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The Causes of Conflict On Project Teams

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects can be a hotbed of conflict. From the difficult stakeholder who wants to undermine the project’s success to a disagreement about a feature of a deliverable, project work lends itself to workplace conflict situations. And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it.

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How a project manager can smooth interdepartmental conflict

Moira Alexander

The causes of interdepartmental conflict are numerous, but how much can a PM do to resolve the issues? Let's take a look at some of the more common conflicts today's project managers might be forced to deal with and what, if any, actions they can take to improve the situation. Lack of accountability and the blame game.

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Next Generation Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The project and portfolio management (PPM) software market is changing. In this article we look at emerging software in the PPM space and discuss how its selection and implementation needs to be done in line with an overarching digital strategy. Digitalization and Collaboration. Stick or Twist? Finding A Tool.

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The What, Why, and How of Project Requirements

Project Risk Coach

Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? The Project Management Institute says, “47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.” What are Project Requirements?

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How to choose the right project management tools

Moira Alexander

The right tool for the right job goes the old adage, but knowing exactly what criteria you should consider and how to go about evaluating each of the project management (PM) tools at your disposal can be time-consuming and even frustrating. Related story: Are you ready for remote project management? Category 2: The project.

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5 Tools and Tactics To Manage Projects With Your Outsourcing Partner

Rebel’s Guide to PM

According to Danielle who is Brand Care Specialist at Global Response , managing different teams of vendors and collaborators spread out globally can be pretty tough, especially with the linguistic, cultural, economic, political and social barriers separating teams. Be open to suggestions and take local preferences into account.

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How to Estimate Any Software Problem

Herding Cats

The conjecture of #NoEstimates starts with the first Tweet. This conjectures - (there are) . ways to make decisions with No Estimates. is not founded on any principle of business management, microeconomics of decision making, or principles of probability and statistics. It's a fallacy. Let's start with a simple approach to exploring for anything?