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This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton , the brains behind Online PM Courses.com. It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! Dr Mike Clayton. In the 1970s, the social psychologist Irving Janis examined how groups make decisions. He found that a group’s dynamic often inhibits exploration of alternatives. People find disagreement uncomfortable, so the group seeks consensus before it has reached a satisfactory conclusion.
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Why bother going to the trouble of creating a Project Initiation Document? You’ve received sign-off. The post How To Easily Make A Project Initiation Document appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
When you’re managing a project, the Triple Constraint is always foremost in your head. How can you control the scope, schedule and cost of the project? But there is a fourth concern that is just as important and is sometimes forgotten in the maelstrom of project management, and that is quality. It doesn’t matter if you got the best project management tools , met every milestone and completed the project under budget if the deliverable didn’t meet quality standards.
AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
[link]. In the first of this 3-part webinar series, we will explore ways to not only significantly reduce change failures but also how to dramatically raise the capability, speed, and success rates of delivering strategic change in any organization through the adoption of a ‘business agile’ change structure. Join our webinar to learn: Evolution and Stasis of Project Management: Challenges and Failures.
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At a meeting of the International Project Management Convocation (IProMco) this month, the Board ruled there was no need for projects to have a project sponsor. The Board suggested that as the role was not being played out fully by project sponsors then it was ‘unnecessary.’ In addition, the amount of project sponsorship training has fallen dramatically over the last 24 months.
In my book, Project Management the Agile Way, now in its second edition, I make this statement in the chapter on contracts: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) completion contracts are inappropriate for contracting agile. I got an email from a reader challenging that assertion, to which I responded: I always start by asserting that agile is a "fixed price" methodology.
The long, arduous hiring process is finally over. You’ve whittled down the many qualified candidates to that one individual who checks all the boxes on your list. They’re going to be a great addition to the team. So, now you can get back to business as usually, right? Wrong. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, between 16-17% of new hires leave their position between the first week and the third month of starting their job.
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A robust risk culture goes beyond having a strong basic risk management process. But the rewards for the extra work you’ll put in to build that culture are huge. Particularly for large, complex, or strategical important projects. Some of my readers may hope to influence the risk culture of their whole organization. But, for many, I suspect this may be too great an ambition.
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?
Get 30% off the Fast Start Program project management training, and accelerate your way to project management success! I’m delighted to be partnering with project management trainer extraordinaire Dr Mike Clayton from OnlinePMcourses to bring you a special offer on his Fast Start Program. Designed for managers or professionals who want to feel confident taking on a small or mid-sized project, it gives you everything you need to get your project off to the best start.
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Teams that bond together, succeed together. Easier said than done. That’s because in reality, team-building activities are hard to swallow. Some of your colleagues might not feel comfortable getting too childish, while others might already think about the work they could get done during this time. Here’s the good news: it doesn’t have to be like this.
The Redbooth Engineering team is excited to announce a series of new features in the ‘Smart Redbooth’ category to help teams better manage their projects from start to finish. Smart Redbooth is a collection of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) using historical task data to help plan, follow, and complete their projects. This level of personalization is the most important way to make project management ‘smarter’ and we started by including Smart features into the most popular acti
We are excited to announce the release of the updated in-app Help Tab. LiquidPlanner users will now have access to updated help features for onboarding, projects, and more. With our latest update, users who access the Help Tab will experience an interactive and more straightforward way to go through multiple workspace tasks. In addition, they keep track of their progress with the convenient checklist format!
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A common complaint for people about their workplace is that things never get done. Bureaucracy, politics, and coordination costs among teams means that projects are completed at a snail’s pace, if it all. You often see this complaint among people at large companies, where these dynamics can be especially pronounced. You also tend to hear about it in certain industries with a reputation for slowness.
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