Gina Abudi PM
MAY 28, 2015
Technology projects can be difficult to implement within an organization. They require significant change management work as well as regular and consistent communications to stakeholders to keep them engaged. Unfortunately, technology projects are staff minimally (as are many other projects frankly) and with individuals with technical expertise but limited expertise, if any at all, expertise [.].
Function Point
MAY 20, 2015
Online Project Management Software Case Study . COMPANY: Top Draw. INDUSTRY: Online Marketing & Digital Strategy Agency. SIZE: 27 Employees. Background On Top Draw. Founded in 1993, Top Draw is a fully integrated online marketing agency with an expert team of designers and strategists. From digital strategy to responsive websites and web-based applications, Top Draw connects design, technology and real-life data to create custom online solutions that help businesses thrive.
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Wrike
MAY 19, 2015
We’ve collected seven of Taylor’s tips for project managers to give you a peek at what lies between the pages of Real Project Management : Challenge 1: Poor Communication. Good communication has always been a sticking point for project managers, but it’s getting even trickier to get right. Thanks to always-on technology and social media, an endless stream of messages are coming in from a multitude of channels.
Agile Coach
MAY 22, 2015
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Pawel Brodzinski
MAY 22, 2015
By now Minimal Viable Product (MVP) is for me mostly a buzzword. While I’m a huge fan of the idea since I learned it from Lean Startup , these days I feel like one can label anything an MVP. Given that Lunar Logic is a web software shop we often talk with startups that want to build their product. I think I can recall one or maybe two ideas that were really minimal in a way that they would validate a hypothesis and yet require least work to build.
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Gina Abudi PM
MAY 7, 2015
The ability to communicate effectively with the sponsor and stakeholders is absolutely essential to BPI (business process improvement) projects. Communicating, besides reporting on status, enables for building stronger relationships with key individuals and keep others engaged in the project. Similar to communicating with a project team, it is essential to use a variety of communication [.].
Function Point
MAY 20, 2015
Online Project Management Software Case Study . COMPANY: Top Draw. INDUSTRY: Online Marketing & Digital Strategy Agency. SIZE: 27 Employees. Background On Top Draw. Founded in 1993, Top Draw is a fully integrated online marketing agency with an expert team of designers and strategists. From digital strategy to responsive websites and web-based applications, Top Draw connects design, technology and real-life data to create custom online solutions that help businesses thrive.
PM for the Masses
MAY 19, 2015
Colin Ellis shares with me his tested approach to helping folks get started in the field of project management on this episode of PM for the Masses. The post 082 How To Get Started in Project Management with Colin Ellis (@ColinDEllis) appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. Colin Ellis shares with me his tested approach to helping folks get started in the field of project management on this episode of PM for the Masses.
Agile Coach
MAY 22, 2015
[…] 9) Jason Little, Agile Coach […].
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
Pawel Brodzinski
MAY 12, 2015
One of the messages that I frequently share is that we need more women in our teams. By now I’ve faced the whole spectrum of reactions to this message, from calling me a feminist to furious attacks pointing how I discriminate women. If nothing else people are opinionated on that topic and there’s a lot of shallow, and unfair, buzz when it comes to role of women in IT.
Function Point
MAY 28, 2015
The Smart Way to Buy Creative Project Management Software. As you first start looking into creative project management software, there are a few things you should be aware of. Most notably, you need to understand that while there are many different solutions out there, they all specialize in different aspects. Some focus on estimating and invoicing, others focus more on tasking and scheduling, while others are simpler and have a basic time tracking solution.
Function Point
MAY 28, 2015
The Smart Way to Buy Creative Project Management Software. As you first start looking into creative project management software, there are a few things you should be aware of. Most notably, you need to understand that while there are many different solutions out there, they all specialize in different aspects. Some focus on estimating and invoicing, others focus more on tasking and scheduling, while others are simpler and have a basic time tracking solution.
Function Point
MAY 26, 2015
In a TV world ruled by reality shows, we’ve all seen our share of plain ol’ season winners. Then there are those who turned that win into a long-term success story. Implementing a creative project management software at your agency can probably feel like a reality show in itself — albeit without as many roses, nationwide votes and hidden immunity idols.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Function Point
MAY 26, 2015
In a TV world ruled by reality shows, we’ve all seen our share of plain ol’ season winners. Then there are those who turned that win into a long-term success story. Implementing a creative project management software at your agency can probably feel like a reality show in itself — albeit without as many roses, nationwide votes and hidden immunity idols.
Function Point
MAY 4, 2015
It happens every once in a while: you stumble into a problem with your creative project management software – don’t fret! There’s a strong possibility that someone else has already experienced, survived and resolved the same issue. They’ve probably come out of the situation a smarter, better looking person too. Hey, it’s what we do.
Function Point
MAY 4, 2015
It happens every once in a while: you stumble into a problem with your creative project management software – don’t fret! There’s a strong possibility that someone else has already experienced, survived and resolved the same issue. They’ve probably come out of the situation a smarter, better looking person too. Hey, it’s what we do.
Function Point
MAY 12, 2015
Internal Agency Issues Solved By Project Management Software. Many creative project management software solutions out there right now are tailored towards solving challenges met by traditional agencies. What if, however, you work for an internal agency that faces many challenges that traditional agencies often don’t come up against? At Function Point, our experience with this type of agency has given us some specialized knowledge about the world of project management software and internal
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Function Point
MAY 12, 2015
Internal Agency Issues Solved By Project Management Software. Many creative project management software solutions out there right now are tailored towards solving challenges met by traditional agencies. What if, however, you work for an internal agency that faces many challenges that traditional agencies often don’t come up against? At Function Point, our experience with this type of agency has given us some specialized knowledge about the world of project management software and internal
Gina Abudi PM
MAY 5, 2015
Key in any business process improvement (BPI) project, even a smaller one that may impact only a department or workgroup, is spending sufficient time up front socializing the initiative to the stakeholders to get their buy-in and commitment. Socializing, or getting commitment, provides you champions for your project. Individuals from throughout the organization who are [.].
Gina Abudi PM
MAY 6, 2015
Determining early in your project how you will communicate with the project team and how the project team will communicate with each other is absolutely essential to ensure the project stays on track. While team meetings are essential, they are unlikely to be sufficient for business process improvement (BPI) projects; especially more complex ones. It [.].
PM for the Masses
MAY 26, 2015
On this episode of the Project Management for the Masses Podcast I speak with project manager, author, and blogger Michel Dion on the topic of leadership. The post Let’s Talk Leadership with Michel Dion (@PMProjectAria) appeared first on Project Management for the Masses. On this episode of the Project Management for the Masses Podcast I speak with project manager, author, and blogger Michel Dion on the topic of leadership.
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Function Point
MAY 14, 2015
This article is a guest post contributed by Cella Consulting. Tips for Evaluating Workflow Tools. Implementing a Workflow Automation tool can provide many benefits including increased productivity, better decision making, improved justification of your decisions and resources to management, and increased control over your resources. These deployments can be expensive — both in terms price and expended resources — and since switching costs are so high it’s important to get the vendor decision rig
Function Point
MAY 14, 2015
This article is a guest post contributed by Cella Consulting. Tips for Evaluating Workflow Tools. Implementing a Workflow Automation tool can provide many benefits including increased productivity, better decision making, improved justification of your decisions and resources to management, and increased control over your resources. These deployments can be expensive — both in terms price and expended resources — and since switching costs are so high it’s important to get the vendor decision rig
Function Point
MAY 6, 2015
This is a guest post contributed by Cella Consulting, the leading expert in in-house creative agency management and operations. Creative leaders are most effective in implementing operational changes when their decision-making is data driven. Quantitative data enables confident and swift decision-making and enables them to justify their decisions to their staff, their clients and executive leadership.
Function Point
MAY 6, 2015
This is a guest post contributed by Cella Consulting, the leading expert in in-house creative agency management and operations. Creative leaders are most effective in implementing operational changes when their decision-making is data driven. Quantitative data enables confident and swift decision-making and enables them to justify their decisions to their staff, their clients and executive leadership.
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
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