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Good Afternoon everyone,

I am currently studying for CAPM cert (when I get time) but for work I need to be able to effectively manage a few projects as I am studying. I am not looking for recommendations for pm software, I am looking for tips. In doing research and studying, a lot of what I read is geared towards a very formal process or more towards software side of things. I have a hard time trying to visualize and plan my projects like a software type project. Most of my stuff is hardware. For example, installing all new network infrastructure, new battery backup installation, etc. Hardware stuff.
How do you guys run and manage hardware based projects where there are no project sponsors, no regression testing, no UAT, etc? What would a project plan look like for you guys?

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Decomposition is your primary weapon.

  • Split the “big bad job” into several smaller sub-projects or phases.
  • Briefly describe each (resources, goals, potential blockers, etc.).
  • Try to decompose each sub-project into smaller tasks that can be accomplished within a short period of time (hour or day - you decide the granularity).
  • Group those tasks on a per-person/per-location basis and move on.

Don’t be afraid to adjust anything during the project active phase, that is totally OK.

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I still put them on KanbanFlow and create Lanes for each phase of the project.