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Beware of Saying “YES”

Bridge the Gap Consulting

“Jason, we’d love it if you could join our committee. With all the changes in the community and our work to get ready, you’d be a great addition!” Though I appreciated being asked, I was hesitant. This non-profit organization had great growth potential, but since being involved with them a year and a half earlier, not much had changed.

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How I Do It: Stakeholder Communication

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Communication is about 80% of my job. I don’t profess to get it right all the time, but over the years I’ve built up a few solid techniques that work in most situations. Today I’m letting you in on how I do it. These are the tips and tricks I use to communicate with my stakeholders and project customers. The tools I use. I rely heavily on paper and pens for my personal note-taking.

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Project Expectations: A Driving Force Leads to Success

ProProfs Project Management

Whenever a new project comes, managers set some expectation in their mind related to: Number of deliverables . Timelines to complete each project activity. Resource utilization. Having expectations is crucial, as they keep you focused and drive you towards project success. This fact is really worth your consideration because you would never hit the desired quality standards or meet deadlines if there are no expectations.

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Strategic Project Management and Why You Should Embrace It

GanttPRO Project Management

There is no denying the importance of planning, organizing, executing, and managing tasks based on their importance and urgency. It is the central point of any efficient and productive organization […]. The post Strategic Project Management and Why You Should Embrace It 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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Who comes back first?!

Musings on Project Management

Ah ha! You are going to reopen the in-person office for the PMO.Good show!Ooops! Who comes back first? Is there a pecking order? Will there be hurt feelings if you're not picked first? What does that mean, to not be picked first?And, the other side of that coin: You're picked, but you don't want to go back! Now what? Can you opt-out? What if you do opt-out. is there a career impact?

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Welcome to the autumn 2020 edition of the APM Governance SIG newsletter - Author: Maya Creasey

APM

The autumn newsletter contains; four part webinar series, business planning for the coming year, recent blogs.

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Strategic Project Management and Why You Should Embrace It

GanttPRO Project Management

There is no denying the importance of planning, organizing, executing, and managing tasks based on their importance and urgency.

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How to use Powerful Questions virtually?

Scrum.org

How do you break down a large item on your Product Backlog? How can you get a more valuable Sprint Goal? And how can you help people see what is right in front of them? Often, all you need is to ask the right question at the right time. That is why we spend a lot of time compiling a huge deck of Powerful Questions for you. We know from experience that the best way to unleash teams is to ask questions instead of giving (your) solutions.

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Microsoft Teams vs Slack, Which is Better?

TrustRadius Project Management

As many businesses have moved to remote work, collaboration tools have been more important than ever. Two of the biggest players in the collaboration space are Microsoft Teams and Slack, but its difficult for many businesses to decide which one is right for them. In the video below, I go over the difference between the two tools, and my recommendation on which businesses can benefit most from which software.

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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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16 Best Workflow Management Software in 2020

Scoro

Managers should always focus on what really matters – getting work done. But as we’re all expected to get more done in less time, doing everything manually doesn’t cut it anymore. Thus, in an effort to improve daily operations and boost efficiency, businesses have quickly realized the benefits of a dedicated workflow management software. What is workflow management software?