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Book review: Critical Chain

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Goldratt, who died in 2011 , has created a world where the characters are well-rounded. Critical chain is a way to streamline processes so that you avoid bottlenecks and increase throughput. Business novels and stories that I have read in the past, like John Kotter’s Our Iceberg is Melting , have been contrived. What is critical chain?

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The Power of Asking “What If…”

Bridge the Gap Consulting

In 2011 I was overweight, suffered from high blood pressure, and was told that diabetes was likely in later years if I didn’t make changes now. Then I asked what if I ran a PMO, and did! For example, I read a lot about Project Management Offices (PMO’s). In one article, the author was a certified PMO professional.

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5 Ways Project Management Will Evolve

LiquidPlanner

In my current role, we’re moving from a manual process of pulling out key data points to then share via a monthly report to smart dashboards that dynamically capture and reflect key information in our project management tool that includes dashboards to support reporting. This is a trend I can’t wait to jump on. Thank goodness. .

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Overview of my year 2020 book reviews

Henny Portman

(article) Too many rules makes agility impossible (article) Scaling agile in organisaties (book, Dutch) Whitepaper: Exploring the delta in AgileSHIFT (whitepaper) PM World Journal 2019 Editor’s Choice Awards. Agile related books. Management.

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

An interesting report by PwC [5] highlights that AI-enabled project management tools give greater support and accuracy to the decision-making process and could be crucial in achieving successful project management in the near future across the following five key areas: Business Insights. Active Assistance. Innovation.”

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Productivity Tips for Better Time Management Solutions

LiquidPlanner

This time management process is all about asking yourself the right questions. He has built and led some of the largest PMOs in the world with organizations such as Siemens, IBM, UKG, and now Ceridian, where he is the VP Global PMO. But then, once committed to something, it is important to take every piece of help that you can.

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The Stakeholder Management Survey Results Are In!

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can get templates in lots of places including many PM books, your colleagues, your PMO and I even have a set of done-for-you templates to get you started quickly. If you need an invoice or receipt to process the cost through your company then let me know and I’ll get that actioned for you. Here’s to your stakeholder success!

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