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What I’m Reading: April 2016

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The library is closing for refurbishment. I haven’t been for ages, but knowing that I can’t go makes me feel lost, somehow. The quiet haven for a quick but restorative break in the working day isn’t there at the moment. I’m looking forward to it opening again, even if I have been binging on things I bought in their bargain bucket sale and others I downloaded on NetGalley.

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How to Develop a Human Resource Management Plan

Project Risk Coach

Do you throw up your hands in frustration when assigned project teams? Perhaps you’ve had the thought—I rarely get the cream of the crop. How can I be successful when I’m given these motley crews? How is it that some coaches, leaders, and yes even project managers can take a rag-tag group and shape them into a high-performing team? It’s not an accident.

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What I’m Reading: April 2017

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The library is closing for refurbishment. I haven’t been for ages, but knowing that I can’t go makes me feel lost, somehow. The quiet haven for a quick but restorative break in the working day isn’t there at the moment. I’m looking forward to it opening again, even if I have been binging on things I bought in their bargain bucket sale and others I downloaded on NetGalley.

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Top 12 Most Relevant Project Management Books You Need to Read

ActiveCollab

Project management is a big topic, there are 13,000 book on project management alone on Amazon ). With so much books, it’s difficult to decide what to read. We made a list of 12 most relevant project management books every project manager needs to read. To be a good project manager, you need more than the technical know-how (eg. know what’s theory of constraints, WBS, or user acceptance criteria).

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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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"Right kind of Crazy"

Musings on Project Management

Have you read this book? Spoiler alert: No math! And, it's only 225 pages in hardcover If you are a mechanical engineer, it's a must If you are any kind of an engineer, it's a should-read If you are a project manager looking for leadership lessons, it's a must read (but you can skip the engineering detail). It's an amazing story of the project team at Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) that.

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Manage Your Time More Efficiently!

TimeCamp

We decided to start this week’s posting with something new. As experts in managing time, we want to share our knowledge and help others to organize and manage their time in a most effective way. Not only thanks to our Time Tracking Software (which is really cool and helpful, by the way, you should definitely try […].

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Understanding Project Portfolio Management

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The constant changes in the business industry is a waking call for organizations to establish methods to increase their market profitability in a manner that is quick yet stays within the budget constraints. At the same time, organizations have to ensure that even they stick to the budget or schedule, the data being deployed are precise. Organizations are developing ways on how to keep up with the growing network that can possess these qualities and project portfolio management is thus born.