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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

ProjectManager.com

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! ) Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. .” Poor change management.

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How Change Management Fits Into Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, How Change Management Fits Into Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. Way back when I started managing projects, change management was a specific role in large organisations. Big projects – and lucky project managers – had their own Business Change Manager.

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Nudge Theory and Cognitive Bias for Change Management

The Strategic Project Manager

It looks at what Nudge Theory and Cognitive Bias are, and how you can leverage them for better performance in strategy and project management. Marketing itself is about getting attention – and presenting to persuade. Status Quo Bias – This is a bias that frequently impacts change management initiatives.

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Your Go-To Guide to the 7 R’s of Change Management

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Change management has become one of the most important factors for success in the organizational paradigm of the modern world. Let’s discuss the definition of change management in detail. What is Change Management? What are the 7 R’s of Change Management? The REASON behind the change?

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Why There’s No Such Thing as an IT Project

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Business transformation should be led by strategy because it’s the vision for the future of the organization that defines what you should be working on. Portfolio managers don’t need to be told that all projects and programs should align to strategy. A strategy without the projects to deliver it is just a plan.

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Organising Around Value Stream Increases Business Agility

The IIL Blog

Building on this definition, how do organisations rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes? By quickly coming up with strategies that gear up the business to thrive amidst the changes and implement the strategy in its operations. Most strategies result in some change that is customer-facing.

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Strategy, PM, and the W. Edwards Deming PDCA Cycle

The Strategic Project Manager

This post looks at what the PDCA cycle is, dives into the specifics of the four steps, looks at pros and cons, and enumerates where it can enhance strategy and project management efforts. PDCA is considered to be a part of the quality movement – but it is also a method associated with change management.