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What’s the Difference Between Project Management and Fishing?

Bridge the Gap Consulting

I went fishin’! Not just a quick half-day fishing trip, but a two day guided trip with 5 other people on Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota, right along the Canadian border. If you’re not familiar with Lake of the Woods, it’s a big lake. Its surface area is 1,679.5 square miles and a max depth of over 200 feet. There are multiple islands and at points, you can’t see the opposite shore.

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5 Reasons to Backfill Roles

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Why would you want to backfill a role? For one position I backfilled, we wanted a particular specialist role to come and work in a project delivery capacity for a year, so we had the right skills on the project team. Backfilling means there is no gap in the team. You get an expert with the right skills to fill a vacant position temporarily. Here are 5 reasons why you might want to backfill a position. 1.

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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower - Project Management

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. This presents businesses with an opportunity to enhance their search functionalities for both internal and external users. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day.

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The Stacey Matrix: Agility or waterfall in the project?

Inloox

How do agile and classic project management methods differ? Projects are defined by the fact that they are always unique and complex in nature. Consequently, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to handling projects. A variety of common and less established methods exist. In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

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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Earned Value Management (EVM): Monitoring Project Performance and Forecasting the Future

MPUG

Earned Value Management (EVM) operates on a fascinating principle: by examining the past, we can better manage the future. It offers a lens through which we assess how past performances can inform future actions, provided we maintain the same trajectory. Have we been on schedule? Have costs been managed efficiently? Are there observable trends, and if so, are they favorable or unfavorable?

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SWOT Analysis Template & Examples for Project Management

TeamGantt

Learn how to use the SWOT analysis framework for strategic planning in project management, and download free Word, PowerPoint, and PDF templates.

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5 Big Website-Related Projects — and How to Plan for and Schedule Them Successfully

Binfire

When pursuing success in the digital world, embarking on big website-related projects is often inevitable. These projects, whether a design overhaul or security enhancement, bring about significant improvements to your online presence. Understanding each project’s importance plays a pivotal role in planning and scheduling efforts effectively. So let’s take a closer look at some key examples, and talk about how to handle them without dropping the ball.

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What Goes into Being a Project Manager? | Video

Online PM Courses

Delivering a successful Project is like cooking a great plate of food. So, let’s see the ingredients that go into being a Project Manager. The post What Goes into Being a Project Manager? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Generative AI for Project Managers (PMI Course Review)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you’ve been on LinkedIn recently, you’ve probably seen someone in your network sharing that they have earned the Generative AI Overview for Project Managers badge by completing a PMI training course. Is the course worth your time? The short answer is yes. You can complete the course in an afternoon. It’s free (for the moment). It’s nicely put together.

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

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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Site Engineer Job Description (Free Copy & Paste Example)

ProjectManager.com

Construction sites are a complex orchestration of many different skills executed by many different subcontractors. They all have to work together and a site engineer is one of the professionals who’s responsible for that smooth operation. If you’re a construction project management company looking to hire a site engineer you’ll need to have a thorough job description to caption the right candidate.

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How to start a project successfully: Kick-off with the 5W2H method

Inloox

The kick-off of your project and its importance All beginnings are difficult. This is often the case with projects as well. Before the project starts, sometimes there is only a vague goal , for example a deficit that needs to be solved. How to get to the solution of the problem is often unclear. So the destination of the journey that your project represents is fixed.

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From the Trenches: Small Batches for the Win

Scrum.org

Background This is a story about a former client. I was consulting with senior members of a product development unit at one of Canada’s largest enterprises. They were preparing to bring a new product to market — it was both a mobile app for consumer use and a platform that could be white-labelled for other enterprises. It was a large investment (hundreds of millions) and one of the company’s high value strategic initiatives.

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Sauce & Spoon: Tips for Your Google Capstone course

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and I found the Google Project Management Certificate capstone course quite tricky. It’s hard to know what they are looking for in the Sauce & Spoon case study, so if you’re working through the course, here are some tips as you prepare to submit your capstone assignments. For more general tips on how to earn the Google project management certificate quickly, read the story of how I passed the certificate in a week.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Announcing Our Newly Redesigned API, Now Available on All Editions

ProjectManager.com

ProjectManager is excited to announce that we now have a newly redesigned application programming interface (API) for our customers. ProjectManager’s API gives customers the tools to develop, implement and manage their own bespoke integrations between two systems. Developers can connect ProjectManager to any other system their team uses to create true organizational transparency.

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Resource Leveling & Smoothing: What lies behind the terms

Inloox

Why we need effective resource management in projects Resource management refers to the process of allocating resources in such a way that they provide the greatest possible benefit for the company or also for the project team. More concretely, it is concerned with which financial resources, which technologies and finally which people are assigned to a task for which period of time.

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Should We Change Scrum?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Can We Or Should We Change Scrum? Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a sacrilege to tweak the ‘immutable’ framework to accommodate our teams’ and organizations’ needs? Not so fast; don’t just dismiss augmenting Scrum as leaving the path, contributing to the numerous Scrumbut mutations, giving Scrum a bad name. However, in our rapidly evolving business landscape, sticking rigidly to traditional Scrum by the book could be a straightjacket stifling innovation, user focus, and adapta

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PMO co-pilot

Musings on Project Management

It seems that every PM framework and tool set now has a co-pilot app fired up by a generative AI engine of some kind. And, it's not just our domain: MS Windows, various cloud services, and others all now have the requisite co-pilot.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

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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How to Calculate Manufacturing Cycle Time (Formula Included)

ProjectManager.com

Manufacturing is all about production. Having that production work more efficiently will help manufacturers make more products and get those products to their customers faster. Cycle time is one of the key performance indicators (KPIs) that manufacturers use to measure the time they spend working on an item. Before we share how to calculate the manufacturing cycle time, let’s make sure we’re clear on what that term means.

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A Comprehensive Guide To Project Management For Remote Teams

Binfire

As businesses adapt to the increasing trend of remote work, project management for remote teams has become a vital skill for ensuring successful collaboration and project completion. Remote project management involves overseeing, organizing, and coordinating tasks and resources within a team that is spread across different locations or working remotely.

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Developing in One Sprint and Testing in the Next Is Not Scrum

Scrum.org

Some teams, particularly those transitioning to Scrum from traditional waterfall approaches, really struggle with the idea of delivering fully tested increments of valuable functionality within a single Sprint. They don't believe that they can actually deliver a done increment - including developing and testing valuable functionality - within a Sprint.

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What are limiting beliefs? How to overcome them and succeed

Planio

Have you ever had a moment where you doubted yourself? Despite years of knowledge and experience, are you still scared of being “found out?” While many people refer to this sort of situation as imposter syndrome, there’s actually something deeper at play: limiting beliefs. Limiting beliefs are false opinions we have about ourselves that hold us back.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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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Mastering Productivity: 10 Reasons to Embrace Work Management Software

NimbleWork

Managing work is something we all do, mostly intuitively and automatically. So it might seem strange to think of work management as a business process. However, that’s exactly what work management is. It’s the process of making sure the right work is done by the right people following the right internal processes. A work management system can streamline and automate a lot of the effort involved in making sure all your people are doing the right thing.

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Online Banking Fraud Trends and the Role of Detection Software

Binfire

Online banking has made managing our money more convenient than ever before. However, it has also given rise to a sneaky underworld of cybercriminals who are after your hard-earned cash. Both individuals and businesses have a role to play in protecting themselves from these online banking fraudsters. Over £1.2 billion was stolen by criminals through authorized and unauthorized fraud in 2022, equivalent to over £2,300 every minute.

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Agile: Envy

Scrum.org

Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in agile. It often manifests as copying others, thinking that if it works for them, it'll work for us. But is this approach effective? As we delve deeper, we find that the waters get murkier. The infamous "Spotify model" serves as a prime example of this. Organisations, in their quest to achieve success, often emulate models without truly understanding their essence.

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The Future of Interior Design: Unlocking the Potential of VR and AR

Productivity Land

In the ever-evolving field of interior design, how professionals plan and visualize their projects has undergone a remarkable transformation. Gone are the days when designers solely relied on 2D drawings and physical mock-ups to convey their ideas to clients. Today, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have emerged as powerful tools that revolutionize interior design visualization.

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Navigating Chaos in Project Management

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.