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How good are you at starting off your project?

Ron Rosenhead

It is called “Initiating successful projects” and was first published in December 2011. The report gives examples of good projects – where the initiation process has contributed to success and sadly, examples where this has not happened. I was surprised as I had not seen this report before. The report goes on to suggest: “….our

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Picking a Project Management Methodology

MPUG

The following are examples of factors from the PMBOK Guide that lead to said project’s creation: Business process improvements. Transportation sector. Even if you do not have defined model in place, you probably have some processes that could be used as part of your selected methodology. Competitive forces. Customer request.

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Where Did All the Project Managers Go?

Leading Answers

“ Software is eating the world ” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. Not just technology companies (like Google, Apple) but every sector is being disrupted by software including retail (Amazon), banking (PayPal, cryptocurrencies), transportation (Tesla, Uber), and travel (Airbnb).

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Episode 173 – On The World Stage: The FIFA World Cup Turf Project

Velociteach

In this unique project story, John Holmes explains how he navigated the selection process and became the exclusive supplier of turfgrass for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. We didn’t invent the process, but we somewhat perfected it. And we set off, took off running in 2011. And we’ll get into that process, sure, in a little while.

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

Herding Cats

Cognitive bias - a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information. Because of that, we don't separate the thinking processes into a dual-system. A process based on tangible evidentiary materials.

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Where Did All the Project Managers Go?

Leading Answers

“ Software is eating the world ” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. Not just technology companies (like Google, Apple) but every sector is being disrupted by software including retail (Amazon), banking (PayPal, cryptocurrencies), transportation (Tesla, Uber), and travel (Airbnb).

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

Herding Cats

Cognitive bias - a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information. Because of that, we don't separate the thinking processes into a dual-system. A process based on tangible evidentiary materials.