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Why do projects fail? (Includes examples!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project. billion to £10.9

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Managing Up: How to Manage Your Boss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Customers are not more important than technical staff. Managing up is something people have been talking about for a long time, and it was brought to the attention of a lot of people back in 2005 with the now-classic HBR article on the topic. “You have to constantly review and maintain those relationships.

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A Quick Guide to User Story Mapping

ProjectManager.com

He literally wrote the book about it, It’s All in How You Slice It , which came out in 2005. For example, a user story might be written like this, “As a project manager, I want to print out my Gantt chart, so I can review it regularly on my office wall.” Overly Technical.

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Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

Scrum.org

Developing a new product requires understanding of the users, of the technologies involved and what makes something valuable (or not). Although our brain is a marvel of evolution, it has not evolved to excel at the kind of knowledge work (Davenport, 2005) that we actually do most of the time. 2005) Thinking for a living.

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80% of communication is non-verbal

Scrum.org

In light of the new normal and the last 20 years of technological progress, we need to re-define co-location as we no longer need to be in the same room as each other to get the 80% of communication that is non-verbal. If you are unable to use the camera due to bandwidth it may be better to attend an in-person event.

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Next Generation Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We wonder whether this desire to investigate and move to new technology comes from this new project management tools market configuration or it is its cause. It’s easy to find technical information online about each project management tool, and they are often compared against each other on the basis of technical and contextual aspects.

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10 Management Trends to Watch For in 2019

Teamweek

This was an increase of 115% from the year 2005. Evolving technologies, like Teamweek’s project management software , are also making it easier for these companies to communicate and collaborate with their remote workers. Telecommuting is rapidly becoming more common for both small and large business. Continuing Education.

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