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

ProjectManager.com

For example, many project managers are accustomed to working within the PMI guidelines for best project management practices. Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. What Is a Project Manager? Develop a project plan.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

This organization produces a book called the “project management body of knowledge” or PMBOK. The PMBOK provides definitions and guidelines for project planning, scheduling, executing and controlling. It’s a great way to keep everyone on the same page, so to speak, and offers a clear definition of how a project is managed.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Key Performance Indicators are quantifiable metrics used to assess employee, project, and organizational performance. Lean A project management philosophy that aims to maximize value while minimizing waste. Lean Six Sigma Combining Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate defects and waste.

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Mastering the project life cycle: Your complete guide (+ examples)

Resource Guru

The project life cycle , just like a good story, has a beginning, a middle, and (hopefully) a happy end. The beginning involves the ever-so-important planning; then comes the middle, where teams complete various tasks to move the project closer to completion; and finally, an end to review what went well and what didn’t.

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Professional Development Day 2022 – IGNITE!

International Institute for Learning

It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. Do you project an image of being part of the problem or part of the solution? In Lean, and therefore Agile, this is recognized by the pairing of two concepts – Deferred Commitments and Last Responsible Moment.

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What is project scope? (Plus 7 steps to help you define project scope)

Resource Guru

Project scope is the project manager’s best friend. It’s what we lean on throughout the project life cycle. It keeps us on the straight and narrow all the way to project success. We might think that “oh, I don’t need a project scope, I’ve done thousands of projects like this!”.

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Project monitoring and control: Complete guide (+ checklist)

Resource Guru

Project monitoring and control example What are some helpful project monitoring and control tools? Your project monitoring and control checklist Take full control of your project What is monitoring and controlling in project management? What is the importance of monitoring and controlling in project management?