Tue.Jul 31, 2018

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Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right

ProjectManager.com

Great projects often start with great hopes and expectations. But if a project isn’t initiated correctly, then those hopes and expectations aren’t anchored in a solid foundation, and your project can drift off course and head for disaster. That might seem overly dramatic, but it’s true. You must anchor your project at the outset by providing it with structure.

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Avoid Communication Breakdown

The Lazy Project Manager

Data Visualization Software for Effective Project Plan Communication. I was taught a truth in my early project management days – reporting is not communicating! The fact that the critical facts and important truths are buried somewhere in a report that the right people may be in possession of does not, in any way, mean that they have received the message.

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How to Plan Your Vacation Like a Project Manager

LiquidPlanner

Planning a vacation can often seem like a challenging and daunting task. There are so many considerations, from booking hotels to figuring out how to get to the destination in the first place. For many, the pre-vacation stress can almost undermine the enjoyment of the actual trip. For Project Managers, the pre-vacation process can be almost as exciting as the experience, and a chance to utilize the strategies they use daily.

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What is a Project Coordinator?

Teamweek

Project managers will all agree that sometimes their role gets difficult. There are plenty of tasks to be done, papers to be filed, meetings to hold, and clients to talk to. It’s not always easy to balance all the duties of a project manager and keep the team running full steam ahead. This is where the project coordinator comes into play. They are there specifically to make sure the team is organized and operates smoothly.

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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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Plan Before Starting Anything

Herding Cats

There's a naïve notion on the web that Plans are not needed, Plans are a waste. The classic is its by doing the work we discover the work. It's actually worse than naïve, it's an idea that is simply wrong. Plan Before Starting Anything . Plan before starting anything, it’s going to go wrong, so know that up front and be able to recognize the train wreck is coming and get out of the way.

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How to Measure Employees Time Off

TimeCamp

Why Use Employee Time Off System?

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How to Manage Stakeholder Engagement: 15 Practical Strategies

PM Basics

Peter is a valuable project stakeholder. We need him more than he needs us. So, no matter what you do Peter puts your request to the bottom of his priority list. He is not engaged. [iStock/Rawpixel] How about this one? Dory is a project customer. She wants to get the results. Therefore, she puts quite a lot of stress on the team. Nevertheless, Dory wants to hear nothing of the difficulties on the project.

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Tips for Maximizing Your Investment in Leankor

Leankor

Tips for Maximizing Your Investment in Leankor. At Leankor, we have clients across multiple different industries who use our platform to address varying pain points in their enterprise work management. Our team’s goal is to make sure that not only are they realizing better business outcomes through our solution, but that they are also getting the most out of their deployment of Leankor.