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Best of 2016: Moving Foward

Stepping Into Project Management

2016 has been a tough year for me, it has tested me in every possible way and yet I am thankful that I have survived. The journey taught me a lot and I thought I will share with you some of my favorite things I have discovered last year that I intend to carry forward with me to 2017.

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The Most Popular Project Management Hacks Articles of 2016

Project Management Hacks

A news screen at the gym informed me that there are less than 30 hours left to go in 2016! Project Manager Salary: 4 Key Insights To Earn $100,000 Per Year. Many readers are interested in earning more money as a project manager. Conflict Management Techniques From the PMBOK Guide. 6 Steps To Successful Vendor Management.

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How to Manage People Who May Be Older Or Wiser Than You

Teamweek

I can’t remember the name of the women’s magazine now, but the article was directed at professionals who found themselves reporting to a much-younger new boss. In 2016, that number was over 56%, and it’s expected to reach 60% by 2026. The first time I encountered the term ‘Baby Boss,’ I cringed. Don’t Do What I Did!

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

Scrum.org

The idea of the organization as a machine has become so ingrained and pervasive in management practices and theories in the past fifty years, that it is hard to even be aware of it. and attributes much of it to scientific management. The most significant criticism of scientific management?—?and

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Clarifying Misconceptions of the Big Launch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

What really works might surprise you – it’s definitely something to work on when you are thinking about positive project risk! In a Forbes magazine story eight years later, reviewing WordPress’s early history, author J. Copyright 2016. You'll also like: Launch of Project Management in the Real World!

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

One of our clients, a retired USAF Col Program Manager at an NNSA Weapons Testing Site has a statement that is applicable here: If you lack academic basis and validated experience, your advice is simply unsubstantiated opinion without any basis in fact or principle. Flint, School of Management, Working Paper Series, September 2005.”.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. Fixed price without fixed specification,” Magne Jørgensen, Simula Research Laboratory, 15 March 2016. Springer International Publishing, 2016. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. 3, August 2012. 400-407, 2009.