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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

After $170m spent on a project to upgrade its computer system, the FBI project crumbled because the requirements were ill-defined from the beginning and the software didn’t function the way the agency had hoped. For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat. The merger was not a successful one. This is where the problems begin.

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Top PM 10 Articles of All Time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

My project alphabet was a popular post of 2010 and inspired Derek Huether to write a book about zombie project management. For more up-to-date software reviews, see my complete list here. This was one of my favorites: about Pareto and the 80/20 rule and how some stuff just needs to get done. Don’t know what that is?

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Scrum Methodology: Roles, Events & Artifacts

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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Top 10 Lean/ Kanban Books for IT, Software and Knowledge Work!

Digite

262 pages, ET to read: 4 hours, Published April 7th, 2010 by Blue Hole Press). This is the original book where David Anderson first laid down the definition of and guidance to the Kanban Method for software and knowledge work. David Anderson, who is widely regarded as the Kanban Method pioneer published this book in 2010.

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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Fred Brooks, father of OS 360 at IBM put it best when he said, ‘adding people to a late software project will only make it later.'” LeRoy Ward was first published in 2010. When adding more people a project manager must put into place a well thought out division of labor. Fast-track the project.

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Why Over-communication Matters for Project Management And 5 Tips For Doing It Right

Proofhub

These are 5 easy-to-follow tips that’ll help you level up project management with over-communication: Tip #1. Hack : Use meeting scheduling software for planning so that meetings don’t show up on everyone’s calendars uninvited. This way, you’ll promote knowledge exchange and include everyone in the meeting.

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Top Six SaaS Tool Marketing Tactics To Follow In 2022

Proofhub

Software as a service has been the fastest-growing segment since 2010, and businesses are now investing 50% more in these cloud-based technologies than they did a couple of years ago. It’s important to use well-informed content to educate your target audience about how the software works and how it can benefit their business.

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