Sat.Jun 27, 2015 - Fri.Jul 03, 2015

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How to avoid chasing people to get work done

Susanne Madsen

Many project managers find that they have to chase people to get work done - something which is time consuming and frustrating. They rely on people from different departments and locations, who don’t report to them, to move the project forward. They don’t have the authority to tell these team members what to do and find it challenging to work with experts who are more senior than themselves.

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Resource Planning for Creative Agencies

Ganttic

Faced with cash and accounting, client management, administration and time constraints, juggling daily operational tasks have proved to be time-consuming. Creativity is the fruit of time and inspiration. To pave the way for creative agencies to focus on what they do best - solving problems with creative solutions, we created this slideshow. Creative agencies can learn to utilize Ganttic for managing staffs and time for sustainable efficiency in running their agencies.

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Is Project Security that Important?

Axosoft

This question begs to be answered. Especially in the wake of the recent breaches in digital security across just about every government agency. So, how important is security on the projects that we manage? Well, that depends on several variables: Who’s projects are you managing? What type of data are you handling? Are you working on government or private sector projects?

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7 tips to transform difficult stakeholders into project partners

Moira Alexander

According to a report by the Project Management Institute (PMI), Managing Change in Organizations: A Practice Guide , “Trust is identified as particularly important in obtaining support for and participation in change efforts. Executives and employees see change differently: (a) senior managers typically see change as an opportunity for both the business and themselves; and (B) employees typically see change as disruptive, intrusive, and likely to involve loss.

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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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What We Can Do About It (2)

The Tao of Project Management

As we saw last week, step one was to consider whether the project manager actually has the necessary skills to manage projects and if not, to move them somewhere else where they can do less damage to the organisation. And speaking of the organization: Consider the Organisation Step two is to consider the needs of the organisation itself. Business today needs to be agile and able to change and adapt quickly, if not it will fail.

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Is Project Security that Important?

Axosoft

This question begs to be answered. Especially in the wake of the recent breaches in digital security across just about every government agency. So, how important is security on the projects that we manage? Well, that depends on several variables: Who’s projects are you managing? What type of data are you handling? Are you working on government or private sector projects?