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A Project Manager is a Superhero (or, their Mild-Mannered Alter Ego)

LiquidPlanner

In the latest edition they’ve added some information about agile approaches, but it reminds me of the parents in a mid-1960’s movie trying to sound cool to their hippie children. As a fan of an adaptive approach , I like to talk about constant replanning based on learnings and risk reduction. They just don’t quite get it.

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The New Need to be Lifelong Learners

Leading Answers

Training and education that prepared us well for careers in the past will not work in a faster-moving future. About 75 percent of the offline population is concentrated in 20 countries and is disproportionately rural, low income, elderly, illiterate, and female. The same for team leads and individual workers.

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Rogue Project Sponsor: What to Do when Sponsorship goes Bad

Online PM Courses

Fear causes us to do all sorts of things. Do not infer malice or make accusations about your sponsor. We offer you a lot of guidance about decision-making in our two extended articles: The Essential Guide to Robust Project Decision Making. But I think all of them boil down to one big reason: Fear. It can be many things.

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5 Effective Communication Methods You Need to Know

PM Basics

You can notify her and the whole team about the defect on a sync-up meeting. You can send an email to her and your management in a copy about the defect. Use Meetings to Sell Emotions. All of us have meetings. Use meetings to share information, sync up and generate ideas with stakeholders. Here is the tip.

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

From a budget standpoint, US banks are feeling the pinch. Many US banks are bracing for increased defaults and lower demand for mortgages and other loans as interest rates have increased. Global economic conditions are soft at best. The largest banks have increased reserves to protect against deteriorating economic conditions.

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4 Ways To Get Your Project Management Career Back On Track This Fall

Project Management Hacks

That’s a huge mistake because most of us spend more of our waking hours at work than we do at home. Find out how to make the most of that time by using these four strategies to develop your career goals. Use these reflection questions: What frustrated you the most about the organization’s culture (e.g.,

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Women in Project Management: Koviljka Lukic

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Koviljka, tell us a bit about your career path to date. The region has great needs for water treatment and I realised that all of us face challenges that may seem intimidating. How did that come about? I also use podcasts, blogs and webinars to learn more about project management. Koviljka Lukic.

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Changing Times, Changing Roadmaps

Speaker: Stephanie Lewandowski, Senior Product Manager, Teachstone

Change is inevitable - however, COVID-19 has affected the best-laid plans and left us wondering where to go next. Join Stephanie Lewandowski as she candidly talks about the realities of roadmaps - how often they change, how to navigate the changes, and how to survive in an uncertain market.

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A CHRO’s Perspective on Substance Use in the Workplace: Supportive Strategies to Help Your Workforce Thrive

Speaker: Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, Medical Director, Psychiatry and Naj Wright, MBA, C-Suite HR Executive

How to foster an inclusive and open conversation with your workforce about AUD and SUD, including ways that your organization can help. Join us for this important how-to discussion. Join this important webinar that addresses: How to identify employees at risk for - or experiencing - AUD or SUD in your workforce.

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A New Age of Hybrid Leadership

Speaker: Renee Thomas and Alexis Barone, Wrike Team

Join us for our panel with Renee Thomas and Alexis Barone of the Wrike Team, in this discussion about the future of work--hybrid, remote, and everything in between. We were all baptized by fire this past year, so now it's time to look back, understand the big lessons, and gain the insights needed to pivot forward.