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Originally developed by PROFIT and now published in a special Growth List print issue of Canadian Business (packaged with the December issue of Maclean’s magazine) and online at GrowthList.ca Toronto, ON (October 16th, 2020) Canadian Business ranked Easy Projects, No. MORE
A translated version with around 70 frameworks has been published in Russian by the Magazine of COBHET (SOVNET), the Russian Project Management Association, with the title “????? ????????????? ? ?????? ????????????”.In My quest for agile frameworks, ways-of-working or methods is finished. MORE
These Q&As come from my column in PM Network – the membership magazine for the Project Management Institute. I’m thinking about a change in job this year, is there anything I can be doing now in preparation? Like every good project professional you should start with a plan. Your plan should start with taking the time to get your resume up to date, then updating your Linkedin profile. Next you need to be thinking about what kind of opportunities you are looking for. MORE
MagazineWorking from home is definitely not a new thing. Although the adjustment to the changing global circumstances seemed like a daunting effort, thousands of remote teams are witnessing many benefits regarding their team performance, work-life balance, and overall business success and continuity. As we mentioned in one of our articles, working from home is no longer a privilege [[link] Working from home IS the thing now. MORE
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MagazineIt appears that these days, time is a hot commodity. However, since we all get the same 24 hours, why do some people achieve so much more than others? Well, the answer lies in excellent time management. Organization and planning are crucial aspects of effective time management. MORE
I was looking back at some prior essays on Agile and came across the April 2012 PMNetwork magazine. Specifically I was attracted (again) to page 58 for an interview with some agilists on the state of the practice. Here are a couple of quotes from Jim Highsmith worth tucking away: Agile project management embraces both “doing” agile and “being” agile—and the latter is the hardest. agile MORE
That can include radio, TV, newspaper and magazine advertisements. We leveraged radio, and TV, newspapers, and magazines. Need to know how to plan an event? If you’re planning a big event like a conference, we can help you successfully plan, structure and lay it out. This blog will go over everything you need to consider when planning an event, including an easy-to-use checklist. Planning an Event. MORE
These Q&As come from my column in PM Network – the membership magazine for the Project Management Institute. I need a little advice; I changed my career path and decided on project management, I earned the CAPM because I don’t have formal experience – any suggestions on how to use transferable skills to my advantage? There are two main avenues to explore. MORE
MagazineA friend once told me, "I'm not working a lot right now, yet I'm getting so much done! It's a mystery." Or is it? Productivity and burnout are quite the topic these days. What follows are some pieces of advice on how to be more productive. They may not be what you expect, though. DEFINE WHAT STRESSES YOU OUT If productivity is Superman, stress is kryptonite. There's no need to talk about its negative effects on health, but here's an indirect way it affects productivity: insomnia. MORE
I was looking back at some prior essays on Agile and came across the April 2012 PMNetwork magazine. Specifically I was attracted (again) to page 58 for an interview with some agilists on the state of the practice. Here are a couple of quotes from Jim Highsmith worth tucking away: Agile project management embraces both “doing” agile and “being” agile—and the latter is the hardest. agile MORE
Ribeiro, writing in ASK magazine for NASA, has a nice posting on risk perception. The messenger: “Unfortunately, my King … here I am, unwilling and unwanted … because I know that no one ever welcomes a bearer of bad news.” Antigone by Sophocles, circa 442 BC The surprise: “It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.” Frederick, the Great Pedro C. He reports on a study Risk Management MORE
Magazines. 9 – 2020 Vakblad Projectmanagement (Dutch) Review Blue Striped Frog – The agile community – Magazine (1st edition) AGILE NXT 3rd edition. 2020 was again an extremely fruitful book review year. MORE
This Q&A originally featured in PMI’s PM Network magazine – June 2017 edition. As a project manager thinking about my development for the coming year, what would you recommend in the ‘strategic and business management’ portion of the Talent Triangle? The great thing about this portion of the triangle is that the world really is your oyster. MORE
I just had a sneak preview of the second edition of the Blue Striped Frog magazine. This second magazine offers interesting stories, new insights and real life cases at UWV, NN, Praktijkschool Oost ter Hout, BAM, New10 and ABN Amro and last but not least a new agile framework. MORE
The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) membership magazine – PM Network – has just released the January issue with a report – 2020 Jobs Report – available for project management practitioners to take a look at (currently only available for members). MORE
This question came from my regular column in PMI’s Network magazine – if you have a question, leave it in the comments section and we’ll feature it in a future edition. I’ve been working in a Project Officer role for a few months, it’s my first time in the role and I feel out of my depth. I really dread having to minute the project meetings because I don’t know what people are talking about, what should I do? MORE
This article was recently published in PM Network – the monthly project management magazine for PMI members worldwide. I’ve been working as a PMO Manager for a number of years now and I want to progress further into portfolio level PMOs, getting involved in strategy execution and generally working at a more senior level. What do I need to consider to make this transition? MORE
Regardless, as Forbes Magazine recently reported, remote work is not something we can leave behind in 2020. Last March, most non-essential workers traded in their office spaces for the comfort of their own homes. MORE
Ribeiro, writing in NASA's ASK magazine, has a nice posting on risk perception. The messenger: “Unfortunately, my King … here I am, unwilling and unwanted … because I know that no one ever welcomes a bearer of bad news.” Antigone by Sophocles, circa 442 BC The surprise: “It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.” Frederick, the Great Who's listening? Pedro C. Risk Management MORE
Growth 500 winners are profiled in a special print issue of Canadian Business published with Maclean’s magazine and online at CanadianBusiness.com and Growth500.ca. Developed by PROFIT and now published in a special Growth 500 print issue of Canadian Business (packaged with the October issue of Maclean’s magazine) and online at Growth500.ca Toronto, ON (September 12th, 2019) – Canadian Business and Maclean’s today ranked Easy Projects, No. MORE
These Q&As come from my column in PM Network – the membership magazine for the Project Management Institute. What’s the best way to write a title on Linkedin? The place for your name and headline is the most important area on a Linkedin profile, it’s what people see first in searches, in group comments and if you’re using your profile to apply for a new job. Make sure you use the character allowance wisely, it’s 120 now. MORE
Mike Belch, associate director at consultancy RSM, spoke to Project Magazine recently and was open about his experiences with stress. This year, the theme of International Project Management Day is ‘Focusing on What Matters.’. IPM Day is always the first Thursday in November. So, what matters in project management? Is it delivery? Risk management? Engaging stakeholders? Benefits? Leading the team? None of those things are top of my list. You matter. MORE
To download the magazine including my article and many more (mostly in Polish and some in English): Strefa-PMI-26-2019 (50 shades article Henny). This article, published in Kwartalnik Project Management Institute Poland Chapter [link] Wrzesie? 2019 nr 26, is an updated version of the 50 shades of gray between agile and waterfall story I presented during the last NTPM 2019 conference in Gda?sk, sk, Poland. MORE
The latest edition of Project, the magazine from APM quoted the PMI figures that between 2010 and 2020 the number of new project management roles estimated to be created globally will be 15.7 The group was sipping coffee and chatting until I interrupted them. Please, I asked, take a look at the question posed and do put some thoughts onto post it notes. The question: So what is project sponsorship like in your organisation? Slowly, they started to write. MORE
This short advice piece is taken from my latest column for PMI’s PM Network magazine – available to members. “ I’m hearing a lot about Agile and project management. Should I be taking some training in this area?” ” Agile and more specifically Agile Project Management has certainly been in the spotlight over the last few years and this is a question I’ve been asked a lot. Project Managers, especially those working within I.T MORE
Our co-founder and CEO, Yuri Sagalov, recently authored an article in Selling Power magazine titled Successfully Navigating a Sales Pivot. Selling Power provides an online magazine, a blog, events, a TV channel and other resources to help sales teams lead their sales forces to deliver higher revenues. In the article, Yuri shares some valuable lessons that we learned when we redefined our go-to-market sales strategy when we launched Amium. MORE
Read any of the case studies which are published in PMI’s monthly PM Network magazine and effective risk management is nearly always identified as a contributor to a team’s success on large, complex projects. A student in a project management class I taught shared the concern that it was very hard for her to get risk responses implemented. MORE
Membership of professional bodies normally comes with a journal or magazine. Or simply pull up an article on your favorite PM website, or a case study in a magazine and talk about what you would do in that situation. Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? MORE
This article originally appeared in PMI’s PM Network magazine – the magazine for members. The short answer is no – there are plenty of people working in project management today that haven’t been to university. Not having a degree won’t stop you from entering a project management job yet lots of employers do prefer that their staff have a degree for certain roles – management positions being one of them. MORE
This article was published in the Blue Striped Frog magazine. To read the complete Blue Striped Frog magazine or get a (free) subscription, see my review. MORE
I am pleased to inform you that my featured paper “ A bird’s eye view on the agile forest ” has been translated and published in Russian by the Magazine of COBHET (SOVNET), the Russian Project Management Association, with the title “????? ????????????? ? ?????? ????????????”. MORE
CIO magazine ranked the PMP® as the top project management certification. Do you have your PMP® certification, but you're thinking about obtaining another Project Management Institute (PMI) certification? PMI offers eight certifications. MORE
MagazineLife is too short for reading Privacy policies. Or is it? We’re bound to service providers via the almighty internet. You pay and accept their terms of use, and they provide a service. Most people never read these terms, and have no idea what is hidden behind the curtain of thousands of words. What sort of data are these companies collecting, and what do they do with it? REMOTE WORK IS HERE TO STAY The big companies say so, the small ones probably also take their lead. MORE
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Read a magazine or a book, or catch up on personal messages. As we face the current societal and organizational struggles of a worldwide health crisis, many employees and teams are finding themselves working from home for the first time, or for the first time on a daily basis. Managing a virtual team isn’t easy, and it’s easy to become disconnected from your team members if you are used to working in an office environment. MORE
I provided book reviews for all eight issues of a Dutch Project Management Magazine (Vakblad Projectmanagement). On request of this Dutch PM magazine, I was asked whether one or more common threads could be discovered in all these underlying books. Since the first issue of this magazine appeared in 2017, I took the approximately 135 reviews that I posted on my blog in 2017-2019 as a starting point. MORE
MagazineAs we're approaching the start of a new year, one can't help but look back and ponder upon what the latest revolution of the Earth brought. This December, there's a lot to think about. Very few of us could have predicted what was in store when we celebrated the beginning of 2020! MORE
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I was looking back at some prior essays on Agile and came across the April 2012 PMNetwork magazine. Specifically I was attracted (again) to page 58 for an interview with some agilists on the state of the practice. Here are a couple of quotes from Jim Highsmith worth tucking away: Agile project management embraces both “doing” agile and “being” agile—and the latter is the hardest. agile best value Project Value MORE
This Q&A originally featured in PMI’s PM Network magazine – June 2017 edition. I have been in practice with Agile, particularly Scrum, Kanban and XP, and I am looking to become an Agile Coach. I am currently certified as a CSM and CSPO. While I have a great understanding of guiding from a “bottom-up” perspective, I am very interested in coaching from a “top-down” point of view. MORE
Last week I received a few copies of a brand new magazine from Vincent Snijder, the editor in chief. A magazine for the Blue Striped Frog community of professionals who are engaged in transformations towards increasing organizational agility. Conclusion I like this new magazine. MORE
Look at your company’s strategic plan or industry magazines (not specifically project management related – ones that relate to the industry that you work in). Do you need PDUs for the Certified Associate in Project Management ( CAPM ) ® certificate? As of 1 October 2020, you do! MORE
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JANUARY 24, 2021
I just had a sneak preview of the second edition of the Blue Striped Frog magazine. This second magazine offers interesting stories, new insights and real life cases at UWV, NN, Praktijkschool Oost ter Hout, BAM, New10 and ABN Amro and last but not least a new agile framework.
Henny Portman
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Last week I received a few copies of a brand new magazine from Vincent Snijder, the editor in chief. A magazine for the Blue Striped Frog community of professionals who are engaged in transformations towards increasing organizational agility. Conclusion I like this new magazine.
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ActiveCollab
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
MagazineIt appears that these days, time is a hot commodity. However, since we all get the same 24 hours, why do some people achieve so much more than others? Well, the answer lies in excellent time management. Organization and planning are crucial aspects of effective time management.
Henny Portman
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
This article was published in the Blue Striped Frog magazine. To read the complete Blue Striped Frog magazine or get a (free) subscription, see my review.
Musings on Project Management
APRIL 12, 2020
I was looking back at some prior essays on Agile and came across the April 2012 PMNetwork magazine. Specifically I was attracted (again) to page 58 for an interview with some agilists on the state of the practice. Here are a couple of quotes from Jim Highsmith worth tucking away: Agile project management embraces both “doing” agile and “being” agile—and the latter is the hardest. agile
ActiveCollab
DECEMBER 16, 2020
MagazineAs we're approaching the start of a new year, one can't help but look back and ponder upon what the latest revolution of the Earth brought. This December, there's a lot to think about. Very few of us could have predicted what was in store when we celebrated the beginning of 2020!
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Musings on Project Management
JANUARY 24, 2017
Ribeiro, writing in ASK magazine for NASA, has a nice posting on risk perception. The messenger: “Unfortunately, my King … here I am, unwilling and unwanted … because I know that no one ever welcomes a bearer of bad news.” Antigone by Sophocles, circa 442 BC The surprise: “It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.” Frederick, the Great Pedro C. He reports on a study Risk Management
Musings on Project Management
AUGUST 2, 2017
I was looking back at some prior essays on Agile and came across the April 2012 PMNetwork magazine. Specifically I was attracted (again) to page 58 for an interview with some agilists on the state of the practice. Here are a couple of quotes from Jim Highsmith worth tucking away: Agile project management embraces both “doing” agile and “being” agile—and the latter is the hardest. agile best value Project Value
Musings on Project Management
APRIL 12, 2017
I was looking back at some prior essays on Agile and came across the April 2012 PMNetwork magazine. Specifically I was attracted (again) to page 58 for an interview with some agilists on the state of the practice. Here are a couple of quotes from Jim Highsmith worth tucking away: Agile project management embraces both “doing” agile and “being” agile—and the latter is the hardest. agile
ActiveCollab
MAY 28, 2020
MagazineWorking from home is definitely not a new thing. Although the adjustment to the changing global circumstances seemed like a daunting effort, thousands of remote teams are witnessing many benefits regarding their team performance, work-life balance, and overall business success and continuity. As we mentioned in one of our articles, working from home is no longer a privilege [[link] Working from home IS the thing now.
Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
CIO magazine ranked the PMP® as the top project management certification. Do you have your PMP® certification, but you're thinking about obtaining another Project Management Institute (PMI) certification? PMI offers eight certifications.
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ActiveCollab
OCTOBER 29, 2020
MagazineA friend once told me, "I'm not working a lot right now, yet I'm getting so much done! It's a mystery." Or is it? Productivity and burnout are quite the topic these days. What follows are some pieces of advice on how to be more productive. They may not be what you expect, though. DEFINE WHAT STRESSES YOU OUT If productivity is Superman, stress is kryptonite. There's no need to talk about its negative effects on health, but here's an indirect way it affects productivity: insomnia.
Henny Portman
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A translated version with around 70 frameworks has been published in Russian by the Magazine of COBHET (SOVNET), the Russian Project Management Association, with the title “????? ????????????? ? ?????? ????????????”.In My quest for agile frameworks, ways-of-working or methods is finished.
ActiveCollab
JUNE 4, 2020
MagazineLife is too short for reading Privacy policies. Or is it? We’re bound to service providers via the almighty internet. You pay and accept their terms of use, and they provide a service. Most people never read these terms, and have no idea what is hidden behind the curtain of thousands of words. What sort of data are these companies collecting, and what do they do with it? REMOTE WORK IS HERE TO STAY The big companies say so, the small ones probably also take their lead.
Henny Portman
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Magazines. 9 – 2020 Vakblad Projectmanagement (Dutch) Review Blue Striped Frog – The agile community – Magazine (1st edition) AGILE NXT 3rd edition. 2020 was again an extremely fruitful book review year.
Kiron Bondale
MARCH 3, 2019
Read any of the case studies which are published in PMI’s monthly PM Network magazine and effective risk management is nearly always identified as a contributor to a team’s success on large, complex projects. A student in a project management class I taught shared the concern that it was very hard for her to get risk responses implemented.
The Lazy Project Manager
JANUARY 13, 2021
Regardless, as Forbes Magazine recently reported, remote work is not something we can leave behind in 2020. Last March, most non-essential workers traded in their office spaces for the comfort of their own homes.
Arras People
DECEMBER 12, 2017
This article originally appeared in PMI’s PM Network magazine – the magazine for members. The short answer is no – there are plenty of people working in project management today that haven’t been to university. Not having a degree won’t stop you from entering a project management job yet lots of employers do prefer that their staff have a degree for certain roles – management positions being one of them.
Henny Portman
JUNE 4, 2020
I am pleased to inform you that my featured paper “ A bird’s eye view on the agile forest ” has been translated and published in Russian by the Magazine of COBHET (SOVNET), the Russian Project Management Association, with the title “????? ????????????? ? ?????? ????????????”.
Girl's Guide to PM
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Look at your company’s strategic plan or industry magazines (not specifically project management related – ones that relate to the industry that you work in). Do you need PDUs for the Certified Associate in Project Management ( CAPM ) ® certificate? As of 1 October 2020, you do!
Arras People
AUGUST 11, 2016
This short advice piece is taken from my latest column for PMI’s PM Network magazine – available to members. “ I’m hearing a lot about Agile and project management. Should I be taking some training in this area?” ” Agile and more specifically Agile Project Management has certainly been in the spotlight over the last few years and this is a question I’ve been asked a lot. Project Managers, especially those working within I.T
EasyProjects
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Originally developed by PROFIT and now published in a special Growth List print issue of Canadian Business (packaged with the December issue of Maclean’s magazine) and online at GrowthList.ca Toronto, ON (October 16th, 2020) Canadian Business ranked Easy Projects, No.
Arras People
JULY 6, 2017
This Q&A originally featured in PMI’s PM Network magazine – June 2017 edition. As a project manager thinking about my development for the coming year, what would you recommend in the ‘strategic and business management’ portion of the Talent Triangle? The great thing about this portion of the triangle is that the world really is your oyster.
International Institute for Learning
MARCH 20, 2020
Read a magazine or a book, or catch up on personal messages. As we face the current societal and organizational struggles of a worldwide health crisis, many employees and teams are finding themselves working from home for the first time, or for the first time on a daily basis. Managing a virtual team isn’t easy, and it’s easy to become disconnected from your team members if you are used to working in an office environment.
TimeCamp
MARCH 20, 2018
Forbes is one of the most popular American business magazines. What Is Forbes Communications Council? Productivity forbes communications council
Redbooth
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Our co-founder and CEO, Yuri Sagalov, recently authored an article in Selling Power magazine titled Successfully Navigating a Sales Pivot. Selling Power provides an online magazine, a blog, events, a TV channel and other resources to help sales teams lead their sales forces to deliver higher revenues. In the article, Yuri shares some valuable lessons that we learned when we redefined our go-to-market sales strategy when we launched Amium.
Henny Portman
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
To download the magazine including my article and many more (mostly in Polish and some in English): Strefa-PMI-26-2019 (50 shades article Henny). This article, published in Kwartalnik Project Management Institute Poland Chapter [link] Wrzesie? 2019 nr 26, is an updated version of the 50 shades of gray between agile and waterfall story I presented during the last NTPM 2019 conference in Gda?sk, sk, Poland.
Arras People
MARCH 13, 2018
These Q&As come from my column in PM Network – the membership magazine for the Project Management Institute. What’s the best way to write a title on Linkedin? The place for your name and headline is the most important area on a Linkedin profile, it’s what people see first in searches, in group comments and if you’re using your profile to apply for a new job. Make sure you use the character allowance wisely, it’s 120 now.
Arras People
JANUARY 11, 2018
This question came from my regular column in PMI’s Network magazine – if you have a question, leave it in the comments section and we’ll feature it in a future edition. I’ve been working in a Project Officer role for a few months, it’s my first time in the role and I feel out of my depth. I really dread having to minute the project meetings because I don’t know what people are talking about, what should I do?
Henny Portman
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
I provided book reviews for all eight issues of a Dutch Project Management Magazine (Vakblad Projectmanagement). On request of this Dutch PM magazine, I was asked whether one or more common threads could be discovered in all these underlying books. Since the first issue of this magazine appeared in 2017, I took the approximately 135 reviews that I posted on my blog in 2017-2019 as a starting point.
Arras People
JULY 4, 2017
This Q&A originally featured in PMI’s PM Network magazine – June 2017 edition. I have been in practice with Agile, particularly Scrum, Kanban and XP, and I am looking to become an Agile Coach. I am currently certified as a CSM and CSPO. While I have a great understanding of guiding from a “bottom-up” perspective, I am very interested in coaching from a “top-down” point of view.
Arras People
JANUARY 23, 2020
The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) membership magazine – PM Network – has just released the January issue with a report – 2020 Jobs Report – available for project management practitioners to take a look at (currently only available for members).
ProjectManager.com
DECEMBER 3, 2019
That can include radio, TV, newspaper and magazine advertisements. We leveraged radio, and TV, newspapers, and magazines. Need to know how to plan an event? If you’re planning a big event like a conference, we can help you successfully plan, structure and lay it out. This blog will go over everything you need to consider when planning an event, including an easy-to-use checklist. Planning an Event.
Arras People
MARCH 16, 2018
These Q&As come from my column in PM Network – the membership magazine for the Project Management Institute. I need a little advice; I changed my career path and decided on project management, I earned the CAPM because I don’t have formal experience – any suggestions on how to use transferable skills to my advantage? There are two main avenues to explore.
Arras People
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
This article was recently published in PM Network – the monthly project management magazine for PMI members worldwide. I’ve been working as a PMO Manager for a number of years now and I want to progress further into portfolio level PMOs, getting involved in strategy execution and generally working at a more senior level. What do I need to consider to make this transition?
Arras People
MARCH 8, 2018
These Q&As come from my column in PM Network – the membership magazine for the Project Management Institute. I’m thinking about a change in job this year, is there anything I can be doing now in preparation? Like every good project professional you should start with a plan. Your plan should start with taking the time to get your resume up to date, then updating your Linkedin profile. Next you need to be thinking about what kind of opportunities you are looking for.
Arras People
MARCH 3, 2016
The latest edition of Project, the magazine from APM quoted the PMI figures that between 2010 and 2020 the number of new project management roles estimated to be created globally will be 15.7 The group was sipping coffee and chatting until I interrupted them. Please, I asked, take a look at the question posed and do put some thoughts onto post it notes. The question: So what is project sponsorship like in your organisation? Slowly, they started to write.
Girl's Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Mike Belch, associate director at consultancy RSM, spoke to Project Magazine recently and was open about his experiences with stress. This year, the theme of International Project Management Day is ‘Focusing on What Matters.’. IPM Day is always the first Thursday in November. So, what matters in project management? Is it delivery? Risk management? Engaging stakeholders? Benefits? Leading the team? None of those things are top of my list. You matter.
Girl's Guide to PM
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Membership of professional bodies normally comes with a journal or magazine. Or simply pull up an article on your favorite PM website, or a case study in a magazine and talk about what you would do in that situation. Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification?
EasyProjects
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Growth 500 winners are profiled in a special print issue of Canadian Business published with Maclean’s magazine and online at CanadianBusiness.com and Growth500.ca. Developed by PROFIT and now published in a special Growth 500 print issue of Canadian Business (packaged with the October issue of Maclean’s magazine) and online at Growth500.ca Toronto, ON (September 12th, 2019) – Canadian Business and Maclean’s today ranked Easy Projects, No.
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