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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Who on your project will have the authority to make decisions at the most senior level? Who will get you access to the resources you require? Who will unblock problems and sign off the extra money the project needs? These are all functions of a project board (or steering group). Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start.

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Extending Servant Leadership with Host Leadership

Leading Answers

  This article talks about adding tools to the servant leader toolkit.  However, let’s start by examining what servant leadership already contains.     Servant leadership was popularized by Robert Greenleaf and described as a mindset and set of practices.  It flips the power pyramid, so instead of the team working to serve the leader, the leader supports the team.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

Project Management Essentials

Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Out of necessity, it needed to be very efficient to compete. It dramatically decreased the cost of rework by building quality into every process.

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13 Ingenious Ways to Track Inventory With nTask

nTask

Managing your inventory can be tricky and troublesome. Every business needs the best and easiest ways to track inventory. It is indeed a crucial process and a minor mistake can cause a lot of dollars to the company. Thus, over the years, businesses have started shifting towards inventory management software to handle their processes with […].

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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.