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What Is the Project Life Cycle?

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There are many different types of projects, but interestingly, they all have one thing in common. They all go through the same cycle, known as the project life cycle, or project management life cycle. What Is the Project Life Cycle? Get your free template 3.

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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

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What Is a Project Manager? A project manager is a leader who oversees cross functional teams through the project life cycle to guarantee a successful project completion. Project managers are in charge of managing teams during the initiating, planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing phases of a project.

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Engaging Stakeholders with Gamification [video]

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In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. Watch the video to listen (about 30 minutes). If you prefer to read, there are closed captions in the video or there’s also a transcript underneath the video.

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How to Run Team Meetings: Tips & Best Practices

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Team meetings also help define the roles and responsibilities of each team member so they know what they’re supposed to do and who they report to or ask if they have any questions. Define the Purpose of Your Team Meeting Before you meet, be sure that the reason for the meeting is clear.

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Engaging Stakeholders with Gamification [video]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. Watch the video to listen (about 30 minutes). If you prefer to read, there are closed captions in the video or there’s also a transcript underneath the video.

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What Is Project Risk? 7 Project Risks to Track

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First, what’s the likelihood of these risks occurring, and second, what would be the impact of that risk event on your project plan? Prioritize risks: Now that you’ve defined the likelihood and impact of those project risks you’ve previously identified with your team, you can assign them a level of priority.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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For more information on using kanban board software , watch the short video below. Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently. Likewise, if the tasks are not well-defined, then you’re going to have inaccuracies.

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