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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Unfortunately, many Project Management Offices (PMOs) become nothing more than a watchdog, one that ensures compliance to a strict set of rules. Management sees it as a way to give oversight to all the programs and projects. Third, some PMO managers lack authority and relational influence in the organization.

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How to Identify Different Work Styles for Better Productivity

ProjectManager.com

As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Perhaps the best solution would be to develop hybrid work processes that allow for a variety of work styles. Every team needs a leader. No problem.

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Is your team “quiet quitting?” How to handle employee overload

Planio

But it’s unfair to put all of the blame on outside influence. Employee overload is the norm at many companies, with management setting loftier goals with fewer resources. Rather than try to fix the problem, organizations squeeze their teams to the limit, which isn’t good for long-term business growth. What is “quiet quitting”?

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7 Steps to Write a Risk Management Plan For Your Next Project (With Free Template!)

Planio

As a project manager, you of all people know the truth of this old adage. Poor planning is at the root of most project failures. Get your free template and create your own risk management plan. We have designed an easy to use Risk Management Template for you to use for free. Get your free template.

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How to give effective feedback

Scrum.org

Many self-managing teams struggle to reach a truly high-performing state. When an organisation moves to a self-management model, a key service centralised management traditionally played – giving feedback – is often ignored, leaving teams struggling to truly grow. Models for high-performing Teams.

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Mind The (Scrum) Gap!

Scrum.org

As a community, we excel at putting our fingers on the sore spots of what teams and organizations do wrong. Some examples of good Scrum versus bad Scrum we all seem to agree on…. But how useful is it for members of a Scrum team or an organization that actually wants to succeed with Scrum? Why does it matter?

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5 Reasons Engineers Need to Develop Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

The project a skilled engineer might be working on, however, won’t be successful unless there is an equally skilled project manager involved leading and managing the engineering project. Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 report The High Cost of Low Performance: How will you improve business results? Think I’m wrong?