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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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Excel in Project Execution With These 5 Surefire Tips

ProProfs Project Management

Call for a Team Meeting When It Is Really Needed. Another benefit is that your team gains confidence when they accomplish one milestone, which, in turn, helps them perform better in the remaining phase of the project. Also, explain the reason behind the received changes, so your team executes tasks more precisely this time.

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The art of unshipping: How to deprioritize features, phase out projects and sunset products

Planio

In 2017, Apple did something no one expected. Unshipping is a term coined by the team at Mixpanel to describe removing a feature or product that is already live to users. Product teams become unnaturally attached to their product roadmaps. Developers and product teams are almost always focused on more. More users.

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Human Factor in Project Management: How to Keep Your Team Efficient

Epicflow Blog

To make your collaboration as pleasant and efficient as possible, make sure you understand your employees’ needs and weaknesses. Skill-based errors are the ones that you make when performing a routine task, where you’re unconsciously unfocused on the very process. Knowledge-based errors are mistakes.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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Take Project Work Performance to the Next Level With These 10 Tips

ProProfs Project Management

If we specifically talk about project teams, it’s crucial to ensure that they always bring their A-game while working on the assignments. Why are we stressing specifically on project teams? You cannot meet them at once unless your team is giving their best. Encourage Your Team to Acknowledge Their Weak Spots.