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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A well-documented plan? John is the co-author of Agile Project Management for Mobile Application Development. I think when we think about how we are delivering our projects, we need to focus on Business Value, Customer Satisfaction, Governance and less about coming in on time and budget. Proper briefs? Mike Clayton.

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What is Agile Project Management?

The IIL Blog

In 1991 the book Rapid Application Development was published and an approach of the same name, RAD, was born. In 1994 the Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) was created as project managers using RAD strived for increased governance and discipline when using an iterative style of managing projects.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

He is responsible for the implementation of enterprise project management solutions for Edwards’ clients as well as overseeing the custom application development performed at Edwards around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project for both desktop and server as well as SharePoint. By education and training.

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How Project Management Can Help Fight the “IT and the Business” Paradox

Bridge the Gap Consulting

Governance; the 4-Letter 10-Letter Word. Let me run it past governance to see if they approve and get it prioritized”, you’ll probably get a 4-letter colorful metaphor in response. Governance can get some bad press! I’ve seen governance used as a bureaucratic hammer to demolish project requests.

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Integrated Master Plan - Revisited

Herding Cats

This document outlines an approach to support program and project teams in developing effective integrated execution plans for weapons systems and subsystems and component acquisition, modification, and sustainment. Although fairly detailed, the IMP is a top-level, foundational document compared to the IMS. Controlled.

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Where There’s a Widget, There’s a Way: Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Project! – By Project Widgets

MPUG

So I’m going to go into our project online environment here and as you can see, I’m in a project here called Application Development. But suppose I wanted to create a version of that document specific to my project, all I have to do is click that little ellipsis and say that, “Here we go.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Audit: The process of analyzing a project to ensure that it is being governed as intended. Brief : Also called a Creative Brief, this document outlines the core requirements of the project while it is still being conceptualized. This document briefly lists the need for the project, its core uses, and its primary benefits.