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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. Like the name implies, project controls are about controlling the project and keeping it from exceeding budgets and deadlines. What Are Project Controls? Why Are Project Controls Important?

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How to navigate accountability without control as a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

Very little of the outcome is within our control in a complex work environment. . So, how does one navigate having accountability without having control as a Scrum Master? Recognize what striving for control looks like and why it doesn’t work. Control mindset contagion. Let’s delve into it. Paralysis .

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8 Factors That Greatly Influence Employee Retention

Proofhub

For several reasons, higher base pay significantly influences employee retention. Overall, this suggests that employee retention is influenced not just by where individuals work but also by who they work with. It also happens when they feel a lack of control or when they are subjected to excessive daily stress.

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Risk Management and AI Algorithms: Be in Control of Your Projects

The IIL Blog

There are several ways in which AI is likely to influence project risk management. AI is expected to have a significant impact in risk management by enhancing the ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks more effectively. AI can analyze large volumes of project data to identify patterns and trends that may indicate potential risks.

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Control partners should have skin in the game!

Kiron Bondale

But as the size of the organization increases and stakes get higher, control partners emerge to influence not only what but how production occurs. Where things get difficult is when these control partners do not experience first-hand the downside of their decisions.

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The Virtuous Cycle of Trust and Influence

Leading Agile

In today’s blog, a continuation of the first in this two-part series, we’ll talk about building trust and influence, and initiating the trust-influence loop. On one level, you really don’t have any control as to whether or not someone trusts you. But you do have control over whether you are worthy of that trust.

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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. Where stakeholders feel negatively about projects and changes, engagement helps understand their position and influence their perception. Beyond the interest and influence grid.