Mon.Feb 13, 2017

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15 Clever Ways to Save Time at Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There are no shortcuts in project management really, but wouldn’t it be nice if we had a few ways to speed things up? I’m delighted to be partnering with BrightWork today to bring you 15 of my favourite time-saving and productivity tips (and there are some free templates for you to grab – scroll down). 1. Call People Before Meetings. Give people a ring before a meeting.

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Do You Make These Quality Management Mistakes?

Project Risk Coach

Last week, I talked about How to Develop a Quality Management Plan. Today, I’d like to share common quality management mistakes. Being aware of these failure points can help you and your project teams to identify and manage quality risks. Quality Management Mistakes. 1. Failure to Define Quality. Quality means different things to different people.

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Is risk management really that effective?

Ron Rosenhead

I was looking for a blog posting put out a few years ago. Sadly, I did not find it but I did find something else…. Yes, I found a blog posting called where’s my whistle? I explored the need for a systematic risk process for projects. I reflected that while this has got better, it is not that much better. …. In the last 6 month I have seen an interesting array of clients.

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Strategic Thinking For A Successful Business Growth

Project-Management.pm

A strategic plan is basically nothing if it doesn’t rely on strategic thinking. With the right person for such tasks, strategic planning will be easier to plan and implement. First, why the need for strategic plans? Usually, the reasons are: to generate sales, to help organization improve, create an edge against competitors. The list goes on. But it’s all about the organization’s stance and status in the business 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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How to manage tasks at work

Binfire

Everyday all of us work on tasks. From mundane chores at home to tasks at work, most of our days are spent planning, working, monitoring and completing tasks. The ability to create and Manage tasks at work is fundamental to the success of us as individuals and the businesses we work for. In this tutorial we cover all you need to know to organize your projects by creating tasks, managing them and making sure they are completed on time and on the budget.

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What's a Milestone? Why You Need Milestones in Project Plans

TeamGantt

Learn how to define milestones for your projects, as well as why and how you can use them in your schedules with TeamGantt’s simple step-by-step guide.

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Setting Up a Self-Running Business

ActiveCollab

Here’s a quick test to assess if you’re running a good business. All you have to do is ask yourself: Would someone buy my business and run it without me? The point of the questions is to see if your business functions and makes money even if you’re not there. The less a business depends on you, the more it worths because it’s robust and can be easily scaled.

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PM as Fiduciary?

Musings on Project Management

Consider this explanation of a fiduciary: In a fiduciary relationship, one person, in a position of vulnerability, justifiably vests confidence, good faith, reliance, and trust in another whose aid, advice or protection is sought in some matter.

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How to Use Emotional Intelligence for Enhanced Team Collaboration

Brightwork

If you needed to improve your team’s overall productivity, what would you do? I imagine you may develop project templates; invest in some time-management training; create a collaborative project site; delegate work; help your team prioritize and communicate more efficiently, and so on. Each activity is certainly useful and worth undertaking. But what if these endeavors don’t pay off?

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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