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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

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More examples could be research, design, events, replacing manual work with digital or automation, construction or legal work on a case. You’ve probably organized a family event, or helped out with school events, planned a party or a sports fixture or a neighborhood barbecue. Let’s say you work for a clothing retailer.

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Top 11 Cities for Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s going to be a mix of retail, office and residential units along with a hotel. The Australian government has granted two initiatives close to Brisbane major project status. Over A$10bn has been committed by the Australian government to fund the upgrades. Source: PMI; figures relate to country).

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning. While scrum has been scaled to apply to bigger projects and organizations, its roots are in agile software development and has come to work seamlessly in that smaller, nimble environment.

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Project Budgeting: An Interview with Sol Benady

Rebel’s Guide to PM

He started his career as an auditor in London, trained with E&Y where he qualified as an accountant, and then moved into consulting for retail and investment banking for a wide range of projects and clients. Sol Benady is a management consultant, Fintech entrepreneur, and program manager working in the banking sector.

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Business Project Management Basics

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For example, a project could be an event, the launch of a website or any endeavor that must be completed and delivered on time and within budget. Compliance Projects A compliance project, as the name suggests, is done to keep a business in compliance with an industry or government regulation or standard.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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When to Use It: Like agile, the scrum methodology has been used predominantly in software development, but proponents note it is applicable across any industry or business, including retail logistics, event planning or any project that requires some flexibility. It was initially created by the UK government for IT projects.

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10 Places to Get Free Project Management Templates

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If you are looking for a starting point for a Gantt chart, GanttPRO has a bunch of templates you can use covering product launches, event planning, maintenance schedule, marketing, retail, creating a course/education programme, and more. GanttPRO templates for schedules. The product launch template in GanttPRO.

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