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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Early on in my career, I had a call from the post room manager. Engagement serves two aims: It creates, uses and sustains positive interest in the work. You probably don’t need to be told of the risks of not engaging stakeholders. She was confused – and angry. All the redirections were working – including the post.

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Review 12.5 years AGILE in the Netherlands

Henny Portman

Xebia published an interactive e-magazine Agile NXT ‘ 12.5 In the article Creating sustainable growth by investing in the workforce of the future by Riët Broekhuizen and Marianne Pot shows that that approach is much cheaper, helps your business to perform better but will also attract the talent you need tomorrow.

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We Asked, You Answered: Your Top Project Management Prioritization Issues

LiquidPlanner

Over the years we’ve talked to many people who managed these projects to better understand their needs and what could have helped them succeed. In fact, one of the most common things we’ve heard from project managers is “we can’t react quickly enough when priorities change.” . We can’t decide between competing business opportunities.

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Your Top Project Management Prioritization Issues

LiquidPlanner

Over the years we’ve talked to many people who managed these projects to better understand their needs and what could have helped them succeed. In fact, one of the most common things we’ve heard from project managers is “we can’t react quickly enough when priorities change.” . We can’t decide between competing business opportunities.

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Some Seasonal Readings from Lynne Cazaly

Lynne Cazaly

Read more in this Work Design Magazine article by Cynthia Milota and Jinger Tapia Move think rest New ways of working don’t just change businesses. Old metaphors, methods and models of work are breaking down in favour of more modern concepts that bring greater sustainability, wellbeing and enjoyment … to the whole of life.

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How will PPM need to change in the next few years?

Planview

These changes and the uncertainty surrounding them will make effective Project Portfolio Management (PPM) increasingly difficult in the years ahead.   The need for more seamless change management integration. Change management may be a barrier for some companies. billion by 2024.

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The Relationship Between Culture and Performance

Leading Agile

I came out of project management, like I said, PMI ACP, all that kind of stuff. Well then, the project managers come in and they start controlling us and telling us what to do and making us attend to their Gantt charts and their estimates and all that kind of stuff. There’s managers and there’s hierarchy in that regard.