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Ineffective Risk Management [Video]

Project Risk Coach

If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. In Chapter 3 of my book — The Intentional Project Manager , I share twelve reasons that risk management can become ineffective. This video comes from the FREE companion online course. Click here to enroll. I would also like to invite you to join the Intentional Project Manager Facebook Group where we discuss the development of interpersonal skills.

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Creative problem-solving with design thinking frameworks

The Digital Project Manager

Posted in General Tools. [link]. Frameworks alone don’t provide all the answers but they can be incredibly useful for forming unexpected connections. Here’s a curated list of some of the best design thinking frameworks out there – a gallery of best practices for leading workshops, brainstorms, and general strategies for solving creative problems.

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The Myth That Research Can't Be Managed

Herding Cats

There is a popular myth that. some software development projects are research and aren't subject to normal business management processes. I'm here to tell you this ain't true. I've managed several pure and applied research projects in my life, including my graduate research. This experience includes bio-pharma, engineering development, and physics research projects - all software intensive.

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What I Learned About Project Management From A Failed Volunteer Project

Project Management Hacks

Image Credit: Pixabay.com. I like to start projects. But I don’t always finish them. Let me tell you a story about what I learned from a failed project. For several years, I have been a volunteer with various university alumni associations. I’ve created budgets. I’ve ran events like organizing a dinner to connect alumni and students interested in the financial industry.

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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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Negotiating with a liar

Musings on Project Management

Leslie K. John has an essay in the July-August 2016 Harvard Business Review entitled "How to negotiate with a liar" Among other things, he notes that most of us can only identify a lie about one time in two; and, further: studies show most people tell some sort of a lie about once or twice a day. Good grief. With those statistics, it's a wonder we ever know if we're getting the straight.

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The Big Shift: How LiquidPlanner Democratized Project Management

LiquidPlanner

Project management software has a difficult history. Traditional tools have been inflexible, hard to use, time-consuming and often unreliable. LiquidPlanner set out to change this from inception. One of the ways we did this was to include a collaboration platform in our project management solution—one that every member of the team could contribute to and access.