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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

As this chart shows, social media and video chat are among the least-used PM features. In 2016, PMOs delivered a 33% improvement in projects delivered under budget, 27% improvement in customer satisfaction, 25% increase in productivity, and 25% reduction in failed projects. Poor communication (29%). Capterra ). Capterra ).

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Working Remotely? This Will Hit You Next!

Scrum.org

Despite the rapidness of the change, moving to remote worked surprisingly well for many teams, because they were used to some degree of remote work before. Especially development teams and technology firms in general have many years of experience with allowing their workforce to do their jobs from wherever and whenever they like.

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How a growth mindset has helped in my journey to become a PST

Scrum.org

In summary, the person with a growth mindset believe that new abilities can be developed through practice. . In 2016 I started to take the Scrum.org assessments, but in the first assessment I realized that the journey of study, research and mastering was something really rewarding for me more than the “badge” itself.

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Better Project Communications

International Institute for Learning

They are situationally aware, assess context, and communicate more effectively with their teams, customers, and stakeholders. Communications models and theories provide a framework to comprehend individual and team behaviors. Video conferences enable all three modes of expression; body language is truncated. Allen Curve.

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How to Develop the Essential Skills to Be a Project Manager

Wrike

One important note: In addition to the technical competencies we’re dishing out, project managers will also need to develop at least some basic subject matter expertise in whatever industry they’re managing projects. Develop this skill. Develop this skill. Develop this skill. Develop this skill.

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Matrix Management for Strategic Projects

International Institute for Learning

The intent is to build cross-functional project teams. In simple matrix structures, each horizontal line on the organizational chart represented a team or project and is headed up by a project or program manager whose prime responsibility is in a liaison role to coordinate information across functional units. vertical) units.

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How to Build a Robust Project Risk Culture [8 Steps]

Online PM Courses

If your team has a common purpose and approaches risk in a consistent way, which reflects that purpose, that will protect your project and make it more secure. Team members need to be constantly aware of risk, and share a common attitude to it. You and your team need to do as well as think about risk. What is Risk Culture?

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