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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

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Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution? Project Execution Steps. Execute Project Scope.

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How to Create a Project Initiation Document (Template Included)

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That’s why a project initiation document (PID) is so important. We’ll explore its importance and how to create a project initiation document, including all its many components. You can even download a free project initiation document template for Word to help you get started. What Is a Project Initiation Document (PID)?

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What Is a Project Executive? Role, Responsibilities and Salary

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That position is called a project executive. Of course, it’s more complicated than that, so it’s important to first define the term project executive and explain what that person does, including their main responsibilities. We’ll also help you understand what a project executive is by comparing them to the project manager.

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A Quick Guide to Strategic Initiatives

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Although the term “strategic initiative” might sound like inflated business jargon, it’s far from useless. A strategic initiative is a compass that guides businesses and targets future goals. Strategic initiatives are large and complex, requiring a program manager to steer that big ship. Strategic Goals.

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Moving From Strategy to Execution

Speaker: Barb Barker and Shannon Riley, Wrike Team

Projects are the temporary initiatives that companies put into place alongside their ongoing operations to achieve specific goals. As project managers, it is our job to take these initiatives and execute them effectively within our teams.

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How to Manage Project Environment from Initiation to Close

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In addition, the organizational culture also shapes how you execute the project. A project has five phases: initiation, planning, execution, monitor and control and close. Project initiation: This phase is where you determine if the project is viable. First, the project is being executed outside.

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Project Initiation: How to Start Your Project Off Right

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But if a project isn’t initiated correctly, then those hopes and expectations aren’t anchored in a solid foundation, and your project can drift off course and head for disaster. Ideas are plentiful but having a project plan and executing it will help actualize those hopes and ideas. What Is Project Initiation?

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Performing Proficient Portfolio Management Against All Odds

Speaker: Ordonna Sargeant — PMP Staff Research Program Manager, Twitter | Scrum Master | Author | Speaker | ATP PMP Instructor | Adjunct Professor | PM Content Creator

The question is how do we as PMs meet the goal of helping key stakeholders and executives make informed decisions and maximize value? Proper portfolio management gives PMs a bird's-eye view of all projects, allowing the company to make better decisions about which projects to pursue and which initiatives will yield the greatest return.