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7 Ethics Tips For Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PMI defines ethics like this: Ethics is about making the best possible decisions concerning people, resources and the environment. The PMI website says: Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. What is the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?

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Managing A Remote Team? Remember These 3 Key Tips For Success

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Organize regular training sessions for your team, and encourage them to spend time completing courses like PMI Kickoff that will help them to do their job better or broaden their skills. Tools are a useful support here too — rely on your project management software to help keep people on the same page. Stay in touch with your team.

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Time Estimation for Project Managers: Tips & Techniques

ProjectManager.com

A 2018 study by the Project Management Institute (PMI), in its Pulse of the Profession report, stated that poor time estimating is the root cause for 25 percent of failed projects. So, what are some of those tips and techniques for better time estimation? Time Estimation Matters. They run from simple to the complex.

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How to Be a Project Management Consultant

ProjectManager.com

ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps plan, manage and track projects in real time. Recommend tools: PM consultants often recommend new project management software solutions to support the processes and methods they’re recommending. Here are a number of certifications to look for.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The ISO 9001 definition is very similar to APM’s, as is the definition in the PMI PMBOK ®. That’s just a guideline: use whatever your company software development lifecycle specifies or what works until you have working software you are happy to ship. Tip: Avoid scope creep! Training could include technical skills.

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How to Start a Project Management Career

ProjectManager.com

Whatever path you choose, learning to use project management software is going to facilitate that process. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that empowers teams to plan, manage and track their work in real time. She shared five pertinent tips on how to take your career to the next level.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

After $170m spent on a project to upgrade its computer system, the FBI project crumbled because the requirements were ill-defined from the beginning and the software didn’t function the way the agency had hoped. Tip Set meaningful and workable goals and put one person in charge of making final decisions.

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