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How to Go From Technical Expert to Leader

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Domenic was very smart, very precise and had a lot of success in his current organisation (as a chemical engineer). He was given the opportunity to act as a team lead, a role he very much wanted and where he felt he could make a difference. He took the role on and was frustrated. Frustrated because he spent hours a week in meetings where he had the solutions to problems, but nobody was listening.

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How to Create an Online Presence for Your Business

ProjectManager.com

So you’ve decided that your business needs an online presence. That’s fantastic! An online presence can connect you with potential customers and increase your overall stature and legitimacy as a business. Consumers tend to trust a business that they can research online, rather than a business with no online presence at all. I’ve helped many businesses join the digital age, and this article will get you on the right path to increase your chances at success.

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9 Reasons Why Problem Solving Skills are Critical for Your Career

Project Bliss

When considering your career, you’re likely looking for a way to set yourself apart from everyone else at work. You may be looking for ways to grow in your career. And you’re possibly wondering what skills will be most beneficial. And you want to ensure you have job security, or that you’ll be able to get a job easily if anything happens to the one you have now.

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The illusion of agility (what most Agile transformations end up delivering)

Scrum.org

(fyi: this text has been slightly adapted from the original text that can be found at [link] ). Agility is a continuously evolving state that is unique to a specific organization, given that organization’s people, its constructs and its history. A traditional (industrial) approach to becoming more Agile (adaptive) commonly creates no more than an illusion of agility.

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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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What is Earned Value Management – EVM? | Video

Online PM Courses

Earned Value Management (or EVM) is one of the most important techniques for formal project management. If you aspire to lead substantial projects, you’ll need to know when and how to deploy this powerful toolset. So, what is Earned Value Management – EVM? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under […].

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Stay On Top Of Your Work With Laura Vanderkam! [PODCAST EPISODE #42]

TimeCamp

Get More Done With Laura Vanderkam! Listen to #42 episode with Laura Vanderkam.

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How Fredy Passed His PMP Certification On His First Try (2019)

ExamsPM

Fredy Gutierrez, one of our students at ExamsPM, who passed his PMP certification on his first try. He was a new immigrant to Canada, and he believed getting PMP certified will boost his career in this new country. We asked if he can share his certification journey with us, and he kindly agreed to detail his entire experience. Please read his lessons learned below.

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Using a Stopwatch to Get Out of Being “Busy”

Bridge the Gap Consulting

I haven’t written anything for awhile. In fact, I used to post to a professional group weekly and when I didn’t three weeks in a row, I got an email asking if I was OK. Yeah, I’m good I told them, just busy. It started in December with a new job, travel, holidays, kiddo sporting practices and events, church council, and a host of other little tasks.

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What Happened to Systems Thinking?

Leading Agile

One fine day in a land called Twitter, someone posted a short video clip of their car moving itself from one parking space to an adjacent space. They said their city had imposed a 2-hour limit on parking, so they were using a special feature of the car to move it without leaving their office. The video appeared to have been shot through a second-storey window overlooking the street.

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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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How to Create a Simple Project Plan Template in 1 Hour or Less

Teamweek

In all honesty, it can be tough to create the perfect project plan. Anyone outside of project management would typically look at a project and only see two details – the start and the finish. As a project manager, however, you know that projects are filled with details like goals, milestones, schedules, and much more. To make your job easier, you should consider creating a simple project plan template, so that you can stay on schedule.