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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). Leadership.

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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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Trello vs. Asana: Side-by-Side Comparison

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Yes, Trello has project management features and Asana has a timeline and other tools to help manage tasks and teams. Trello is a web-based kanban board, list-making application that’s a product of Trello Enterprises, a subsidiary of Atlassian to which it was sold in 2017. What Is Trello? Here are some use cases.

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7 Awesome Meeting Habits That Will Make You Money

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Too much bad meeting behavior affects your ability to serve you customers at a high level, and ultimately will cost you a lot of money. Now, let’s imagine the beginning of a new product development meeting at Apple. Then create a bonus program that encourages teams to continue to have more profitable meetings. But don’t despair!

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

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Between 2017 and 2018, the percentage of organizations using spreadsheets to manage their agile projects dropped from 74% to 67%. In PMI's 2017 survey, 62% of successfully completed projects had sponsors who were actively supportive. Businesses say that the biggest impact of project management was on team communication (52%).

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Celebrating Women in Project Management

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Stevens is a podcaster, author, speaker and works with women in project management to reinforce within themselves their true value to their team, company and industry. Deloitte Access Economics – Westpac Diversity Dividend Report 2017. Workplace Gender Equality Agency Dashboard Report 2017/18. Invest in your network.