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After many years as a project manager I was pleased to come across a project management methodology called “Delivering the 8” developed by a local consulting company called FGT. She worked for many years as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Co. Vera then decided to make a significant change in her career in order to juggle between work and family and after becoming an independent consultant, she envisioned Workhoppers as a solution for independent professionals. MORE
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Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer! Need to tell a story? Proposal Message ESL audience Then this Khan Academy series on visual language is a place to start. There's power in framing, stretching, shaping. not to mention color, contrast, shading. Read my contribution to the Flashblog Project Management MORE
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What is a project management consultant? “ 65% of project management consultants do in fact carry out two things – they advise and they do, i.e., they also deliver the project or ‘solution’ too. These people are the modern-day project management consultants.
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JUNE 7, 2016
What is the different between a project management consultant and a freelance/contract project manager? Typically, a consultant, in any business field, has been traditionally focused on advising organizations what to do in certain business areas that need initiating, changing or developing.
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FEBRUARY 4, 2016
It’s #pmchat on Twitter tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm UK time and this week’s topic is being hosted by me on the subject of Project Management Consultants Vs Freelancers Vs Full Time permanent staff. Reading this after the event? Check out the Storify from the Twitter chat.
Arras People
MAY 4, 2016
You can consider contracting or consulting. This tends to be based on your recent experiences and could be managing similar projects, setting up things like PMOs or if you’re thinking about consulting in project management, what business challenges you can solve.
TimeCamp
DECEMBER 13, 2016
What is an online consulting? Online consulting is a veeeery vast term. Honestly, everyone with a decent knowledge on a particular topic can become a consultant on it. The Oxford Dictionary provides a definition of a consultant: “A person […]. Productivity Project Management Real Cases business consultant consultant online freelancer freelancingIt covers a considerable amount of jobs. Jobs that usually appear due to the market demand.
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After many years as a project manager I was pleased to come across a project management methodology called “Delivering the 8” developed by a local consulting company called FGT. She worked for many years as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Co. Vera then decided to make a significant change in her career in order to juggle between work and family and after becoming an independent consultant, she envisioned Workhoppers as a solution for independent professionals.
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If project-related decisions have broad reach or impact, consult your project sponsor for final decision-making authority. Kirk was brought on as an expert consultant to implement a solution for one of the divisions.
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As a consultant, I am comfortable there will never be an organization at scale which can avoid coordination and planning. Taking agile, a process otherwise optimized for small, cross-functional, collaborative teams and making it work at scale is fascinating.
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APRIL 19, 2017
For the second installment of my “10 Questions With…” I reached out to one of my mentors in the PM/Consulting space, Rich Mironov. I met Rich many years ago at ProductCamp Seattle, where he was giving a presentation about the struggles and challenges of the role that really spoke deeply to me and where I […]. Product Management Agile Definitions Good PM Influence Leadership Learning Organization PM Problem Solving Roles
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APRIL 5, 2017
For the last three years, one of Abudi Consulting Group’s clients, a global pharmaceutical organization, has been working with us to provide training for their employees at all levels in how to use project management best practices to accomplish work. A Client Story.
Girl's Guide to PM
MAY 23, 2016
Consulted: These people would like to know about the task and we would seek their opinions before a decision or action. Now add the Consulted, Informed and Supportive (if using). A larger group is consulted and provides input. Have as few people as possible Consulted or Informed.
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MARCH 27, 2017
If you’re using consultants for any of your project work, managing contracts and vendor deliverables may be a part of your role. The job title of “project manager” is pretty common these days.
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According to Allan Kelly , a London-based software consultant, a good way to adapt Agile methodology to your next project is to look at the Agile tool box and choose which practices will be useful to your field.
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Roadmap – “ Yes, but ” is consultant speak for “I’m answering your question, but let me tell you the question you should have asked – and the answer to that question as well.”
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OCTOBER 3, 2017
Consulting. As a consultant, you’ll need to do marketing and customer acquisition to find your next clients, since you won’t be relying on a steady paycheck, but your income isn’t constrained to a set salary determined by a boss, and you’d have more flexibility in which projects you take on.
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JUNE 28, 2016
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Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer! Need a quick introduction to risk management? Don't have much time for this? Try this very short course on risk management (no math required!). Risk management short course from John Goodpasture. Read my contribution to the Flashblog Risk Management
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JUNE 13, 2016
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JULY 5, 2017
You may also need to consult key stakeholders. Then consult others. This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton from OnlinePMCourses.com. We all know that defining your project well is the foundation of good project management. Without it, you’re managing a mess.
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JUNE 26, 2016
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
From an online search and consulting with a group of Italian Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential holders (>400), the research team built a list of around 90 emerging project management and collaborative tools. Digitalization and Collaboration.
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OCTOBER 12, 2017
When I’m in independent consulting mode, I can do that. Full disclosure. Complete transparency. Effective and efficient collaboration with team and customer throughout the project. That third one sounds about right. But what about the first two?
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AUGUST 31, 2017
Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer! Need to tell a story? Proposal Message ESL audience Then this Khan Academy series on visual language is a place to start. There's power in framing, stretching, shaping. not to mention color, contrast, shading. Read my contribution to the Flashblog Project Management
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AUGUST 24, 2017
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MARCH 28, 2017
This includes product vendors, consulting firms, and internal providers. Other times, I on the consulting firm acting as an internal provider. In the project management world, everyone is selling something to solve some problem.
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APRIL 10, 2016
Let’s talk about: How to manage stakeholder expectations In this podcast project management consultant, speaker on personal growth and leadership, author and PPM expert Naomi Caietti from The Glass Breakers speaks with Elise about how to manage stakeholder expectations.
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FEBRUARY 23, 2016
These factors have the potential to make people – employees, consultants and management alike – either the best assets or the biggest liabilities to any project. The simple answer is everyone (executives/sponsors, vendors, customers, consultants and especially employees). People are not machines. They can’t be programmed to simply do as they’re expected.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
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MAY 19, 2016
lf the sole intention is to find a job, social networking sites tend to work better for consultants (or contractors) looking for short-term consultancy work. Everyday dozens of new project management jobs are created and filled.
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JANUARY 8, 2013
New York Times bestselling author and renowned leadership consultant Chester Elton shares insights from his book “The Orange Revolution” on how to build high-performance teams.
Arras People
JULY 21, 2016
In project management you have three choices; working permanently; contracting/freelancing or consultancy. Consultancy tends to be an option for the more experienced project professional.
Fix my Project Chaos
DECEMBER 11, 2016
How to become a trusted adviser – and not just an outsider As a project management consultant, John Alleyne knows how it feels to have to quickly establish working relationships and become a trusted business partner. In this podcast, he speaks to Elise Stevens about how to become a trusted adviser – and not just another project […]. The post Podcast 109 – How to become a trusted adviser appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos. Podcasts
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JULY 7, 2017
WorkflowMax is a feature-rich, scalable project management and job management solution used in multiple industries, including marketing, architecture, construction, engineering, consulting and tech. Project managers’ impressive capabilities can be significantly bolstered with top-notch project management tools. Within today’s realm of project management responsibilities and demands, mobility is no longer a “nice-to-have” option — it’s a necessity.
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FEBRUARY 2, 2017
For example, rather than hiring an external consultant, could you call 20 people at your company and ask if anyone knows a developer who can help you? Business writer and consultant Ed Gandia uses a list of questions to reflect on his business and plan next steps.
Girl's Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
This is a guest post by Ben Snyder, CEO of project management training and consultancy firm Systemation. About the author: Ben Snyder is CEO of project management training and consultancy firm Systemation.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Risk is a many dimensioned thing – using a single checklist, consulting a single group of stakeholders or only focusing on one source of risks is likely to leave the project exposed to threats from multiple angles.
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MAY 28, 2013
Have you ever felt like you didn’t like your job, or like that promotion might never come, or that you’d like to start your own consultancy or business but didn’t know where to start? Dear Project Manager: Have you ever felt like you were stuck? Have you ever thought you’d be a great public speaker, […]. The post Life is a project. You are the manager. appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2015
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