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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

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While both are leadership roles and the titles are similar, there’s a difference between a product manager and a project manager as Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains. Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies.

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Quality Assurance and Testing: A Quick Guide

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A project isn’t successful just because it has been completed on time and within budget. The world wars required massive manufacturing initiatives that were very complex. The product assurance department reports to the highest management levels and has its own budget. The Software Industry.

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Understanding the Scrum Framework for Project Managers

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By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you looking to elevate your leadership style to foster a more dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team? Dive deeper into understanding and applying Scrum's lightweight, agile framework in your leadership practice.

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Projecting Project Success

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Although technology and software development tools are essential for most projects, it’s the leadership of a project that makes the difference between a project’s success or failure. About 50% of projects undertaken will be completed late and/or exceed budget. Success or Failure of a Project is a People Thing.

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Enhancing Operational Efficiency through Process Documentation

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A manufacturing company may discover that a particular production process is consuming excessive resources without adding value to the final product. A software development company may implement a rigorous testing and quality assurance process to confirm that its products meet the highest standards.

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Top 12 Most Relevant Project Management Books You Need to Read

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Books on managing software development projects. The author was the first person that implemented Kanban in software development, which means the book is full of real-world examples and best practices. Most software development projects are organized around user stories (aka.

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Top 12 Most Relevant Project Management Books You Need to Read

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So we selected 4 books for each field project manager has to master: software development, people management, and classic management theory. Books on managing software development projects. Most software development projects are organized around bite-sized user stories, which sit in project management software’s backlog.