Mon.Sep 05, 2016

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Meeting Management Techniques (PMP® Exam Tips)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve been booking meetings for the next couple of months because I know my team get very busy, and if we don’t schedule the time we won’t meet to talk about the big stuff. We meet weekly anyway, but for Phase 2 planning and other parts of our programme that have a longer-term goal, we need to lift up out of the weekly task list and get some space. If it’s not booked, it won’t happen.

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Project initiation is like back to school…

Kiron Bondale

Labor Day weekend marks the ceremonial if not precise end of summer. Starting tomorrow, kids across North America will resume school after a long break. This shift from the carefree days of summer to the hectic schedule of the school year can be jarring for students, teachers and parents. The anxiety of making new friends, finding new classrooms and settling into a routine consumes available productivity in the first few weeks.

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Empathy and Respect: What Makes Teams Great

Pawel Brodzinski

I’ve been known to bring up research on collective intelligence in many situations, e.g. here , here , or here. In my personal case, the research findings heavily influenced my perception of how to build teams and design organizations. The crucial lesson was that social perceptiveness and having everyone being heard in discussions were key to achieve high collective intelligence.

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This is How I Work- Peter Taylor

Stepping Into Project Management

Peter Taylor is a PMO expert currently leading a Global PMO, with 200 project managers acting as custodians for nearly 5,000 projects around the world, for Kronos Inc. - a billion-dollar software organisation delivering Workforce Management Solutions. He is also the author of the number 1 bestselling project management book ‘The Lazy Project Manager’.

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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.