Teamweek
JULY 25, 2018
They say practice makes perfect. I don’t know about perfect, but practicing definitely makes you better. Everyone has their own secret formula when it comes to project management. However, there are some key elements that, if practiced, can really set you apart from the rest. Here are the project management best practices that’ll get you started on the right foot.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 25, 2018
My goodness, this article has been a mammoth job to put together. But I think you’ll be interested in the results of my tests. I was approached by the people at Reason8 to try their meeting transcription software, and together we decided the best test would be to do a market comparison and review similar tools. So we did. Reason8 were kind enough to pay for my time to do this piece of work, but all opinions are my own.
ProjectManager.com
JULY 25, 2018
Happiness is elusive. Everyone seems to strive for it and is unhappy with the effort and the mixed results. That’s because even if you achieve happiness, it’s only temporary. Happiness can’t exist without its opposite, unhappiness. That brings us to work. Unhappiness on the job feels epidemic. We’re sold on the idea that we should find something we love and then work towards a career doing that.
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Ron Rosenhead
JULY 25, 2018
I have been asked many times to run a course, a workshop or facilitate a specific project management event for a client. One thing that is evident is the real pressure on people’s time. It is becoming increasingly difficult to release staff for project management training, or training of any kind. For this reason, we have teamed up with OnLinePMCourses to supply high quality and practical on line project management training that is cost effective.
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Teamweek
JULY 25, 2018
Not many people start a business with the intent to run it on their own forever. It’s safe to say that most small businesses are started as the first step toward bigger and better things. The owners who are looking to scale their company will need an enterprise project management software solution to help them stay organized and collaborate with current and future team members.
GanttPRO Project Management
JULY 25, 2018
Relying on traditional, costly, and time-consuming approaches for project completion is now a thing of the past. Project management software tools have flooded the market and started a dynamic revolution. […].
Gunther Verheyen
JULY 25, 2018
At the Scrum Day Germany 2018 edition (12 June) Cornelius Dufft shared his appreciation of my book “ Scrum – A Pocket Guide ” with me. Cornelius said he had written a summary to help him grasp the content better, and sent me his work. I am grateful that Cornelius agreed to make his summary/review available here as a downloadable PDF.
Velociteach
JULY 25, 2018
A big thank you to one of our partners, Praveen Malik, for creating the content for this blog. You can check out his website, PMbyPM, for more advice and tips about the PMP exam: [link] Why Should You Ignore The High Cost Of PMP Boot Camps? Do you want 100% returns on your investment? What […] The post Why Should You Ignore The High Cost Of PMP Boot Camps?
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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
GanttPRO Project Management
JULY 25, 2018
Relying on traditional, costly, and time-consuming approaches for project completion is now a thing of the past. Project management software tools have flooded the market and started a dynamic revolution.
Ron Rosenhead
JULY 25, 2018
Thanks you so much for the response Steve. MY apologies for the really late response – you were lodged deep among the spam however you have been rescued. I was running a project management programme for the last 2 days and suggested that for some people who are engaged in large projects that they should be appointing a person to manage communications – ensure there is a comms strategy, ensure it is activated, check it is being effective (develop some numbers around communications esp
Runrun.it
JULY 25, 2018
There we go to one more acronym. A manager’s life is really like that: an alphabet soup. It’s PDCA here, SWOT there, CEO up, SaaS down… only to mention some. Now, if you don’t know this one, it’s worth it to free up space in memory. Because the KPI dashboard is a celebrated management tool […]. The post KPI dashboard: for you to sort out what is working and what is not working in your management appeared first on For Managers | Personal Development Hacks.
Celoxis
JULY 25, 2018
Appreciate what a Critical Path is as remember it forever!
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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.
Gina Abudi PM
JULY 25, 2018
The executive’s role in project management is as the project sponsor. The project sponsor is a leader, or a group of leaders, who provide the resources and support for a project they launch. The sponsor should ensure a vision for the project and share that vision with the project team. The sponsor should ensure that [.]. The post The Executive’s Role in Project Management appeared first on Gina Abudi.
TimeCamp
JULY 25, 2018
Summer is a specific time of the year. It’s the season when most businesses see.
Leading Agile
JULY 25, 2018
Organizations that build and support software have many unique challenges. They also have quite a few common challenges. One of those is how to help new technical team members come up to speed on the technical environment, coding standards, naming conventions, code base, build and deploy tooling, version control standards and conventions, and so forth.
Workzone
JULY 25, 2018
Tell me if any of this sounds familiar : You put dinner in the oven, set the timer, and come back 15 minutes ready to pull it out, only to realize you never turned the oven on. Your team spends weeks preparing for an event and discussing everything in excruciating detail (as you realize some people have opinions about literally anything). The day comes, families start to arrive on campus, and it dawns on you that you never told families where to park.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Scoro
JULY 25, 2018
Business operations is more than simply telling employees what to do. Managers must understand the organization, internal communication , and finances, as well as have a thorough understanding of the market, relevant technologies and policies. In this 6-minute read, we’ll reveal four key problems of poor operations and how to solve them. Poor management skills carry long-lasting effects and may infect an entire organization.
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