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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

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Maja Mrsic Here are 3 examples of projects that didn’t go to plan. These are just a few examples of projects that failed while wasting a tremendous amount of money and time. For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat. You can’t expect your business to thrive if you are working on a shoestring budget.

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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The project management apprenticeship standard has been around since 2017 and individual apprenticeships have evolved a lot since then, which is a good thing. In fact there are several, at various levels, depending on your entry point and your career goals. There are more options, and more organizations offering them.

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How to Make a Company Retreat Unforgettable (with Location Examples)

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If you’re not convinced about the benefits of a company retreat, there’s a 2017 FfK survey that was conducted for Project: Time Off that showed that working less increases productivity. Find interesting, unique and fun environments (we’ll have some examples at the end). Why Are Company Retreats Important? Go off-site.

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Trello vs. Asana: Side-by-Side Comparison

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Neither Trello nor Asana can do that, which helps you deliver projects on time and within budget. Trello is a web-based kanban board, list-making application that’s a product of Trello Enterprises, a subsidiary of Atlassian to which it was sold in 2017. You can add dogs and cats to your dashboard, for example, with a keystroke.

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7 Awesome Meeting Habits That Will Make You Money

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, take a look at this Key Strategic Objective for Apple: To ask less of the planet, we ask more of ourselves. Here are some cost-per-meeting examples: #1 : A company with 25,000 employees in which each employee attends 100 meetings per year (2 meetings per week) at an estimated cost of $500 per meeting. Now it’s up to you….

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, there could be a risk that the budget sign-off process takes so long that even if your project sponsor is totally on top of it, the start date is delayed, with the subsequent impact on achieving the business case benefits that would bring. An older version of this article first appeared on the 2080 blog in 2017.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The waterfall method makes use of Gantt charts for planning and scheduling; an example is below. For example, the project management process groups describe the project life cycle while the 10 project management knowledge areas explain how to manage a project. Agile Methodology. Tools for Waterfall Project Management.