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How good is project sponsorship in your company?

Ron Rosenhead

Read the PMI Pulse of the Profession Report 2015. If its zero (as suggested to me recently by a senior manager) then do read PMI’s 2015 Pulse of the Profession – Capturing the Value of Project Management. I have given a series of presentations in 2015 and some of the suggestions are include below. Who should do what and when?

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In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

Scrum.org

Recognize how much of your thinking is still subtly influenced by a mechanical perspective in organizations . like network patterning, mood, safety, social contact and social influence?—?than social influence is that much stronger. Change, resistance, and social influence. than on individual traits.

2012 155
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From Laying the Foundation to Completion: The Basics and Challenges of Project Management in Construction

Inloox

The success of a construction project is sometimes recognizable even to amateurs and influences the lives of everybody. A study from Oxford in 2015 fundamentally addressed the question of why major projects fail. Yet these are not isolated cases.

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Susanne Madsen on Project Leadership [Interview]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Unfortunately it is still the case that many project managers lack basic people-skills and aren’t able to easily build trust and influence people. This interview first appeared on this site in 2015. So I would say that project leadership isn’t the de facto position yet, but that I hope it soon will be.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Elizabeth Harrin speaking at EVA 2015. ” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. It always has a unique feel to it and the team make it very entertaining. There is even a candlelit dinner.

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How to Create and Energize a Fan Base

LiquidPlanner

Tod’s track record includes leading the Seattle Seahawks to the franchise’s first ever NFL Super Bowl appearance in 2006 and taking the Tampa Bay Lightning to the NHL Stanley Cup Finals in 2015. Looking at your customers as fans also influences the type of people you hire and how you manage your team. to build something great.

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What George Orwell Can Teach Us About Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It directly influences how people act and what they do to help move the project forward. A version of this article first appeared in 2015. It is how people get information they need to make decisions about what they are supposed to do on the project. When communication is clear, it helps the receiver understand more about the project.

2015 378