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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Plus, there are technical skills we have to consider -- employers definitely look for those too. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). As such, sometimes we need to use our influence to support project success.

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7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing

ProjectManager.com

In Review: 7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing As Jennifer said, project manager roles are changing. Integrating More Technology Certainly, the biggest paradigm shift presently is the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered decision-making. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how your role is evolving.

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What Is an Impact Effort Matrix? (Template Included)

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Facilitates Workload Balancing and Non-Human Resource Allocation An impact effort matrix helps balance workloads for nonhuman resources such as budget, tools or technology by identifying priorities into high and low impact based on their effort requirements, which helps allocate resources where they’ll have the most significant effect.

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Financial Aspects in Agile Product Management

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Product Managers and Product Owners frequently have to balance market needs, user experience, customer outcomes, and technical feasibility. Product managers can make more informed decisions by gaining insight into their product's financial performance. This metric can influence financial decisions about where to invest.

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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) are the collective knowledge, experience, and information that an organization has accumulated over time. They influence how we do the work.

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Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions. What are heuristics? That’s one reason why it is so important to capture good meeting minutes.