Moira Alexander
APRIL 24, 2017
Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is one of the biggest MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platforms available and offers many project management (PM) courses. You can take individual courses at no charge, and many of them can be accredited towards an edX credential. Here are just some of the PM courses available to students and professionals.
The Lazy Project Manager
APRIL 25, 2017
The following is a guest article from my friends at Tailwind Project Solutions: In his new book – How to get Fired at the C-Level: Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all – Peter Taylor challenges the foundations of organisational change, asking if the c-level executives out there are truly ready for change to be successful in their own businesses?
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 25, 2017
I’m happy to be bringing you this article from Atif Shahab today, sponsored by TaskQue. When it comes to project management things can move really quickly, and sometimes that means things get out of hand. When you’ve got a lot to do, ensuring that your project is aligned to your organisational goals becomes even more important – it’s too easy to let slip that strategic alignment that we have heard so much about in the project management press over the past year or so.
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 24, 2017
Project managers, team members, and other stakeholders have disagreements, some heated, some not. What’s important is how you respond to project conflicts? Conflicts can be beneficial if handled in an open, transparent manner. Successful project managers do not run away from conflict; they run toward it. They call it out by name in a neutral and unoffending manner.
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Musings on Project Management
APRIL 27, 2017
Peter Hyde has a great piece in Front Row Agile about the ever emerging linguistics of the Agilists. He has his "top 10" of anti-Agile words and phrases. Here are a few from his list that would make my list (by the way, Hyde is looking for more, so if you have a favorite, get in touch with him) Agile in Name Only, or AINO: Companies that have adopted agile frameworks and practises without.
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Inloox
APRIL 27, 2017
A PMO has various functions and purposes: It’s responsible for establishing and maintaining standardized processes, methods and policies in the organization and to make sure that projects align with the organizational business strategy. The 3 Fundamental PMO types As we’ve already established, there is no one-size-fits-all PMO, each organization will define the role and responsibilities of their PMO depending on their business strategy, culture and history.
The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 28, 2017
The post Just when you think a project is going to plan appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Green Project Management
APRIL 23, 2017
This past week I was having a conversation with a colleague on what they should look for in a project manager. Out of curiosity, I did some digging across various organization’s standards at what they describe as the “role of a project manager”, here is what I found. First I looked in PMI’s PMBOK Guide Version 5 where […]. The post Hey Project Manager, are you a more of a Jedi or a Stormtrooper?
GanttPRO Project Management
APRIL 28, 2017
Among the other things that should be remembered by successful project management team, there is the fact that sometimes there’s nobody who manages the manager. Thus, all taken decisions should […].
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
Project Management Hacks
APRIL 27, 2017
3 Project Management Traps To Guard Against From digital transformation to Elon Musk’s vision to travel to Mars, a lack of vision is no longer the problem for corporate executives. Today, the real problem is execution. In many cases, the execution burden falls on the shoulders of project managers. Unfortunately, many executives are unsure how to manage their projects and project managers effectively.
TimeCamp
APRIL 25, 2017
Project management software is kind of a life saver to both small and large businesses that continuously juggle a number of tasks, providing them with a solution that helps keep them organized. However which to choose? There is a bewildering number of such management tools on the Internet. Additionally, each software boasts its own set […].
Herding Cats
APRIL 23, 2017
I belong to an invitation blog for military people. In a recent post, they had a post from the York Region District School Board D'Youville College, Aleksandr Noudelman about leadership. This post resonanted with me when I hear about simple and simple minded soultions to symptoms that involve bad management. Of course these solutions don't address the Root Cause, so they never get fixed .
ActiveCollab
APRIL 25, 2017
Project management is a big topic, ( there are 13,000 book on project management alone on Amazon ). With so many books, it’s difficult to decide what to read. We made a list of 12 most relevant project management books every project manager needs to read. To be a good project manager, you need more than the technical know-how (eg. know what’s Theory of Constraints, WBS, or user acceptance criteria).
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Brightwork
APRIL 25, 2017
Managing a project is not only about meeting deadlines, but also fostering teamwork, and managing various stakeholders and the multiple communication channels that come with each task. Over half of all projects are generally thought to fail, and according to some estimates, even up to 70 or 80 percent. This is why it’s crucial to recognize early signs of project failure—here are some situations of which you may want to be cognizant.
Musings on Project Management
APRIL 24, 2017
Donald Rumsfeld -- former Secretary of Defense -- was criticized widely for his statement: "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want." Substitute "project" for 'war' and "project team" for 'army' in there and it might appear more familiar than many of us want to admit.
Herding Cats
APRIL 27, 2017
Organizational Effectiveness is a basis of rational management. The organization is one of mankind's all-time greatest inventions. An organization is intended to operate as one unit, with all its parts in efficient coordination. But all too often it does not. The parts operate as disparate levels of efficiency, or they overlap, or they work against others interests.
ActiveCollab
APRIL 23, 2017
When you take traditional project management and apply it to software development, you get Waterfall. As such, no one invented waterfall - instead, we gave it name once we realised that there are others ways to manage projects. The defining characteristic of waterfall projects is that you make a big plan upfront and then execute in linear fashion hoping there won’t be any changes in the plan.
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The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 25, 2017
In Part 1 of our Ultimate Guide to Freelance Digital Project Management, we covered getting started as a freelance digital project manager by figuring out. The post The Ultimate Guide to Freelance Project Management – Part 2 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 26, 2017
This is a guest article by Grace Windsor from BrightWork. Have you ever delivered a project on time and within budget only to discover that your client is unhappy with the final result? This often stems from mismatched expectations, and is quite unpleasant for both parties. I still remember feeling deflated and frustrated following a particularly difficult meeting with a client who made it very clear that the project was not delivering as expected.
Redbooth
APRIL 27, 2017
If you’re a tech-savvy marketing professional then there’s no way you’ve missed the Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic from chiefmartec.com , which lists a jaw-dropping 3,874 solutions. And just look at how quickly the martech industry has grown in the past few years: No wonder we need a three-day conference to make sense of it all. If you’re feeling just as lost as I am, punch your ticket for the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
Hydra
APRIL 25, 2017
It’s an exciting time for companies across the UK. With more advanced technology than ever before, it is now possible to reduce the delivery time of professional services and in-house projects and accomplish more with fewer resources. But new technology alone is no guarantee of project success.
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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.
Boost by Brightpod
APRIL 26, 2017
This week we feature James Bailey, CEO and Founder of GetIdeas. GetIdeas.io is a collaborative user driven platform for anyone to find or request ideas. Easi.
Kiron Bondale
APRIL 23, 2017
With the return of warmer temperatures to North America, Spring provides us with the opportunity to spend a few hours each week gardening. Gardening is a great way to beat stress and the returns from a visual and potentially culinary perspective are compelling. But it also provides us with a number of lessons which can be applied to developing and sustaining teams.
Fix my Project Chaos
APRIL 27, 2017
As part of the Stakeholder Engagement Series to celebrate the launch of our new eCourse which is now available on our website, I recently interviewed Andrea O’Halloran about what can prevent meaningful stakeholder engagement. Let’s talk about how to create Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement We know good stakeholder engagement is all about communication.
TimeCamp
APRIL 23, 2017
Another week comes with the most favorite from our roundups. Make yourself comfortable and read these 10 Most Inspiring Productivity Articles from past seven days, chosen by our team! Our blog is a place where we provide all the productivity and time management knowledge. We try to do that by writing and posting worth reading […].
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
70% of most digital transformation projects fail. Learn how you can quickly improve that success rate. To be successful, digital transformation involves the strategic application of digitalization to improve a business’ entire system of production, procurement, sales, operations, human resources, and financial management. In short, to basically transform the way a company makes money and delivers value to customers.
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