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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Even if you aren’t using a formal lifecycle or specific methodology, you’ll still be planning, executing, controlling, and monitoring tasks in order to meet objectives – that’s project management. For example, in the UK, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority manages projects and shares best practices for UK government projects.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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This can be through scrum meetings, which are held daily in scrum, but they act almost as a teacher throughout the project to support the team and give them direction. That hasn’t stopped practitioners from using scrum in varying industries, from retail logistics to event planning. What Is the Difference Between Scrum and Kanban?

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Top challenges for project sponsors

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is where there no assigned sponsor or there is an assigned sponsor but you have never met them or been able to meet them or they frequently miss meetings. It got to the point where he was reviewing work products line by line and I was having hour-long meetings with him morning and afternoon to review project status.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Read the job descriptions carefully and apply if you meet 80% of the requirements. (No, No, you don’t have to meet 100% of the requirements in the ad before you send in your resume or CV.). Expect digital project management to earn more than retail, for example. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Read the job descriptions carefully and apply if you meet 80% of the requirements. (No, No, you don’t have to meet 100% of the requirements in the ad before you send in your resume or CV.) Expect digital project management to earn more than retail, for example. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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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. Forecast vs target is reviewed at those meetings,” Sol explains. Asking for More Money. You should tailor it to the audience.

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Business Project Management Basics

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Strategic Projects A strategic project is new and tends to be innovative, such as a new product or service, though it could also be the opening of a new retail location, factory or branch office for the business. There are also recurring tasks for meetings or other tasks that need repeating daily, monthly, etc.