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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 unbreakable bond: How outstanding service = brand loyalty

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In addition, 89% of consumers moved to rivals after having a bad customer experience [ii]. User stories can help project teams put customer needs at the heart of what they build. Check out more project management trends shaping how we deliver projects successfully this year for other ideas of how to empower teams.

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

68% - more than 2/3rd - of organizations in PMI's annual survey said that they used outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. ( As per Wellingtone's survey, only 22% of organizations use a PM software. 50% of respondents in a survey said that their biggest challenge is that PMO processes are seen as overhead.

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How to Develop the Essential Skills to Be a Project Manager

Wrike

We’ll break down several necessary project manager technical skills and soft skills, and provide some actionable advice that you can use to step up your game. 5 technical skills for project managers (and how to improve them). Develop this skill. Develop this skill. Develop this skill. Ready to get started?

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Remote Agile (Part 5): The Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team

Scrum.org

TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team. This fifth article now dives into organizing a remote Retrospective with a distributed team: practices, tools, and lessons learned. By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should have identified improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint.

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Monitoring and Controlling Projects: A "How to" Guide

Project Pulse Journal

It's about leading a team through the trenches, keeping them motivated, and ensuring smooth progress while preventing burnout. You might wonder if it's possible to keep a keen eye on every project detail without overburdening yourself and your team. Can you truly have a well-monitored project and a motivated team working harmoniously?

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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. When you veer away from your product vision out of fear of upsetting users, your product is bound to become outdated, overly complicated, and bloated with technical debt. Product teams become unnaturally attached to their product roadmaps. Less pressure on your support team.