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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

During a company integration program, customer service levels dropped by 25-50% because the team management focused their efforts on reorganizing and changing employees’ roles and responsibilities, all with “the best of intentions”. Consequently, the difference in corporate culture led to numerous issues causing anxiety among team members.

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The Essential Project Management Competencies: A 2017 Perspective

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development… and there’s a lot of choice. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the competencies I need to succeed. How To Develop Your Skills (and those of your team).

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Quick and Easy: This is New in the PMBOK Guide Edition 7

Inloox

Besides certification programs and extensive market research programs, PMI has been publishing its PMBOK guide (Project Management Body of Knowledge) since the late 1990s by setting standards for project, program and portfolio management. The PMBOK guide is a project management guide developed by PMI. What is PMBOK?

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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 2017, I decided to raise the bar and embrace the biggest challenge in my career so far. In 2017 my English was an intermediate level. . Embrace challenges. . You love this!”. Step one - The interview. .

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100+ Project Management Statistics & Facts To Remember in 2019

ProProfs Project Management

Whether you are overseeing a team or leading major projects and their execution process, it is essential to keep everything in line to ensure project success. How will you know what is the best way to manage your teams ? 47% of projects fail to meet their goals due to poor management of requirements. Louis ) Tweet this.

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Creating a Resource Management Plan

Ganttic

Skill sets, certifications, maintenance reports, locations – all the general information about your team and equipment that’s necessary for scheduling. Not only of your project budget, but it’s important to monitor the costs of your team, especially if you’re using outsourced workers or freelancers.

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43 Learning Resources for New and Experienced Project Managers

LiquidPlanner

Certificate Programs. Results Without Authority: Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn’t Report to You by Tom Kendrick. Leading a project team that doesn’t report to you is a whole new challenge in itself. Kendrick walks through how to motivate a team to contribute to a project’s success. Start date: November 6, 2017.