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Software Review: ProjectManager.com [2016]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, you have to save every item before navigating away – in many of the apps and websites I use today the saving is automatic. You'll also like: Software Review: Project Viewer for Primavera [2016] This article was updated with minor amends on 27 March 2016. Header image from placeit.net.

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What I’m Reading: April 2016

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Parisian Christmas Bake Off by Jenny Oliver was a gift, and I picked it up to read one day when my son was ill and I needed something to do while sitting with him (I try to avoid screen time to set a good example…). Plus a photo of our amazing Peppa Pig birthday. Plus a couple of great children's book recommendations as well!

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Strategic Project Portfolio Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Some projects work well without initial planning or organization,” he writes, citing Wikipedia as an example because “there is no planning involved in specifying the articles submitted.” This book review first appeared in 2016. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

Butchibabu and her colleagues (2016) performed an experiment with 13 teams. For example, a developer may want to spend some time with their designer before they start implementation on UI-oriented items. For example, what may feel like a lively debate for one member can be an anxiety-inducing argument for another. In summary.

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Software Review: Vizzlo [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I first wrote this Vizzlo review in 2016, and this review has been updated to reflect changes in the tool since then. For example, I had to email support to get instructions on how to edit the leaf chart as it wasn’t clear to me how to change the text. General Information. Name: Vizzlo. Vendor: Vizzlo. Hosting options: Web only.

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Modularized megaprojects: Failure of Conventional Approaches (Part 1)

Inloox

A prime example in this context is the BER Airport. After the start of construction in 2014, the Gigafactory was opened in 2016, and the planned costs were met. For example, the opening date was delayed by several months due to defective fire doors. Instead, it did not open until 2020, at a total cost of over 6 billion euros.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, read on your commute or listen to an audiobook at the gym. It was first published in 2016, so that makes it quite old as books go, but sustainability is something that is taking more of a hold (thankfully) in how we deliver projects. PDU claim: 5 hours. Where to get the books Buying business books is expensive.

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