Ron Rosenhead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

I came across an interesting report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) – which exists to provide independent opinion and evidence to assist Parliament and hold government to account. I was surprised as I had not seen this report before. It is called “Initiating successful projects” and was first published in December 2011. In the executive summary the report says: One clear lesson we have learned from the evidence base which our back catalogue provides is that the quality of proj

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Moira Alexander

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Project management anytime, anywhere Project managers continue to advance as invaluable resources to businesses of all sizes. They are information powerhouses and masters at planning, facilitating, scheduling, communicating and conflict resolution. With workforces becoming increasingly mobile, project managers also require access to powerful project management mobile apps to streamline and simplify PM processes.

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SensiblePM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Naomi Caietti shares the first step for Jared Coffin in his personal growth and development plan. Listen as we learn the foundational behaviors project managers and program managers should focus on to improve their skills. During the Podcast. During this episode Naomi referenced a research study, that she was able to participate in, that was performed by Pradco and Baldwin University in 2012.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

With every new project comes the risk of a new project crisis (or two or three). As a project manager, you can’t be scared to start just because you’re worried about what might go wrong. Instead, it’s better to fully prepare yourself for any possibility, and then calmly deal with whatever comes your way. In every project management crisis, there are three stages: 1.

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The Tao of Project Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The six steps I have been illustrating over the past six weeks are all fairly straight forward and very achievable, but they will take some time. However help is at hand: Resources I have mentioned the resources provided by the Project Management Institute and the Office of Government Commerce (now Axelos) but there are also some of my books that provide a more straight forward alternative: If you want detailed guidelines for the implementation of all the things I’ve been talking about, they are

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Brett Harned

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

I’ve said it tons of times: we LOVE to talk about tools, but rarely do the tools universally work for teams. Well, folks, I think I may have to eat my words. As a consultant, I get to peek in on other people’s toolset, and I’m finding more and more that people are adopting Slack, a […].

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Moira Alexander

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

If 88 percent of C-suite executives agree that project alignment with strategy is vital to organizational success, why are only 56 percent of projects meeting strategic objectives? Furthermore, in a report titled “The High Cost of Low Performance,” the Project Management Institute (PMI) states 61 percent of firms acknowledge they often struggle to bridge the gap between strategy and day-to-day implementation.

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SensiblePM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Jared took the Myers Briggs personality test and SWOT self-assessment in an effort to help understand those things that he should focus on as he becomes a project manager. During the Podcast. During this episode Naomi Caietti and I review the self-assessment results of these two test. As a result of the Myers Briggs test we discover that Jared is identified as an INFP personality.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

If you’re taking your first steps as a project manager and feel like you’re in way over your head with all the terms, acronyms, and best practices, we’ve put together something that can help. Today we launch our online Project Management Guide for Beginners. It’s a complete guide that tackles project management fundamentals and addresses it in easy-to-understand, layman’s terms.

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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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Stepping Into Project Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

I hope this kick starts your week. Here's a mixed bag of links that am sure will get you thinking and innovating: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] (Pic Courtesy: Google Images).

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Gina Abudi PM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Best Practices for a New Project Manager to Establish Themselves and Build Relationships Quickly Read Part I for background information. In his part, we’ll share some best practices to help Sydney ensure her first project starts off well. As we learned, Sydney does have some base knowledge – she attended a week long onboarding program [.]. The post A Mini Case Study: Leading a Project as a New Project Manager – Part II appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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Brett Harned

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Have you heard about the Vancouver Every Day DPM Workshop? About 10 months ago, Rachel Gertz and I were planning our new, daily blog Every Day DPM. When it launched I think we both hoped it would become a little more than just a blog. Maybe it could become a platform for more collaboration. After […].

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Susanne Madsen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Authenticity is a fundamental building block in project leadership. Leadership doesn’t come from emulating others or from blindly following a set of rules. It comes from a deeply personal approach which is rooted in who you are as a person. Being authentic is about truly knowing yourself and what you believe in. It’s about being the person you know in your heart that you have always been destined to be.

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Ganttic

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Among the mountains of books that have been published for managers, we have selected 10 books that every manager should read. The themes include leadership, problem solving, communication, psychology, and success. Some of them were published decades ago, some are more recent, but regardless, the wisdom and experience discussed in these books will help you stay abreast of managing your resources. 1) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni.

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quantmleap

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

F or many years we have been indoctrinated to believe that ‘outsourcing’ and ‘offshoring’ are good for us: It provides access to cheaper and equally qualified resources; It reduces the cost of delivery thus resulting in lower total cost of ownership and better financial bottom line for the company; It is easier to ramp up and ramp down; It increases human resourced flexibility; It allow a company to focus on its core business processes while shifting non-core business fun

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Stepping Into Project Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

As I finally get sometime at Mumbai airport, I catch up on my readings and definitely think should be shared with all of you before I hop on to the flight in a few minutes.

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Gina Abudi PM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Best Practices for a New Project Manager to Establish Themselves and Build Relationships Quickly Background: Sydney was a newly hired project manager at a consulting firm. She has previous experience working on project teams, but had never led a project on her own. She has only been with the firm for two weeks and has [.]. The post A Mini Case Study: Leading a Project as a New Project Manager – Part I appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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PMStudent

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

“He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.” – Tacitus The above quote is not meant to imply that you will be engaging in warfare at the office. It is a very old quote and yes it was […].

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Susanne Madsen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Asking q uestions is an essential component of leadership. Voltaire said that we should ‘judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers ’ and Albert Einstein was obsessed with questions, or more precisely, with getting to the right question. Another smart mind, Tim Brown (chief executive and president of IDEO) says, " It’s very easy in business to get sucked into being reactive to the problems and questions that are right in front of you.

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Fix my Project Chaos

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

About This Podcast: As a Project Manager we make a lot of decisions. On a typical project we can have responsibility for: Managing relationships with vendors, internal stakeholders, external stakeholders Leading cross functional teams Respecting sensitive information Hiring of external consultants and contractors These responsibilities can lead to ethical dilemmas and cause unease about situations […].

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Troubled and Failing Project

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) implementations fail at an alarming rate. For the last fourteen years, numerous independent parties have come up with the same dismal statistics. In fact, your implementation probably will not meet your goals either. The graphic above does not bode well for anyone heading out on that journey. To be sure, configuring the software is significantly more difficult that it appears at first glance.

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Function Point

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Sometimes when our days are so busy, we focus on keeping things going, flowing from task to task, and prioritizing what seems urgent over what is important in the long-run. Here are 4 obstacles that you may recognize at your agency, and if you can identify with them, it may be time to consider agency project management software as a solution. 1. Performance Visibility.

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Brett Harned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I started this site—primarily as a blog—back in 2009. I wanted to speak my mind about all things digital project management. I did, and it led to a lot of great conversations, connections, and advancements in my career. When I went out on my own in January of 2015, I immediately knew that the design […].

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The Tao of Project Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The final step in the deployment of best practices is the big one, portfolio management. Not many organisations have yet achieved this, so this is the area that can deliver real competitive advantage to any business. Yet again it is absolutely essential to involve all the project and program managers in the process and yet again the steps are similar to those involved in deploying project or program best practices, with one main exception at step 2: Step 1: Define and document a standard portfol

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EarthPM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

NASA is the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It was established in 1958 by an act of Congress (literally) with this charter: “The expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space” And yes, NASA has explored vast areas of space as well as turning its focus back on this planet (yes, Earth is a planet), to discover things like the hole in the ozone layer, and to observe planetary changes with high-resolution time-lapse photography

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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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