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How to Create an Innovative Project Team

LiquidPlanner

Innovative project teams are increasingly becoming an invaluable asset for corporations. When looking at how to cut costs, the teams have to be exceptionally innovative in the way they approach the design and production of their products. How do you create an innovative team, and encourage cutting edge ideas?

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The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work

Traxidy

These actions or tasks are ‘unplanned work’ and become integral parts of the project work, demanding diligent monitoring and control to guarantee the project’s ultimate success. It’s important to keep in mind, that as a PM, the more line items you see on your Gantt chart, the more work you need to do as a PM to control the project.

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Becoming Agile: Evidence Based Management

Scrum.org

In fact, if you were to read some of the interviews with managers in business magazines, or the guest articles and puff-pieces on agility in their companies, you'd think that their hearts and minds had been won decades ago. It's really about becoming a learning organization.one that's innovative enough to survive. No report ever can.

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The Complete Guide to Six Sigma Methodology

Wrike

Business processes have characteristics that can be defined, measured, analyzed, improved, and controlled. When following the DMAIC method, the final two steps are “improve” and “control.” This is achieved with a control plan, which codifies the procedures you’ve established to maintain the new, higher level of output quality. .

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What’s Your Problem Solver Profile?

International Institute for Learning

And the decisions you make are the only thing you can truly control. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. By Cheryl Strauss Einhorn What is the psychology of your decision-making? How you decide matters.

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When is growth not the best choice? Why we chose to build Planio as a sustainable business instead of drowning in VC dollars

Planio

A sustainable business is more creative and innovative. While this sounds like it’s just about money, it’s more about the interplay of opportunity and control. The more money you take from investors the less control you have over your vision, path, and product. A sustainable business is more creative and innovative.

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Maximizing Media Attention with a Press Release Template: Complete Guide

Wrike

It serves as an official statement that can be distributed to various media outlets, including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and online platforms. Control the narrative and communicate your message directly to the media and the public. Why is a Press Release Important?