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Mastering Scope Management: Validation and Control Strategies

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According to a study done by the Project Management Institute , about 50% of projects experience scope creep, and only about 60% finish within budget while about 50% are finished on-schedule. Controlling Scope Scope control involves managing changes to the project scope while keeping project goals and business strategy in mind.

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How to Create a Content Plan for Your Content Strategy

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To reach their target customers, marketers use content marketing tactics like blog posts, eBooks, case studies and social media. All of these channels are part of a content strategy that directs the content creation efforts you execute to meet the company’s marketing goals. What Is a Content Strategy? Learn More!

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Strategic Project Management: Planning Strategic Projects

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We’ll also outline the roles of those involved in strategic project management as well as best practices to help you align projects with business strategy. Therefore, the project has a goal, but that goal should also fit into the company’s strategy for success, growth and so forth. Every project should have a feasibility study, too.

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Self-Study APM PMQ Tips

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Whilst self-study is a necessary step for anyone studying for the APM PMQ, or indeed most other project management qualifications, it can be difficult to know where to start. We have put together some helpful tips to help you get the most out of your self-study.

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What Is a Balanced Scorecard? (Example & Template Included)

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ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps you plan, manage and track your projects to meet your strategic goals on time and within budget by monitoring real-time data. By looking at performance from these different lenses, a business or organization can put its strategy in context.

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Elements of a Feasibility Study for Strategic PMs

The Strategic Project Manager

A Feasibility Study tells you whether it’s even possible to achieve the objective of a potential project, and can also point to the solution with the best chance of success. This post explores when you need a Feasibility Study, the process for doing one, and strategic and project management impacts.

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How to Make a Control Plan in Manufacturing

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A control plan is a document describing everything from measurements, inspections, quality checks or monitoring process parameters required at each phase of a process to ensure that the process outputs conform to the requirements. Once the schedule is done, set a baseline to monitor planned progress against actual progress in real time.