Wed.Nov 04, 2020

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9 Project Communications You Should Have Sent This Year

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I remember that a few weeks after I started back at work after maternity leave, one of my long-time stakeholders sent a message to someone pretty high up in the business saying ‘project communication was so much better when Elizabeth was around’. It’s nice to hear people say I was doing something right, although it was a bit of a shame that she hadn’t realized I was already back at my desk.

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How to Choose a Project Planner That’s Right for You

ProjectManager.com

Projects don’t just complete themselves. They need plans to direct them toward success. A strong project plan allows you to organize tasks and assign resources to execute them, all within a set budget and on a deadline. It’s unrealistic to think you can just wing it, which is why it’s recommended you use a project planner of some kind. There are many ways to plan a project.

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Back to Basics (Part 13): How to plan your projects backwards

Inloox

There are projects that need to be completed until a specific date. An obvious example is the planning of an event. The project goal is clearly defined and must be achieved at a pre-defined time or date. A delay or postponement in planning would risk the overall success of the project. Also projects whose finalization has an impact on further processes are often under increased time pressure.

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What Is Product Management?

Wrike

Product management is an essential business role for any company making and selling products. Why? Because research shows that 21% of products fail to meet the needs of their consumers. But what is product management, exactly, and how can a skilled product manager improve success rates? For starters, having a skilled product manager and a well-rounded product management process can help prevent one in every five of your products from being a market failure. .

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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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Webinar Recap: Project Management, Critical Event Management and COVID-19: Reflections

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jigs Gaton’s session, Project Management, Critical Event Management, and COVID-19: Reflections, 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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Why It’s Good to Be a Jack of All Trades in the Workplace

Teamweek

If a generalist–or a “jack of all trades”–is someone who prioritizes breadth of knowledge across a diversity of skills, interests, and topics, a specialist focuses on the depth of expertise in a particular subject matter. As a content writer, screenwriter, and journalist who has written everything from personal finance blog posts to fictional time travel stories to climate change reporting, I am most certainly a generalist.