ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2018

If you’re looking for a program manager, then that means you’re looking for someone to manage a project portfolio. A program manager is just that, a person who is responsible for managing several projects at once, and they might even have to manage many programs. As you can see, this is a unique job, one that shares many responsibilities with the project manager job description , but also differs in substantial ways.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 5, 2018

Respond to your most significant risks now! Here are 8 strategies. We treat risks personally and professionally every day. Imagine you have a large amount of credit card debt. You decide to eliminate one of the causes of your debt. So, you cut up your credit cards. What if you had an opportunity to increase company revenue by getting a product to market a few months early?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 7, 2018

This article, 15 Tested & Practical Tips from Women in Project Management , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. On International Women’s Day I wanted to share some tips from the fabulous women in project management whom I have interviewed on this blog. Looking back through the discussions we had, there is so much wisdom and what struck me was the total willingness to share.

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Planio

MARCH 7, 2018

The humble meeting gets a bad rap. Like email, Slack, and smartphones, meetings were never intended to take over every minute of our waking lives. But somehow they have. Look at anyone’s calendar who has multiple projects on the go (i.e. pretty much everyone) and you’ll see a nightmare-inducing pileup of meetings, events, alarms, and reminders taking over their time.

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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

MARCH 5, 2018

I used to think project communication plans were a waste of time for projects that. The post How To Create A Project Communication Plan (with FREE template) appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 4, 2018

I always get a kick out of online discussions referencing agile project managers as if those are some special subset of the project management population! Yes, there certainly are agile delivery methodologies and adaptive project lifecycles and some project managers might have gained greater experience in those, but what might some of the characteristics of an agile project manager be?

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Online PM Courses

MARCH 5, 2018

Projects create change for the people in the organization where we are working. And the success of your projects will often depend on how well you manage that change process. But dealing with emotions and arguments is uncomfortable. So, too many project managers shy away from it. They either leave it to a ‘change manager’, or worse: they ignore it.

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Musings on Project Management

MARCH 8, 2018

Sometimes, it's the simplest ideas that are the most effective. In the IT production control world, "bubble charts" are a common artifice to show the workflow of various scripts, user/operator interactions, and programs that have to run in sequence, or with dependencies, or a particular time (scheduler), or "on demand". Fair enough, but no news there.

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Redbooth

MARCH 6, 2018

When you’re in the thick of a project, it can be hard to see the whole picture. How do you know that you’re staying on track and that everyone is doing their part? A project plan is that big snapshot, but it’s also a living document – a daily record of what’s getting done, the conversations between colleagues, the upcoming to-dos, and the deadline keeper.

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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.

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Project Bliss

MARCH 6, 2018

Use This Simple Trick to Crush Your Presentation Nerves. Do you get anxious at the idea of giving a presentation? Do you avoid speaking in public due to presentation nerves? Whether you’re actively seeking ways to get more visibility for career growth, or you’ve been asked by your boss to give a presentation, getting in front of people can be scary. ?.

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Digite

MARCH 8, 2018

In this 2-part series, we are honored to publish a couple of blog posts by (2016 Brickell Key award winner) Christophe Achouiantz, Kanban thought-leader, consultant and coach. Written in the “Fika-style” (read on to understand what that is!), Christophe takes on the all too common problem that teams implementing Kanban (or any other process change initiative for that matter) face – the sense of “doom” that Kanban is not working for them because of resistance they face.

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Musings on Project Management

MARCH 5, 2018

Mike Cohn is a guy I respect for his practical experience which he uses to leaven (*) the theory of agile methods. To that end, consider his approach to not being too slavish to the construct of stories the first time they are written, to wit: it's sometimes necessary to split a story. But: mistakes can be made. To avoid the most commonly made mistakes, Cohn's advice: ".

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PM Basics

MARCH 6, 2018

Delivering project on-time and within budget is the ultimate goal for many project managers. However, when you look at it, this goal is unachievable. The thing is managers believe that the secret is in specific tricks, tools, or “experience.”. That is wrong! To deliver a project within budget and schedule, you need to understand what that really means.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 6, 2018

Today I received an email from a recruiter, reading: Client seeking Project Manager to be the main liaison between the Technology group in the US and Offshore teams in India. More and more, part of our job as project managers is not just herding sheep, but herding sheep located on farms located across the globe. I once had a team that was literally spread across half the planet: Firmware developers in Ukraine.

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Planview

MARCH 5, 2018

Do you know whether your organization has enough resources to get work done? And are these resources focused on the right work? When it comes to forecasting and optimization, having the right resource management tools in place is critical to understanding utilization of resources to meet existing demands, and pursue new projects while accelerating project delivery.

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Meisterplan

MARCH 8, 2018

A few years ago, a fellow banking consultant told me how he requested customer data when he started his training in the 1960s. He would fill in an application and submit it to his data management colleagues. The next day, the required customer file would be on his desk. Today, data processing is a bit different. You know, digitization and such. Software helps us process more data in an ever shorter time period, all while making it flexibly available.

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ActiveCollab

MARCH 6, 2018

We’ve already told you about what scope creep is and how to handle it. Now it’s time for the real world examples. Once again we turned to business owners and project managers of the world, with a single request: Would you mind telling us about your experience with scope creep, and what have you learned from it? We’ve selected the best answers and brought them to you - just so you know you are not alone.

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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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Appfluence

MARCH 8, 2018

It seems like in this day and age, women do it all. So much so, that sometimes it feels like it would feel great to drop everything and take a nice, long rest. To inspire you, we’ve put together a list of 10 highly productive and powerful women in business and analyzed their qualities and habits so that you can stay inspired and follow in their footsteps.

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TimeCamp

MARCH 3, 2018

Effective Risk Management Using the tools created by the language of mathematics is an enormous.

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Wrike

MARCH 6, 2018

There has never been a better time to be a creative. Design is finally being recognized as an integral part of good business and design-led companies are outperforming the market by 219%. Marketers are pumping out more content, putting creatives to work. 83% of marketers are even citing higher quality content as the main driver of campaign success. Even life insurance companies have been enamored with “ Design Thinking.

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Celoxis

MARCH 7, 2018

Productivity is a state of mind, but if you can’t get into that mindset then you can go days, weeks, or even months without making significant progress. You might get a decent amount of work done overall using this ebb-and-flow model, but that pales in comparison to keeping a consistent level of productivity and motivation. That’s where this article comes in.

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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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Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2018

The Buzz Word Anti-fragile is tossed around lately by #NoEstimates advocates claiming that making estimate creates fragility to the work. Let's start with a definition of anti-fragile. Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure, risk, and uncertainty. Yet, in spite of the ubiquity of the phenomenon, there is no word for the exact opposite of fragile.

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TimeCamp

MARCH 9, 2018

Are you a member of the IT industry? Do your developers and programmers spend a.

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Gunther Verheyen

MARCH 9, 2018

By the end of 2017 I updated the Scrum Glossary of my book “ Scrum – A Pocket Guide ” (2013). A group of Scrum enthusiasts subsequently translated that updated version to different languages. The combined international versions are now available as a free download (PDF): Scrum Glossary (International versions) -March 2018. Share my gratitude that following people spent quite some of their valuable time on this initiative to make these translations available for you: Chinese (simp/trad) : L

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Brightwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Tell me if this scenario is familiar. You have lots of projects underway. You have many project managers, some trained and others not trained. Each one is using their own approach to project management. In addition, project plans are being managed in email and Excel with project documents are floating around in obscure file locations. I could go on, but I think you get the picture.

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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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