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Organizational Competencies: What They Are and How to Develop Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I worked in the IT team at my old job. We did a fair amount of off-the-shelf software deployments, and we frequently made the point that we were a healthcare company, not a software development firm. I would not have said we had software development as one of our core organizational competencies. We didn’t need it. Leadership.

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Agile Maturity & Change Management: 3 Steps for Achieving Executive Buy-In

Project Management Update Submitted Articles

Professional Services Portfolio Management. Agile Maturity & Change Management: 3 Steps for Achieving Executive Buy-In. Large-scale change is difficult for any organization, and no less so when it involves growing Agile maturity in project and portfolio management. Unable to keep the pace with rapid changes.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2020

ProjectManager.com

It’s not a bad practice, but why save it for once a year? Luckily for project management professionals, there are ample opportunities throughout the year to hunker down with colleagues, network and learn about new techniques and project management technologies in the industry. Change Management 2020 Conference.

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PMO: The Gap Closers

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

In a new report from Strategy Execution, 86% of organisations which are delivering change through programmes and projects struggle to prioritise work streams and resources. There are further stats; 45% lack change management skills; 29% have poorly resourced initiatives; 27% lack project management skills.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project.

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Top 10 Must-Read Books on Collaboration on Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They are perfect for anyone working in a project environment, but if you are managing teams of any kind you’ll find something useful in here. I’ve met managers who think that project teams communicate and collaborate by default. This book reminds us that conflict on teams is inevitable. Conflict 101.

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PMO Success: Changing your employees’ mindset to change the company culture

Planview

How w e ll your Proj e ct Manag e m e nt Offic e (PMO) or E nt e rpris e PMO (E PMO ) functions is conting e nt on two things: th e minds e t of e ach of your e mploy e e s and e stablishing a strat e gic top-down proj e ct portfolio cultur e.   Poor performance and failed projects.  The result?

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