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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

68% - more than 2/3rd - of organizations in PMI's annual survey said that they used outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. ( File sharing, time tracking, email integration, Gantt Charts, and budget management are the top five most used and requested features in project management software. PM software adoption remains low.

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5 Reasons Engineers Need to Develop Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 report The High Cost of Low Performance: How will you improve business results? cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance. The reason should be obvious: project team members and stakeholders are humans or groups of humans.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

The application was delivered on time, on-budget, and with the documented scope. The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment with project objectives and expectations.

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How to Develop the Essential Skills to Be a Project Manager

Wrike

One important note: In addition to the technical competencies we’re dishing out, project managers will also need to develop at least some basic subject matter expertise in whatever industry they’re managing projects. Develop this skill. Project budgeting. Develop this skill. As the old saying goes, practice makes perfect.

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43 Learning Resources for New and Experienced Project Managers

LiquidPlanner

Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn’t Report to You by Tom Kendrick. Leading a project team that doesn’t report to you is a whole new challenge in itself. Kendrick walks through how to motivate a team to contribute to a project’s success. PMI: Essentials of Project Management. Cost: Free.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project. The commitment and optimism you show to your team. Proper briefs?

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How to Build a Robust Project Risk Culture [8 Steps]

Online PM Courses

If your team has a common purpose and approaches risk in a consistent way, which reflects that purpose, that will protect your project and make it more secure. Team members need to be constantly aware of risk, and share a common attitude to it. You and your team need to do as well as think about risk. What is Risk Culture?

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