November, 2016

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When Projects turn to a Tower of Babel

The Lazy Project Manager

To address these problems, international project teams use a communication and project management platform. Different countries, multiple languages, global organizations…The challenge of international projects. They must be managed from different countries and in multiple languages. A Tower of Babel.

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The What, Why, and How of Project Requirements

Project Risk Coach

Stakeholders hear the term “requirements” but interpret the meaning in different ways. Be sure to include the definitions you use in your requirements management plan. Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? invoice customer, pay claim).

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9 Project Communications You Should Have Sent This Year

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I hope you used regular project status reports this year. You should have used them as a tool to communicate status on your project, at least once a month, at least to the project sponsor. Link people together, make introductions, pass on information that you think others would find useful. I’m sorry…. Lots, I hope. (OK,

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Stakeholder-led Project Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Worsley says stakeholders are those people you would consider using your engagement plans on. Worsley says stakeholders are those people you would consider using your engagement plans on. However, in terminology terms I’d still bundle it all together into ‘stakeholder engagement’ though. Plan approach. 3 Types of Project.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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The Social Project Manager

The Lazy Project Manager

We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others’ activities. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama.

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Are Your Project Plans Helping You Execute Successfully?

LiquidPlanner

And while your odds of success improve if you actually use them, plans are all too often consigned to the rubbish bin during the execution stage of a project. “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”. – Mike Tyson. Project plans exist for a reason. These heroics are not sustainable. The Costs of Abandoning the Plan.

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Alternatives to PPM Tools for Today's Anywhere Workforce

This means moving beyond what most basic PPM tools offer to a tool that better fits their needs and sets them up for long-term success. What’s in the eBook: Assessing your use cases. To survive in the future of work and beyond, PMOs need to evolve. But there are some important things to consider when adopting a whole new tool.

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Predictive Analytics 101: Your Roadmap to Driving Key Product Decisions

Speaker: Sriram Parthasarathy

You'll learn: The definitions of common industry terms including predictive analytics, advanced analytics, and more. How predictive analytics and business intelligence can be used together to drive smarter business decisions. What does predictive analytics really mean? September 5, 11:00 AM PST, 2:00 PM EST, 6:00 PM GMT

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Agile Metrics for Team and Product Progress

Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

So what should you use instead? Velocity is not an accurate measure of a team's progress towards "done." You’ll learn about team measurements: Why velocity is a current capacity measure and not a measure of progress. How to tell if a team is making progress or spinning its wheels. How to get people excited about seeing working product.