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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. It dramatically decreased the cost of rework by building quality into every process step. Lean is a set of principles.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When to Use It: The Waterfall approach is great for manufacturing and construction projects , which are highly structured, and when it’s too expensive to pivot or change anything after the fact. Try ProjectManager for free!

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Project Management: Principles, Practices & Context

Velociteach

More recently, the profession has grappled with two intertwined questions: Should principles or processes govern project management? Processes describe the inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs used to execute project activities. A toolkit is a collection of techniques and practices used within the project processes.

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Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!)

ProjectManager.com

That means that project managers work in virtually all fields, from software development and IT to human resources, from advertising and marketing to construction, and everything in-between. There are two major certifying bodies, PRINCE2 and the Project Management Institute (PMI). Lead process of issue identification and resolution.

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Effective Project Communications Management to Avoid Misunderstandings and Delays

Project Pulse Journal

This critical process ensures that all stakeholders, from team members to executives, are kept informed and engaged throughout the project lifecycle. Effective feedback mechanisms further support the communication process, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Karen Chovan

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m interviewing Karen Chovan, MASc, PEng, PMP, who has dedicated her career to helping others deliver clean, lean and green approaches to project and programme management. How did your career start out? I really am appreciative that I gained so many business skills at a young age, but I’ve still a lot to learn myself!

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5 Steps to Finding the Path to Business Agility

International Institute for Learning

Because innovation is so crucial to Tactec, we add another “I” for Innovation as part of the GCI process that completes the loop, and we call that Tactec’s GCII. The Kaizen loop is one of several improvement processes we use to plan, do, study and act our way to continuous improvement. We must walk the path to lean agility.

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