ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2024

What Is Bottom-Up Budgeting? What Is Top-Down Budgeting? Knowing which is right for you starts with understanding both of these budgeting approaches. Let’s start with defining both bottom-up budgeting and top-down budgeting as well as looking at the advantages and disadvantages of each budgeting approach.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

What Is Tactical Planning? Tactical planning describes the action steps, strategies and projects that are deployed by the different departments of an organization, such as sales, marketing, product development and others to contribute to the accomplishment of strategic goals. Tactical planning tells you how to get there.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

When it comes to streamlining work and reducing waste in an organization, the continuous improvement business strategy is lauded for its effectiveness. But what is it and how can it be applied to your business? What Is Continuous Improvement? Businesses are always looking for ways to improve their practices. Good questions.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Traditional transformation strategies often hinge on assertiveness and top-down directives. But what if there's a more dynamic, resilient way? Shifting from a stance of assertive imposition to one of continuous learning is a transformative strategy in itself. What Is Transformation Strategy?

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The IIL Blog

MAY 1, 2024

By Nagaraja Gundappa First things first – let’s define business agility: Business agility, alternatively called enterprise agility and organizational agility, is the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in productive and cost-effective ways according to PMI’s Disciplined Agile.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

So, what is value? What makes them happy? What are they willing to pay for? What differentiates us from our competitors or alternatives? They define the culture, vision, and strategies. They ensure alignment between what the organization values and does. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. The roof is Value.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

What Is Workforce Planning? What Is Workforce Planning? It’s used to avoid gaps in your workforce coverage and determine what skills are needed where and when, at the right cost, to help the project or projects succeed. One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning.

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Inloox

DECEMBER 11, 2018

There was a lot going on at InLoox in 2018, which is also reflected on the InLoox blog. 6: Digital Transformation Projects (1): What is Digital Transformation? Advantages and Risks of the 6-hour-workday Healthier employees, higher productivity - that is what the 6-hour workday promises. . #5: 5: Productivity 2.0:

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 15, 2021

What Is a Project Team? How this team operates depends on how it’s organized, which can take the form of different project organizational structures. What is the Project Team Structure? Assembling a project team is just as much about selecting team members as it is fleshing out the project organizational structure.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2023

As you do your research, place what you find in the appropriate square. Templates are a great way to work consistently and not have to reinvent the wheel each time you need to do repetitive tasks. SWOT Analysis. Businesses need to make strategic plans if they want to remain competitive and profitable. Of course, a template is not secure.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

First, we need to understand what an IT budget is, how often they’re made and what is the best size for one. We’ll also discuss the importance of an IT budget, who’s involved in making one and what’s included so you don’t miss any crucial steps. What Is an IT Budget? What Is the Ideal Size of an IT Budget?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2024

That and more is what enterprise project management does. Let’s define the term enterprise project management and then identify its unique challenges before going into what an enterprise project manager is and what an enterprise project management office is. What Is Enterprise Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Having an operational strategy helps companies meet those larger goals when planning their projects. But what is an operational strategy? Companies always need to review and revise their operational strategy to stay competitive and on track to meet their company-wide goals. What Is Operational Strategy?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Your marketing plan defines the strategies that your organization will use to reach target customers, outperform competitors and position your brand. Before we start learning about marketing implementation, let’s define what a marketing plan is. What Is a Marketing Plan? What Is Marketing Implementation?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 30, 2022

But how do you go about hiring a program director that will do what you want and fit into your organization? What you need is a program director job description, detailed and tailored to seamlessly integrate with what you do and how you do it. What Is a Program Director? What Does a Program Director Do? Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 19, 2020

It takes strategy, and then a model to implement that strategy. They’re great for businesses, big and small, and assist in project planning and implementing organizational goals in a thorough and structured manner. What is a Strategic Planning Model? But you don’t get better just by desiring it.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

What Is a Business Case? The need for a business case is that it collects the financial appraisal, proposal, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. The research you’ll need to create a strong business case is the why, what, how and who of your project.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you’re looking to improve your business processes , you need to know what process implementation is and why it’s so important. In addition, we’ll explain what a process implementation plan is and the steps to create an implementation process. What Is Process Implementation? What Is a Process Implementation Plan?

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Helen Platt January 17, 2024 What is Business Relationship Management? To answer what a Business Relationship Manager does, we first need to discuss what Business Relationship Management (BRM) is. What Does a Business Relationship Manager Do? What Does a Business Relationship Manager Do?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

So we thought it would be a great idea to take a look at what core qualifications are required of project managers and define their responsibilities and the common job descriptions for several PM roles. What Does a Project Manager Do? > Give Your New PM The Best Tools For The Job. > Give Your New PM The Best Tools For The Job.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Let’s take a closer look at supply chain planning and what it means for your business planning. What Is Supply Chain Planning? Our live dashboard gives you a high-level view of what’s happening in your supply chain plan. This is called supply chain planning. Try ProjectManager free today. Learn More!

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Scrum.org

APRIL 8, 2021

The mere act of decomposing an organizational goal into department and team goals can also cause the essence of the strategic organizational goal to become lost. This blog aims to shed some light on the underlying forces at play and how good goal setting with well-chosen metrics can help. Based on EBM Guide Sept 2020, [link].

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What changes when you do that? Let’s start with strategies that are risk-informed and risk-optimized to produce business objectives that create and protect value. Let’s start with strategies that are risk-informed and risk-optimized to produce business objectives that create and protect value. What are the results?

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Project managers can mitigate these pitfalls by adopting a proactive and adaptive approach to risk management, fostering open communication, involving key stakeholders, and continuously monitoring and adjusting risk management strategies throughout the project lifecycle. And what about “thinking outside the box”?

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These offices are enablers to successful delivery of strategy and in many organisations are a rich source of structured and unstructured intelligence. I always encourage clients to commence with the question of what we value, and what could we automate but at what true ‘cost-benefit’.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2022

This blog post is also available as a nicely designed PDF. From that moment on, I captured my struggles, failures, and successes in a series of blog posts. Over the years, the sum of these blog posts resulted in the paper “ The 8 Stances Of A Scrum Master ”. You can download it for free here. The 6 Scrum Master Stances.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2022

For example: What would be a 2-minute explanation of Kanban? What’s the difference between the Kanban Method and Kanban? If so, what are the warning signs? What happens if a team is overly obsessed with the metric work item age and starts to rush everything? From marketing to organizational change.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

This post explains what the Strategy Canvas tool is, and how to create a basic Strategy Canvas. Finally, it details the use and benefits of the tool for practicing strategy and project management. What is the Strategy Canvas Tool? The Strategy Canvas tool is a management tool introduced by W.

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Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Unfortunately, organizational silos exist, hampering employee interactions, compromising productivity, and preventing progress. However, there is more to what a silo is than not sharing information with other departments. As you can see, organizational silos can impact your business negatively in more ways than one.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

This perception can inadvertently communicate that change is something ‘done to’ employees, implying inadequacy or a lack of agency, rather than what others promote as the change process as an opportunity to co-design, collaborate, empower, and adapt. It is all in the framing, tone, and demonstration.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords? Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g.,

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This is a guide to exploring key strategies for growing your project management career throughout the year. Frohnhoefer In the ever-evolving landscape of project management, staying ahead of the curve is not just beneficial—it’s imperative. How these skills intersect with project management is equally important. Not sure where to begin?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The era of robotic, detached leadership is fading, and in its place, a more genuine approach is emerging — poised to reshape organizational cultures. Think of a work environment where you and your coworkers feel understood and valued by leadership, and internal values reflect the organizational mission. What is Authentic Leadership?

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NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In this blog, we will highlight the differences between the Agile and Waterfall methodology and discuss how the Hybrid Agile paradigm has emerged as a result. So, what is the Waterfall methodology for project management? Waterfall methodology refers to the sequential phase-gated project management workflow.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

What does strategic thinking even mean? Strategic thinking is a transformative mindset that empowers individuals and organizational leaders to navigate complex challenges by going beyond short-term decision-making, focusing on analyzing data, and aligning actions with overarching goals.

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Workzone

MAY 3, 2024

Whether you’re overseeing a small team or a large corporation, standard lead times help to communicate to both the team and stakeholders what to expect; streamlining processes, enhancing productivity, and ensuring that projects are delivered on time. And with no centralized process in place, keeping track of everything is difficult.

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Proofhub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the crucial responsibilities and best practices of SaaS product managers, uncovering strategies to drive innovation, enhance customer satisfaction, and ensure organizational success. Product Strategy and Vision Defining a product’s strategy and vision is like charting the course for a ship.

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