Project Contingency: The Ultimate Guide
This article will explain project contingency, how to calculate contingency and how to manage it within the scope of your projects.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
PMI Kickoff: Free Project Management Training (Review)
Kickoff is a free PMI training course that offers agile and predictive learning journeys, and is perfect for beginners. Learn more about why I recommend it and how to access it for your team.
14 Common Project Risks (+ more)
In this article we’ll look at common project risks so you can start filling up your risk log and making the right plans.
How to Include Projects on Your Resume/CV
Learn how to include projects on resume with real-world examples. Also includes suggestions for when you don’t have work-related project experience.
Meeting Management Techniques for Project Managers
Are you looking to run more productive project management meetings with your team? Here are some meeting management techniques and best practices to help you out. I’ve also included my personal pre-meeting routine.
Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)
Learn why you need to engage stakeholders and how to do so effectively as well as 5 easy engagement ideas.
Is Hybrid Really a Popular Project Approach?
Learn more about hybrid project management including what it is and how it is being used in project management today.
Struggling to implement PM software? You’re not alone
A survey has revealed that despite the proven benefits project management software brings to businesses, more than half of employees opposed their managers’ suggestion to implement PM software.
Sciforma Review
Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Summary Product: Sciforma Pricing: Licenced per user, per…
Resource Management in Projects: The Ultimate Guide
Projects are done by people. Whether that’s just you, or whether you have a team of many hundreds, a project team is how work gets done. Working with people is the main part of project management. You need to know how to get people on your team and get them to do the work at…
How The PMP Exam Changed in 2021
The PMP exam changes in July 2020. Find out what is new and what you should be doing if you are studying now to take the test.
Successfully Lead Projects Remotely
Learn how to successfully lead projects remotely in this podcast with PMO Joe of the Project Management Office Hours.