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How To Take Over An Existing Project [Free Checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Consider this. You’ve recently been asked to take over an existing project. Your handover hasn’t been that great. The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. Or they might have left the company. Either way, you’ve got a team waiting on your direction.

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Float in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Projects are made up of a large number of tasks, and keeping track of those tasks is a primary role of a project manager. Sometimes, the tasks in a project all run smoothly and independently of each other, and there are no complexities. Other times, however, there will be a large chain of dependent tasks that make things more complicated. What happens if a task needs to be completed today, but the person responsible for it is waiting on another task that hasn’t been completed yet?

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Splitting your team reduces planning time

Scrum.org

Dark, small, crowded room in a corporate office. All windows shut closed with worldproof blinds. The only source of light is a projector splitting the room in two uneven halves. 7 people around the table struggle to keep their eyes open, even though 6 of them have coffee mugs full of the ever-awake potion. One man with blind stare types something on the keyboard.

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5 Free Video Conferencing Tools for Your Small Business

TrustRadius Project Management

Even with all the flexibility that video conferencing tools provide, it’s not uncommon for leaders and employees—even at small, tight-knit businesses—to feel disconnected amid a lack of on-site interactions. Choosing the right web conferencing software can help prevent your teammates from feeling like ships passing in the night. On the other hand, with the wrong video conferencing software, meetings can feel like a hassle.

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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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Slaying the Dragons and How to Successfully Descale at Scale

Scrum.org

Many organisations don't really want to change how they do business and believe that they can continue in the way they always have while still getting better at delivering software. They are wrong! While there are organisations that are successfully scaling out there, they are exceedingly rare. What are the commonalities between these organisations and how have they managed to get past the illusion of scaled agile to the values and principles that are allowing them to leave their competitors in

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Lifestyle| Managing Stress- 4 ways

Stepping Into Project Management

The world is going through trying times during this pandemic and we all are adapting to it in our own way. For a lot of us the work location has changed from office to home, however there are still deliverables happening, teams working together via video calls and other collaborative platforms and yes everyone handling more than ever. And with all of this there’s stress and there’s no denying that.

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5 New strategies to be an effective remote project manager

PM Times

Written by: Amonique Brown The past few months have been a true test for how effective you’ve been as a remote project manager for your team and company.

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The City of Sacramento goes live with Sitetracker to manage telecom asset reservations

Sitetracker

Sitetracker has been selected by the City of Sacramento to manage the reservation for and the timely deployment of telecom assets. All municipalities across the US can work more closely with telecom providers to generate additional revenue and meet new FCC guidelines. Palo Alto, Calif., month, day, 2020 — Sitetracker, the global standard for managing high-volume telecom projects, announced today that the City of Sacramento is using Sitetracker to ensure their assets can be reserved for modificat

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How to Successfully Work From Home

Teamweek

Working from home may once have been perceived as a welcome reprieve from long commutes and office politics. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues, some people are finding that the work-from-home reality is a far cry from the fantasy. But the question is no longer whether to work or not—it’s how to successfully work from home. For better or worse, many professionals are used to the rhythm of eight-hour workdays, bookended by commutes.

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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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How to Develop a Process Improvement Plan

Wrike

At the heart of any successful professional services or project-based organization, you’ll find a series of well-defined processes. One of the major responsibilities of a project manager is to oversee these processes and ensure team members understand their roles within them. However, as organizations grow and change, processes must be analyzed and updated in order to remain as efficient as possible.

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Does A 4-Day Workweek Actually Increase Productivity?

Trello

Think about how you feel as a three-day weekend draws near. The joy of not seeing your desk for a full 72 hours. it’s an all-consuming thought as the clock nears quitting time. Now imagine you had a three-day weekend every. single. week.

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