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Generative AI for Project Managers (PMI Course Review)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you’ve been on LinkedIn recently, you’ve probably seen someone in your network sharing that they have earned the Generative AI Overview for Project Managers badge by completing a PMI training course. Is the course worth your time? The short answer is yes. You can complete the course in an afternoon. It’s free (for the moment). It’s nicely put together.

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How to Calculate Manufacturing Cycle Time (Formula Included)

ProjectManager.com

Manufacturing is all about production. Having that production work more efficiently will help manufacturers make more products and get those products to their customers faster. Cycle time is one of the key performance indicators (KPIs) that manufacturers use to measure the time they spend working on an item. Before we share how to calculate the manufacturing cycle time, let’s make sure we’re clear on what that term means.

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How to start a project successfully: Kick-off with the 5W2H method

Inloox

The kick-off of your project and its importance All beginnings are difficult. This is often the case with projects as well. Before the project starts, sometimes there is only a vague goal , for example a deficit that needs to be solved. How to get to the solution of the problem is often unclear. So the destination of the journey that your project represents is fixed.

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PMO co-pilot

Musings on Project Management

It seems that every PM framework and tool set now has a co-pilot app fired up by a generative AI engine of some kind. And, it's not just our domain: MS Windows, various cloud services, and others all now have the requisite co-pilot.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Resource Leveling & Smoothing: What lies behind the terms

Inloox

Why we need effective resource management in projects Resource management refers to the process of allocating resources in such a way that they provide the greatest possible benefit for the company or also for the project team. More concretely, it is concerned with which financial resources, which technologies and finally which people are assigned to a task for which period of time.

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5 Big Website-Related Projects — and How to Plan for and Schedule Them Successfully

Binfire

When pursuing success in the digital world, embarking on big website-related projects is often inevitable. These projects, whether a design overhaul or security enhancement, bring about significant improvements to your online presence. Understanding each project’s importance plays a pivotal role in planning and scheduling efforts effectively. So let’s take a closer look at some key examples, and talk about how to handle them without dropping the ball.

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An Inside POV Exclusive on “The Business Boom of Pickleball”

The IIL Blog

By Allison Kraus Aside from the occasional pop culture reference, or a jab at how the name “pickleball” seems rather silly, one of the first times I heard about pickleball in earnest was through my stepfather, a pickleball enthusiast. In fact, when I first told him about this upcoming POV video project, he sent me a pickleball paddle and a ball with instructions and a passionate urging to try the game for myself.

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The Stacey Matrix: Agility or waterfall in the project?

Inloox

How do agile and classic project management methods differ? Projects are defined by the fact that they are always unique and complex in nature. Consequently, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to handling projects. A variety of common and less established methods exist. In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches.

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Learn from the Past to Perfect Performance

PM Times

To optimize performance, learn from experience. Set aside time for reflection, learning, and making the intention to perfect the way you live and work. Hopefully, we are always reflecting and paying attention to intentions, performance, and goals. Though it is skillful to give full attention regularly and intentionally to deep introspection, both as an individual and […] The post Learn from the Past to Perfect Performance appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates a

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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International Project Management Day’s 19th Anniversary Is Coming Soon!

The IIL Blog

By E. LaVerne Johnson We hope that your organization will join us on Thursday, November 2nd for IIL’s IPM Day Online Conference bringing together practitioners, thought leaders, and industry experts for an immersive, virtual experience with live Q&A sessions, panel discussions, and lots of new insights for our ever-changing project-based business world.

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Got Bad Briefing Habits? Here's How Admation Helps You Brief Better

Admation

The creative brief isn't just paperwork; it's the cornerstone of your marketing project. Yet, briefing often turns out to be a challenge even for seasoned professionals. A startling study points out that a whopping 30% of agencies' wasted time can be attributed to poor client briefing. That inefficiency translates into more than just lost time—it affects your project management, strains your internal resources, and slows down your go-to-market strategy.

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Hot Topics at IIL’s International Project Management Day!

The IIL Blog

By Ashley Jorgensen As we venture into our 19 th year of hosting International Project Management Day , we are reminded of just how much has changed in the world of project management since its inception. At its core, IPM Day is a celebration. A celebration of the project managers and teams who work painstakingly across a plethora of industries to deliver cutting edge technology and innovations that help us to redefine and grow our world every day.

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Best Broken Link Checker Tools

UPQODE

What are Broken Links? Broken links, also known as dead links or link rot, are hyperlinks on a website or web page that no longer point to a valid or functioning destination. In other words, when you click on a broken link, it does not lead you to the intended web page or resource but instead results in an error message, typically a “404 Not Found” error.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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As a Scrum Team, How do We Support Multiple Products at the Same Time?

Scrum.org

How does a single Scrum Team work on multiple products or projects at the same time? This is one of the most common problems when using Scrum. In this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning Round video, Robert Pieper and I will cover some ways you can manage this issue successfully.

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