The Lazy Project Manager

OCTOBER 11, 2016

A set of concepts, case studies & practical tools & templates that you can use tomorrow to help your projects adopt the ideas behind social project management. Develop better collaboration in your project team including: choosing the right technology for the job. build better stakeholder relationships.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 27, 2016

You'll also like: Using social media tools for communication: a case study One of the questions I’m asked frequently is: “How do I use social media tools for communication?” These 4 tips, drawn from a real case study, will help. Do it over and over again and try to stop before people think you are boring.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2016

These 4 tips, drawn from a real case study, will help. Find out how your colleagues use technology on their projects, what they. 4 Real-Life Tips For Choosing Collaboration Tools See how one company chose their collaboration tool and increased revenue by about 25%.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

” In his book — Just Enough Requirements Management — Alan Davis shares, “Various studies suggest that errors introduced during requirements activities account for 40 to 50 percent of all defects found in a software product.” User requirements are often captured in a use case or user story format.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2016

It’s good practice to document all requirements, assessment criteria and use cases. Now you can put together whatever business case or justification documentation you need for the internal decision-makers so that you can secure the investment for your tool of choice. These 4 tips, drawn from a real case study, will help.

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Ron Rosenhead

AUGUST 4, 2016

Based on the strong case given by the project manager and predicted cash flow, and, even more important, profit. In it she gives 2 case studies of projects that should have been killed much earlier. This meant that the prototype was not up to the standard required. It needed re-engineering and further testing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 5, 2016

Using Huddle for Project Management [Case Study] Huddle is a really popular tool for collaboration and it can be used for managing projects. The choice of professional bodies, credentials and certificates makes it difficult. Their tips will help you manage your own workload and stay organised!

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Agile Coach

JULY 15, 2016

They’ll visit another organization and talk to their executives, or, they’ll read a case study. The larger the organization, the more likely they’ll read a case study from a big consulting firm. If anything, they learn Agile through storytelling. That’s why SAFe, and big frameworks are on the rise.

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Susanne Madsen

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In his study of 2,500 individual team-members, he set out to investigate why some teams consistently deliver a higher performance than others. The study further shows that phone or videoconference is the next most valuable form of communication after face-to-face, but less so as more people participate in the call or conference.

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Wrike

JANUARY 6, 2016

We sat down with the Procurify team recently and asked them to elaborate on their Wrike success: Read the Procurify Case Study. To read more about how Procurify uses Wrike to track all sprints, check out the full Procurify customer success story. You’ll read: What problems drove them to search for a collaboration tool.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

A reputable company will have case studies to support these claims, so go to their website to read the stories; or ask a sales rep to send you customer stories from organizations that are similar to yours. In the case of project management, here’s a way to find out! Is this a group that fits your profile too? Can you afford it?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Now on its fifth edition, Verzuh’s book provides up-to-date information on change management best practices, real-life examples and case studies, plus details on current trends. Whether through a case study or example, the book gives readers all the necessary information and tools to take these techniques back to the workplace.

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Redbooth

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Read more about how the team at Landed uses Amium to make sure work gets done by reading our Case Study. It’s super-intuitive and fits naturally into our collaboration process. Amium lets us get work done. It’s much more productive.”. Got structure? If not, maybe it’s time to try Amium. It’s free — check it out today!

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 4, 2016

For the reported data from one of the authors, this may actually be the case. . Coping with the Cone of Uncertainty: An Empirical Study of the SAIV Process Model. . . My most recent encounter is with the Cone of Uncertainty and the claim that it does not reduce as the project progresses. This question is unanswered in .

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Project Management Hacks

JULY 28, 2016

Of course, there are some nuances specific to the firms Rivera studied (e.g. the case interview in the management consulting industry). That level of evaluation in technical skills appears rare for the firms that Rivera studied. The discussion goes on to provide commentary on how interviewers perceived case interview answers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 8, 2016

The book presents interesting case studies of pairs of companies where one has been successful and one hasn’t. After studying the performance of these companies, the author (and his research team behind the scenes who also get a mention) has put together a formula for what makes one company succeed where another fails.

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Musings on Project Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

First, we have "Brooks Law", as given in the classic case study "The Mystical Manmonth" by Dr. Fred Brooks: "Adding staff to a late project makes it later" I was no more thinking about that idea, than I read this missive in a history of the Civil War that I am engaged with: “The veterans looked across the open ground at the newcomers with complete (..)

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TimeCamp

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Today we would like to share with you some interesting marketing tips. We are working hard (but smart!) at TimeCamp to make sure that all our clients get the product they need. The more satisfied they are with our software, the better are the reviews they give us. Many start-ups do not realize how important […].

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Project Management Hacks

JULY 7, 2016

In university, I studied economics and employment relations at the University of Toronto. During my studies there, I had the opportunity to work for one of the major recruiting firm. I have seen some cases of contract roles converting to full time roles. Do you see contract roles convert to full time roles?

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Project Management Hacks

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In the case of Presidential politics, how does this work? ” Snow takes a different approach here by emphasizing obsessive study. To pursue that goal, he worked with two types of mentor: a traditional, in-person mentor in the form of his manager and a distant mentor, namely studying other comedians such as Adam Sandler.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Stochastic process control is the field of study. The sample rate is also applied to the target to steer toward – the set point in the case of the temperature or cruise control. It can be the cost, schedule, and technical performance measures of the software project.

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Wrike

JANUARY 5, 2016

It will bring together over a dozen international project management leaders to give presentations, lead workshops, and discuss trends, case studies, and research results. This high-level seminar focuses on advanced project management topics, from business orientation of projects to strategic project management and more.

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EarthPM

JANUARY 6, 2016

This is the science and study of ‘culturally induced ignorance’ such as when the tobacco industry clouded the science around tobacco and lung cancer so that people remained ignorant of the connection. The story features Robert Proctor, a science historian who has studied the ‘spread of ignorance’.

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Project Management Hacks

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

In fact, it is a field that I have been studying myself. Bungay Stanier makes the case to curtail that practice and give more time to engaging staff through questions. Once you find those units, studying their approach through questioning and other methods is often a great approach. Defining Coaching.

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Project Management Hacks

MAY 5, 2016

Studies show that if a stretch goal is audacious, it can spark innovation. The Lean Startup concept of actionable metrics described by Eric Ries also makes the case for data that can be used. In the above case, data about a whole class of students did not provide much insight for teachers. Overall, this is an exciting trend!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Comparing Tools Against A Case Study. Instead of taking that approach, the research focused on proving the functionality of tools through the use of a real 7-page case study that required the use of the most relevant project management and team collaboration functionalities. They were able to try the case study on 48.

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Project Management Hacks

MARCH 1, 2016

This article will serve as a case study in how you can take recommendations and apply them to grow your career. Specifically, I have been studying Lynda’s 5 Day Excel Challenge. identifying whether a situation is “a start up”, “sustaining success”, “turnaround” or another case).

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Project Management Hacks

JUNE 2, 2016

The case for working from home is clear. As the New York Times reported ( Telecommuting Can Make the Office a Lonely Place, a Study Says ) this year, some evidence suggests that remote work leads to: ” the researchers found that the employees who chose to continue working in the office ended up feeling lonely and disconnected.”

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Project Management Hacks

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In 2007-2009, I earned a graduate degree in information studies. In other cases, I would call it a day and head home. In case it wasn’t clear already, I like to write reports on events I attend. This article will have practical networking tips for you. Experiments In Networking During Grad School: Finding My Groove.

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Project Management Hacks

MAY 27, 2016

In that case, use a vacation day to find the time. In that case, start by reading 3-5 job descriptions for the role to gain a basic understanding of the job responsibilities. Identify one or two of these skills to learn through observation, study and direct application. Steps To Propose A Job Shadowing Project.

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Stepping Into Project Management

DECEMBER 21, 2016

It also provides you with enough case studies that will allow you to make a strong case with the right set of data that you will need to get buy in from your team or management to get the checklists implemented. It’s a book that will make you think and has take away's that you can actually implement in your work.

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Project Management Hacks

JUNE 16, 2016

Another option is to start a formal program of study such as Coursera’s specialization in business analytics. In rare cases, resigning immediately is the smart move. In that case, you need all the help you can get. Internet of Things (“IoT”). What happens when Internet connected sensors become more common?

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BeeWits

OCTOBER 4, 2016

However, if we look at TED talks and supporting studies, leadership – especially business leadership – entails a much more complex set of capabilities that don’t always come naturally to people, and can’t be decided on by just intimidating your team. Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are (Amy Cuddy).

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Project Management Hacks

JULY 14, 2016

In those cases, I suggest looking into the big picture why. Here is the Economist’s take on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, “ I think it’s time we broke for lunch… “: The team found that, at the start of the day, the judges granted around two-thirds of the applications before them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2016

Or in this case, at first demo.”. Taming The Chaos With Integrated PM Tools [Case Study] Find out how one company managed to tame the chaos of disparate systems by using integrated project management tools. This case study explains how HDMZ. It takes project collaboration and workflow management to the next level.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We talk a lot on the Wrike blog about businesses needing tools to get their act together. But it’s not just construction companies, software development teams, and marketing agencies that have to organize their work to be efficient.

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