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Fixed Price Contract: What You Need to Know for Your Project

ProjectManager.com

Projects can’t start until the contractor and customer have come to an agreement on time, cost and more. To do so, they use contracts, and one of the more common types is the fixed-price contract. But what differentiates a fixed-price contract from other contracts, and how can you tell when a fixed-price contract should be used? What Is a Fixed-Price Contract?

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How to Build Successful Relationships at Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Michael Tanner of Credible Leaders joined me in the Project Management Club on Clubhouse to discuss how to build successful relationships at work. These notes from the conversation share the key takeaways. Michael shared five points on how to build influential relationships: 1) Be decisive. 2) Be intentional. 3) Be curious. 4) Be vulnerable. 5) Be consistent.

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YDS: Planned vs Actual is a TERRIBLE Metric for Scrum Teams!

Scrum.org

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Planned vs Actual is a TERRIBLE Metric for Scrum Teams! Today's we explore "Planned vs Actual" and discuss why it's such a terrible metric for Scrum Teams. Todd and Ryan focus on the anti-patterns and horrible practices that emerge when this metric is used to measure the success of a team. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley.

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My designation is not Project Manager – AM I eligible for PMP® Certification?

iZenBridge

Few days back I received a call from a PMP® aspirant, Bob who is having 4 years of experience as Technical Lead. He told me that he handles technical end to end project management. He is not involved in managing and developing resources. Actually his main concern was – Am I eligible for PMP® certification as my designation is not Project Manager?

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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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6 Best Tsheets Alternatives to Use in 2021

nTask

Tsheets is one of the most powerful time tracking and time management tool out there for a while now. It is an incredible application to track the work hours of your team members, monitor different employee performances, and do other things like managing their payrolls. But just like any other software in the market, there is always something better and more powerful that can fulfill your needs and requirements more accurately.

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A 2021 Comprehensive Guide on Lean vs Agile Methodologies

nTask

You have heard about Project management, otherwise, you wouldn’t even be near this webpage right now. It is the way we manage all of the different tasks and elements related to the project development process, to make it a success. Project management is an essential part of the organizational paradigm, so there isn’t just one way to perform on different projects in the industry every single day.

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Theoretical Bases of Formation and Development of Leadership Qualities

PM Times

Written by: Timothy Miller Quality leadership is an essential factor for the success of every business venture. Besides making optimal decisions, a good leader should boost their workers' morale and gain the most productivity from their team. However, what is it that makes a good leader? What attributes make one suitable for leadership and another for a lower position of power in the team?

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12 Best Work from Home Apps to Use in 2021

nTask

The global pandemic situation has pushed humanity into the safety of their homes. While this was a stark reality, it also gave a wake-up call to many companies around the globe to finally embrace remote work protocols. It is estimated that a great number of companies around the globe are transitioning towards a culture of remote work , which was previously unimaginable.

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Best Practices to Manage Cross Functional Teams

ProProfs Project Management

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They are done by a team of people.” Steve JOBS. This quote resonates well with cross-functional teamwork in an organization where employees from different departments or profiles work together to achieve a common goal. . According to 2019 Global Human Capital Trends , 31% of business leaders believe that cross-functional teams handle most of the work at their organizations.

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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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5 Daily Drivers – GM68

Dotto Tech

Apps come and go, and our daily needs constantly evolve. There are probably a few apps you use on a daily basis that, while you may have never heard of them a year ago, you couldn't imagine living without today. Show Notes In this episode of the Grey Matters podcast, Steve Dotto shares five apps that are his new “daily drivers:” tools that support his goals for health, productivity, finance, e-commerce, and creativity.

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What Is Risk Identification in Project Management?

Wrike

If you Google ‘why projects fail’ you’ll get several pages of articles and resources, including 5 Reasons Why Project Work Plans Fail and How to Avoid Them here on Wrike. A lot of the reasons are procedural relating to scope definition , methodology, and communication, for example, but there is a common theme: an inadequate risk identification process.

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How to Write Effective Project Management Emails

PM Times

Written by: Jimmy Rodela There is a-l-o-t involved when running a successful project:

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7 Simple Strategies To Be More Creative at Work

ActiveCollab

_Guest post by Dmitri Leonov, VP of Growth at SaneBox._ If you've been working in the same role for years, completing the same old projects, and sending the same emails over and over, you might feel stuck in a creative rut. Performing similar tasks day after day may make you an expert in specific areas, but it can also inhibit you from unleashing those inventive ideas hidden in the back of your mind.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Theoretical Bases of Formation and Development of Leadership Qualities

PM Times

Quality leadership is an essential factor for the success of every business venture. Besides making optimal decisions, a good leader should boost their workers’ morale and gain the most productivity from their team. However, what is it that makes a good leader? What attributes make one suitable for leadership and another for a lower position […].