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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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These operational projects aren’t necessarily aligned with the organization’s strategic planning goals but are needed to keep the organization running. Some examples of operational projects are routine maintenance, training programs and upgrades to the IT infrastructure.

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Project Documentation: 10 Essential Project Documents

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It’s part of the scope management plan, a comprehensive document that explains all the procedures and guidelines related to the project scope. Project Budget. The project budget is a critical project management document. Project Schedule. Let your organizational structure guide how much process you should document.

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The Meta City, Remote Work, & the Strategic Project Manager

The Strategic Project Manager

A Strategic Agile Competency – Rita Mulcahy, in “ The End to Competitive Advantage “, talks about the shortening of the timeframe for a competitive advantage, She calls it “transient advantage”, where organizations run through five (5) phases: launch, ramp-up, exploit, reconfigure, and disengage.

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Starting a PMO

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Prioritizing projects to align with strategic plans : Historically, most IT departments have spent approximately 75% of their annual budget on running their business, which included supporting their infrastructure and paying their employees. This raises the question, why were they working on these projects at all?

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Asana vs. Wrike: Compare Asana Alternatives

Wrike

Available with the Enterprise and Wrike for Professional Services plans, Wrike’s financial project management software enables synchronized project scoping and budgeting for managers. You can set project cost baselines and monitor the progress and expenses as teams execute. Consolidated project management features.

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Fast-Tracking vs. Crashing: What’s the Difference for Project Managers?

Wrike

Example: You’re designing a website and the process can be broken down into several components: Graphic design Backend coding Website copywriting You take stock of the project once underway and realize that, at the current rate of progress, the date you earmarked for the website launch will arrive before you’re ready.

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Software Cost Accounting

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Agile will come next, but waterfall (and of course the term is no longer allowed in US DOD procurement, but it is an acceptable accounting term), provides the easiest framework for software development cost accounting. The end result is an asset, comprising software (bought or built), hardware and infrastructure.