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fp. Answers: Common Project Management Software Questions

Function Point

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.

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Managing BPI Projects – Communicating with the Sponsor and Stakeholders

Gina Abudi PM

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 [.].

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fp. Answers: Common Project Management Software Questions

Function Point

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.

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Managing BPI Projects -Have you socialized the project enough?

Gina Abudi PM

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 [.].

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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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Managing BPI Projects – Communicating with the Project Team

Gina Abudi PM

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 [.].

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Collecting Critical Data Begins at Project Intake

Function Point

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.