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How to create a project initiation document and why

Monday

If you’re in the initiating stage of any project, you know how important planning your steps is. Creating a project initiation document is a necessary step in this process. What is a project initiation document? Why is creating a project initiation document important?

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Business analysis tips for effective Product ownership

Analysts Corner

But also because the job of BAs focused on gathering requirements upfront, and writing heavy documents didn’t make any sense anymore. Also, Product Ownership started being seen as the natural next career step for BAs — just like it was, in the past, that BAs would “evolve” into Project Managers.

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Ready. Set. GO! Project Initiation – the first phase of project management

Monday

These are all definitions of initiation. Project initiation, therefore, is the start (or beginning) of a project. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), all projects follow the same 5-step process – carrying a project from start to finish. Initiating. Monitoring/Controlling.

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Roles and responsibilities of a business analyst in a typical agile project

Analysts Corner

Now, there can be 2 possibilities — you enter as a BA either when the project has not even begun or when it is already in progress. If the project has not yet begun, you may or may not expect some handy documents to get a thorough understanding of what business problem needs to be solved.

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The 3 best project management methodologies for your project

Monday

Whatever project management methodology you follow, you’ll implement a process for monitoring and controlling the project. Monitoring the project means the project manager can easily see how the project is progressing, and what needs to be done next. This decreases the chance of project delays. Efficiency.

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A guide to the 5 project management steps

Monday

The project life cycle is made up of the 5 main steps project managers move through from the initial idea to project completion. It all starts with an innovative idea, a plan, and some forward motion. You might think you simply work through your plan with a team, execute tasks, and meet your goals, right?

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5 key project management knowledge areas and why they matter

Monday

The PMBoK knowledge areas tell you, pretty comprehensively, what you should be doing throughout the lifecycle of your project. They signpost you to key documentation that should be completed and to which tools and techniques can help. Project transparency. Project scope management. Project schedule management.