Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? The Project Management Institute says, “47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.” In his book — Just Enough Requirements Management — Alan Davis shares, “Various studies suggest that errors introduced during requirements activities account for 40 to 50 percent of all defects found in a software pr

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In the Inspiring Women in Project Management series, I normally interview people who have had a relatively long career already. But you don’t have to be hugely experienced to inspire others. Today I’m interviewing Erica Pepitone, PMP, a first year project manager living, working, and learning in New York City. She’s recently moved from a coordinator job to a project management job – a leap that I know lots of people wonder about making.

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The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Different countries, multiple languages, global organizations…The challenge of international projects. In this day and age, international teams and projects affect most companies; and they can often be a source of headaches for project managers. They must be managed from different countries and in multiple languages. Needless to say, international projects prove to be strategic for companies that wish to remain competitive.

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Ron Rosenhead

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

My wife and I were invited to friends recently. We met a few people we had not met before and the conversation was flowing. Then, it slowed somewhat when our host asked: what’s the latest with the tennis club? The couple looked at one another and it seemed as though it was automatic their body language changed: raised eyes to the ceiling, slumping shoulders, smiles replaced with a grimace.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

If you work in manufacturing, you’re likely familiar with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Materials Resource Planning (MRP)—the system used to manage product planning, inventory management, production, fulfillment, and other aspects of production management and control. What’s more, you probably have a decent appreciation of how ERP/MRP systems have enabled manufacturing companies to optimize core business processes.

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Musings on Project Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

At Critical Uncertainties I read a post that I hope is meant in the best of humor, but actually it might be quite serious Here's the setup: Customer states requirement Customer states requirement verification protocol Project team implements protocol But wait. protocol is only statistically applicable And here's what Critical Uncertainties writes: ". one realises [SIC] that.

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Celoxis

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

A project manager understands the importance of project momentum, as it has a lot to do with motivation. It goes without saying that the more motivated the team members are, the better the project will be executed and promptly. The holiday season is an ideal momentum to motivate project team members. In general, there are two ways that a project manager can approach the holidays as project momentum.

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The Digital Project Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Thanks for checking out our project manager interview questions and answers ultimate guide. Over the past 7 years I’ve hired more than 70 digital project managers and interviewed hundreds of project. The post Digital project manager interview questions and answers: The ultimate guide appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. When I landed in Boston, I asked the taxi driver how long it will take to get back to the airport on Wednesday at 3:00PM.

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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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