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The challenges of IT Project Management, with Dave Gordon

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2012, I went to Las Vegas for the Pink Elephant ITSM conference. The basic idea behind the book is that the reality is of the SaaS implementation is it’s less about information technology and far more about re-engineering business processes, really looking at how you represent data in a complex system.

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10 Secrets To Being a Good Sponsor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The book includes a list of 50 secrets in Appendix D which is a summary of The Standish Group’s Chaos Manifesto 2012: The Year of the Executive Sponsor. Read my guide on the process for decision-making. While that might seem like a long time ago, I feel they are still relevant today. Just be able to justify why you chose what you did.

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Project Management and Leadership – can you have one without the other?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s now widely recognized that having employees with great project management skills leads to more efficient processes, better uses of time, and less wastage than without. It’s been said that managers work with processes and leaders work with people (The 360 Degree Leader, Maxwell, 2005). Leadership and Project Management together.

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Agile Project Management for Marketing

Rebel’s Guide to PM

However, beyond the bad news we’ve had to deal with since the beginning of this year, these changing circumstances have ushered in a different kind of enthusiasm for making process improvements in how we work together as well. Which Agile process techniques are most popular among marketers? It’s certainly not a new idea.

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Which estimation methods are favored for adaptive delivery?

Kiron Bondale

Throughput and Monte Carlo – this refers to the process of forecasting based on an understanding of how many work items of a certain size can be completed within a fixed amount of time as well as using simulations to get a confidence level on how many work items might be completed by a given date.

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PMI-RMP: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR 2021

Project Risk Coach

The PMI-RMP Exam Content Outline (2012) specifies the domains, knowledge, and skills needed by a Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®. The PMI-RMP Exam Content Outline was published in 2012, and the PMBOK® Guide – 4th Edition was published in 2008 while the PMBOK® Guide – 5th Edition was published in 2013."

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Trello vs. Asana: Side-by-Side Comparison

ProjectManager.com

They launched their Asana product in 2012. Human resources departments use it for tracking recruitment, employee performance reviews and the onboarding process. For example, the Premium plan offers automatic processes. Now, let’s look into Asana and see what this project management software is all about. What Is Asana?