Mon.Apr 18, 2016

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10 Free Project Management Templates

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I know you love free project management templates. As I’m celebrating 10 years of blogging about project management this year, here are 10 of the most-clicked free templates from this site. Enjoy! For even more free templates, ebooks, and checklists check out the Free Stuff page. Consider this. You’ve recently taken over a project that has. This month's free project management template is a Roles and.

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"Yes is where the risk is"

Musings on Project Management

General Michael Hayden, now retired, writes in his book* about his years as Director, NSA and Director, CIA that in government -- and likely all of elsewhere: "Yes is where the risk is". The meaning is straightforward: the safe thing is to just say No. In fact, it seems that in government particularly that the "staffers" main job is to protect their "principals" by saying No.

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30 Problems That Affect Software Projects

Herding Cats

From Estimating Software Costs: Bringing Realism To Estimating , 2 nd Edition. Initial requirements are seldom more than 50 percent complete. Requirements grow at about 2 percent per calendar month during development. About 20 percent of initial requirements are delayed until a second release. Finding and fixing bugs is the most expensive software activity.

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Please share one of YOUR project risks with us here at the Project Risk Coach, a supportive and friendly audience. [Question]

Project Risk Coach

Please share one of YOUR project risks with us here at the Project Risk Coach, a supportive and friendly audience. Answer this question on my blog and join the discussion → The post Please share one of YOUR project risks with us here at the Project Risk Coach, a supportive and friendly audience. [Question] appeared first on.

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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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How to keep your life in control?

Stepping Into Project Management

Overwhelmed with the to do list, promises, unending schedule and no time for you? It’s true for many.Sometimes you have to be make smart choices and know what makes a difference for you. Here are few that can help you re-think: Procrastinate to make decisions - Sometimes you can make the best of decisions when you have all the information you need. A hurried decision in most cases is always the wrong one.