A PM Survival Toolkit

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As you embark on your next project journey, what techniques and tools do you absolutely need to succeed? Acknowledging that every initiative is different and some require more “items” than others, three project management veterans share their PM Survival Toolkit, packed with the bare necessities to bring most projects home:

Project Success Plan: Project Success Planning is an event (a meeting) to ensure all key stakeholders are aligned for the meaning of success. It’s not about the “nuts and bolts” of the project; rather, its purpose is to determine how you will work as a team. How you hold your Project Success Plan meeting is up to you — the key is to ensure you achieve a consensus on the expectations of all key stakeholders in the project (from both the supply and demand sides).

Project Management Plan: Just as we wouldn’t begin our trek out into the desert without a compass, every project should have a Project Management Plan. The Project Management Plan serves as the guiding rules, directions and steering for the project.

Risks Register: Effective risk management is critical to project success. Ineffective risk management is one of the three primary causes that cause projects to become troubled. The risk register serves as an active tracking mechanism for potential pitfalls or opportunities on the project, and commits…

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