Tue.Mar 20, 2018

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We need to spend more time educating our clients

Ron Rosenhead

I have worked in many companies delivering project management training where there appears to be an issue with my clients complaining that their clients keep changing the specification of work. In order to dig a little deeper I have asked my own clients ask a number of simple questions: What have you done to really tease out client needs/expectations?

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15 Ways to Increase Team Motivation to Get the Best from Your Team

Project Bliss

As a project manager, you’ve got to get the best from your team to meet goals and deadlines. And you need to do so without formal management authority. But do you wonder how to motivate your team to do their best work so your project is successful? You need your team to meet deadlines and targets. But if you’re not their functional manager, you need to know how to do so in ways that work.

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7 Signs Your Project is Bound to Fail

Redbooth

If project success rates were a movie, they’d be a horror film. Numerous studies across industries have put the numbers at well below 50 percent. But why do so many projects fail? Projects break down for a number of reasons. Poor planning, overambitious deadlines, weak leadership, difficult clients—you may have experienced all of the above. We all know hindsight is 20/20.

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5 Governance Steps for Distributed Project Team Management

LiquidPlanner

Managing a distributed project team takes real skill and a definite commitment to putting a governance structure in place that enables success. This is a cardinal rule that I learned firsthand nearly two decades ago managing project teams in Korea, and it stuck with me through my career in the military. The take-away I learned with a distributed project team: a virtual presence is an absolute absence.

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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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Reasons to Estimate and Measure

Herding Cats

Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Project, Products, and Processes , Richard D. Stutzke is a starting point for estimating software projects. From tradition projects to agile projects, this text provides practical examples based on principles. This post is derived from the book, but the book itself is available on Amazon at very affordable prices.

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The Nature of Complexity

Herding Cats

Many factors contribute to project complexity, from " Is building construction, as a social project organization and production system, complicated or complex? " Chao Xiao and José L. Fernández-Solís, . Uncertainty about the product of the project. Uncertainty about the scope of the project. Novelty of technology. Highly multidisciplinary. Large number of stakeholders with influence on the project.

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Milestone in Project Management | Project Milestone Template - Download

Techno-PM

Project Milestone The original milestones were as markers used on public roads, and helped the travelers determine where they are and whether they are on schedule. Milestone in Project Management is used to signify Introduction pecific point during the lifecycle of the project. A point may be the start or finish of the project, or any other significant occurrence which the project deemed as valuable.

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GanttPRO Free Webinars: All You Need to Know about the Tool

GanttPRO Project Management

We care about everyone who is interested in making project management more efficient with GanttPRO Gantt chart software.

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Forbes Communications Council – Why Is It Good For Your Business?

TimeCamp

What Is Forbes Communications Council? Forbes is one of the most popular American business magazines.

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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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Diversifying a City’s Economy by ‘Innovating Out’ From the Core

Leankor

Diversifying a City's Economy by 'Innovating Out' From the Core. In a recent article , James Lochrie – a national tech leader – points out the amazing transition happening in the Calgary innovation ecosystem as we move from primarily “energy tech” innovation to a more broad-based collection of startups that cross industry boundaries. His points are spot-on and prompted me to muse about something I am passionate about — the art and science of pivoting a business model.

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How to Use Time Tracking Software As an Attendance Management System?

TimeCamp

One of the perks of having a company is managing your team’s attendance. Sometimes employees.