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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. In my experience, job titles vary hugely between employers.

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A Cheat Sheet for Project Manager Knowledge Transfers

LiquidPlanner

Project Governance. Identify any key stakeholders, their influence and expectations on the project. Who has influence over the project outcome? Project Governance. Are there any formal milestones, gate review or PMO expectations for the project? Related: Project Governance for Distributed Teams.

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Pulse of the Profession 2018: Success in Disruptive Times by Managing Projects Effectively

Inloox

The 2018 edition of the Pulse highlights feedback and insights from 4,455 project management practitioners, 447 senior executives, and 800 project management office (PMO) directors from a range of industries, including government, information technology (IT), telecom, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and construction.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT BENCHMARKING, an excellence enabling instrument

International Institute for Learning

Benchmarking is an excellent method to capture external best practices, possibly by using the project management office (PMO) or other internal organizations as the lead for external benchmarking activities. Identification of governance and leadership effectiveness. The steps can range from four to ten steps.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I think when we think about how we are delivering our projects, we need to focus on Business Value, Customer Satisfaction, Governance and less about coming in on time and budget. Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. He has 20+ years as a project manager and PMO leader.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

We are a consulting company in the DC Baltimore area that specializes in project and portfolio management for about 80% of our customers in the government space, the other 20 in the commercial space. So, that’s done a lot more in the commercial space than it ever is in most government spaces. By education and training.

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The Case for Multiple Project Management Methodologies

LiquidPlanner

The 2017 State of Project Management in Manufacturing report found that 74 percent of the respondents who said they were highly satisfied with their existing project management methodology actually used a combination of methodologies. Believe it or not, the PMO doesn’t create a new template or a new process out of sadistic pleasure.