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3 Things That Stop You Making the Right Decision

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project managers want to make the best decisions for themselves, the project, and the project team. In order to do so, project managers must be aware of biases. Project managers make decisions all the time, by the hour, minute, or even second. They get paid to make decisions.

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10 Conflict Resolution Strategies that Actually Work

ProjectManager.com

That conflict exists is not the issue, but having an effective conflict resolution strategy to resolve that conflict if it begins to impact the business is crucial for any manager. Here are 10 conflict resolution strategies that can help you manage volatile team members. However, as a manager it’s your responsibility to set the tone.

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Why Marketing Teams Absolutely Need a Project Manager

ProjectManager.com

Whether you’re a one man team or a large corporation, a project manager with the right tools can help take a lot off your plate and make it seem like you have more hours in a day. Almost every team can benefit from a project manager. But you can, and you will if you rush to complete a project. Scheduling.

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Risk-aware Product Development (a.k.a. Scrum)

Scrum.org

Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In "There's no predictability/commitment in Agile/Scrum". Back to the roots.

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3 Things That Stop You Making the Right Decision

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project managers want to make the best decisions for themselves, the project, and the project team. In order to do so, project managers must be aware of biases. Project managers make decisions all the time, by the hour, minute, or even second. They get paid to make decisions.

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A Project Manager is a Superhero (or, their Mild-Mannered Alter Ego)

LiquidPlanner

If one reads the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (or as the cognoscenti call it, PMI’s PMBOK) you’d think there was just one way to be a project manager; a heavily waterfall approach that the cool kids think is old fashion. They just don’t quite get it.

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9 Project Communications You Should Have Sent This Year

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I remember that a few weeks after I started back at work after maternity leave, one of my long-time stakeholders sent a message to someone pretty high up in the business saying ‘project communication was so much better when Elizabeth was around’. Good communication on projects is so important, and I hear this from you guys all the time.

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