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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Projects vs operations The short answer to the question: “What’s the difference between projects and operations?” These are all great sources of examples of projects. More on that later.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

ProjectManager.com

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

The Strategic Project Manager

Enabled by technology, and accelerated by the pandemic, our world continues to evolve with “ The Rise of the Meta City “, as depicted and described in this fascinating Harvard Business Review article. It’s new headquarters, Charlotte, NC, is one of those growing satellite cities mentioned in the HBR article.

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The Project Charter Lays the Foundation

Velociteach

Community organizations and regulatory authorities will be important constituencies, particularly for public works or infrastructure projects. At this point, the budget estimate may only be +50%/-30% of the final project costs. Project governance will be further defined in the project management plan.

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Starting a PMO

MPUG

PMI describes the Project Management Office (PMO) as a strategic driver for organizational excellence. The PMO seeks to enhance the practices of execution management, organizational governance, and strategic change leadership. This raises the question, why were they working on these projects at all?

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Project Contingency: The Ultimate Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article will explain project contingency, how to calculate contingency and how to manage it within the scope of your projects. What is project contingency? Contingency can be defined as additional resources put aside to address potential risk and uncertainty in a project. Does the funding include contingency?

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Episode 196 – The Hidden Value: Understanding Benefits Realization

Velociteach

And the thing I like about Bent is that he spent, well, 20-something years gathering a lot of data about projects and their performance. And one of the interesting takeaways from his recent book is that four out of five projects cost more than expected and deliver less benefits than we had hoped. It’s Implement.dk/benefits.