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Making It All Happen

The Tao of Project Management

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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Free Online Project Management Guide for New Project Managers

Wrike

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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Agile Readings

Stepping Into Project Management

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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A Mini Case Study: Leading a Project as a New Project Manager – Part II

Gina Abudi PM

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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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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Innovative leaders ask powerful “what-if” questions

Susanne Madsen

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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A New Home

Brett Harned

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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A Mini Case Study: Leading a Project as a New Project Manager – Part I

Gina Abudi PM

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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Overworking Can Kill You

Ganttic

Just this year in March, a 26 year old factory worker abruptly died after working for 12 hours every single day assembling Apple iPhones. Two years ago, a 24 year old advertising employee from China suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his desk and died, having working overtime the month prior to his death. Going back another two years in Los Angeles, a 51 year old employee died in her cubicle due to work over-exhaustion and wasn’t found until two days later.

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Podcast 58 – 3 Easy Steps to Break Up with Stress Forever

Fix my Project Chaos

About This Podcast: Stress can be addictive – just like shopping, drugs, alcohol etc. It can be hard to break the never ending stress cycle and be happy once again. Judy Hinwood from the Stress Management Institute shares her experience on how to break up with stress in 3 easy steps. Points Raised in the Podcast: […]. The post Podcast 58 – 3 Easy Steps to Break Up with Stress Forever appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

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