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Key Elements & Components Of Project Management

ProProfs Project Management

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. These words, written by American writer and consultant Denis E. Waitley, pretty much sum up the essence of smart project management. To ensure professional, well-thought project management, it’s essential to take care of its key aspects. . While the elements of a project plan can vary depending on project nature, some of them cover general aspects that are standard for all projects.

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What Do Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google Look for in Project Managers?

Epicflow Blog

It’s rather difficult to define what makes a project manager worthy of a dream position. Every company determines the role and the title differently, but no doubt t ech giants serve as a benchmark. If you’ve got what it takes to land a job at Apple, Amazon or Google, you know that your skillset is up to modern standards. So what are the main aspects that make project managers competitive?

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Project Prioritization as a Savvy PMO

Planview

In our previous post on prioritization , we talked about the importance of prioritizing your work. We also covered the groundwork you’ll need to know before implementing project prioritization methodologies of your own. Today, we’re going to take it a step further. If you’re new to prioritization, this post will help you learn how to identify and implement a mechanism that’s compatible with your business.

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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

According to Newton’s third law of physics, every action in nature has an equal and opposite reaction. The same can be said for the field of project management, where every constraint usually impacts another constraint, and every missed deadline puts the project off the delivery date by just a little bit longer. Newton’s third law is also true in the case of agile vs waterfall, where one sprang to life as a reaction to the other.

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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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Very short course in risk management

Musings on Project Management

Need a quick introduction to risk management? Don't have much time for this? Try this very short course on risk management (no math required!). Risk management short course from John Goodpasture. Buy them at any online book retailer!

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5 Signs You Need Help with Employee Engagement

Teamweek

Does it seem like your workers keep showing up late for a project? Are there constant excuses for why things aren’t getting done or why a project is finished incorrectly? If it seems like everything keeps going wrong within your team, the underlying problem might be a decreased level of employee engagement. Why is employee engagement important for companies?

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Time Management Technique That Will Make You Productive

Proofhub

How to Choose The Right Time Management Technique for You Time, they say, is the one commodity you always spend and will never be able to actually buy. You can’t save it up, and every morning your balance goes back to zero. Yet every second counts?—?in athletics, the difference between winning and total obscurity can be in the tenths of seconds. While you’ll never be able to get more time, by using strategies in time management you can organize your time more effectively so as to create opportun

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Happy Holidays!

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s the end of the year, and I hope 2019 has been good to you. We’re closing the doors here at GirlsGuideToPM HQ, and we’ll see you again in January, with some special announcements about Project Management Rebels and all the usual brilliant articles, giveaways and freebies. Have a great end of year festive season and see you in 2020!

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Self-Management: How To Prioritize And Be More Productive

Trello

It's the end of your day. You feel overloaded, stressed, and overwhelmed by all the things you need to accomplish at work and in your personal life.

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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