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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. And I don’t have them all – I’m aware of that. Your team knows all this stuff, so draw on their knowledge.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. This means this methodology greatly influences how your team operates and might even require you to make hiring decisions based on it. What Is Kanban?

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 1): Core Competencies and Principles

Inloox

SAFe picks up many already familiar elements and concepts from existing methods such as Scrum or Lean Project Management, which makes the transition easier for many companies. Lean Agile Leadership: Managers are the very core of lean agile development and business agility. Go Lean! –

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Impacts of traditional project funding models on agile delivery

Kiron Bondale

A key enterprise partner is the Finance department and the organization’s model for project funding will have significant influence over successful agile delivery. one sprint’s worth), but in most cases, project funding approval processes are not lean enough to encourage such behavior.

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From Wall Street to Main Street: Exploring the Tech Behind Trading News

Productivity Land

This information spans from corporate earnings reports to global geopolitical occurrences that exert their influence on market dynamics. Wall Street’s Impact on Trading News Algorithmic trading, a paramount facet of contemporary finance, relies heavily on predefined strategies to automatically execute trades. Why is it Important?

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What is a Stakeholder in Project Management?

Planio

No matter how agile and lean you try to run your projects there are inevitably going to be a lot of people involved in getting you from project proposal to launch day. Project sponsor: The person or group who is financing the project. Who wants to influence this project (positively or negatively)? That’s the what.

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

Planio

Lean into risk management straight away. 5 tips for building influence and advancing your career. In this guide, we’ve collected the best project management tips for new project managers - from what skills to focus on to how to get settled in a new role, run projects, and build your influence. Building influence.