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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? I’m sure you do. Especially as the last few years haven’t been exactly stellar years for many of us! But what does it take to get there? A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever?

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15 Free IT Project Management Templates for Excel, Word & More

ProjectManager.com

IT projects are unique. IT teams plan hardware and software installations, upgrades and rollouts, and the tools they use are specific to working with infrastructure, information systems and computers. These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. ProjectManager has dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word that IT managers need when working on web development, software development, mobile app development, network configuration and so mu

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Lean Startup and Scrum

Scrum.org

I remember the first time I heard about Lean Startup. I was an analyst for Forrester research on a panel at the Agile conference in Orlando. A member of the audience asked, “What do you think about Lean Startup?”. Honestly, I had not heard of Lean Startup. After the conference, I bought Eric Ries’s book - Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.

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3 Items in your House to Add to an Emergency Kit

Productivity Land

In 2021, there were more than 430 events related to natural disasters recorded by the Emergency Event Database. Many of these disasters were weather-related, including tropical cyclones and tornados, and combined overall damages for the year totaled $145 billion. This figure makes 2021 the third costliest year for natural disasters in history. Even though weather-related disasters and other natural hazards tend to be out of our control, there are various precautions you can put in place to ensur

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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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nTask’s Guide To Picking The Perfect Issue and Project Tracking Software

nTask

Is your business struggling to keep track of project progress and issues? Moreover, are you stuck figuring out different aspects of an issue and project tracking software as a project manager? Don't worry – nTask has the perfect solution! Please keep reading to find out how easy it can be!

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Content Marketing Management and Strategy

ActiveCollab

Since content became the driving force in digital marketing, content marketing management has significantly increased in value. It generates leads and grows revenue, so it’s no surprise that nearly 97% of businesses with established marketing strategies also engage in content marketing. Many companies and creative agencies use content marketing but aren’t as organized as they should be.

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Skip-level Meetings: How To Run & Prepare For Them?

nTask

Are you a leader looking for the best way to ensure your team performs at its highest level? Get ready to take your team's performance to the next level! Skip-level meetings are a great way to do just that! This post will cover how to run skip-level meetings and prepare for them if needed.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow Blog

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. It takes time to familiarize yourself with all these materials, and what is more, their quality isn’t always worthy.

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What is a Statement of Work? A Guide for Project Managers

Teamweek

Nobody likes doing paperwork, no matter what services you sell or the industry you’re in. But the most important document of any client project is a statement of work (SOW). Getting it right is an essential first step in a client relationship. It helps prevent misunderstandings and project management problems. It also makes a solid first impression “these guys know what they’re talking about!

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

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

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Tuesday Tip #4: Align Priorities Across Teams & Stakeholders

LiquidPlanner

As a project manager, part of your job is figuring out how to maximize the efficiency of your team. This involves making sure everyone is working on what’s most important right now, and they’re always up to date about changing priorities. Many of us have more work than we can handle which makes questions like, “what’s most important right now?” and “what can wait?