Moira Alexander

APRIL 24, 2017

Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is one of the biggest MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platforms available and offers many project management (PM) courses. Introductory project management courses. Intermediate project management courses. Related Video.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2019

And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Project Management Conflict Examples in the Concept Phase. The sponsor and the project manager.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 28, 2020

The idea of the organization as a machine has become so ingrained and pervasive in management practices and theories in the past fifty years, that it is hard to even be aware of it. and attributes much of it to scientific management. The most significant criticism of scientific management?—?and

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nTask

JANUARY 21, 2019

What may seem like a completely different ballgame, if studied closely, just may be able to teach Agile teams a thing or two. On Brown’s part, there was an exhibition of risk-taking and present-mindedness. The coach did not take the risk and took an important decision in the team’s best interests. Let the games begin!

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2019

This means conveying confidence is an essential trait for a project manager because a large part of our work is in winning over team members, stakeholders, and clients to our point of view. Often, the stereotype of a project manager can be one of a brash, arrogant professional. But we know the truth of it. I don’t like this.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Project managers generally like plans and estimates so we can forecast when things should be done and how much they may cost. It helps manage client expectations and answer the type of questions they ask, such as " When will it be done? " and " How much will it cost? So then I felt conflicted.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Managment Processes. Nine Best Practices of Project Management , Software Program Managers Network (SPMN). Top Habits of Successful Project Managers. Open Loop / Closed Loop Project Controls. Ten Rules for Common Sense Program Management.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 20, 2024

by Meredith Malinawan, PMP In the fast-evolving landscape of project management, one cannot merely rely on a one-size-fits-all approach. Even as an experienced project manager looking to improve your methodology, it can be challenging to tailor your approach to meet the unique needs of every project. What is Tailoring?

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Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As a project manager, you know time is money. This clash between expectations and reality quickly leads to project issues and failure, causing stress for everyone involved and putting you at risk of losing revenue, or even clients. As part of the triple constraints of project management , timing can either make or break a project.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Check out the new Project Management Handbook (paid link): —————————————-. It always helps project managers to have a clear frame of reference on anything strategic, and the BCG Advantage Matrix can help. What Is the Growth Share Matrix? ,

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 19, 2023

The Project Management Institute acquired DA in 2019 to extend its agile capabilities. Dean Leffingwell released the first version of SAFe in 2012. Full SAFe extends the framework to Large Solutions that require coordinating many ARTs and implementing Lean Portfolio Management. They are closed books, online, and self-proctored.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To enter a negotiating engagement without thorough prep exposes you to too much risk and too many surprises. It’s also the time to closely observe body language and to listen more than you speak. Closing the Negotiation. Be bold here. If it’s a salary increase, think the greatest percentage they could possibly give.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Uncertainty is related to three aspects of the management of projects: The external world - the activities of the project itself. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project. An aleatory risk is expressed as a relation to a value.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Also, the employee may be interfacing with other employees, including other project managers, that they never worked with before and might never work with again. In the early years of modern project management, most companies used a matrix management organizational structure for staffing projects.

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Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

Traditional project management approaches, several of which are based on a strong belief in the cone of uncertainty, advocate stronger project control and greater planning. In that case, the competitor will win nearly every time, and the prize for “good” project management might be losing market share. If not, that's another issue.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Are you a Project Manager or a Project Leader? One way I like to think of the difference between Project Management and Project Leadership is that: Project Management gets things done. One way I like to think of the difference between Project Management and Project Leadership is that: Project Management gets things done.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

Closed Loop Stochastic Adaptive control in the presence of Evolving Uncertainty. Uncertainty creates Risk. Risk management requires active reduction of risk. Management of this reduction work and measurement of the progress is a Close Loop Control System paradigm. Measure of Effectiveness.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 1, 2017

As managers, we may only be interested in 80% of the possible value. In our current domain, the primary tool used to develop the needed margins, assess the impacts of risk reduction activities, find blocking steps and a variety of other reducible and irreducible uncertainties is Monet Carlo Simulation. That date was August 14, 1908.

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Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2017

They look pretty close. Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths & Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management , Jeffrey Pfeffer and Rober Sutton, Harvard Business School Press, 2006. The Flaw of Averages : Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of Uncertainty , Sam L. Savage, John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

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Runrun.it

JANUARY 23, 2020

And while 1 in 12 also close within a year, that still leaves the rest with plenty of competition to worry about. . It is well understood that the risk of digital disruption is high. In 2012, Hasbro realized that while its advertising strategies had been focused on children, the real decision makers were in fact parents.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., The risk to not doing so is to, at the very least, slow the return on investment of the new PMO down. P = Project Management Information System.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Edmondson (2012) argues that dynamic teaming is important to share and encourage learning. This is also what inspired Edmondson (2012) in her academic work on “teaming”. They also tend to perform better (Evans & Dion, 2012), are better able to deal with stress and pressure (Salas, Driskell & Hughes, 1996).

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Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

Let's say you're the project or program manager of a large complex system. We cannot escape these two uncertainties - reducible and irreducible - and must learn how to manage in the presence of these uncertainties. Maybe an aircraft, or a building, or an ERP system deployment. Abstracted from [3].

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Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

In a recent exchange in social media, it was clear the notion of risk and the sources of risk, the consequences or risks and managing in the presence of risk was in very unclear, when it was conjectured , we can simply slice the work into small bits and REDUCE risk. . It just closed the loop faster.

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Project Management Hacks

JUNE 16, 2016

In fact, Jobvite’s 2012 Social Job Seeker Survey found 69% of Americans they were either “actively seeking” a new job or “open to” a new job. the defenders in the 1529 Siege Of Vienna), it is a high risk move. The Low Risk Strategy For Career Change. high risk aversion)? ” Not at all.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In addition, the " take a bite " approach of LeSS (perhaps unintentionally as its designed to reduce complexity) is another way to reduce complexity and/or risk with small bets. . They are both focused on Agile Product Management. I agree as I can't see how lunch & learns to manage to educate teams of people. Let's see. .

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

With the ongoing expansion of the distributed workforce, this topic seems to be gaining even more importance among fellow project managers. Later, the presentation will focus on efficiency tips for managers of virtual teams, based on my own experience of working with globally dispersed employees. What are the keynotes?

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MPUG

JUNE 26, 2020

Kyle: Currently he works as a consultant, for the implementation of business systems, and as a project manager. He is a trainer for project management, and risk management in the Microsoft Innovation Center, he is a certified accountant, PMI, PMP and RMP, Microsoft Certified Professional, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Management Processes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. There’s a risk of conflict between: The sponsor and users. The sponsor and the project manager.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

This is simply good process development and management. Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature at a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty. Can't go wrong here, except for a critical issue.

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MPUG

MAY 18, 2022

s webinar, Use Agile Project Management with MS Project, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Welcome to Use Agile Project Management with MS Project. I’ll also invite you to stay on after the event and the recording closes. Cindy enjoys sharing her knowledge with the project management community.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 18, 2018

Here are some things for managers, programmers, and testers to keep in mind. There is a risk of writing some redundant test cases, but it would be far worse to overlook something important. Open/Closed. With that in mind, I think we ought to be as rigorous as we can with the things we can control. Prevention – Programmers.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

This is simply good process development and business management. Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature for a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty, using any software method you choose.

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PM That Works

AUGUST 22, 2020

And for those of you that are Shark Tank nerds like myself, we know the story of books and I can't wait to get into it in 2012 along with co founder, Juan Pablo and I want to say man too far. VoiceAmerica 12:26 Are you aware that 80% of project management executives do not know how their projects align with their company's business strategy?

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ben Howard’s session, Power BI for Business Users and Project Managers – Part 2: Deep Dive into Shaping Data using Power Query, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Power BI for Business Users and Project Managers part two. ” Kyle: That looks great.

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