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Closing A Project with MS Project

MPUG

The role of a project manager (PM) is not only to plan, execute, and track a project, but that of closing a project properly. I see many PMs use the MS Project software tool to work on a project over its life cycle, but most don’t use MS Project to close the project. These should be inactivated as you close the project.

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Lost in Communication and Collaboration — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (2)

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Lost in Communication and Collaboration Lost in Communication and Collaboration addresses two categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that are closely aligned: ineffective collaboration at the stakeholder level, often resulting in an unsuited reporting system based on misaligned metrics.

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Value Innovation Strategy For Strategic Project Managers

The Strategic Project Manager

” It refers to the simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost to create a leap in value for both customers and the company itself, thereby opening up new, uncontested market space. What Is a Value Innovation Strategy? “Value innovation” is a concept introduced by W.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

It includes monitoring the progress of projects in the portfolio, ensuring they deliver the expected benefits, and making necessary adjustments to the portfolio based on performance and strategic changes. Performance Measurement Implementing and maintaining performance measures and metrics is essential for assessing success.

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Maximizing Business Success: The Power of Effective Marketing Operations Strategies

UPQODE

Source: Unsplash Marketing operations professionals are responsible for managing the processes, systems, and technologies that support marketing initiatives, such as project management, budgeting, data analysis, campaign execution, and performance measurement. How Do Marketing Operations And B2B Attribution Relate to Each Other?

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Different Project Management Terms Beginners Should Know

ProProfs Project Management

It refers to a set of methodologies utilized to meet the ever-changing client requirements. An assumption in project management refers to assuming about possible factors or situations that may occur in the project planning process that it may actually happen. It can also refer to a comprehensive set of expenses or revenues.

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Fallacy of the Day

Herding Cats

In the Project Controls paradigm, Value is a measurable attribute of the project controls process - a Closed Loop Control measure. The units of measures of Cost and Time are straightforward. The Measures of Effectiveness. Measures of Performance. The Technical Performance Measures.

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