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How to Get Projects From Strategy

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is a question I’m hearing quite a lot at the moment: How do I turn my company’s strategy into actual projects? It’s good to have a strategy, of course. But a strategy that stays in a fancy PowerPoint presentation isn’t helpful to anyone. That’s not a strategy, it’s a document. Identify strategic themes.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! ) Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. Following processes. What is Project Execution?

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Software Review: Roadmap Planner [2017]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is where you can add notes, projects or tasks to part of the roadmap so that you don’t forget what that element of your strategy was supposed to be about. Create a backlog with notes on your projects or milestones to remind you of the detail when you come to implement that part of the strategy.

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How to juggle work and study for your PMP certification

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You could also split the study plan between topics or jargon terms like organizational process assets , because these are tricky to understand! A better strategy to studying for your PMP exam is to learn something new every day. Having the study plan is not enough; you need to ensure you are executing your plan.

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The 7-S Framework: Project Management Remix

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The hard elements cover three factors, Strategy, Structure and Systems. Everything from formal processes, strategies, reporting, organizational charts and IT systems falls under this category. You should have a plan and strategy about how to be successful and how to achieve your objectives.

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It’s time to introduce a selection process for project sponsors

Ron Rosenhead

In our book “Strategies for Project Sponsorship” (published by Management Concepts) we made the suggestion the company should be making every effort to interview for project sponsors. Strategies for Project Sponsorship published by Management Concepts. If this is not done then delivering the key strategies could well be challenged.

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PMI-RMP® Training for the New Exam

Project Risk Coach

Simply put, PMI® did not use the Standard for Project Risk Management (2009) or the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition (2017) to validate the exam. In short, PMI® went from a process-based PMBOK® Guide (remember all of the Inputs, Tools & Techniques, & Outputs) to a principles-based PMBOK® Guide. Yes, the new standards.

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