185 Answered Questions for the topic Project Management

Project Management Tools Planning

04/12/19

How can I get my team to use our tools and follow a (any) workflow?
I am a Software Engineer at a startup ( 16 employees ), and we are still working like we have 3 employees. The buy in for our tools is very minimal and renders them almost useless.I know we are... more
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Project Management Deadline Change Management Planning

04/12/19

how to handle multiple project managers?
I am a team leader. My team handles multiple projects. Each has a different project manager. Our priorities keep changing according to deals the company is about to close. The project managers are... more
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Project Management Communication Budget Risk

04/12/19

How do you plan for risks in your project's estimates?
I have been working on the risk-management topic in software development for a while. According to the different literature there could be knowns knowns (typical risks), known unknowns (product... more
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Project Management

04/08/19

Which coaching is recommended for the PMP exam
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Project Management Business

04/04/19

What do you do as a project manager?

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Project Management

04/04/19

How do project managers manage human resources?

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Project Management Business Planning

04/04/19

Are processes and procedures only for enterprises?
I've had the opportunity to work at quite a few start-ups. One thing I've found to be common in them is adhoc way of doing things and ignorance towards processes, best practices and known project... more
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Project Management Planning Work Breakdown Structure

04/04/19

Where to get general info on Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
I work in a software development company. I have this major ticket for which I have to produce a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure). I also have to prepare an estimation for the ticket. The ticket... more
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Project Management Estimation Planning

04/04/19

How can we mitigate uncertainty about project estimation in the initial phase?
According to *Boehm’s Software Engineering Economics*, during the project initiation, estimates can be off by as much as 400%.However, in order to make the sale, account managers are expected to... more
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Project Management

03/27/19

Which is the best way to pass the PMP exam?
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Project Management Estimation Methodology Deadline

03/27/19

Small firm with 4 developers and 2 project managers in need of some guidance for project workflow?
I work as a developer in a small IT firm with 4 developers and 2 project managers.We currently implement some sort of traditional project management, in which the workflow for a given project is as... more
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Project Management

03/27/19

What are the best PMP exam books and material?
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Project Management Sales Pricing Planning

03/19/19

The Case for Hourly Estimates?
My boss has always operated on fixed pricing projects; where we rarely see a profit on. I'm on board with selling our clients hourly rates on large projects. We have yet to get a client willing to... more
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Project Management Business

03/19/19

How do I get a PMP certification?
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Project Management Business

03/19/19

What are the 4 phases of project management?
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Project Management Business Estimation Scrum

03/18/19

How should a team handle disagreements about story-point estimates in Scrum?
During estimation, the Product Owner presents a user story that seems clear to a team that usually knows their strengths and weaknesses, and that is not hostile. What should the Scrum Master do if... more
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Project Management Business

03/18/19

What are the five stages of project management?
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Project Management Estimation Scrum Planning

03/18/19

Why use iterations in Scrum?
I am a Scrum Master in a 7 person team. We currently use one-week iterations for our sprints.I find that sprint planning overhead is huge (2 hours each week for entire team), and not nearly as... more
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Project Management Business Communication Planning

03/18/19

How should a project manager capture decisions?
As a project goes through the planning and design phases, many decisions will be made. To develop with technology X instead of technology Y. To leave feature z off of the plan for this version of... more
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Project Management Business

03/18/19

What degree do you need to be a project manager?
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03/18/19

Software Projects with loose requirements?
What is the best method(s) to keep software projects on track when the requirements are loosely defined? (i.e. Just general functional concepts provided).
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Project Management Planning Resource Planning Gantt

03/15/19

What are the benefits of using Gantt charts during the execution phase of a project?
After a decade of managing software projects, I've found Gantt charts to have very limited use after the Planning phase. What are the perceived benefits of Gantt charts, especially during the... more
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Project Management Business Agile Scrum

03/15/19

Is there Scrum ceremony for planning Technical Details on an Agile Project?
Specifically, if we assume that the team spend a day on Sprint Planning using the 4-8 hours of planning for each week of our sprint formula then that doesn't really seem like enough time for the... more
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03/13/19

Is keeping two project plans ever appropriate?
I feel that if I publish a project plan that shows completion on date X, I can't very well push for completion at date (X - 3 weeks). But If I publish a plan that shows date (X-3 weeks), how can... more
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Project Management Tools Goals Microsoft Project

03/13/19

How to manage different detail levels in a project plan to be presented to different audiences?
In any given project, a variety of detail levels are needed:- executive summary- technical summary- delivery team summary- delivery detailsHow can these different levels of detail be contained and... more
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