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What Is the Project Life Cycle?

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There are many different types of projects, but interestingly, they all have one thing in common. They all go through the same cycle, known as the project life cycle, or project management life cycle. What Is the Project Life Cycle? The post What Is the Project Life Cycle?

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Engaging Stakeholders with Gamification [video]

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In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. Watch the video to listen (about 30 minutes). If you prefer to read, there are closed captions in the video or there’s also a transcript underneath the video.

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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

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Additionally, while both roles are technically geared for the delivery of products and projects, there are different processes and best practices required. For example, many project managers are accustomed to working within the PMI guidelines for best project management practices. What Is a Project Manager?

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Engaging Stakeholders with Gamification [video]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. Watch the video to listen (about 30 minutes). If you prefer to read, there are closed captions in the video or there’s also a transcript underneath the video.

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What Is Project Risk? 7 Project Risks to Track

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When estimating overall project risk, you’ll need to consider all the positive and negative risks that your project might be subject to, including their likelihood and potential impact. You should use project management software to facilitate the process of identifying, analyzing and managing project risk.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. For more information on using kanban board software , watch the short video below. Scrum boards and kanban boards break the project into smaller, more manageable pieces.

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Google Project Management: Professional Certificate Review

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This course is one of the most popular project management certifications out there, with thousands of students from around the world. I completed the quizzes and worked through the training videos. Who is the Google Project Management Certificate for? The video lectures aren’t really lectures at all.