worse it is the ship in a void. The secret of a Project Charter is simple. It is a cornerstone of a project success. No...
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Valuable Role of a Project Manager and How to Identify It
What is the expert role of a project manager? Why are you paid for being on a project? There is a lot you can do. Moreover, you need to do everything possible (within ethical conduct) to reach project...
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How to Survive Project Management Crisis
Your customers escalated a problem to the top management for no clear reason. They are going to cancel the project and withdraw a contract. Your boss is calling up an emergency meeting. What should a...
View Article[Video] Integrated Project Management #0
Transcript There is one question that appears often. It is “how to manage a project from start to end?” It looks like people are looking for a marathon style approach. But, a project is not like a...
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5 Tips to Take Advantage of the First Months as a Junior Project Manager
Junior Project Managers have a tremendous advantage during initial several months. The role implies that a person is going to learn the craft. So, how to reap the benefits of your position and lay a...
View Article[Video] Integrated Project Management # 1
Transcript You know, a project without an objective, is a ship without a port of destination. You can’t integrate your project into a cohesive whole without understanding the primary “WHY?” Of your...
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Ultimate Guide on How to Create a Robust Work Breakdown Structure
Why is work breakdown structure so important? It defines all the work for a project. It provides a baseline for future changes. So it helps to control scope creep. It is an input for many processes...
View Article[Video] IPM #2: How to Leverage Relative Importance of a Project
Transcript Last time I talked about objective and business case of a project. There is one thing I want to clarify. Finishing on time and within budget is not a project objective. It is what you as a...
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How To Prepare For PMP Exam With Confidence
I know, passing PMP Exam is difficult. It requires a tremendous amount of efforts. The endeavour itself looks overwhelming. Should it be that way? I can tell for sure. There is a way to make it easier....
View Article[Video] IPM#3: Why do You Really Need to Know All Stakeholders?
Transcript Before you can integrate a project into something complete, you need to know all your stakeholders. A stakeholder is someone who can impact or can be impacted by your project. It is someone...
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How to Create a Realistic Project Schedule
Creating a realistic project schedule is difficult. It is a complex document with dozens of variables. There is always some amount of uncertainty. Stakeholders try to squeeze as much as possible into...
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