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Why Identifying as a Project Business is Critical For Success

The Lazy Project Manager

Project Business is an industry just like Retail and Manufacturing because projects are their primary business function. For example, if we think of a Retail Business, it’s about reselling goods to consumers. Whatever it is, if you sell it to consumers, you are a Retail Business. It doesn’t matter what goods you sell.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. The scrum master is the team expert on the process, and they are instrumental in guiding the team to optimize the use of scrum in the project.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. Operations management Operations management is the process of managing and organizing resources to ensure the efficient production of goods or services. Let’s say you work for a clothing retailer. Projects change the business.

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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A Legal Project Manager supports legal teams to deliver either process improvements and internally-facing work, or legal projects for clients. Whether you love retail or catering, tech or medicine, there will be a project management job in that field. This role tends to require a legal background and training.

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Industrial Construction: Examples of Industrial Projects

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For example, commercial construction can be classified into three subcategories of retail, office, multifamily and industrial construction. The permitting process is also different. This energy needs to be then delivered outside of the building, all of which creates a complicated and long process.

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The 3 Steps to Take When Failure is Not an Option

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Globalization, technology and improved internal processes have raised the stakes for all of us. We need to teach teams to adjust to every predicament and continuously improve their processes. No matter what market you’re in today, chances are your customers are expecting near-flawless service and product quality from you.

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What Is an IT Budget? IT Budgeting Basics (Template Included)

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You can’t manage your IT finances without an IT budget. This important part of IT service delivery needs to be well funded as it’s a crucial part of the financial, telecommunications and retail industries, just to name a few. However, there tend to be a few professionals who are mostly involved in this process.

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