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PERT and CPM: Their Differences and How to Use Them Together

ProjectManager.com

Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) are both useful tools when planning and controlling a project. PERT and CPM are complementary and both are important analytical techniques in project management when managing tasks. There are differences between PERT and CPM, of course, which is why they work so well together when calculating the time it’ll take to complete tasks in your project.

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Three things I learned from playing board games

Kiron Bondale

The holiday season usually involves family get togethers, and one of our traditions for such events is to play one or two new board games. While playing the games is a lot of fun it is also a source of some useful lessons in project management. Have the right number of players. Most board games will provide details on the minimum number of players required and some will also indicate the maximum.

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5 Tips And Tricks For Managing Multiple Projects At Once

Taskque

Managing multiple projects at once can be a daunting task. It requires a high level of organization and prioritization skills to ensure that all projects are completed on time and with high quality. Often, most project managers and team members need help with the clutter and end up finishing the wrong task or missing their deadlines. If you’re working on multiple projects and tasks at once, it’s crucial that you keep track of everything so that nothing falls through the cracks and th

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Best of: Top 10 Ideal Management Strategies for Project Manager

PM Times

Organizations around the world carry out projects that are purposeful to their causes and ultimately provide them a means to accomplish their objectives. However, one of the biggest challenges considered to carry out successful projects is to make sure that they are completed on schedule, remain within the predefined budgets, and show little to no disparity […].

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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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Teamwork: managing the whitespace

Musings on Project Management

One of the big differences between a team and a group is cohesiveness around the goal: There's no success individually unless there is success collectively. Don't let idle ruin cohesivenessInevitably, keeping the team together to promote cohesiveness raises the question: How to keep everyone busy all the time -- other than 'painting rocks' (which is the way the Army used to do it)?

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2023 and the unknowability of the future

Gunther Verheyen

Despite its unknowability, I wish you all the best for the future, starting in 2023. Love Gunther independent Scrum Caretaker at Ullizee-Inc. (fyi. Above are the translations via Google Translate of a random selection of languages).

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Usos de Scrum

Scrum.org

Scrum es un marco ligero que se orienta a la entrega de valor a través de soluciones adaptativas para problemas complejos. Esta definición abre la posibilidad a un sin número de posibles usos de Scrum en diversas industrias. Originalmente se tiende a asociar Scrum y la Agilidad al desarrollo de software, pero esto no ha limitado la posibilidad de su uso en diversas industrias como, por ejemplo: marketing, manufactura, la industria de la panificación, etc.

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How to Create a Strong Contingency Plan

Wrike

Have you ever grabbed an umbrella on your way out the door — just in case it rained later? Have you and your friends ever picked a backup restaurant in the event that the one you really want to eat at was too crowded? Have you set a default meeting place with a friend or family member so that you know where to reunite if you get separated at an event or in a busy shopping mall?