Wed.Feb 14, 2018

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11 Things Project Managers Can do to outperform Themselves in a New Company

Taskque

Project Manager Smith rolled through the security gate of his new office. He nodded to the security guard and the guard smiled in acknowledgement. Smith picked up a freshly brewed cup of latte from the downstairs cafeteria – the earthy aroma with a subtle undertone of hazelnut always served to tantalize his senses. It was his first week as a Project Manager and Smith was increasingly feeling apprehensive about impressing the board of directors with his dedication and hard work.

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Aleatory Uncertainty Creates Irreducible Risk

Herding Cats

Yesterday's Post Epistemic Uncertainty Creates Reducible Risk and What Is Risk? was a response to a tweeter post conjecturing. Risk is not there to be mitigated, it's there to be eliminated. This, of course, is not factually true. Risk is the result of uncertainty, which comes in two kinds for all projects, for everything actually. Aleatory uncertainty, from the naturally occurring variances in the process and Epistemic uncertainty from the probabilistic event-based processes that impact the

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Themesparx selects Hydra & Evidence and Change to optimise resource scheduling

Hydra

Themesparx selects Hydra and Evidence and Change to optimise resource scheduling and project planning.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances - George Patton. Any suggestion that plans and planning are not part of project management, no matter the approach - agile or traditional - wilfully ignores the purpose of a plan.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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How to Create a Project Team Culture with Colin Ellis

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, How to Create a Project Team Culture with Colin Ellis , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. I recently did a Live Q&A with Colin Ellis in my Facebook group. Are you a member yet? Sign up for the Facebook Project Management Cafe and join in the discussion. We discussed creating a project team culture. You can watch the video or read the transcript below.

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Stay on Top of Your Work With Julius Solaris! [PODCAST EPISODE #9]

TimeCamp

Stay on Top of Work With Julius Solaris! We’re back with another episode of.

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Multinational Leadership: How to Successfully Lead Offshore Projects

PM Basics

What are the most relevant challenges of leadership in multinational leadership? Without forgetting the time difference, language barriers, different assumptions based on different cultures, I have experimented that using the right multinational leadership to manage resources is the most challenging one. In the future, the offshore activities will also be challenged by other factors such as the research of innovation from outsourcing agreements, which require definition and motivation of oversea

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3 Key Drivers of Organizational Culture in the Age of Digital Transformation

Celoxis

By the End of 2018, at Least 40% of Organizations Will Have a Fully Staffed Digital Leadership Team Versus a Single DX Executive Lead to Accelerate Enterprise-wide DX Initiatives. (Source: IDC) With enterprises looking to accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the pace of change could be unsettling for organizations. Organizational culture can be seen both as a proponent and as a by-product of change.

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