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Enjoy the Turkey: A Project Manager’s Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving Day

Wrike

Many people see project management as a complicated tangle of work breakdown structures, spreadsheets, critical path timelines, risk assessments… There’s a reason they give out certifications for this stuff! But as David Allen astutely points out everyone is a project manager — especially on Thanksgiving Day. . What size turkey do you need? What if dinner’s ready, but the guests are late?

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Building Project Management Capability & Maturity

Jez Lister

Building Project Management Capability and Maturity must be a priority for any organisation involved in delivering multiple projects and programmes. Having mature project management will have a direct impact on an organisations capability to consistently delivery successful projects and programmes. The alternative leads to projects going over budget and failing to deliver on promises made.

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Adopting Agile Pt 1- Three things to consider when moving into Agile

Stepping Into Project Management

Moving into the Agile way of working is a life changing decision. Don’t move to Agile because everyone is - IT’s a trend and everyone is working the Agile way and so should you- is the wrong way to approach Agile. Sometimes even client requests and management interest force team members to move. Changing overnight is tough especially when you have been comfortable working a certain way.

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Function Point Increases Productivity in Ad Agency Workplace

Function Point

If your ad agency produces video, you can probably already feel the bandwagon rattling as crowds pile onto it. Within the next 5 years, the pundits tell us, one-third of all online advertising spending will go towards online video production. As Jimm Fox points out, though, it’s not enough to have a video for its own sake. “Most companies today fail to tie strategic targets, and more important, accountability into the video production process,” he writes.

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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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10 Reasons the Death Star Project Failed (Infographic)

Wrike

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. The Death Star projects failed spectacularly. Learn from the Empire’s mistakes and keep your projects from falling to the Dark Side! Check out our new Star Wars-inspired infographic and avoid further destruction by sharing it with all your padawans. You can share this infographic with all your padawans by embedding it on your blog with this code: <a href=”[link] target=”_blank”><img src=”[link] alt=”10 Reasons

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Project Management Software Provides Accurate Reporting

Function Point

Case Study: Accurate Reporting = Better Project Management. COMPANY: Relevention Marketing Solutions INDUSTRY: Marketing Strategy & Creative SIZE: 26 Employees. Background On Relevention. Relevention is a full-service marketing agency that specializes in delivering results-based marketing strategies to growing businesses and non-profit organizations across Canada.

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Function Point Increases Productivity in Ad Agency Workplace

Function Point

If your ad agency produces video, you can probably already feel the bandwagon rattling as crowds pile onto it. Within the next 5 years, the pundits tell us, one-third of all online advertising spending will go towards online video production. As Jimm Fox points out, though, it’s not enough to have a video for its own sake. “Most companies today fail to tie strategic targets, and more important, accountability into the video production process,” he writes.

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What To Look For When Buying A Project Management Software

Function Point

When looking for a product management software you will want to keep a few things in mind. Below are a few factors to consider: The post What To Look For When Buying A Project Management Software appeared first on Function Point.

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News for you and more

Stepping Into Project Management

While I join back work, am incredibly lucky to still have the time to blog- thanks to my amazing support system of friends and family. In the last 3 months from doing the obvious, I also have managed to read a couple of books and I think you should definitely give it a try- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Management 3.0 Workout by Jurgen Appelo Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (ongoing) Not entirely related to project management but hey we do need to make a lot of decisions at work

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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