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The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work

Traxidy

These actions or tasks are ‘unplanned work’ and become integral parts of the project work, demanding diligent monitoring and control to guarantee the project’s ultimate success. It’s important to keep in mind, that as a PM, the more line items you see on your Gantt chart, the more work you need to do as a PM to control the project.

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Advertising agency workflows: 11 steps to building better processes

Resource Guru

Any thriving creative team is supported by a solid advertising agency workflow. billboards and magazines) and broadcast (i.e., Not only do advertising agency workflows differ from workflows for other agency types—say recruitment or software development. You know, the kind that keeps projects rolling along on time and on budget.

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3 Biggest Causes Of Project Failure

Ganttic

We want our projects to be on time and within budget but the reality is far from that. On time and within budget? When actually, only about 53% of projects are completed on time and 49% are completed within the original budget. Regardless, what happened wasn’t solely the case of poor risk management. Don’t you hate that?

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Product Manager vs Project Manager: The Main Differences

Techno-PM

The best business leaders, whether they be project managers or product managers, always have their finger on the pulse of what’s going on, in terms of project status, emerging problems, and the roles of team members. You’ll need it to win the trust and cooperation of everyone on your project team.

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How to Use the Six Thinking Hats Method for Problem Solving

Teamweek

The model we hired for our client’s magazine cover has developed an unexpected allergy to strawberries, and after snacking on the fruit platter, she bears an uncanny resemblance to a strawberry herself. The graphic design department sends a team email, exclaiming that the licensing fees for their Adobe software need renewing.

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6 Keys to Strategically Positioning your Creative Agency for Success

Function Point

Most creative agencies are very poor at bringing in new business for themselves. It is kind of ironic that agencies aren’t great at this, especially when you take into consideration that analyzing and developing client strategic plans is often on the list of what creative agencies offer and do well for their clients.

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The Best Project Management Software for 2019

Teamweek

Has your team missed yet another deadline? Managers are using products like Excel to juggle their project plans, tasks, and teams even though these tools are no longer effective or efficient. That’s the bad news. This article will help you understand how the right software can keep your team organized and on schedule.