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Project Risk Management: Do You Have the Facts?

Project Risk Coach

Are your projects rooted in facts or hearsay? Knowing the facts puts you in the driver's seat. Why? Because the facts provide points of reference in which we can better judge the significance of things and where there is uncertainty. So, where do facts come into play in risk management? rocket. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

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When it Comes to Delivering Business Value, Confidence isn?t Enough

Leading Agile

In our Transformation practice, we are helping organizations change how they plan and execute work to be done. We help them shift from a focus on outputs to prioritizing outcomesand delivering business value. As the product practice lead, I help our clients on the develop-the-plan parts of Transformation. Only The Starting Point. The starting point of developing a plan is to focus on outcomes—benefits for the business—and then to determine which things could be built which provide value to user

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Productivity: How to Effectively Improve Your Concentration

Inloox

Especially digital natives – people who grew up in the digital world – often cannot focus on one single thing for an extended period of time due to overstimulation. However, it must be difficult for almost everyone to concentrate on nothing but work for 8 hours straight. For this reason I have gathered some tips which will help you to concentrate better and improve your productivity.

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Social Skills for Project Managers: Interview with Geoff Crane [Video]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How do you gain influence with body language? What should you be aware of for managing stress in the workplace as a project manager? Geoff Crane and I discuss all that, plus better listening and manspreading! There’s a transcript below if you prefer to read more about our chat. Elizabeth: Hello everyone, It’s Elizabeth here, and today, I am at the PMO conference in London with wonderful Geoff Crane who’s come over from Canada.

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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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How to Create a Project Management Communication Plan | TeamGantt

TeamGantt

Behind every successful project manager is a strong communication plan. TeamGantt walks you through the importance of creating a project communication plan and how to build one that fits the needs of your team.

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The 5 Biggest Project Management Trends Shaping 2018

PM Basics

The post is by PM Basics guest Ashley Lipman. [Depositphoto/jamesgroup] This year is going to be enormous for project management. 2018 isn’t going to be the year of breakout technology or an influx of government-hired project management professionals. No, this year is all about the latest and greatest trends. The business world is in for a major series of changes.

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June| Article Round Up

Stepping Into Project Management

So, its Monday and you are looking for some inspiration to start your week right, here are some round ups of great reads to lift up your mood and set you up for new challenges. If you are interested in technology, this is a very interesting read on how “Microsoft kicked off the second phase of its experimental underwater data center project Wednesday, submerging a shipping-container sized data center with 864 servers near the Orkney Islands in Scotland.

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3 Books for ?10 from The Lazy Project Manager

The Lazy Project Manager

3 books from The Lazy Project Manager for only £10 (eBooks only – pdf format). Just select your 3 choices from the below list and then email me at peter.b.taylor@btinternet.com (or message me) and I will send out the simple PayPal payment options and then email your 3 books – easy! Get Fit with the Lazy Project Manager. How to make sure your project is as healthy as possible and does not become the ‘ex-project’ of tomorrow.

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How to be Productive: A Case Study on Terry Crews

Teamweek

What’s at the foundation of productivity? For big time celebrities like Terry Crews, it’s a combination of routine, dedication, and a personal goal of self improvement. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair , Mr. Crews used Teamweek to showcase exactly what goes into his recipe for productivity. The video interview shows Terry’s schedule displayed on Teamweek’s detailed timeline, and gives us a glimpse into his daily routine.

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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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Managing Marketing Projects: Why are Ancient Practices Still in Place?

Admation

Today, marketers are under ever-increasing pressure to push out more projects, faster, to feed a range of hungry marketing channels. If there ever was a good time for brands to rethink their marketing practices, it would be now. Still, a recent Content Marketing Institute report showed that only 40% of Australian marketers “are delivering content consistently” compared to the previous year.

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Company Culture, Its Importance, And How CEO Shapes It

TimeCamp

What Is Company Culture? Upon starting my work at TimeCamp, one of the first things.

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Company Culture, Its Importance, And How CEO Shapes It

TimeCamp

What Is Company Culture? Upon starting my work at TimeCamp, one of the first things.