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It is harder to sell when times get tough!

Kiron Bondale

While there are many cases where we might have to use our powers of influence and persuasion to sell stakeholders on supporting what we feel is the right thing, I thought I’d share three specific examples which might be a much harder sell than usual. While Fred Brooks wrote that “ Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later ” in his book, The Mythical Man-Month, in most cases this applies to any industry or domain.

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Project Management Checklist | A Key to Success

ProProfs Project Management

Making projects successful is the key to success for all business owners. And it is imperative to complete projects according to SLAs to build strong brand value in the market. Usually, project management gets more stringent during the execution stage, because you are just one mistake away, and things start slipping from your hands like sand. At this point, the need for a well-developed project management checklist amplifies, as it helps to boost team productivity and reduces the possibilities o

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How to Rock Your First Week With nTask?

nTask

You searched the market to find the best project management tool out there, and it led to giving nTask a shot. Let us just say, great choice (by the way)! However, now that you have created your profile, how do you get the most out of nTask ? To be honest, it’s not that difficult. The project management tool is laced with simplicity all over through easy maneuverability options, multiple tools, and a brand-spanking UI.

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How to Navigate Internal Politics as a Project Manager

MPUG

Office politics. Those two words make some of us want to hide under our desks. Whether we like it or not, every project and organization has its politics. Project politics can be difficult to define, but generally speaking much of it has to do with power — interactions between those who hold it, and those who seek it. Project politics can be title-driven, position-driven, or just about how connected you are.

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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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Shared Leadership with Kevin Hancock

PM for the Masses

Today I bring you one of my favourite conversations I have had on this podcast. I will introduce you to an accomplished CEO who lost a CEO's most powerful tool: his voice. But what he has found in the process of dealing with this loss is truly remarkable. Today I bring you one of my favourite conversations I have had on this podcast. I will introduce you to an accomplished CEO who lost a CEO's most powerful tool: his voice.

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Are You Ethical? What Makes a PM Code of Conduct?

Online PM Courses

Ethics may seem like a dry subject. But an ethical code of conduct is absolutely relevant to your life as a working Project Manager. The post Are You Ethical? What Makes a PM Code of Conduct? appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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5 Ways to Increase Workplace Flexibility in 2021

Teamweek

What is workplace flexibility? Chances are, this isn’t the first time you’re hearing about the growing need for flexibility in the office. But sometimes it’s hard to know what people mean when they talk about it, if only because workplace flexibility has become something of a buzzword. Career expert Alison Doyle defines workplace flexibility as a “ strategy of responding to changing circumstances and expectations,” and one that both employers and employees can adopt. .

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A New Litmus Test for Agile in 2020

Leading Answers

When should we be using an agile approach for our project? The agile convert might claim “Always,” just as the predictive enthusiast could scream “Never!” For the rest of us, more objective tests and selection criteria are useful. Agile suitability tools are nothing new. DSDM shipped with one in 1994, and the  Agile Practice Guide  published with  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) —Sixth Edition has one as an appendix.

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