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Keeping “Why?” front of mind

Kiron Bondale

HBR published an article this week reinforcing the importance of purpose for building engagement and creating high performance with project work. Twelve years ago, Daniel Pink doubled down on purpose with his book Start with Why and made it part of his intrinsic motivation triad. Making sure that a project’s purpose is clear, well understood, and shared by key stakeholders is critical but all too often that valuable information is hidden like the Ark of the Covenant in that secret governme

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MPUG’s Best Tales of Terror

MPUG

We searched through our MPUG archives to bring you the scariest project management stories of all time. Have one of your own to add? We welcome your submissions between now and Oct 31 st. Email yours to editor@mpug.com. The first five submitters will get a free MPUG membership for one year…and some MPUG swag. A Project Engagement That Went Horribly Wrong.

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Tailoring Your Approach – PMBOK 3.7

Bridge the Gap Consulting

“Design the project development approach based on the context of the project, its objectives, stakeholders, governance, and the environment using “just enough” process to achieve the desired outcome while maximizing value, managing cost, and enhancing speed.” PMBOK, pg. 44. The checklist I was looking at had 15 primary tasks, five per phase-gate.

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Gantt Chart vs. Kanban: What Will Empower Your Project?

GanttPRO Project Management

About 100 years ago, the American Henry Gantt presented the chart that bears his name. A little later, Taiichi Ohno, an engineer at Toyota Corporation, developed the Kanban system. Gantt […]. The post Gantt Chart vs. Kanban: What Will Empower Your Project? first appeared on GanttPRO.

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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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Gantt Chart vs. Kanban: What Will Empower Your Project?

GanttPRO Project Management

About 100 years ago, the American Henry Gantt presented the chart that bears his name. A little later, Taiichi Ohno, an engineer at Toyota Corporation, developed the Kanban system. Gantt […]. The post Gantt Chart vs. Kanban: What Will Empower Your Project? first appeared on GanttPRO.