Wed.Dec 12, 2018

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

Every trade has its trade association, an organization that represents the industry and offers training or networking. Project management is no different. The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a nonprofit organization for those working in project management across the globe. If you have even a passing interest in the field, then you’ve bumped up against PMI.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project management conferences are a fantastic way to meet new people and improve your skills. I always come away feeling energised about where I am in my career and relieved having met people with similar problems to me. Many conferences have early bird pricing so it is worth checking out the events that interest you as soon as you can in case you need to get corporate funding to attend.

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Gantt Chart Inspo: Holiday Event Planning | TeamGantt

TeamGantt

Planning a holiday event? You’ve got tons of details to keep up with! See how to plan your event in TeamGantt—with a little inspiration from the Griswolds.

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Some Really Big Reasons Why designers Need Project Management Tools

Proofhub

Working as a designer is not an easy job, even when it is something you’re passionate about. There are times when you’ll be unorganized or in mess. Are you the one who spends more time clearing the clutter than actually designing? Are you struggling to keep up the things organized in your design process? The design process is no longer carried forward individually.

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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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Boost Your Business Writing Skills – Choose the Right Tool

Eylean

Written by: Tom Jager Every self-respecting professional has a small arsenal of tools that they help them to accomplish their routine tasks. For example, a project manager’s toolkit often includes task management apps, communication and collaboration software, task assignment apps, and writing tools. Among them, writing tools have a special importance.

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Behavior v Outcome

Musings on Project Management

You have to give Jurgen Appelo high marks for imaginative illustrations that catch the eye and convey the thought. He says this is one of his best illustrations ever; he may be right. He calls it his "celebration grid". I imagine Jurgen will be telling us a lot more about this if it catches on. But what he says about these grid points is the more important take away: “Celebrate.

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How Phil Passed His PMP Exam in only 3 Weeks with ExamsPM

ExamsPM

Phil was already working as a project manager when his boss asked him to get certified. He procrastinated for years and when he finally got serious, he had only 3 weeks to go before his exam when he discovered ExamsPM! Here’s what happened. When Phil’s manager asked him to get PMP certified, Phil began taking prep classes in costing, budgeting, risk management and used those classes for the necessary 35 credits.

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Social Media Content Rules You Should Follow

Boost by Brightpod

Posting on social media sounds like a simple task, but it is not. If you want to get new subscribers and become famous in virtual world, you should work hard and follow basic rules. The most important thing is to create unique content, which is 100% informative, interesting and relevant.

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Sunny’s PMP Success Story

ExamsPM

ABOUT SUNNY. Sunny was already an engineer and project manager for many years. He realized in order to grow in his career, he needed the PMP certification attached to his name. He already had practical experience managing people and project resources and had knowledge of all the project groups and practical applications but wasn’t necessarily following the PMBOK guide.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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Hidden Business Rules in Legacy Code

Leading Agile

Large organizations are often hesitant to replace very old legacy applications that have served mission-critical business operations for many years. In fact, they are reluctant to modify the applications at all. Why is that? Before answering that question, let’s answer this one: Who Cares? Looking back over the course of the “agile” movement, it seems to me that larger companies began to take a serious interest in “going agile” once the idea reached the Early Adopte

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Use It or Lose It! The Best Project Management Software Adoption Tips

Wrike

You’ve invested a significant amount of your valuable time and money into researching, purchasing, and installing the best project management software. Unfortunately, it will all be for nothing if your team doesn’t use it. Poor adoption means your team fails to gain the advantages of the software , such as: Ease of creating & modifying projects.

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How to Develop Leadership Skills in Your Team

Runrun.it

Without leadership, there’s no direction. Why? Because if people are not lead, everyone goes his or her own way or do whatsoever they please, then no achievement. But a Leader in a team will take responsibility, and guide the team towards achieving a pre-set task or goal. Regardless of the fact that there has to […]. The post How to Develop Leadership Skills in Your Team appeared first on For Managers | Personal Development Hacks.

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Project Plans and Documents

Project Management Resource Network

The intended audience for this course are those who want an introduction and basic understanding of project management plans and documents. We will review and discuss the project charter, project plan, project schedule, status reports, meeting agendas and notes, risk register, and many more. If you occasionally lead projects or have never managed a project before, this course is intended for you.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.