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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you want to use subjective measures , think about how you could survey the team in this scenario. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. But, projects rarely have dedicated budgets for training.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Lots of companies work through ‘transformation’ projects which are designed to create large-scale organizational change such as mergers and acquisitions or culture change, or meeting the expectations of technology use through implementing digital strategies. Operations management focuses on maximizing efficiency while minimizing costs.

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2020 Challenges and Trends in Construction

Epicflow Blog

Innovative Technologies in Building: AR, VR, and 3D Printing . AR makes it possible to automate measurements of buildings, which, in turn, allows to order the most optimal amount of necessary materials and assign the right number of workers for a project. These technologies help workers stay safe. Reduced carbon footprint.

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Increasing Profitability In Times of a Crisis: How the Right Approach to Project and Resource Management Can Help Improve Business Outcomes

Epicflow Blog

Read more: Saving Сosts in a Long-Term Perspective: How a Resource Management Solution Will Help You Gain More in the Long Run Among other things, effective project and resource management plays an important role in ensuring the above-mentioned outcomes. In other words, an overworked employee will become a bottleneck.

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The Meta City, Remote Work, & the Strategic Project Manager

The Strategic Project Manager

Enabled by technology, and accelerated by the pandemic, our world continues to evolve with “ The Rise of the Meta City “, as depicted and described in this fascinating Harvard Business Review article. This will have an effect on project costs as well as prioritizing projects.

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How to manage tasks effectively?—?tips that really work

Proofhub

But before we get into that I’d like to share some key points that will help you understand what poor task management could cost a business : In a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers , they reviewed more than 10,640 projects from 200 companies in 30 countries. During the review, they found that only 2.5%

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What frustrates the Microsoft Project User Community?

MPUG

We surveyed MPUG members asking, “What is your biggest frustration, issue, bug, or pain point with the Microsoft Project tool?” Too many unused features that get tangled and wasted, which add costs to the SW. The SW is designed for experienced PMs and technical users. Steep Learning Curve!