The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

and Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, MBA, PMP We have all attended project management workshops, conferences, and symposiums. We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. What we ended up learning was about the present state-of-the-art of project management and what the future might look like.

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Aerospace Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 147

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 5, 2020

Angela always excelled at playing leader or manager at group projects growing up. College, a few odd jobs, and an internship later, she landed a job as a design engineer and got to work on some exciting and challenging projects. Then she was made project manager. She believed that she was destined to lead.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects.

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In the Inspiring Women in Project Management series, I normally interview people who have had a relatively long career already. Today I’m interviewing Erica Pepitone, PMP, a first year project manager living, working, and learning in New York City. Having mentors has been integral to my career growth.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 7, 2021

The Problem : Parts of the leadership—particularly the middle management—pay lip service at best to the idea of becoming an agile organization. With a lot at stake for management folks, why not wait and see? Pitch an idea to the management, Get a budget, Treat the product people as an internal agency to deliver what you want.

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Wrike

MAY 13, 2023

Project management has become crucial in ensuring that projects are executed on time and within budget while meeting stakeholders’ expectations. Before learning more about the career path of a project manager, it is essential to understand their role in a company.

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Technical Review Certification Finance Engineering 36

Ganttic

MARCH 7, 2021

That’s why in honor of International Women’s Month, we’re taking a closer look at how women are faring within the management sphere. By showcasing some of the unique challenges women project managers face on a daily basis. So we’ll also offer some advice and tips from real project managers for their female peers.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Senior Executive Director, International Institute for Learning (IIL). The landscape for project management changes almost every year. Most of the critical changes that I see happening in 2020 can be clustered into the six pillars of project management. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.

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2020 Sustainability Innovation Executing 110

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

October 4, 2023 We take it for granted that, as time passes, the project management issues and challenges we had in the past have been resolved and the focus is on new project management problems. This is now happening because of the growth in project management applications. This is not always the case.

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Technical Review Aerospace Engineering Manufacturing 88

Resource Guru

APRIL 12, 2023

Last week , Holly Davis, Principal Delivery Manager at Torchbox, talked about complacency, ownership, and project scope. This week, Dr. Al Zeitoun, PgMP, PMI Fellow, and Senior Strategy Director at Siemens, shares the story of when he learned about what really matters when it comes to project success. Sounded promising.

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Consulting PMI Governance Government 52

Velociteach

JANUARY 15, 2024

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Discover how project managers leverage their skills to navigate the multifaceted sales role. WENDY GROUNDS: Welcome to Manage This , the podcast by project managers for project managers. It’s as simple as that.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

July 19, 2023 Project Versus Functional Worker Engagement Worker engagement is the way a company treats employees, or the way employees treat one another to create a high quality and highly productive project work environment. Project managers (PMs) often had no say in who would be assigned from the functional organizations.

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Paymo App

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Suppose you’re a project manager and have all your ducks in a row: sufficient industry experience, a PMP accredited certification, and a handful of successfully delivered projects that recommend you for a leadership position. This means your role is not anymore limited to planning, executing, and closing projects.

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Leadership Certification Energy Risk Management 132

The IIL Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Every year, numerous articles are written that describe new approaches to management and leadership practices. The focus of this paper is to discuss some of the challenges facing the linkage between artificial intelligence (AI), project management, and stakeholder relations management.

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Artificial Inteligence Influencer ChatGPT Innovation 78

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

As an IT professional, having long-term career goals is essential for personal growth and professional success. Understanding the Importance of Long-Term Career Goals Long-term career goals act as guiding beacons, providing clarity and direction in the ever-changing landscape of the IT industry.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Consulting 36

Teamweek

MARCH 8, 2024

63% of employees feel a lack of career progression is a reason to resign, so by making opportunities available to them, you’ll win loyalty, boost employee retention, and have a more fulfilled workforce. This is especially important when you consider that lack of career progression is one of the main reasons people leave their jobs.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Innovation 52

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If one reads the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (or as the cognoscenti call it, PMI’s PMBOK) you’d think there was just one way to be a project manager; a heavily waterfall approach that the cool kids think is old fashion. Build your toolkit like a Superhero.

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Proofhub

JANUARY 30, 2023

The survey will ask employees about their degree of motivation in their roles, how in tune and aligned they are with the company’s values, and their allegiance to the objectives and ethos of senior leadership. Survey questions to include are: Do you see a clear career path for yourself in this company?

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 2023 78

Planio

JUNE 8, 2022

As products become more complex, technical project managers have quickly become the holy grail for growing businesses. Technical project managers (TPM) bridge the gap between understanding what’s technically possible in a project and managing the resources, timelines, and expectations to get it done.

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Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

Teamweek

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For the latter, it can hamper career progression, limit job opportunities, and lower prospects for personal growth and self-worth. For example, hiring managers admit that they hire the wrong person in 74% of cases. Skills mismatches cost organizations billions of dollars worldwide. More than 1.3

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Artificial Inteligence 52

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A profession of a project manager has always been in demand and seems to be gaining momentum more and more. According to PMI’s Job Growth and Talent Gap in Project Management 2017-2027 , organizations’ need for project talent has significantly increased since their previous investigation in 2008.

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Technical Review Certification PMI 2027 98

Workamajig

MARCH 28, 2018

The demand for digital project managers is booming. As more and more organizations switch from traditional to digital, they increasingly need managers trained to deliver digital projects. This guide will share the roles, responsibilities, and skills you need to be an effective digital project manager.

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Certification Underperforming Technical Team Prince2 Web Development 84

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 13, 2016

It’s time for another installment of Inspiring Women in Project Management and today I’m delighted to introduce you to Traci Duez, chemist turned project manager and now someone who inspires women herself. Traci, how did you get into project management? Do you have a favourite project that you worked on?

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 22, 2019

Mentoring is known to have positive effects on career paths, both for new entrants to a role and for more experienced personnel. However, I work with a number of project managers in a mentoring capacity, and I hear the same thing over and over again: “There aren’t any managers in my business who can mentor me.”.

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2006 PMI Engineering Initiating 119

International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

Senior Executive Director, International Institute for Learning (IIL). We are excited to bring you this blog post on Innovation Project Management, which is adapted from Dr. Harold Kerzner’s new book of the same title. In many instances, contractors were opposed to the acceptance of project management practices.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Would you like to make 2019 a successful year for your projects? I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2019 to make 2019 their most successful year ever? Amongst them I count my virtual mentors and project delivery professionals who inspire me. I’m sure you do.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 291

Teamweek

JULY 5, 2021

But it didn’t end in 2020, with some interesting career trends extending into 2021. . As the market moves around them, candidates pivot into new careers, reskilling themselves in the process. In this article, we’re going to dive deep into the current career trends the job market is seeing in 2021. What is a Career Trend?

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2018

The Project Management Institute (PMI) ® Talent Triangle ® has addressed the need for project leadership competencies. 1) Technical Project Management. (2) 2) Strategic and Business Management. (3) Below is a contrast between project management vs. project leadership competencies.

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Leadership PMI 2001 Certification 116

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

The number one thing every project manager needs to level up their skills is experience. A good project management book. There’s nothing “new” about running a project. But you can bet that every single type of project has already been run by someone else. Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Resource Guru

MAY 27, 2022

Simply put, you need enough coverage for the projects you have planned. The underlying goal of human resource management is to make sure you have the right number of people with the skills you need. But a person in a key role could be due to start parental leave or have a vacation planned during the course of your project.

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Process Planning Technical Review Software Review 98

Ganttic

MARCH 30, 2021

Lack of clarity regarding projects Passive-aggressive communication traits from your boss Everyone getting different messages A lot of off-hours communication Poor communication usually leads to a lack of purpose among your colleagues. Are top-level employees and the managers involved in such behavior? It does the opposite.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Interview feedback best practices Improve your hiring process and help your hiring managers improve the hiring process with these actionable tips for giving great interview feedback to your candidates. Standardize the interview process The path to providing interview feedback starts with standardized interviews. Always be kind!

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Construction Software Review 59

Resource Guru

JUNE 9, 2023

Welcome to part four of our agency project management series where we tell you everything you need to know about running an agency that puts employees, clients—and profit, first. Because the truth is that the secret to successful projects isn’t really that much of a secret. Here, we’ll show you how to build one.

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Technical Review Software Review Controlling Budget 52

Teamweek

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditional recruitment channels like online job boards or career sites are also important for spreading the word about your company’s brand. Ultimately, when HR managers help the business create a dynamic, open, supportive work environment, your employer branding will reflect that naturally on review sites like Glassdoor and Indeed.

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Agilemania

MARCH 3, 2022

Delivery Coach / Agile Program Management: The Delivery Agile Coach is responsible for ensuring a steady and consistent flow of business value that doesn’t falter due to technical debt. . Work with the quality, design, and product management departments of companies as well as their stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The project and portfolio management (PPM) software market is changing. Project management practitioners are looking for new lean and agile project management tools to support their day-to-day work and often seek them outside the tools that their organisations offer them. Digitalization and Collaboration.

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Software Review Software Technical Review PMI 150

Teamweek

AUGUST 11, 2023

But hiring a manager? TL;DR – Key Takeaways There are many differences between good and bad managers. Exceptional managers have great leadership qualities. They communicate effectively, prioritize their team in all situations, are empathetic, and have a management style that suits your business needs.

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