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7 Awesome Meeting Habits That Will Make You Money

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Let’s face it, most of us deal with unproductive meetings every day. I could go on, but I can feel your meeting pain shooting through your eyeballs as you read this. I think we can agree that you can’t afford unproductive meetings. Habit #1 – State your strategic objective at the beginning of your meeting. Gord Sheppard.

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2017 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

January to March 2017. 12th International Project Management Conference: Tehran, Iran, 12-13 February 2017. They expect over 1600 researchers, project managers, and practitioners to attend the 2017 conference. PMI Sweden Passion of Projects: Malmö, Sweden 13-14 March 2017. SPMI Symposium: Singapore, 16-17 March, 2017.

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The Essential Project Management Competencies: A 2017 Perspective

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And if a project is stopped prematurely or cancelled you can’t immediately assume it was to do with the project manager’s poor performance: more and more we need to be reviewing and closing down projects that are not meeting their business case goals. Check out my comprehensive guide on all the online training courses that will.

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How to Get Projects From Strategy

Rebel’s Guide to PM

First, hold a strategy planning meeting to identify the strategic themes from the strategy. This can either be stated in the level that must be achieved e.g. 95% of flights having an on-time departure per day, or an improvement that you desire e.g. to reduce ground time by 10% on 2017 times. This is how it works. Pin for later reading.

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Mixing Qualitative & Quantitative Data with Storyboarding

Speaker: Tristan Kromer, Lean Agile Coach, Kromatic

Both are necessary to have a complete understanding of where the desirability of the product meets the viability of the business. November 30, 2017 11 AM PST, 2 PM EST, 7 PM GMT Qualitative data from UXers should not compete against the quantitative data product owners need for their business model.

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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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5 Project Management Trends for Manufacturing Teams to Watch in 2017

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As 2016 comes to a close, it’s time to look at some project management trends we can expect to see in 2017. To prepare for what’s ahead, here are five project management industry trends that will gain traction in 2017. To a successful 2017! IIoT becomes a project foundation. Flexible knowledge management.