Project Management Best Practices

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Project Management Best Practices
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The Accidental Profession
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A Profession has A Common Language Standard
Body of Knowledge Entry Barriers
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The PMBOK gives a body of knowledge and a
language for project management.
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Where do Best Practices Come From? A. The Stork
brings them B. Altoona, PA C. The mind of Walt
Disney D. Home Headquarters
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• Best Practices are
• Learned through experience
• Repeatable
• Useable in any situation

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Project Management Best Practices A to
Z PMBestpractices.com
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Administrivia
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Assumptions
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Budgets
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Critical Activities
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If all is not lost, where is it?
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Duckbilled Platitudes
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Ending a Project
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email
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Family First
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Never argue with an idiot. You only make him
feel important
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Knowledge Workers
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Lessons Learned
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Meetings
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Outreach
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The Project Book
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Recognition
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a
mile in their shoes. That way, when you
criticize them, youll be a mile away and you
have their shoes.
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Sidebar Conversations
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Tools An idiot with a tool is still an idiot.
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Version Control
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Warning Signs
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You
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The Zone
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The Best
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The End PMBestpractices.com