Green Project Management

JANUARY 1, 2018

The Only Person that Likes Change is a Baby with a Wet Diaper. Anon By nature we hate change; seldom will we quit our old home till it has actually fallen around our ears. Thomas Carlyle(1795-1881) Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin(1924-1987) […]. The post The necessity for Project Management skills: The transition to freelance and project work appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

This article, How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Would you like to make 2018 a successful year for your projects? I’m sure you do. But what does it take to get there? I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2018 to make 2018 their most successful year ever?

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 2, 2018

As we move into the New Year, it’s the time for reflecting on what’s happened and what is to come. It feels to me like 2017 passed by in a flash. And yet, we had some significant shifts this year, most notably PMI releasing the sixth edition of “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” ( PMBOK® Guide ), alongside the Agile Practice Guide.

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Digite

JANUARY 5, 2018

Why this critical visual data integration can fail, tooling and features that need to be built in for success. In the first post of this series on Portfolio Kanban for Enterprise Transformation , we discussed the need for an integrated framework for managing a key bottleneck to enterprise transformation. We explored the merits of Portfolio Kanban to address the challenge in the second post.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 4, 2018

Find everything you need to know about project planning in our Definitive Guide To Project Planning. There are 10 simple steps covered in detail that will help you create perfect project plans. Plus, download your free copy of our ebook and get a free project plan template for Microsoft Project. The post <thrive_headline click tho-post-7044 tho-test-1>Need To Create A Project Plan?

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Celoxis

JANUARY 5, 2018

I wish you a very happy and healthy 2018! I used my holiday break as an opportunity for a brief digital detox and time for family, travel and fun. During the first week of January , I use the quiet time for three New Year’s rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead and identify professional growth areas. I’ve used these rituals for over a decade and found them helpful. 1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a var

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Online PM Courses

JANUARY 1, 2018

What will you do differently to enhance your Project Management practice in 2018? In this short New Year article, I’ll tell you what my New Year’s resolutions are, as a project manager. And I’ll also share my tips for developing your professional skills. So, Let’s Start with my New Year’s Resolutions… In 2018, I plan to refine different aspects of how I communicate with Online PM Courses.com customers.

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The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 4, 2018

Find everything you need to know about project planning in our Definitive Guide To Project Planning. There are 10 simple steps covered in detail that will help you create perfect project plans. Plus, download your free copy of our ebook and get a free project plan template for Microsoft Project. The post Discover How You Can Create A Project Plan In 10 Simple Steps appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Project-Management.pm

JANUARY 1, 2018

Every project manager or team encounters an almost infinite number of errors that impact projects and cause delays in the implementation process. These, in turn, trigger a project failure. Project management mistakes happen. Some mistakes are meant not to be made twice… or numerous times for that matter. Below are the most common project management mistakes and the ways on how to avoid them and save you and your team on another damaging blunder.

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Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

Construction

LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 4, 2018

Product development teams are working harder to keep up with the competition and deliver quality products on-time and on-budget. This leads to additional complexity, which in turn drives a need for solid project management. But has this need led to a major overhaul of how products and projects are managed? Not quite, it seems. Product development teams still face major challenges when it comes to project management, according to a study from Engineering.com.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 5, 2018

Google Classroom is a free web service that makes it easy for learners and teachers to connect. It's used to communicate, share resources, distribute files, and collect assignments. Google Classroom may not have as many features as Edmodo or Schoology , but it does work incredibly well with the Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings suite of free online software.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 30, 2017

One of the 4 summary root causes of project performance failures is Unrealistic Cost and Schedule Estimates based on inadequate risk-adjusted growth models. This assessment comes from research at the Institute for Defense Analyses (www.ida.org), where I sometimes work as a contractor in support of the Office of Secretary of Defense Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis.

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Wrike

JANUARY 2, 2018

It’s day two of 2018. Have you made any New Year ‘ s Resolutions? If you’re already struggling to come up with some, we’re here to help. As project managers, we’re constantly striving to improve ourselves and streamline our projects so that customers’ needs are met and budgets don’t balloon — so why not consider making resolutions that will help our careers?

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ActiveCollab

JANUARY 2, 2018

Bad time management can break your business in a matter of seconds. By getting your team to see the huge benefit of time tracking, you’ll be able to see the real status of your project development. You don’t need to read extensive studies on how much time employees spend on low-value things - it’s no brainer that pretty much everyone is suffering from the same cause.

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TimeCamp

JANUARY 5, 2018

Marketers are always looking for new ways to create experiences that resonate with customers, and 2018 will be no different. And although fads come and go—think unicorn hair and frappuccinos—there are some trends that will stick in the coming year and affect how businesses interact with customers. For CMOs, it means staying on their toes, as their roles will change in several ways this year.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 2, 2018

EVM World is coming up in May of 2018. This is one of two conferences held during the year focused on Integrated Program Performance Management. Here are the presentations from last years November Conference. What are the Five Immutable Principles of Project Success? What is the definition of Done? The Integrated Master Plan tells us this in units of Effectiveness and Performance.

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PM by PM

JANUARY 4, 2018

I have written this post to discuss about PMP certification eligibility criteria. PMI has mandated 2 key pmp certification requirements to appear for the exam viz. minimum project management experience and 35 contact hours of formal project management education. I have described these in detail in this article. PMP certification is one of the most […].

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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ActiveCollab

JANUARY 2, 2018

Here at Spiralytics , we operate like a small business to encourage flexibility and creative freedom. So, it’s vital to us that we use a task management system that helps us standardize, organize, track, and measure, without putting restrictions on the artistic flair that makes us who we are. We started using ActiveCollab on a trial basis at the beginning of 2017, deploying it initially to our managers and client success team.

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TimeCamp

JANUARY 2, 2018

Stay On Top Of Your Work With Hitesh Bhasin Welcome back to the series of podcasts “Stay On Top Of Your Work” – a series based on the article TOP 83 PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFLUENCERS OF 2017. Our introductory interview was carried out with TimeCamp’s CEO – Kamil Rudnicki. Today, we are happy to introduce the first interview with one of the top project management influencers included in our list – Hitesh Bhasin.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I got a book management application for Christmas from our daughter. Book Buddy. Going through the ~1,000 books in the house (I'm the son of a University Librarian) I came across this book. I got this book from my High School physics teacher in the mid 60's. She got us jobs as interns, doing office work on Project Nerva. I came across a DVD of that project at a Space Comm conference in Colorado Springs a few years ago, where the people in the NASA booth, where not even born when I was copying d

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Musings on Project Management

JANUARY 4, 2018

"I cannot define the real problem, therefore I suspect no real problem, but I'm not sure there's no real problem" Richard Feynman, Theoretical physicist Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 5, 2018

Oh hey there, man. I know you aren't trying to be sexy, but you are.

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Hydra

JANUARY 2, 2018

If you’re still operating on-premises project management software then maybe this year is the time to think about making the leap to a cloud-based solution?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 3, 2018

In physical science a first essential step in the direction of learning any subject is to find principles of numerical reckoning and practicable methods for measuring some quality connected with it. I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have s

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Musings on Project Management

JANUARY 1, 2018

Happy New Year! Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!

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This text offers practical guidance for project managers navigating diverse frameworks. It covers topics like centralized reporting, standardized metrics, communication, training, risk management, and alignment reviews. By implementing these strategies, project managers can improve efficiency and achieve their project goals.

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