Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Though government organizations are not facing a threat of rivalry, one of the biggest challenges is meeting citizens’ requirements and bringing better results with smaller expenses and amount of time. Microsoft’s Vision of Government’s Digital Transformation Journey . Authorizing Government Employees . Engaging People.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

Whether you want to work in hospitality or construction, healthcare or finance, most large employers have project management teams. Different industries will influence that and there is a minimum salary set by the government. It should make you much more attractive to employers as they know you’ve put your learning into practice.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

He managed all the logistics for the project including booking rooms for testing and training, making sure the right delegates showed up to the training, supporting them with claiming expenses, organizing project boards, steering groups and other governance milestones, and generally making everyone’s lives easier.

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Project Bliss

MARCH 20, 2021

Having this type of data allows managers to visualize key business metrics and make informed decisions while easily getting and keeping resources, projects, and finances on track. Finance and billing teams aren’t able to start the invoicing process until all projects are completed. Poor Governance.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

It’s a common management tool worldwide, used across industries, including government and nonprofit organizations. The balanced scorecard measures four aspects of a business or organization: finance, customers, business processes and learning and growth.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Today, we’re exploring what it looks like to transform the way your company finances itself in a new, agile world. But you can’t just wave a magic wand and expect the finance team to forget everything they know and start trusting that you’ll deliver what you say you’re going to deliver based on just a wink and a handshake.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. Who is your project sponsor?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

For example, in the UK, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority manages projects and shares best practices for UK government projects. In the United States, the Government Accountability Office publishes regular reports into major projects. These are all great sources of examples of projects.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 17, 2022

Project directors are responsible for the successful conclusion of the project by providing leadership, strategically managing risk, monitoring finances and making sure that each phase of the project starts and ends on schedule. Create budget and monitor finances to ensure you keep to the budget.

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Kiron Bondale

JUNE 7, 2020

Such transformations require change to happen in not only the delivery teams within an enterprise, but also supporting functions such as finance, human resources, operations and procurement. It also addresses many challenges which leadership teams experience with agile transformations.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 18, 2022

That can be brokerage transactions in finance, medical records in healthcare and process documentation in project management. An external audit is executed by an independent agency, usually a certified public accountant (CPA), which is hired by an organization to capture an impartial and clear picture of the firm’s finances.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

” This doesn’t mean every project or program manager needs to be an accounting whiz but having a handle on project finances is indeed a make or break, “You have to try to keep within your numbers to deliver successfully,” Sol adds. 5 Tips for Managing a Project Budget. Asking for More Money.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

While it was designed for software development, other industries such as finance, professional services, engineering, IT and even government agencies have started to use scrum because it helps their teams establish clear roles, responsibilities and procedures, which improves their overall productivity.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Imagine you’re a CIO, CTO, IT Leader, or Finance Manager. It is possible to plan finances for the year while being crystal clear on strategic objectives and achieving them. At the scale of an enterprise, these same concepts become Structure, Governance, and Metrics. Everything after that is chaos. WHERE THE PLAN GOES WRONG.

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MPUG

APRIL 22, 2024

Other industries that use SPICE include Aerospace and Defense, Finance, Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Government & Public Sector, and IT Services. For example, ASPICE or Automotive SPICE is specifically tailored for automotive software development.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

You might use the term Project Board or Governance Committee, or something else that means a similar thing. Here’s an introduction to project steering groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A finance or legal team member, if the project has significant impact in those areas.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

This matrix has four different groups: High Influence High Interest e.g. Sponsor of Your Product High Influence Low Interest e.g. Governance such as Audit Low Influence High Interest e.g. Users Low Influence Low Interest e.g. People who want to know how things are going You will require a different engagement style for each group.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

He is the author of The Why and How of Auditing , Audit Risk Assessment Made Easy , and The Little Book of Local Government Fraud Prevention. It's much easier to detect fraudulent payments made to the finance director, for example. He is a partner in the firm McNair, McLemore, and Middlebrooks & Co. He blogs at cpahalltalk.com.

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The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Project Businesses need to govern their business activities in the same way traditional industries have. and became Microsoft’s ERP offering, now called Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. More specifically, they need to be able to control their business processes to optimize business performance.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2018

These courses tend to be no longer than half-a-year in duration and teach how to define, measure and sustain a planned program, while covering topics like program governance, stakeholder engagement and strategies related to managing a program of projects. Program Manager Responsibilities.

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Inloox

JANUARY 14, 2021

As a result, a large proportion of privately financed projects went bankrupt after the study. Especially in the case of government-financed large-scale projects, the pressure from outside is enormous. But who is to blame? Here, too, the scientists' findings are clear. The decisive mistake lies at the beginning.

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Proofhub

JULY 4, 2022

Improves Work Performance Employees who are under stress due to finances may not perform efficiently at the office. Encourage investments Investments It is important for everyone to stay ahead of their finances. In fact, it is typically the highest among all savings schemes offered by the Government of India.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 6, 2023

The process includes collecting information on human traffickers, corrupt government officials, terrorists, drug dealers, and others who pose a threat to their customers. It requires financial institutions to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when they suspect that a transaction may be related to money laundering or terrorist financing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

Here are some examples of lessons learned on my projects: We should engage Finance earlier so leasing arrangements can be made in a timely fashion. And the Government Accountability Office does the same function in the USA.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2022

This also includes appraisal fees, land acquisition, assessments, land survey fees and the costs of inspections and permit fees paid to local governments. Loans, Accounting, Finance and Insurance Fees: This category includes loan generated interest, bank transaction fees, accounting expenses, including software and data input.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

If governance committees aren’t selecting the right projects which are in alignment with strategic objectives, and only kicking off as many projects as can be effectively staffed, it won’t matter how efficient, empowering or customer-centric the organization’s delivery practices are.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

However much you tailor and go light on governance, there is still some prioritizing, organizing and compromise with which projects are done and how they get done. Perhaps they are the first PM at their company. Perhaps the organization didn’t expect moving to a structured way of working to be so hard. That’s a red flag for me.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Specialization and Expertise – Consider developing expertise in specific areas of IT such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analytics, enterprise architecture, or IT governance – not particularly project management. Develop technology roadmaps, assess new technologies, and provide guidance on IT strategy and governance.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2021

The government anticipates raising an extra £3.1bn through the additional tax, although there’s no way particularly to measure it, according to Dave. “There’s a hole in the Treasury bucket,” said Dave Chaplin, CEO of IR35 Shield , in a webinar for BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. Why is it called IR35?

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Productivity Land

JULY 3, 2023

In order to be approved for a cash advance loan, applicants must meet certain criteria, such as having proof of income, valid government-issued identification, and a bank account in good standing. Additionally, lenders may require borrowers to have a minimum credit score or provide collateral for larger amounts.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. Controlling PMO Industry Application - A controlling PMO is common in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and finance. What is a Project Management Office?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Yet, people also manage schedules, time, finances, adherence to standards, production and process flows, resources (actual resources, not people ), product releases, and more. I would say these topics fall under self-governance instead of self-management. Self-management is the minimum bar. Remember, Scrum is a framework.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 1, 2022

These can, for example, be representatives from the sales or finance departments if these teams are impacted by the change. It determines how you define a quorum, what rules govern your activities on the change control board, the power the manager of the board has and if decisions made by the board need to be ratified by a higher authority.

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Productivity Land

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Have you ever imagined stepping into a world where traditional finance meets cutting-edge technology, and the potential for financial success knows no bounds? Governments and regulators are also working on clearer guidelines for crypto usage. Cryptocurrencies have become more than a trend; they’re a financial revolution.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2023

This is why there are corporate budgets, project budgets and government-created budgets to support various services. A master budget is more commonly found in larger businesses, though a smaller company can use them to look at finances by category or department. It plans your spending over a specific timeframe.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 3, 2024

The perspective competence elements are strategy, governance, structures and processes, compliance, standards and regulations, power and interest and culture and values. this reference guide describes the various competency elements for a PMO employee or PMO manager in line with the ICB4 competence elements perspective, people and practice.

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