A Project Plan or Timeline should be created at the beginning of the project. A few key items to include are a unique ID, the Task Name, the Start Date, the Finish Date, Actual Date of completion, Dependencies, Owner of the task, and percent complete.
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It is important to identify potential risks that would affect project launch, or cause an extreme delay, if they were to occur. The risk you identify with your team should be both relevant and realistic. You should identify what the risk is, the likelihood of the risk occurring, whether it is an acceptable risk, and what possible action could be taken to prevent or manage the risk.
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It is a good idea to maintain some type of issues or status log. This will help you keep up with any issues that arise and the resolution status for these issues. Your issue log should include an Issue Number for reference purposes, a Description of the issue, the person responsible for getting the issue resolved or Owner, Date of Resolution, and the Status.
The International Institute for Learning (IIL) is a great place to go for continuing education or project management training, especially if you are either trying to obtain or maintain your Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. The webinars they conduct are always rich in content and valuable even for persons who care nothing about the PMP but want to brush up on their Project Management Skills.