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You are a fiduciary

Musings on Project Management

Alex Korda, a British businessman in the late 1930s, was quoted as saying about a project budget, with a shrug: “A lot of money—other people’s money, of course, but still a lot.”Let me offer some advice: when it's other people's money (OPM), it could be career-shortening to shrug off the budget or the budget overruns.And, by the way, as a PM, you have a fiduciary responsibility to always act in.

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The Five Most Important Scrum Master Interview Questions

Scrum.org

I WANT TO CONVINCE YOU THAT. I interviewed a Scrum Master candidate last week. This blog is inspired by him. I began the interview with my first question - "What questions do you have for me?". He was prepared with his top five questions. Those first five questions, led to many others, and before we knew, 25 minutes had passed. Then I asked him to hold his other questions for sometime, and I asked my first - "What outcome would he like to achieve from this conversation?".

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Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields – Transcription

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s session, Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields, 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.

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Tailoring project management for a home move (part 1)

Kiron Bondale

Changing one’s house meets the PMBOK ® Guide definition of being a temporary unique endeavor producing a product, service or result. And like any project, tailoring needs to be considered when deciding on the life cycle, the roles, governance and practices which will be used to deliver the project. We are in the midst of moving to a different city and just winging it is not a viable option as the complexity and financial stakes involved means that applying “some” project manage

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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.