Projects are the way businesses deliver strategy. Without projects that help move the company forward, strategic plans are an interesting but irrelevant document. According to a PMI-sponsored Economist Intelligence Unit study of executive leaders, an average of just 56% of strategic…
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Would you personally risk a million dollars on the chance that something might succeed without at first researching its likelihood of success? Of course not. Yet in a business context, it’s all too common to launch new projects and initiatives…
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To write about how to introduce sustainability measures into your project, I’ll be focusing on Boston. That, of course, means that there simply has to be a sports connection. Larry Bird of the Celtics (number 33) and Ted Williams of…
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If you know how long your tasks will take, you can build a great project schedule. That lets you manage the expectations of your team because you can tell everyone when the work will be done (and that’s what they…
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At the start of any project, you’ll be pulling together a new team of people. That may include people that you haven’t worked with before, people who have specific expertise or people who you need to consult to make sure…
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It’s important for a project to get off to a good start, especially when it can easily get bogged down on the first line item of a plan and languish. The following article discusses some ways you can ensure your…
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Everyone has heard of the KISS method — Keep It Simple, Stupid. Nowhere is that more important than in project management. Yet you’ve undoubtedly come across people in your project management career who enjoy taking the simplest of concepts or project…
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Ah, the lowly testing phase. In all-too-common scenarios, the testing phase is cut short due to scope creep, which extends the deliverables too close to the project deadline. Or sometimes, testing is simply cut out to push an earlier release…
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Many organizations have several projects going on at once. That means thorough project resource planning is important because usually, your team members are active on several different projects, all at the same time. Why is this a problem? Well, scheduling becomes complicated…
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AUSTIN, TX—January 2, 2015 Austin-based SaaS software provider ProjectManager.com announced the winner of their “Give me $1000 in 1 minute” video scholarship contest today. Alyssa Parr, an architecture student, is the official winner of the $1000 award in which entrants…
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What a year for the project management world during 2014. One might think that the industry would be taking it easy in 2015, but that’s not going to be the case. There will be more positive developments in 2015, and…
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There’s little transparency when it comes to salary. Money makes people uncomfortable. But as a project manager you know that it’s crucial to have insight in all aspects of the job you’re working on, and that means what you’re getting…
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It’s the 10th anniversary of International Project Management Day. International Project Management Day is an annual celebration of project managers and the opportunity to recognize everything that project managers do to keep organizations moving forward. It was founded by Frank Saladis…
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