Wed.Dec 06, 2017

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Catsuits and Parachutes

The Lazy Project Manager

The following is an extract from my new book ‘How to get Fired at the C-Level: Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all’ in association with my friends at Tailwind Project Solutions – previous extracts followed a series of 5 Challenges that I think every organisation should consider, and consider very carefully – and now we will look at the 5 tests of control: Challenge 4, if you remember, was all about investing in good analysis and in good reporting so that the precious portfolio of c

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Importance of Networking

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, Importance of Networking , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. My inbox is full of invites to webinars, breakfast seminars and afternoon presentations, and that’s just from vendors. Add in the professional development events from the project management groups I belong to and I could be attending something every week.

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Autonomy and Authority

Pawel Brodzinski

These days I speak extensively about how we designed Lunar Logic as an organization. After all, going through a transition from a traditional management model to a situation where company has no managers at all is quite an achievement. One of the pillars of managerless organizational design is autonomy. After all, decisions won’t just make themselves.

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Architecture, Construction, Engineering, and ACE Conferences in 2018

Appfluence

The ACE industry is a unique field because it consists of architects, engineers, and those in the construction industry; in other words, three separate industries that intertwine. In this rapidly evolving field, it is increasingly important to pursue further knowledge, not only about how to do your particular job better, but about what is going on in the industries in which you closely work with.

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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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Cockburn on Thermodynamics

Musings on Project Management

Many of us learned recently from Alistair Cockburn that he studied engineering in college and took a course in thermodynamics for which he received a passing grade. However, he declares: can't recall anything about thermodynamics. He asks: does that invalidate the worth of my degree? No, his degree shows a pathway (his word) of self improvement and education.

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How Marketers Stay Productive: Elen Storm of InQ.Social

Boost by Brightpod

This week we feature Elen Storm, Founder and CMO at InQ.Social. InQ.Social creates a platform that integr.

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