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Keep on scammin’ on: The evil brilliance, success and recurrence of The Playbook

Green Project Management

Leading student in business propaganda, Australian social scientist Alex Carey persuasively argues that the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy; the growth of corporate power; the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy. Noam Chomsky, World Orders: Old and […].

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How to Manage a Project Like No Other

Project Risk Coach

Life is filled with new adventures and experiences. Remember the first time you rode a bike, climbed a tree, or took a job. New adventures are exciting, but they can be filled with great uncertainty. Project managers may be asked to manage a project, unlike anything they’ve ever faced. Consider Sue, an event planner, who was asked to manage a project to implement a new accounting system for her organization.

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Did I mention requirements?

Musings on Project Management

This we learn from a recent posting at herdingcats: "We must be crystal clear here. Requirements may emerge, but the needed capabilities at the needed time are a critical success factor for any project, no matter the domain. As Yogi reminds us. If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there." Of course, the posting goes on to cite some sources, among which I find myself, for.

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The Social Project Manager

The Lazy Project Manager

A project is a temporary endeavour where people come together to work towards a common goal and purpose; it is therefore a temporary endeavour that must rely on a social system of communication and collaboration in order to succeed. But for common purpose to be achieved there cannot be chaos. Social project management is a non-traditional way of organising projects and managing project performance and progress aimed at delivering, at the enterprise level, a common goal for the business but harne

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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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10 top tips for how to create a statement of work: make assumptions

The Digital Project Manager

Posted in Statements of work Ten Tops Tips. A dog might be a man’s best friend but in the case of the project manager, that best friend is always the ever-trusty and forever-loyal statement of work assumptions. They’re your get out of jail free card, and often the difference between delivering on budget or not. Without assumptions, you’re the proverbial ship without an anchor and will be tossed around in the storms of clients’ misunderstanding and soon find yourself wondering where it all.

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No retrospective? That never occured to me

Musings on Project Management

I guess teams are asking (whining?): Do we have to do a retro after every sprint (iteration)? Hello! the answer should be self-evident if you have even a modicum of understanding behind the theory of the case (quality first, and constant attention to improvement), but for those not on the memo list: Yes! Mike Cohn recently addressed this question as well in one of his email blasts.

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Fresh Friday 19 February 2016 – 6 Marvelous Project Leadership Articles

Fix my Project Chaos

Here are 6 marvelous project leadership articles; The post Fresh Friday 19 February 2016 – 6 Marvelous Project Leadership Articles appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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Primer on Successful Project Management

The Digital Project Manager

Posted in General. Clarizen’s Primer on Successful Project Management Webinar Organize, Automate, Repeat Everyone knows that manual processes don’t scale. And that inconsistent communication and poor scheduling can lead to work execution problems. The solution seems simple enough: automate your workflows, improve project visibility and accurately scope projects to accelerate how work gets done.

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PMI - Wake Up! PMP Handbook is Out of Date since Jan 12, 2016

Deep Fried Brain

It's been more than a month since PMP Exam changed (Jan 12, 2016). But Project Management Institute (PMI) is yet to update the PMP Handbook to reflect the changes. Apart from this, the handbook.

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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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The Delorean: Epic Project Management

PM for the Masses

Learn the unbelievable story of the DeLorean project by listening to my conversation with Barrie Wills, former CEO of DeLorean Motors Company. The post The Delorean: Epic Project Management appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. Learn the unbelievable story of the DeLorean project by listening to my conversation with Barrie Wills, former CEO of DeLorean Motors Company.

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When is an Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment Contract Used?

PM by PM

Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment Contract Explained Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment Contract is a variation of the basic Fixed Price Contract (FP). In some of my previous articles, I have explained all the other variations of FP Contracts (as enumerated in PMBOK® Guide). In this article, I will talk about Fixed Price […]. The post When is an Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment Contract Used?

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PMI Books24x7 (eReads and Reference) is Dead

Deep Fried Brain

For the past few days, PMI's Books24x7 site has been down. The website says "We're Sorry - PMI.org will be back soon." This website used to provide more than 250 project management.

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