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Simplifying Procurement in Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Strategic Alignment : Effective procurement aligns purchasing decisions with the organization's broader strategic goals, such as sustainability and innovation. This document is crucial when the project involves complex scopes or when innovation, quality, and supplier-added value are major decision factors.

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What Is a PMO? (Infographic)

Wrike

In addition, 45% have a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. More than half (60%) of PMOs have a project management training program in place (up from 49% in 2014). 42%: PM Certificate. 42%: PM Certificate. Balance the need for innovation with the need for stability. Who Staffs the PMO?

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Why Great Leaders Mentalize and Five Exercises to Help You Do So

The IIL Blog

Introduced by Brasnett & Troupp (2014), the concept of collegial sparring describes when teachers want to grow their mentalization ability within the teacher group. Maria Ebro is a Presenter for IIL’s upcoming Online Leadership and Innovation Conference! Exercise 2: Collegial sparring. Maria Ebro. Original article published here.

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Why Great Leaders Mentalize and Five Exercises to Help You Do So

International Institute for Learning

Introduced by Brasnett & Troupp (2014), the concept of collegial sparring describes when teachers want to grow their mentalization ability within the teacher group. Maria Ebro is a Presenter for IIL’s upcoming Online Leadership and Innovation Conference! Exercise 2: Collegial sparring. Maria Ebro. Original article published here.

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My Journey as a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

Always eager to learn more, I registered for a certification program by which I could learn BiSL , ASL , ITIL , and PRINCE2. In hindsight, I already started writing the paper “ The 8 Stances of a Scrum Master ” around 2011–2014, although it was published via Scrum.org years later. I started to write down everything I learned.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

In fact, if you’re taking the PMP certification it will be your textbook. The PMBOK might not be the best option if you’re not looking to get a certification or want something more specific to your niche. Published date: 2014. Published date: 2014. 20 Minute Manager: Managing Projects. Author: Harvard Business Review.

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How Charles Byrd Gets It Done: Project Management & Networking Tips

Project Management Hacks

Lync was a favorite with employees and was the most utilized tool company-wide rolled out in 2014. This not only brought a spotlight to the projects creating a buzz, it garnered executive management support along with the company’s prestigious IT Innovation Award. I’d have to say the WebEx project was a personal favorite.