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5 Mistakes Every Project Manager Should Avoid

Rebel’s Guide to PM

To err is human. But if you’re a project manager, erring isn’t really something you can afford to do. Even a tiny mistake on your end could cost the organization a lot of money, or worse still, the entire project. And if things go really wrong, your colleagues will end up losing faith in your ability to get work done. That’s career-changing, and not in a good way.

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How to be a Superhero Project Manager

LiquidPlanner

In honor of National Superhero Day on April 28th, this article gives tips on how we can rise to “superhero status” as project managers. Successful projects can make you feel extraordinary, while failed ones can leave you feeling like the villain. At times, it can seem like projects are doomed from the start, and the outcome is completely outside of your control.

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Negotiating for Optimal Outcomes With Paul Nichols

International Institute for Learning

About the Webinar. This webinar covers how negotiation is defined and the phases of negotiation from preparation through measuring the outcomes of the negotiation. In addition, we will explore common approaches to negotiating and an-in depth review of the rules of principled negotiation. What You Will Learn: After this one-hour session, you will be able to: Prepare for an upcoming negotiation.

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How to Choose a GanttPRO Plan

GanttPRO Project Management

We developed a new approach to positioning plans of GanttPRO online Gantt chart maker. Let’s take a closer look at this update. New plans There are four pricing plans which […]. The post How to Choose a GanttPRO Plan first appeared on GanttPRO.

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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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Know When to Give Up: Apply Objective Positivity, Patience, and Persistence

PM Times

Knowing when to and when not to give up on a project is a sign of clear thinking and effective management and leadership. Positivity, patience, and persistence are needed when you are working to achieve a challenging objective. Yet even these qualities can be overdone and become toxic. Without objectivity they can lead to frustration […]. The post Know When to Give Up: Apply Objective Positivity, Patience, and Persistence appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates a

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Getting To Know Agile Core Values

ActiveCollab

The term agile is used quite loosely today, but what does it really mean? Can a strategy or a team be agile by simply following a step-by-step development plan? Many organizations have evolved, and their professionals need to be familiar with agile more precisely. By knowing agile's fundamental principles and core values, managers can understand how this entire concept works and why specific rules are followed during product development.

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Best 5 Zendesk Alternatives to Use In 2022

nTask

We know that you’re here to explore different Zendesk alternatives, but before that there’s something you should know. Nowadays, we know how difficult it can get to manage complex business aspects. The internet has many different management tools that can help you interact with your customers better, assign tasks in an appropriate manner, and handle […].

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To command, or is it just a comment?

Musings on Project Management

Now, the word 'command' is probably a no-no among many. For those who dissent from 'command', it's more likely all about synergy and shared commitment, etc. Can PM work without a culture of 'command'? Maybe.But on projects of any scale, and businesses of scale, there will always be people 'on the commanding heights', in a command situation, and with command responsibility.

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An Introduction to PRINCE2 with Frank Turley, ‘the PRINCE2 Guy’ | Video

Online PM Courses

PRINCE2 is highly flexible, and offers two levels of widely-recognized certification. I discuss it with Frank Turley, 'the PRINCE2 Guy'. The post An Introduction to PRINCE2 with Frank Turley, ‘the PRINCE2 Guy’ | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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The Importance of Workplace Flexibility in a Modern Organization

ProjectManager.com

Flexibility in the workplace has become something of a rallying cry. Workers got a taste of workplace flexibility when the pandemic disrupted the normal business environment, and many found it to be immensely more preferable than the previous status quo. As we move into the future, those workers aren’t passively going back to their desks. Employers and workers seem to be in agreement, at least according to a survey conducted by Future Forum entitled “The Future of Work Is Flexible, Inclusive and

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PRINCE2 Fiction an Easier Way to Learn the Methodology

Project Smart

Managing projects is an exciting profession that offers plentiful opportunities for having good fun. But studying project management methodologies can bore one to death. Learning materials and study aids tend to be on the dry side. They often have a mind-numbing effect on the learners, making preparation for certification exams torture.

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What A Team Expects From A Leader During Times Of Distress

Sandeep Kashyap

We are more than 50 days in the lockdown, and each day has made us realize how damaging the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic could be. The situation has caught every business by surprise, and like everyone else we are doing whatever we can to continue progressing forward. For me, the best way to do that was by making sure the building blocks of my organization i.e. my team members are being catered to.

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Providing High-Quality Education With ActiveCollab’s Help — Gimnazija Tvr?ava

ActiveCollab

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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.

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Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 2 Transcription

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jeff Bongiovani’s webinar, Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 2, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content.