The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Veronica Thraen As a new project manager (PM), getting noticed in the hiring process is not always easy. Many entry-level positions require a college degree and 1–3 years of working experience in a particular industry. But how are you supposed to meet these expectations if no one will hire you due to lack of experience? According to the latest talent gap analysis by the Project Management Institute (PMI), there are a wider range of project management roles and more job openings than ever befo

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 16, 2024

Imagine you're at the helm of a crucial project, navigating through the fog of uncertainty. What if you had a compass that not only pointed you in the right direction but also prepared you for the storms ahead? This is where the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) comes into play, a tool that every project […] The post Project Rough Order of Magnitude: A Key to Unlocking Effective Risk Management appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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Celoxis

JANUARY 18, 2024

Explore 2024's Best Enterprise Project Management Tools. Get insights into the leading Enterprise PPM software for strategic project portfolio management optimization.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

Projects have a beginning, middle and end. That’s called the project life cycle. When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. What is a project pipeline? We’ll get to that in a moment as well as define project pipeline management.

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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 Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 17, 2024

Strategy and Project Management demand a wide base of skills. It’s not just about strategy frameworks and PM approaches. This post examines basic psychology principles. It surveys key formal principles, and more from seasoned “feet on the ground” in the business world. Finally, it looks at where these principles apply directly in practicing strategy and project management Basic Psychology Principles Shape Where We Go and How We Get There The Strategic PM blog looks at many diff

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Ray W. Frohnhoefer In the ever-evolving landscape of project management, staying ahead of the curve is not just beneficial—it’s imperative. As we step into 2024, the dynamics of project management continue to shift, demanding professionals to be agile, skilled, and strategically focused. This is a guide to exploring key strategies for growing your project management career throughout the year.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 16, 2024

Carrying work over from one sprint to the next is a thorn in the side of many scrum teams. And often, it’s due to one or two team members who aren’t quite carrying their fair share of the weight. We recently covered this topic in a previous podcast but got some other cool ideas from our listeners that we wanted to discuss. So, in this quick podcast, we explore even more possible solutions for scrum teams dealing with an underperforming team member.

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PM Basics

JANUARY 17, 2024

In this article, you'll find project charter examples for a real-life project. Then, we'll discuss how to use it in the real world. In addition, you can get a simple project charter template I developed and used throughout 12 years as an IT project manager. The post Project Charter Example and a Full Guide (+Template) first appeared on IT PM School.

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PM Times

JANUARY 16, 2024

Project management always involves significant challenges on the way to success. Keeping the project on track, managing resources, maintaining a positive atmosphere among team members, and adhering to the budget are the main struggles every project manager faces. Success is a cumulative notion: in other words, a supervisor has to keep monitoring and directing […] The post Best of PMTimes: Keeping on Track – 14 Project Management Tips appeared first on Project Management Articles, Web

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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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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you’re managing a project or organization, you’ll need resources such as people, materials and equipment for executing tasks and completing your goals. These resources generate different types of costs, such as labor costs, which refer to the cost of paying employees for their work. Tracking labor costs in projects or business operations progress is important to ensure you’re not overspending.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 13, 2024

If you’ve arrived here, you’re probably ready to get into my Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce: Professional Certificate review! Digital marketing is a core skill for many people in lots of roles today, not just marketing jobs. I took the course, passed the tests and earned the certificate, just so you know that I know what I’m talking about!

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 19, 2024

Unveiling the Agile Burndown Trap: A Fresh Perspective on Sprint Planning Agile teams often rely on burndown charts to monitor progress throughout a sprint. Initially, this approach seems logical, a straightforward way to track how tasks diminish over time. However, after years of working with various teams, I've come to realize that this method is not as effective as it appears.

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Green Project Management

JANUARY 16, 2024

India’s textile sector is undergoing a sea change in its evolution as it strives to abide by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) laws. Due to the stringent ESG standards and the EU’s CBAM, small businesses that are essential to the nation’s economy face particular difficulties. Social Problem The textile sector, a pillar of the Indian […] The post Textile Sector’s ESG Challenges in India “Mind the Gap” appeared first on Insights into Sustainabili

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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?

The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Helen Platt January 17, 2024 What is Business Relationship Management? To answer what a Business Relationship Manager does, we first need to discuss what Business Relationship Management (BRM) is. BRM is not just a capability or role, it is a philosophy that integrates a business with its clients, stakeholders, and functional partners. BRM is about developing deep, impactful partnerships that deliver value; it is not just about transactional relationships where goods or services are exchanged

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Velociteach

JANUARY 15, 2024

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Discover how project managers leverage their skills to navigate the multifaceted sales role. Harold Samson, shares insights on developing diverse sales-oriented skills. From the art of securing resources, fostering team alignment, and building client relationships, hear about the pillars of successful project management in a sales-oriented role.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Misstep of Focusing on Story Points and Velocity in Agile Teams As someone working in the realm of Agile, I've observed a common yet troubling trend among many teams: an overemphasis on story points and velocity. It's a path that, unfortunately, leads many astray, detracting from what truly matters in Agile practices – delivering value to the customer.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 18, 2024

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Support and Help Hub page – a dedicated space designed to enhance your experience with Ganttic. Here you’ll have easier access to our online knowledge base and personalized support. Find out more! What is Ganttic’s Help Hub? Ganttic’s Support and Help Hub caters to every aspect of your user experience.

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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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Productivity Land

JANUARY 14, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of the construction industry, the imperative of efficiency stands as an unwavering beacon. The advent of construction equipment management software has undeniably emerged as a transformative force, seamlessly marrying technology and management to elevate operational prowess. Navigating the Construction Software Terrain Within the construction lexicon, the resonance of “ construction equipment management software ” reverberates with profound significance

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Binfire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Introduction Video content has become an integral part of our digital landscape, capturing the attention and engagement of audiences like never before. Whether you are a content creator, marketer, or business owner, producing high-quality videos is essential for standing out in a crowded online world. In this article, we will explore Video content’s secrets to producing compelling and professional videos that captivate viewers.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

The Illusion of Precision: Debunking Agile Banditry in Say-Do Metrics Starting from the basics, let's understand what say-do metrics really entail. They are a comparison between what team members say they will do and what they actually achieve. While this sounds straightforward and effective, the reality is far more complex. Say-do metrics can be a double-edged sword.

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Management Yogi

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is in continuation of the earlier series of questions for the mutlti-response or multi-answer questions for the PMI-RMP® examination. I'd strongly suggest that you take both the parts together when you try to attempt the questions. That way you will get a feel of questions and how to answer them.

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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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Leading Agile

JANUARY 18, 2024

Large organizations that want to stick around and maintain their competitive edge have to stop treating everything in their business like a distinct set of processes. How your technology is architected, your organization is designed, and your teaming strategies, resource management, governance, OKRs, and KPIs are all part of the same system. And you need to start treating them that way.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 19, 2024

Mastering Project Uncertainty – A Systems Thinking Approach by Paul Cuypers offers a theoretical framework and practical models, tools, techniques, and guidelines to systematically minimize uncertainty, thereby increasing the chances of project success. The book is divided in two parts. The first part offers the theoretical foundation and the second part the strategies.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 13, 2024

Are Special Sprints in Agile Truly Beneficial? In my journey with Agile, I've often encountered teams embroiled in what I term 'special sprints' – Sprint zeros, refactoring sprints, and bugfix sprints. At first glance, these sprints appear as a savvy adaptation of Agile. However, upon closer examination, they reveal themselves as something more insidious, which I've come to label as Agile banditry.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 15, 2024

Are you looking for an affordable yet powerful time tracking alternative to Timely? You’re in the right place. This article dissects ten Timely alternatives with their pros, cons, key features, and pricing. But first, let’s see why some people look for Timely alternatives. Disclaimer: The information below is accurate as of January 15th, 2024. Why do people consider alternatives to Timely?

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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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