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2017 Project Management Trends To Watch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This year I’m looking forward into 2017 to highlight some of the project management trends I think it is worth watching out for. The introduction of the apprenticeship levy in the UK next year may well have a significant impact on training budgets even in mid-sized firms. Be brave, find your people and have a wonderful 2017.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

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Successful CEOs Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy define execution in their book Executive: The Discipline of Getting Things Done : “Execution is a specific set of behaviors and techniques that companies need to master in order to have a competitive advantage. Make Changes. This leads to the changes that are necessary for every project.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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It became a part of agile when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” in 2001. This organization produces a book called the “project management body of knowledge” or PMBOK. It was first published in 1996 and is about to publish its sixth edition in the fall of 2017.

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If they don’t realise they have to use the room booking process for sorting out meeting rooms, they will continue to circumnavigate the process and go directly to the office manager: causing problems on both sides, I expect. An older version of this article first appeared on the 2080 blog in 2017. People need training on processes.

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Why PMPs Should Actually Read the PMBOK 6th Edition

Project Risk Coach

Four Reasons to Read the PMBOK 6th Edition The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK 6 th Edition on September 6 th , 2017. These studies help PMI understand how project managers perform their duties and lead cross-functional teams within the constraints of schedule, budget, and scope. Want additional information?

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What are the Best Project Management Books?

Online PM Courses

But, for a new project manager, project management books are still a great way to learn. And for those of us with experience under our belts, the right project management books can offer new insights and ideas. So, what project management books would I recommend to a new project manager? How to Manage a Great Project: On budget.

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And my own research during winter 2017 shows that getting people involved in projects is still the most challenging part of getting work done. Look at your project schedule and consider whether you have truly incorporated enough change management activities (and time/budget for those activities) in the plan. What you can do.

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