Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 27, 2016
General information. I last reviewed ProjectManager.com in 2013. Time to revisit the software and see what has changed. Name: ProjectManager.com. Vendor: ProjectManager.com. Hosting options: Online. Costs and plans: The Team plan for up to 10 users is $20 per user per month (this is actually cheaper than the equivalent plan a few years ago, which was $25 for up to 5 users).
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 27, 2016
Looking to buy a great project management book to help you to mature as a project manager? Here are the 10 best sellers when it comes to what project management books are being purchased on Amazon: The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK(R) Guide. PMP Exam Prep, Eighth Edition – Updated: Rita’s Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam.
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Kiron Bondale
APRIL 24, 2016
A project management information system (PMIS) is not an investment which most companies would make lightly. The one time and ongoing hard costs coupled with the change management effort involved in implementing such tools can be significant so it is reasonable to expect that there will be some tangible value derived once the dust settles. Unfortunately, in spite of PMIS’s being commercially available for more than a couple of decades, they sometimes provide us with a live example of the A
The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 28, 2016
Posted in The PM life. The post When you shortcut your project planning appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 29, 2016
We’re gearing up for PMI EMEA in Barcelona next month so I’ve read The Rough Guide To Travelling with Babies and Young Children. OK, Spain isn’t the back of beyond, and I skipped the parts about camping and dealing with unsafe drinking water. It had some tips on planning for the journey, which is really the bit I am most nervous about. How will I keep two toddlers in their seats for the flight?
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Green Project Management
APRIL 27, 2016
What is the difference between CSR and Sustainability? I get asked this question a lot and so I thought it would be good to provide a clear and concise response. Here is an explanation of both. Sustainability balances resource usage and supplies over time thus ensuring that future generations will have the resources that we do. […]. The post Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain!
Herding Cats
APRIL 26, 2016
The answer to this question starts with a simple principle based notion. Can you make a non-trivial (de minimis) decision in the presence of uncertainty? The #Noestimates advocates didn’t start there. They started with “Estimates are a waste, stop doing them.” Those advocates also started with the notion that estimates are a waste for the developers.
Fix my Project Chaos
APRIL 25, 2016
Developing a coaching approach in project management In this podcast Sharon De Mascia from Cognoscenti Business Psychologists focuses on wellbeing, change management and leadership in a project management setting. This article has been created to offer insight on developing a coaching approach in project management. Sharon De Mascia is a UK-based Chartered Occupational Psychologist and […].
Function Point
APRIL 28, 2016
When you start your search for a project workflow software solution to help you manage your business, it’s common to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and ideas that, let’s face it, all eventually start to blur together! It can be a daunting task to select the right software that will continue to work for you as you grow your business.
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
Musings on Project Management
APRIL 24, 2016
Sometimes it's about being right or wrong; but often it's about the fear of being excluded. Thus, right or wrong gives way to the need and desire for inclusion -- having inside influence -- thus to avoid the hell of exclusion.
Herding Cats
APRIL 25, 2016
If your business is not subject to any external governance process, you’re free to spend your money as you please. But you’re not free to suggest your approach is applicable to those who are governed by external frameworks of spending and accountability for that spend, without a testable confirmation this idea doesn’t violate those governance principles.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 25, 2016
It was the APM Conference last week. I hopped on to Periscope at several times through the day to broadcast live from the conference. Here’s a complilation of my scopes during the day – my video diary from the event. Enjoy! You'll also like: Video Diary: Pink Elephant ITSM Conference, Las Vegas, Day 1 This is the video diary from Saturday and Sunday at the Pink Elephant ITSM Conference in Las Vegas.
Function Point
APRIL 28, 2016
When you start your search for a project workflow software solution to help you manage your business, it’s common to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and ideas that, let’s face it, all eventually start to blur together! It can be a daunting task to select the right software that will continue to work for you as you grow your business.
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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.
Project Risk Coach
APRIL 28, 2016
What can a project manager do then they need to influence a stakeholder but they don’t have direct access to the stakeholder? Answer this question on my blog and join the discussion → The post What can a project manager do then they need to influence a stakeholder but they don’t have direct access to the stakeholder? [Question] appeared first on.
Herding Cats
APRIL 24, 2016
For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie ― deliberate, contrived, and dishonest ― but the myth ― persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. ― John F. Kennedy.
Musings on Project Management
APRIL 27, 2016
"[There is] a critical balance that any organization has to manage -- the balance between freedom of action for the parts and unity of effort for the whole. Too little autonomy for the parts leads to inaction, inflexibility, hesitation, and lost opportunities. Too little unity of effort means that individual [organizational] achievement is not synchronized, exploited, or leveraged" General.
The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 25, 2016
Posted in Ten Tops Tips. Far too many projects fall apart simply because of a basic breakdown in communication; it’s often the difference between a project succeeding or failing. Communication is the glue that holds projects together; internally with your team to get the project done and externally with the client to move the project through the process – getting briefs, timely approvals and ensuring they feel like they’re ‘in the know.
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Deep Fried Brain
APRIL 24, 2016
Discrete Effort, Apportioned Effort and Level of Effort (LOE) are the 3 types of activities used in Earned Value Management (EVM) to measure work performance. This is an area that is not well.
The Tao of Project Management
APRIL 29, 2016
A lot of water has passed under the proverbial bridge since my last post so here is a quick update on things: Jamaica Spent a great two weeks in Jamaica, saw a good bit of the island and met some great people. My personal high spots were the jerk port at the Pork Pit, the Bob Marley Museum, Treasure Beach, the Blue Mountains, climbing up Dunn's River Falls, Jamaica Rum, brilliant sunsets, and discovering that Red Stripe also came in very large bottles!
The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 29, 2016
Posted in General Statements of work Ten Tops Tips. In the euphoria of finishing a statement of work (SoW), the temptation can be to hit save, dump it in an email and send it on its merry way. After all, the process of pulling one together is usually somewhat painful; you just want to see the back of it. But without checking your SoW properly, before you send it, you can end up in a world of pain later.
The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 26, 2016
Posted in General. ~ The Bible -. The post The importance of providing vision appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.
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