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Women in Project Management: Rachel Mata

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m interviewing Rachel Mata , Lead Project Manager at Edu-tech company Instructor Brandon. All my previous job experiences had been surrounded by planning, coordinating logistics, and, more than that, getting things done. Rachel, how did you get into project management? It came to me from nowhere. I started working at age 16.

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Operations Management: Key Functions, Roles and Skills

ProjectManager.com

Company resources, such as staffing, materials, equipment and technology, are all part of the optimization process of operations management. That involves logistics, understanding global trends, customer demand and resources. They also evaluate suppliers, negotiate contracts and review product quality.

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The Importance of Operational Project Management for Businesses

ProjectManager.com

However, because they’re concerned with streamlining department workflows, implementing new technology or processes or even updating the company’s offerings, customers will eventually see the benefits of these improvements. Therefore, these are internal projects that aren’t designed to directly impact an audience or customer base.

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Contract Management: Understanding the Contract Lifecycle

ProjectManager.com

But once you’re contracting with people outside of your organization, the legal and logistic issues can be overwhelming. Contract lifecycle management is a strategic approach to contract management that gets greater efficiencies out of the activity by combining people, processes and technology. Why is Contract Management Important?

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Agile Revolution in the Defense Industry

Scrum.org

Giving up one's capacity for innovation to third parties (subcontractors) whose interests are divergent has consequences: interdependence, technical debt, lack of innovation, suboptimal delivery frequency, quality issues, and loss of sovereignty over key skills. In this case, logistics is critical as part of the value chain.

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Conducting an Effective Virtual Interview: 10 Tips for the Hiring Manager

Teamweek

And the radical shift due to the pandemic. The necessity for digital communication, like our reliance on videoconferencing software, pushed technological advances and also forced companies to rethink their standard hiring process. But as we know, neither technology( nor those that use it) are infallible. Technical Difficulties.

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Agency Project Management in the Age of Remote Work: Tips and Tricks for Success

Function Point

Time Zone Differences: As members spread across different time zones, real-time collaboration and communication become more difficult due to limited overlapping working hours. This is a bigger problem if your agency offers flexible working hours, making scheduling meetings becomes a logistical challenge even within the same time zone.