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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you’re searching for a project management job, you’ve no doubt come across a range of different job titles. Which one should you go for? The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. And therein lies the challenge. What ‘project manager’ means to one business will be slightly different to how another company uses the term.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

ProjectManager.com

Every project is different. While they all have a timeframe and end with a deliverable, they require unique methodologies and steps to reach their goals. Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy.

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Planned Obsolescence: An Unsustainable Business Model

Green Project Management

Let’s start by defining some terms. Planned Obsolescence involves designing products to quickly break or become obsolete in the short to mid-term, with the general goal of encouraging sales of new products and upgrades. This business model thrives on consumer dissatisfaction and the constant need for newer, shinier products. However, this approach is ultimately unsustainable […] The post Planned Obsolescence: An Unsustainable Business Model appeared first on Insights into Sustainabil

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Agile Revolution in the Defense Industry

Scrum.org

The Ukrainian defense against the Russian invasion has revealed one thing: the undeniable advent of the drone era. These striking innovations, which look like toys, are the facade of a profound shift in the industrial paradigm based on speed of change, open-source, decentralization, and composability. These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and huma

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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From soda straws to 'constant stare'

Musings on Project Management

Does your project have proprietary or other intellectual property that is, of necessity, our of doors?Specialized antennas, telescopes, and other sensors?Unique infrastructure or private facilities?Proprietary ground or air or even space and underwater vehicles, or vehicle performance?New, competitive installations?

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Resource Requirements in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Resource requirements need to be identified and allocated for those steps to be executed. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them.

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5 Key Statistics on How the PMP Certification Will Boost Your Salary and Career

The IIL Blog

By Nicholas Mendez March 13, 2024 Are you ready to take your project management career to the next level? In today’s rapidly evolving professional landscape, staying competitive and advancing your career in project management requires more than just experience and skills. One significant way to distinguish yourself is by obtaining the well sought after Project Management Professional (PMP) ® certification.

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Ingraining Quality using Scrum: The Power of Definition of Done (From PM to PSM 10)

Scrum.org

The project management principle of building quality into processes and deliverables resonates deeply with the Scrum framework, particularly through the concept of the Definition of Done (DoD). For Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, understanding and effectively applying the DoD is key to ensuring quality in every increment of product development.

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The Velociteach Guide to Delivering Sustainable Projects

Velociteach

By their very nature, certain projects scream sustainability ! An example is the Ocean Cleanup Project , and the laudable work performed by these engineers, project managers, and world-changers who aim to remove plastic from our oceans. Other projects may not have such lofty goals; however, those who lead the project teams should deliver sustainable outcomes.

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Strategic Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Impact

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions.This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expendi

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The Rhinoceros In The Room (Risk Analysis and How to Tame Your “Unicorn”)

PM Times

Imagine going to the pet rescue organization in your town to get a new pet, and you look at several adorable dogs and cats, and then the staff person says, “Well, there’s one that we’re not sure we’re going to be able to find a home for. Would you like to see him?” You’re there […] The post The Rhinoceros In The Room (Risk Analysis and How to Tame Your “Unicorn”) appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.

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The Role of SEO in Enhancing Business Productivity Tools’ Online Presence

Productivity Land

In the digital age, the significance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in elevating the online presence of business productivity tools cannot be overstated. With the vast expanse of the internet, businesses find it increasingly challenging to cut through the noise and reach their target audience. This is where the strategic implementation of SEO comes into play, particularly for B2B (Business-to-Business) enterprises.

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Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a Project Manager struggling to align your project objectives efforts with your organizational objectives? Is it challenging to navigate the complex landscape of project governance frameworks? Many organizations face similar challenges in ensuring projects deliver tangible value while staying aligned with strategic priorities.

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What Is My Product Owner Doing All Day?

Scrum.org

This article was first published in the AskScrum.com newsletter. Subscribe to AskScrum.com to be the first to receive articles like this. A Product Owner guides a product's journey to success. They are accountable for translating customer wishes and needs into a viable and competitive product, using vision, goals, and the product backlog. Together with the rest of the team, the Product Owner is accountable for ensuring the product's success, usually in a dynamic business environment.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Episode 197 – Thriving Project Teams: Retention vs. Turnover

Velociteach

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Have you ever wondered why project team members decide to quit? Join us as we unravel the mysteries behind team turnover with HR expert Cindi Filer. Discover the pitfalls project managers should avoid to retain their team members, foster a thriving workplace environment, and optimize your most valuable resource: your people.

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Cumulative Cost and Budget Spreadsheet Tool

PM Times

As both a Project Management practitioner and a College Professor and University Instructor, I have found that there are very few simple-to-use templates for creating a time-based project schedule and budget. This package has a series of 4 Excel spreadsheets (but any standard spreadsheet program should also work) that allow a student or practitioner to […] The post Cumulative Cost and Budget Spreadsheet Tool appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.

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Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI

Productivity Land

In the landscape of artificial intelligence, a select few innovations have made as much noise as generative AI. In fact, forecasts suggest the generative AI sector is on track to reach a valuation of $66.62 billion by the end of 2024. This particular branch of artificial intelligence enables systems to create new works such as visual art, text, or melodies by using patterns learned from pre-existing data.

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Project Management Artifacts: Essential Tools to Enhance Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

By: Meredith G. Malinawan, PMP Choosing the appropriate tools and techniques to your advantage is essential for professionals working in the dynamic field of project management who must contend with issues like project budget constraints, tight deadlines, and constantly changing requirements. To achieve project success, increase efficiency, and streamline procedures, models, methods, and artifacts are crucial.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Selbstmanagement sabotiert: Die 5 häufigsten Missverständnisse bei der Anwendung von Scrum

Scrum.org

Was Selbstmanagement wirklich bedeutet, zeigt sich in der Antwort auf diese Frage: „Wie kannst du 100 Entwickler am besten in Scrum Teams organisieren und sicherstellen, dass sie die richtigen Product-Backlog-Einträge auswählen?“ Diese Frage stammt von Ken Schwaber. Sie ist ein zentraler Bestandteil des „Professional Scrum Master“-Trainings und eine Prüfungsfrage im PSM-1.

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Quantifying Waste Reduction Using Value Stream Maps

Leading Agile

Dave Prior is back again with Lance Kind and Mary Lloyd to talk about value stream mapping. In the last installment of this miniseries, the team gave a high-level introduction into what a value stream map is and why they’re important. On today’s episode of SoundNotes, they discuss how use value stream mapping to demonstrate the economic benefit of reducing waste in the system.

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Self-Study APM PMQ Tips

Project Accelerator News

Whilst self-study is a necessary step for anyone studying for the APM PMQ, or indeed most other project management qualifications, it can be difficult to know where to start. We have put together some helpful tips to help you get the most out of your self-study. Organisational Roles in Project Management Consider the roles and responsibilities of the following: Sponsor – The person with overall responsibility for the outcomes of the project Project manager – the lead when it comes to planning, e

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Maximizing Creative Efficiency: The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Project Management Software

Admation

You’re a creative pro with more work than hours in the day. Your team churns out gorgeous campaigns, but keeping all those moving parts going takes serious project management skills. Without the right processes and tools, your creative fire gets bogged down in messy workflows, missed deadlines, and feedback chaos. But what if there was marketing project management software designed just for creative teams like yours?

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Managing Virtual Teams: Strategies for Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager grappling with the complexities of managing virtual teams in today's interconnected world? As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, project managers like you face the challenge of overseeing teams across different locations, working hours, and continents. In this fast-paced digital era, managing virtual teams has become essential for project delivery success.

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Unlock Agile Understanding with Scrum Master Training ?

Scrum.org

In this Responsive Advisors Lightning Round, we unravel how Scrum Master training isn't just another course; it's your gateway to transforming how you approach projects and teamwork. Whether you're new to Agile or looking to deepen your understanding, we've got insights that will illuminate your path.

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An Introduction to Value Stream Mapping

Leading Agile

Dave Prior sits down with LeadingAgile consultants Mary Lloyd and Lance Kind to discuss value stream mapping. What is it? Why use it at all? And when should you use this technique? Together, they answer these questions, dig into an example of value stream mapping, and explore some use cases for the technique. Want to Listen Instead? LeadingAgile · An Introduction to Value Stream Mapping Contacting Mary Lloyd If you’d like to contact Mary, you can reach her at: LeadingAgile: www.leadingagile.co

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Sprints at Scale: Working with 10, 100, or More Sprints in A Scrum Project

Management Yogi

A Sprint, which is a mini-project, usually has a length of 2 weeks, though it can vary from 1 to 4 weeks. While running Sprints for a big project using Scrum framework, one can run 10, 100, 500 or more Sprints. It’s highly possible and the number of Sprints goes-up when the Sprint length is shorter – say 1 week.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.