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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. Great for PMO leaders or those who want to shape the future of strategic delivery in their businesses, with lots of practical checklists and guidance. It’s about influence and negotiation and how to get things done. PDU claim: 2 hours.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APM is always an exceptional event and I’ve spoken at it in the past (You can read my write up of the 2016 conference here ). ” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 13 June 2019.

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Does your organization truly support project management?

Kiron Bondale

The April 2016 issue of PM Network provided updated project management capability findings from PMI’s 2016 Pulse of the Profession ® report. Establishing a PMO within a low maturity organization but not vesting it with the authority or sponsorship to influence behaviors and culture can be the kiss of death.

2016 120
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Emergent Change – Making Sense of a Messy Environment

Tony Adams

Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. Our challenge is to think more broadly – to understand the wider economic, political and organisational influences that are shaping our change environment. Does it influence the wider environment or does it respond to those change drivers?

2006 72
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Part II: A Simplified Approach to Determine IT Project Complexity

PM Times

Most companies now seek project managers who follow the PMO processes like Waterfall or Agile and many C-Level executives support the PMO process. However, a formally adopted PMO process to implement and closely monitor projects and portfolios does not account for everything occurring in IT. 2016)” as explained by Chapman.

2016 52
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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

During 2018 I will be launching an update to my online PMO course, The PMO Lifecycle: Building, Running, and Shutting Down , I have brand new webinars in the works with materials never been shared before all based off of my Project Management Communication Tools book, and my PMO Lifecycle book. Colin Ellis. Colin Ellis.

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Emergent Change – Making Sense of a Messy Environment

Tony Adams

Decisions are influenced by culture and politics within an organisation. Our challenge is to think more broadly – to understand the wider economic, political and organisational influences that are shaping our change environment. Does it influence the wider environment or does it respond to those change drivers?

2006 40