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Product-Market Fit: What Is It & Why Is It Important?

ProjectManager.com

You can thank Marc Andreessen , the American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer, for the hyphenated phrase. That’s the first step of smart product development. Related: The Importance of Customer Development for Startups. He has developed a six-step framework, which he called the Lead Product Process.

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

According to the Project Management Institute’s Pulse of the Profession survey , 81% of top-performing companies prioritize the development of technical project management skills. Next, ask your team questions. If you can’t walk the walk with your development team, they’re going to reject your suggestions.

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Top Solutions to Project Failure – Epicflow Research Part 2

Epicflow Blog

We all dream of reaching maximum success with our teams and projects, even though project failure is common. We’ve surveyed members of LinkedIn PM communities to find out what leads to project failure. Our survey participants suggested various effective ways to mitigate the causes of project failure. Involve Your Stakeholders.

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Team workload management: How to avoid your team feeling overwhelmed

Planio

Define your scope, break it down into manageable tasks, and assign them to your team. How do you engage and get the most out of your underperformers? So, what’s the secret to maintaining your heavy workload without your team feeling overwhelmed? Team vs. personal workload management. Workload management.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 2: What to Measure and How to Report

MPUG

By education and training, I’m actually a software developer. There was another study done that shows that 122 million wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance, a 12% increase over the previous years. I got junior software engineers, software engineers, senior software engineers.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

Teamweek

According to the 2023 ManpowerGroup Talent Shortage survey , 77% of employers report difficulties in filling roles — a 17-year high that’s over twice what it was a decade ago. Understanding this mismatch is key to ensuring your team’s talents are used effectively and your business thrives.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2022

ProjectManager.com

Develop your skills, learn about new project management research and become more employable. One of the biggest trends is the hybrid boom and how to manage teams who are distributed, in different departments and with different skill sets. Click here to download ProjectManager’s survey report on 2022 project management trends.

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