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What is Middle Office Outsourcing?

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In the evolving market cycle, asset managers are constantly under pressure to increase the margins of the investments for their clients. These functions may include trade settlement support, client reporting, data aggregation, investment accounting (IBOR), and performance measurement among others. Here are a few reasons why!

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5 Key Steps to Successful Project Management

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Managing your first project can be daunting. To simplify things, here are five steps critical to the successful management of a project: Step 1: Initiate the Project by Defining the Scope. Build the project infrastructure based on the problem that needs solving. Define how to address risks should they arise.

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ITIL® 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan, and Improve: Advantages and Disadvantages of ITIL® 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan, and Improve

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It is for those responsible for creating an effective IT strategy to achieve business outcomes while also managing day-to-day operational delivery. The purpose of the framework is to provide organizations with a plan that they can use to manage their service desk. Learn More About the Course !

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What Should I Look For in a Statement of Work?

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Statements of work are very common in project management, so you are going to come across many more in your career. Dependencies on other tasks or projects should also be included so you can adequately manage them together. Check that the change control process is documented, along with risks, assurance, and quality measures.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Earned Value Management (#EVM).

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

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There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. Optimism bias - a cognitive bias that causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. These principles originate in: .

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

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There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. Optimism bias - a cognitive bias that causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. These principles originate in: .