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AI in Project Management: An Interview with Lloyd Skinner

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. When those tasks are automated, Lloyd believes the project manager can focus on human-based tasks like business change, “knocking heads together to get decisions”, governance, and stakeholder engagement.

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How to list project management skills on your resume

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s now a trend towards calling them ‘power skills’ (started, I believe, by PMI) because calling them ‘soft’ makes them seem easy. Power skills include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management.

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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

To truly capitalise on the potential of innovation, we must explore deeply within our teams, expand our perspectives across entire organisations, and even look beyond, to outside influences. They often communicate with other peers in the industry and learn about trends, industry and market changes, and new emerging technologies.

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SWOT analysis in project management: definition, instruction & example

Inloox

The SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool and provides a framework for evaluating internal and external factors influencing the success of a company or project. Strategic planning The SWOT analysis supports strategic planning by providing a structured overview of the most important influencing factors. What is a SWOT analysis?

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How to Navigate the Project Environment Even if You’re New to Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

From harnessing the innovative pulse of your culture to riding the dynamic waves of market trends, the key to elevating your projects from good to great lies in mastering the project environment. Market Trends Understanding market trends enables projects to align their outputs with customer demands, ensuring relevance and value delivery.

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Why are people leaving project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. See the trend? However much you tailor and go light on governance, there is still some prioritizing, organizing and compromise with which projects are done and how they get done. Perhaps they are the first PM at their company.

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What Should a New Project Manager Focus On?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And this means three things to me: The Governance Hierarchy This is your sponsor, steering group, project board, project auditors and assessors, and anyone else who has a responsibility for the proper performance of your project. And if you treat strategy, planning, and delivery as academic, theoretical, or abstract activities, you are lost.