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The Value of Value Management

Green Project Management

This post highlights the importance of incorporating value management into sustainable change delivery. This blog post is part of a series that provides a foundation for understanding sustainable change delivery. There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter F. Drucker Management of Value (MoV) was the […].

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The Need for Speed

The Lazy Project Manager

Now an immediate disclaimer from me, this article really isn’t about anything to do with speed but it is a neat title I thought. Well when I say nothing to do with speed it does in an indirect way. Let me explain. This week I found myself in a cold draughty church hall with 19 other fellow humans on what is known in the UK as a ‘Speed Awareness Course’ – yes I had been caught fair and square by a speed camera sometime late last year.

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The Extinction of Agile Coaching

Agile Coach

“ Well, there are only 4 values and 12 principles…which of those do you want me to break? ” I actually said that to a client once. Shockingly enough, they didn’t fire me on the spot. I didn’t renew my contract many months later because I couldn’t see any evidence that this organization was interested in being Agile. 7-ish years later, and hopefully somewhat wiser, I’d have responded differently to their question: “ We have tight deadlines, and we

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Do you understand pressure?

Musings on Project Management

A diamond is a lump of coal that stuck with the job Thomas Edison, Inventor Bookmark this on Delicious. Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!

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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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Our Passive Acceptance of Child Labour

Green Project Management

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Alighieri, Italian national epic poet (1265 – 1321) A recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) post, Why Companies Are Blind to Child Labor, got my blood boiling, and reminded me of this quote warning us that our […]. The post Our Passive Acceptance of Child Labour appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Put others first

The Digital Project Manager

Posted in General. Unknown ~ Unknown. The post Put others first appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Math problems

Musings on Project Management

Want some more keen insights like that one? Try this: Bookmark this on Delicious. Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!

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Six Ways a Remote Project Manager Can Save His Sanity

TeamGantt

How can a remote project manager do an outstanding job, even with the challenges of a distribute team? Here are six secrets.

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Project Management Global Trends in 2016

PMStudent

2016 is the year project management will finally get the “digital” prefix we’ve been eager to add for a few years now. Serious technological advancements, covering not only project and portfolio management software solutions, but also cloud storage devices, integrative cross-platform services, and the “bring your own device” to work trend are definitely reassuring that […].

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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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Podcast 73 – Productive ways to react to a crisis

Fix my Project Chaos

Let’s talk about: Productive ways to react to a crisis In this podcast Jana Axline, Chief Project Officer and Director at Axline Solutions in the USA provides an in-depth insight into common traits of how people react in a crisis and also shares advice and tips on productive ways to react to a crisis. Jana Axline, PMP, has […]. The post Podcast 73 – Productive ways to react to a crisis appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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PMP Exam Change 2016: RDS, Content Outline, PMBOK and Handbook - I'm So Confused! (Part 1)

Deep Fried Brain

PMI updated the PMP exam on January 12, 2016 to align with the latest PMP Exam Content Outline, June 2015. PMI announced that 25% of the exam questions were updated as a result of this change. Does.

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New Features and Enhancements! | TeamGantt Blog

TeamGantt

Get a look at some new features and enhancements we’ve added to help TeamGantt run faster and use less bandwidth. We think you’re really going to love them.

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How to Remember Point of Total Assumption Formula?

PM by PM

Point of Total Assumption Formula in Fixed Price Incentive Fee Contract How do you remember any formula? Simple! Understand the concept you will not need to remember the formula. I heard about Point of Total Assumption when I was preparing for PMP® Exam. At the beginning, it sounded very funny. One of the meanings of […]. The post How to Remember Point of Total Assumption Formula?

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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.

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Fresh Friday 12 February 2016 – 6 Stylish Articles

Fix my Project Chaos

The post Fresh Friday 12 February 2016 – 6 Stylish Articles appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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Weekend Activities

Stepping Into Project Management

My weekend was different. I missed the lazying around perhaps, however it all ended up pretty well. That's the table I was part of and what do you see? Where do you think I was?

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