Mon.Nov 19, 2018

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Why You Should Schedule Around People, Not Tasks

Rebel’s Guide to PM

. Tzvi Zucker, Marketing Manager at Proggio. I’m pleased to be working with Proggio to bring you this thought-provoking article from Tzvi Zucker, Marketing Manager. The nature of the modern business environment is constantly evolving. Project management has wrought much change. From plotting Gantt charts by hand to the modern day explosion of project management software solutions, everything is different – including the nature of work itself.

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3 Questions That Must Be Asked at Every Project Management Meeting

Herding Cats

I came across a post on Twitter that led me to the blog post 3 Questions You Need to Ask at Your Next Meeting. Please subscribe to their newsletter. The three questions are the foundation for any meeting, but they're critical to the success of project work as well - no matter the domain, context, or development method. Here's the three questions, and the framework for the answers in the project management domain.

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What Is SIPOC? How to Use a SIPOC Diagram

ProjectManager.com

What is SIPOC, and how does one use a SIPOC diagram? It’s a method to improve process, and Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows how it can be used as yet another tool to help you manage your project. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – What Is SIPOC? How to Use a SIPOC Diagram. Jennifer noted that people who are working in process improvement are aware of the acronym SIPOC, but the rest of us could use a lesson.

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6 Tips to Boost Team Motivation for Your Agile Team

nTask

Being an Agile team is all about adopting the Agile frameworks to the core – both in project management and team collaboration. It is all about efficiency and effectiveness, which means adopting methods to optimize resources, make the most out of teamwork and, especially, mitigate or avoid loss of time and costs. But whether you adopt Scrum, Kanban, XP or any Agile framework, in the end, it all depends on the teams involved, the leaders managing the project and the customers at the receiving end

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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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10 Ways to Generate Blog Ideas

ProjectManager.com

Trying to come up with new blog post ideas is rough. You want to write about something that you find interesting. But you also want write something that other people find interesting too, since you want people to read your post. Satisfying both is no easy task. It’s easier to write about topics that are in demand, obviously, as it’ll attract readers.

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A Secret Hack to Get Cheap Facebook Video Views

ProjectManager.com

If you look at your Facebook feed right now, how many posts are videos? Probably most of them, am I correct? Facebook has been pushing video because it keeps people on their platform longer, and this won’t stop any time soon. When it comes to Facebook ads, video views are already a cheap way to reach an audience. The cost per 10 second view should be fractions of a penny if you have a decent video and good targeting.

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How Did I Get Here? A Career Profile of Mary Rownd, ACP

ProProject Manager

Welcome to Mary Rownd! Mary’s story is the latest in our series “How Did I Get Here?” Mary has a background in Marketing and enjoys working in the Digital Project Management space. Here’s her story. When did you first decide to become a project manager? Starting out, I was a Marketer and used my PM skills to manage million dollar marketing campaigns, manage cooperatives and launch new products.

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A Quick Starter Guide to Building a Podcast

ProjectManager.com

Podcasts are a great way to reach a wider audience, and the number of people that are listening to podcasts is steadily growing. 44 percent have listened to a podcast, and over a quarter of all Americans listen to a podcast at least monthly, according to Convince and Convert. If you see a content or knowledge gap in your industry that would be served by a great podcast, consider creating a plan to start your own.

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Ready for a new job? Heres the hows and whys?

Stepping Into Project Management

Your chances of accepting an offer are statistically significant 2.6% to 6.6% higher if you were referred by a current employee than if you weren’t, mentions Glassdoor. So, what do you think- does knowing the right person get you a job? It clearly does. So, how do you find the right person, the question is what are you doing when looking for the job.

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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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What Is Conversational Commerce, and How Can It Boost Sales?

ProjectManager.com

If you’ve been anywhere near the web lately, you’ve noticed a round chat button or a chat window popping up on the lower right-hand side of your web browser when visiting company websites. Rarely has a trend taken hold online as quickly as live chat has for company websites. These chat windows are suddenly everywhere. And with good reason: consumers love chat, and it’s great for business.

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How Construction Project Management Gives a Big Helping Hand to Business

TimeCamp

Construction Project Management A successful project is possible due to various factors – skilled expertise,

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7 Ways to Effectively Retarget Users with Facebook

ProjectManager.com

You’ve probably heard that you need to incorporate retargeting into your marketing plan for your business. This article isn’t about why you need to be retargeting, but rather it seeks to explain the different ways to retarget on Facebook. For the purposes of this article, I’m going to assume you know the basics of advertising on Facebook. If you do not, I recommend checking out Blueprint from Facebook.

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How to Save Time with a Work Plan Template

Teamweek

You know what they say, time is money. Any moment you spend not being productive is a moment wasted. As a project manager, you should always be looking for ways to save time. Believe it or not, one of the best ways you can tackle this time crisis is by creating a work plan template. Let’s review what a work plan template is, how it can help you save time, and how you can use it.

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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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Why a Hiatus Is Good for Your Business

ProjectManager.com

One thing that many entrepreneurs face is complete burnout. According to Harvard Business Review , “some evidence suggests that entrepreneurs are more at risk of burnout because they tend to be extremely passionate about work and more socially isolated, have limited safety nets and operate in high uncertainty.”. How can we avoid this? Many articles suggest a better work-life balance, such as not checking your email or apps on your phone after a set time or on the weekends.

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How to Build a Team of Freelancers Like a Pro

ProjectManager.com

You need to build out a team for your business, but you don’t have the budget to hire full-time employees. Today that’s no problem! It’s easier than ever to hire people from all over the world for one time projects or ongoing work. How? Freelancers. Freelancers can help you with almost any task. Need someone to write your blog articles? Want new functionality added to your site?

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15 of the Best Productivity Tools for Marketers That You Haven’t Heard Of

ProjectManager.com

As digital marketers, we live for a good tool or tip that can make our lives easier. Great tools are so valuable because when you find something that just works , it can have a serious impact on your workflow and productivity. In this roundup, we’ll go through a number of lesser known tools that have worked best for me and others to increase productivity.

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The Online Entrepreneur’s Guide to Payment Processors

ProjectManager.com

Starting an ecommerce business can be incredibly rewarding if you can manage to create a valuable offering that your customers will be glad to pay for. The good news is that you’re entering the game at just the right time, as B2B transactions are predicted to be worth $1.3 trillion in the U.S. alone by 2020. It’s time for you to get a share of that pie, and you can with the right business idea and the tools to manage it , including the ideal payment processor.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.