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The Grit Factor [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve just finished reading The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World by Shannon Huffman Polson. It’s the story of what makes someone succeed, and the importance grit plays in career success. Huffman Polson was the youngest woman to climb Denali and served as one of the US Army’s first female attack helicopter pilots.

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The Risk Management Life Cycle in the Context of Projects, Programs, and Portfolios

MPUG

“Project Creates. Program Guides. Portfolio Decides.” – from the book, I Want To be A RMP. As I interact with various project, program, and portfolio (PPP) management professionals who use my courses, read my books, and/or attend my webinars, I get many queries on the risk management life cycle approach. While a project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product (or service/result), a program refers to the coordination of projects, subprograms, and other program activities with the overa

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What Saturday morning cartoons taught me about project management

Kiron Bondale

(Image credits: Warner Bros. & Chuck Jones). When I was a small child, one of the things I looked forward to every weekend was the chance to watch Saturday morning cartoons on TV. Unlike today where where a vast variety of kids programming is available around the clock, in those days such content was usually limited to that one special day each week.

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Project Management Dictionary: 20 Essential Terms you Must Know

Online PM Courses

After over 100 'What is.' videos about Project Management jargon, I have picked out my top 20 Essential Project Management terms. The post Project Management Dictionary: 20 Essential Terms you Must Know appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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.