LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Think your project management clients are your business’ bread and butter? Without a harmonious project team, your project could be at risk of unhappy stakeholders and clients, delayed timelines, and every PM’s greatest nightmare … scope creep. Before committing to any tool, consider what you and your team really need.

2023 148

2023 Cadence Construction Influencer 148

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 28, 2021

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. Project managers are constantly asked the tough questions: When will the project realistically be done? You have employees tracking time by hand or in a tool separate from the project plan.

Risk Management 158

Risk Management Estimate Risk Software 158

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In a project-led business it’s about having a clear picture of how a project is performing, including resource allocation and potential risks. A work management software tool can help, but only if everyone looks at it. We’ve written before about the top project management visibility issues faced by teams.

Software Review 158

Software Review Cadence Risk Management Risk 158

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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. At its core, p roject visibility refers to a clear picture of how a project is performing, including resource allocation and potential risks.

Risk Management 148

Risk Management Risk Estimate Energy 148

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Venue: The event has to take place somewhere, and that involves logistics management , food and beverages as well as the décor. That can include radio, TV, newspaper and magazine advertisements. There’s a lot to manage when planning an event, so it’s important to have a list of everything you need to make sure you don’t miss a step.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

In the project management world, we’re boldly aware of how crucial team synergy is to the project at large. . Today’s project management software delivers visualizations of roadblocks before they occur so you can course-correct before things derail. Do you have access to all of the necessary tools you need to complete projects? .

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This post takes a strategic view of the project management software landscape. Finally it identifies project management implications by offering 5 top considerations for a project manager. Finally it identifies project management implications by offering 5 top considerations for a project manager.

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Traxidy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Art of Mastering Project Surprises: Easy Strategies for Managing Unplanned Work By: Steve McBroom, Founder, Traxidy (Click to follow me on LinkedIn) In this post, we will review the importance of working through project issues and the associated unplanned project tasks, as they arise, and provide effective strategies to manage them.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Controlling 109

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 13, 2021

Regardless, as Forbes Magazine recently reported, remote work is not something we can leave behind in 2020. While these invasive programs might suggest that your boss is a little too tightly wound, they also point to concerns shared by most managers during this time: Is work getting done? Are we being productive?

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Henny Portman

MARCH 17, 2021

Xebia published an interactive e-magazine Agile NXT ‘ 12.5 Some teams only work with the mindset and some agile tools and other teams went all the way to the top. The interview and two-minute video with Charl Vermeer, IT Manager Dutch Kadaster, is the second interview regarding the agile transformation at Kadaster.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Agile 2015 Leadership 118

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 18, 2017

I worked in safety reporting, and then I moved to change project management, and then I worked as a risk and value analyst on major project division within Network Rail. A lot of the time, I noticed that there’s this desire in the project management community to get things done. Thank you for having me here. Absolutely.

Risk Management 157

Risk Management Risk Closing Initiating 157

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2018

Project managers can get pretty bruised by the lessons projects throw at us. But that’s good, because we can learn plenty of project management lessons from Game of Thrones and the world George RR Martin has created. And within this strife, lie numerous lessons that can be applied to project management. Lesson 6: Be risk aware.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 6, 2021

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 a study this year, PMOs said that poor resource management was one of their top three challenges. Actively managing your team’s workload is the best way to eliminate capacity issues.

Software Review 145

Software Review Estimate Risk Management Software 145

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 28, 2021

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. Project managers are constantly asked the tough questions: When will the project realistically be done? You have employees tracking time by hand or in a tool separate from the project plan.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Estimate Risk Software 78

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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. At its core, p roject visibility refers to a clear picture of how a project is performing, including resource allocation and potential risks.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Risk Estimate Energy 78

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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.

Software Review 88

Software Review Risk Management Estimate Sustainability 88

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Managers want to know when the team will be able to take on new work, but they are tired of creating plans that don’t survive the week, due to new requests, changing priorities or any multitude of reasons that mean you’re dealing with uncertainty every day. Common resource management challenges . Let’s talk about planning intelligence.

Software Review 148

Software Review Software Risk Management Estimate 148

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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.

Software Review 78

Software Review Risk Management Estimate Sustainability 78

Taskque

JUNE 19, 2019

Project management has evolved from few basic principles into a domain of knowledge. Thankfully, many bloggers are helping project managers to stay updated with the latest tools, techniques, methodologies, processes and much more through their blogs. It offers everything a project manager needs. The Lazy Project Manager.

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2019 Risk Management Certification Influencer 118

MPUG

APRIL 16, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Carl Pritchard’s session, Those darn Risk Register boxes! Kyle: Hello everyone and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar, Those Darn Risk Register Boxes! I want to welcome you because I’m the risk guy. I’ve been PMI’s risk guy.

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Leading Answers

JULY 20, 2018

However, long before our jobs as project managers are taken, AI will help us. Do you analyze backlogs and scope outlines for potential risks, or review estimates for commonly missed activities? This is the not too distant future of AI assisted project management. Predictions like “AI will take our jobs” sound scary.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2018 2003 79

Traxidy

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A RAID log and Action log, provides a way to track, manage and report on all of the Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions throughout your project lifecycle. How they can be used by anyone to record, manage and control the smaller and key work items that support the project schedule and plan. (Click to follow me on LinkedIn).

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Risk Management Logistics 52

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 4, 2018

So, there’s a lot of sense in letting your gut, or your intuition, inform your decisions when managing projects. Any serious project manager would do well to read his books. Any project manager might have an intuition about this or that topic. Developing Your Project Management Intuition. Experience Matters.

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Lean Risk Management Controlling Risk 264

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Project managers do their very best to stay on top of dates, but in complex environments where people work on many projects at the same time, it is simply not possible for the human brain to calculate realistic start and finishes in the moment. We’ve written before about the top project management scheduling issues faced by teams.

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Aerospace Estimate Engineering Risk Management 88

Scoro

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This year’s State of Project Management Survey reveals that only 23% of organizations complete projects on time, with just 43% staying within budget. According to a 2018 report from the Project Management Institute , controlling the project’s scope is a universal top driver of success. Manage project budgets.

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Leading Answers

JULY 20, 2018

However, long before our jobs as project managers are taken, AI will help us. Do you analyze backlogs and scope outlines for potential risks, or review estimates for commonly missed activities? This is the not too distant future of AI assisted project management. Predictions like “AI will take our jobs” sound scary.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2018 2003 60

Binfire

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Forbes magazine also opined about the high rate of project failures recently. . The inexperience of the project managers? What is the opportunity cost of project management, you ask? This statement is by no means against using Agile project management. 2-Lack of experience by the project manager.

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Techno-PM

AUGUST 25, 2020

Product Manager vs Project Manager The essence of being an effective project manager or product manager can be summed up in four words: “The buck stops here!” This can be a confidence builder, whether you’re pursuing a career as a project manager or a product manager. That quote, popularized by U.S.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 13, 2017

While the worlds may feel completely separate from one another, project managers and business leaders can learn a great deal from the adventure experts; our PMs for the outdoors. For the project manager, preparedness requires understanding where risks lie and being ready to address them should it become necessary.

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Manufacturing Executing Budget Estimate 79

Wrike

MARCH 16, 2022

You must be flexible to manage their work styles and quirks with finesse and communicate and collaborate well to produce the best possible result. Delivering successful design projects requires careful project management, which often includes allotting free slack time to allow all pieces of your design project to fit together beautifully.

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Software Review Initiating Monitoring Executing 64

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 15, 2023

This can lead to a Planning Bias, where you run the risk of falling behind schedule and not actually accomplishing everything you want to. Using them can feel unnatural and even uncomfortable, but you’ll be building a robust set of tools to make better decisions in the long run. Explore IIL’s Risk Management Professional Course here !

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Underperforming Technical Team Lean 2023 Risk Management 59

Teamweek

MAY 22, 2019

I can’t remember the name of the women’s magazine now, but the article was directed at professionals who found themselves reporting to a much-younger new boss. When I started out in project management, I was so close in age to my team members that relating to them was easy. The first time I encountered the term ‘Baby Boss,’ I cringed.

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Ganttic

MAY 6, 2018

According to the research done by Project Management Institute , more projects are actually failing and it’s causing us to lose time and money. However, the analysis of the two incidents shows that both of them could have been avoided using the same resource management and project leading principles. Project failure.

Underperforming Technical Team 79

Underperforming Technical Team Engineering Budget Manufacturing 79

Ganttic

OCTOBER 23, 2016

That may seem strange, but even the trip to the store and managing of a great corporation have something in common. Is it possible to manage your job without it? Each variation of “homemade” tools lead to a greater risk of human error, redundant work, file overwrites, multiple versioning etc. Optimize Your Plans.

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Software Planning 2007 Logistics 60

Teamweek

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Do you imagine a day when your face is on the front cover of Forbes or Time magazine? . As a startup owner or manager, your goal is to grow your business as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality. Founders use little money and take great risks to get going. A growth rate calculator is merely one tool at your disposal.

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Technical Review Risk Management Software Review Initiating 52

Teamweek

OCTOBER 31, 2018

It stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely, all criteria that managers need to strive for when they establish goals for their projects. These days, what differentiates a successful manager from an average one is their ability to create and set SMART goals. A Closer Look at SMART goals.

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Technical Review Defining Risk Management Monitoring 61

Wrike

JULY 24, 2015

Now that it’s Friday once again, we’re here to deliver the best reads on managing work and teams. This week, we give you articles on long-term planning, team motivation, a 15-minute productivity routine, and tools for learning as well as managing a small business. Tips for managers of every kind.

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