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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. Any books about achieving business goals, portfolio management, strategy execution or case-study driven books will count here. It’s full of innovative approaches and project management principles that you’ll use over and over again.

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Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

Whether the aim is to enhance market competitiveness, drive innovation, or expand market reach, effective project governance systems are as important as a project plan and act as the linchpin that aligns every project initiative with these strategic imperatives. Innovation is good but there will be times when it's just gold-plating.

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How to Create a Startup Culture That Fits Your Goals

ProjectManager.com

A 2016 survey by Deloitte found that 16.8 Startup culture, like any business culture, is made up of three essentials: core values, a mission and the talent strategy. It is also influenced by the company, its identity, growth strategy and relationships. Shift in Priorities for Employees.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Another approach is to track many organizations over time as they adopt Agile methodologies, while also measuring anything else that could influence their results other than agility itself. But a high delivery strategy is of little value if what goes out to stakeholders doesn’t match their needs, or doesn’t reach the right people.

Agile 217
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6 Ways to Manage Projects Like a Nordic

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Nordic countries are frequently featured in the news for their egalitarian lifestyles, high performing education systems and technological innovations. That should reduce team conflict (although it is always worth having a few conflict resolution strategies on hand in case you need them). Form strategic partnerships.

2015 373
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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The lesson I need to remember is that, whilst experimenting is an integral part of innovation, the most successful programmes are those that recognise the ongoing needs of business-as-usual and balance the tried and tested with the new. Jonathan Norman is the Knowledge Manager for the Major Projects Knowledge Hub in the UK. Colin Ellis.

2018 305
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Matrix Management for Strategic Projects

International Institute for Learning

The concept of matrix management and horizontal (or multidirectional) workflow became common practice in the aerospace industry beginning in the 1970s mainly because of technical reasons stemming from the need for innovation, new product development, and improved quality management practices. Feb (2016). vertical) units.