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12 Ways to Create A Positive Work Culture

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have spoken about this with many PMI members, my project team members, business owners and other project managers. Just think about all the positive energy around people who are working with you! Be the center of positive energy on the project. Let’s make sure we bring POSITIVE ENERGY to our projects! Be Flexible.

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If this is all new to you, check out PMI Kickoff , a free overview of all things project management that will help get you started. Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. I know it’s a lot to take in. At the bottom I’ve got a free printable checklist for you.

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Master’s in Project Management vs MBA: 10 Expert Tips to Help You Decide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

An MBA education is diverse and covers a range of topics like: Leadership and communication skills Critical thinking Human resources management Finance General management International business Operations management Marketing and sales. PMI, for example, has a Global Accreditation Center that reviews and accredits project management courses.

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Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams

International Institute for Learning

Empowerment unlocks the team’s creative energies. When I managed the finance applications for a large telecommunications provider, my project managers approved production deployments. Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP. It shifts ownership and responsibility for achieving outcomes from the managers to team members. It can be done!

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The new project manager’s survival guide: 20 expert tips to follow

Planio

First, get to know the right people in the finance team - they’ll become your best friends when it comes to managing your project budget. Spend your energy focusing on what the project needs to provide to the customers rather than the detail of exactly how it’ll do it. Don’t focus on requirements, focus on benefits.

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Episode 177 – Work Better Together – Managing Thinking Preferences

Velociteach

You like to clarify you have energy there. You have energy in ideating. So when I look at her energy wave, when people are clarifying and ideating, yeah, I mean, okay, that’s great. So you gain and lose energy. There’s a limited number of finances, resources, people, stuff, time. So that’s her preference.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

Controlling PMO Industry Application - A controlling PMO is common in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and finance. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—EMEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Function - A directive PMO directly manages projects. References Aziz, E. Project Management Institute.

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