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What Is a Technical Project Manager? (Job Description Included)

ProjectManager.com

There are many different project managers, but today we’re interested in focusing on just one, the technical project manager. Are you interested in becoming a technical project manager or are you in the market to hire one? What Is a Technical Project Manager? What Is a Technical Project Manager? But that’s not all.

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Wicked Problem Solving Course Review (PMI)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Welcome to my PMI Wicked Problem Solving review! In this independent review, I’ll share: Whether the course is really worth it (I think so) Why it’s good for experienced project and change management practitioners Who shouldn’t do the course? I had not heard of Tom before, but he is a tech pioneer, facilitator, and TED speaker.

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How Poor Risk Management Is Hurting Your Program

Project Risk Coach

Poor risk management is costly. Let's look at the cost of poor risk management through the example of Tom Whitley. The Risk Management Mistakes of Tom Whitley The Star Mutual Insurance Company (SMIC) hired Tom Whitley as a project manager to manage information technology projects. The imaging team had started building workflows.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Despite your efforts to clearly define the scope, time and resources necessary to successfully complete the projects, things simply don’t always go according to plan. Maja Mrsic Here are 3 examples of projects that didn’t go to plan. So why do some projects crash to their doom? For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat.

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How to Budget For Your Company’s Technical Debt

Zen Project Management

Guest post by Dr. Mik Kersten While “technical debt” is a term that’s frequently used by technologists, the implication and understanding of it tends to be opaque to the business until it’s too late - just look at how Nokia lost the mobile market that it helped create. What’s technical debt?

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SWOT analysis in project management: definition, instruction & example

Inloox

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. SWOT analysis in the project management context In project management , it is important to both plan effectively and implement well.

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Marketing Implementation 101: How to Implement Your Marketing Plan

ProjectManager.com

You’ve made the product or developed a great service, now you need to create a marketing plan. Your marketing plan defines the strategies that your organization will use to reach target customers, outperform competitors and position your brand. Basically, it’s taking a marketing plan and executing it.

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