The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By Dr. Elissa Farrow November 8, 2023 In the ever-evolving landscape of portfolio management, organisations can now leverage advanced technologies to not only improve traditional practices but to also unlock new dimensions of efficiency and effectiveness. Predictive Analytics: AI-driven predictive models forecast project success and impact.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If you’re a founder, product strategist, or team leader looking to beat the competition and deliver for your customers, this article is for you! In the process of developing a competitive analysis, you’ll gather and analyze data on your ideal customer base, competition, distribution channels, and pricing and marketing strategies.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Asana, on the other hand, is a simple-to-use work management tool. ProjectManager has Gantt charts, unlike Trello and Asana, to better manage projects.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 30, 2022

A program director is a part of the upper-management tier in an organization. They do everything from monitoring the budget to creating community programs to supervising other managers and developing better business practices. For example, in project management, a program director defines the programs and their objectives.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The VRIO framework is a strategic management tool used to analyze the competitive advantage of a firm’s resources and capabilities. Factors that can make imitation difficult include legal protections, unique historical conditions, or complex organizational processes. What is a VRIO framework analysis in strategy?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2021

If you’re a manufacturer, you need to know about supplier relationship management (SRM). That’s why managing your relationships with suppliers and vendors is critical to keeping a manufacturing enterprise viable. What Is Supplier Relationship Management? SRM is used by professionals involved in managing supply chains.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks. The better risk management is handled in your project, the greater the probability of success, all other things being equal.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

The sales team sells unauthorized features to meet its quota. I will describe a conflict situation in a Scrum team. Your suggestions include surveys, talks, interviews, team meetings, games, exercises, or including other parties like stakeholders or line managers, and other useful practices.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2018

Often I hear people say that Scrum does not take care of risk: there is no risk log, risk is not on the agenda of the Sprint Review or Retrospective as a standard agenda-item. The Development Teams need to be accountable for the quality of the product and how it's made. That's a risk right there!

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Planio

APRIL 10, 2023

Employee overload is the norm at many companies, with management setting loftier goals with fewer resources. Rather than try to fix the problem, organizations squeeze their teams to the limit, which isn’t good for long-term business growth. Why is it so bad for teams and companies? Why is your team so overloaded?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, having an effective innovation strategy is crucial for organizations looking to stay ahead of the curve and unleash their full potential. Organizations that fail to innovate risk falling behind their competitors and losing their market share.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, having a stellar product development team can make all the difference between failure and success. Building a team of talented individuals who possess the right skills, expertise, and mindset can foster innovation, drive growth, and ultimately propel your business forward.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes leading a team, project or organization goes well. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you crisis management techniques to help you successfully lead during a disaster. In Review – Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis. These crises impact teams. Related: The Basics of Project Cost Management.

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MPUG

JULY 17, 2023

I recently had a recorded interview with Stuart Taylor on project management. Let’s define what we mean when we use this term in the context of project management. What does it indeed mean to be “pragmatic” in project management? Our team once managed a large test department. What is Pragmatic?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In Types of Uncertainty in Product Development. Let's make it clear up front.

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Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

It's about creating a conducive environment for teams to innovate, collaborate, learn, and grow. Fractal Systems is an Agile consultancy with a difference; we’ve worked with hundreds of managers, leaders and teams, helping them successfully implement Agility in their organisations.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects. What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. In fact, in some lean or agile organizations, over-reliance on documentation is seen as a clear impediment to innovation and collaboration. The following is a basic outline to follow when starting to develop your business case. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 18, 2022

As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. This creates better products, as well as the process that is used to create them. Advanced manufacturing is the practice of using innovative technologies and methods to improve a company’s ability to be competitive in the manufacturing sector.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 18, 2022

As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. This creates better products, as well as the process that is used to create them. Advanced manufacturing is the practice of using innovative technologies and methods to improve a company’s ability to be competitive in the manufacturing sector.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Organizations face a wide range of risks that can impact their operations, reputation, and financial stability, such as economic uncertainties, regulatory changes, natural disasters, cyber threats, and even human errors. To navigate through these potential risks successfully, companies need robust risk management systems in place.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Finally, it looks at the impact and application of the Buyer Value Equation framework for developing strategy and managing projects. These may include time, effort, risk, and opportunity costs. Factors such as accessibility, user-friendliness, installation/setup process, and after-sales support contribute to convenience.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2019

Part 1 intends to focus on the Scrum Team, Part 2 will be released shortly after our Webinar on April 29th and will focus on the “Epic” challenges agile leaders are facing. For example, it is recommended that members of the development teams do not spend more than 10% of their capacity on Product Backlog refinement.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Of course, models are always poor approximations for the reality of the world, but I am drawn to this model because it provides supporting evidence to what I see in terms of how organizations are wrestling with new ways of working that are accompanying the Digital Age. Neuman also discusses the role of innovation in the Deployment Phase.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Introduction: First, I am not writing this to be highbrow; besides technical and project management topics, I have enjoyed history and mythology for years. I recently watched an old Greek mythology movie from the early 80’s, and I had a revelation: the muses and project management.

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Runrun.it

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Micromanagement is a management style characterized by leaders and / or managers who closely monitors subordinates’ work, often frequently adding his or her own input and constantly changing the final output. Causes innovation to be delayed. Causes poor communication all throughout the organization.

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Function Point

JUNE 9, 2023

Every project manager has a different way they like to work. There are many different ways to manage creatives effectively to end up with a successfully completed project, but your project management style can dictate where in your project you’re destined for success and where you may stumble. Find out what your style is HERE.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

For the last four years, I’ve published my annual women in project management blog for ProjectManager.com. Even after all that time, women in project management are still a hidden key to our global and economic sustainability. It’s a process, a mindset and a shift to keep our global economy sustainable, innovative and engaged.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Stress and burnout have been recognized as serious project management problems for years, but until recently companies have been reluctant to face the problems head on. Techniques have been developed describing ways to recover all or part of the expected business value from a distressed project [Morais-Storz et al.,

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

The time you spend on emails can be broken down in two contributing factors–receiving and processing. The time to process an email can be broken down into sub-factors. The goal is to reduce both factors (inflow and time to process) as much as possible. Surely, they are deluded, and we will see why later in this article.

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MPUG

JANUARY 15, 2024

I have heard team members say we do not need to do a particular thing because we are using Agile. Our approach to the project documentation, or work in general, should be commensurate with the scope, organization strengths and weaknesses, and risks associated with the project. This leads us to Agile.

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Function Point

APRIL 12, 2023

But a lack of emphasis on the agency project management process can seriously derail your creative team’s best efforts. This is where a Project Management Checklist can help keep you on track. Even the most organized project managers need to take time to regularly reevaluate processes for efficiencies.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Stage-Gate® process is a process model for the targeted development of innovations - for example, in the form of products and services. In the second part, we now dive deeper into the strengths and weaknesses of the Stage-Gate® process as well as potential pitfalls and responsibilities.

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Wrike

AUGUST 25, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, managing IT processes has become essential for organizations to stay competitive and efficient. Effective IT process management enables businesses to streamline operations, optimize resource allocation, and enhance overall productivity.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 4, 2023

Effective project management is essential for the success of any software development or web design project, and as a complex and rapidly evolving field it requires a project manager to possess a unique combination of technical and leadership skills. Communication is another essential leadership skill for project managers.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Recent rapid innovation in business technologies has led to a compounding increase in work speed and profits but has not impacted employee work hours or workload in the same way. Efficient workload management helps project managers and teams maximize productivity while reducing the risk of overwork or burnout.

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