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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Function Point

AUGUST 31, 2015

Ask someone on the street why they use agency project management software and you’ll get answers ranging from “it’s great for reports,” to “time tracking has never been easier” to “I don’t use it, it’s completely useless.” You may have an idea of the value of project management software for your team and for yourself, but communicating that value to different people with different opinions is not always easy.

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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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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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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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Wrike

AUGUST 31, 2015

Are your projects thriving? Or are they suffering from swelling budgets, sluggish progress, and strained deadlines? If your hard work is constantly in danger of flatlining, know this: you’re certainly not alone. There’s an epidemic of failed projects afflicting businesses of all sizes, with organizations hemorrhaging hundreds of millions of dollars in lost funds.

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Fix my Project Chaos

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Here are the blog posts and articles that caught my attention this week: The post Fresh Friday 04 September 2015 – What Caught My Attention This Week appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.

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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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Pawel Brodzinski

AUGUST 31, 2015

Multitasking is bad. We know that. Sort of. Yet still, we keep fooling ourselves that we can do efficiently a few things at the same time. When I talk about limiting work in progress I point a number of reasons why multitasking and its outcome – context switching – is harmful. One of them is Zeigarnik Effect. Zeigarnik Effect is an observation that our brains remember much better tasks that we haven’t finished.

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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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