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This 19-slide deck is a companion piece to the Agile Distributed Teams research report from ProjectsAtWork. It is designed to help you leverage the report's key findings and recommendations to achieve the benefits of working with distributed agile teams in your organization.
Choosing an Agile certification presents a number of complications, including the fact that there are different approaches and frameworks to consider and the fact that most are still evolving and changing. To help get your search started, here is an Excel-based roundup of Agile certifications.
A workaround is a way to overcome barriers to productivity. They’re not always perfect but they get your project going again, and that’s probably better than doing nothing as stakeholders hover and deadlines pressures mount. As you go about finding your own workarounds, you may enlist the help of others or you may need to go it alone. Before you start, read the related article and consider the following questions.
Implementation of an EVM process can be challenging, but there are areas you can focus on to improve your chances for success. As you listen to the companion podcast (see "EVM Talk"), think about the following questions.
A new Government Efficiency Caucus will bring together members of Congress and private sector experts to discuss the role that project management can play in improving government operations and saving money.
Six universities have received academic research grants from Project Management Institute to study new theories in project management, including decision-making processes, retaining specialist knowledge, and more holistic stakeholder management.
Greg Balestrero will promote awareness of “corporate consciousness” and advise the project management training provider on the development of new programs that focus on leadership and accountability .
The combination of the two companies creates a major player in the $1.3 billion project and portfolio management software market, with more than 500 customers and 150,000 users worldwide.
A new book emphasizes the integration of project management and change management to improve the chances of success for business, IT and other organizational initiatives.
Based on the best practices of winners and finalist from PM Solutions’ annual PMO of the Year award, a new book offers tips, insights and checklists for people management, performance measurement, strategic alignment, organization design and more.
The more you specify exactly what your team must do and how it must do it, the less team members will seek to understand the thinking behind what they’re doing. High-performing teams start with a firm grasp of the goals of the project — the "why" — and then actively participate in achieving its success.
Project managers avoid drama and unnecessary stress by understanding the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved, starting with their own. In Part 1 of this series, we outlined the reasons why we run projects and why defined roles are so important. Now let’s dive deeper into the “what and how” of the project manager role.
Many large work initiatives run as projects would be more successful managed as programs. Such misdiagnosed projects include dimensions of size, complexity and duration that challenge the project perspective and lead to a higher likelihood of failure. A different methodology is called for, one that recognizes the difference between a program and a project and adopts the right set of skills to the task.
Organizations need a clear picture of resource availability to confidently take on new projects and react to sudden market opportunities. Otherwise, valuable resources are wasted or misused. While there’s no silver bullet for capacity planning and resource management, there are four distinct dynamics that improve success.
A project management office should be an integral component of your organization’s project management practice, and it should be delivering results that are critical to business and mission success. This white paper examines key PMO functions, characteristics and challenges, and showcases attributes of a successful PMO. A four-step plan is also provided to improve your PMO’s value to the organization at large.
Globalization is driving professional service organizations of all sizes to adapt their processes and consider integrated resource planning solutions that can improve financial visibility and operational efficiency while maintaining a hands-on project management touch.
Software delivery has changed. Projects are expected to deliver high business value and strong customer satisfaction – but faster and with fewer resources. Also, stakeholders are increasingly tech savvy and team members are globally distributed. Adapting to these changes requires next-generation project management. Join this on-demand webinar to hear Mary Gerush of Forrester Research explore the evolution of project management and outline the core capabilities, skills and knowledge that today’s project managers need to succeed.
Discusses how the expanding global marketplace has placed a new premium on a leader's ability to manage geographically distributed teams. The solution lies more in understanding the internal and external dynamics than using the newest software tools that keep us connected. This course provides new insights and skills that will enable you to coordinate, communicate and collaborate more effectively with team members, regardless of location.
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Tom MochalPresident, TenStep Inc
Tom Mochal, PgMP, PMP, TSPM is the president of TenStep, Inc. (www.TenSt…
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John D'EntremontProject Manager, PMP
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Ty KiiselWork Management evangelist and host of TalkingWork, AtTask
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Dave PriorPresident, ProjectWizards Inc.
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Janis RizzutoContributing Editor, ProjectsAtWork
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Aaron SmithEditor, ProjectsAtWork.com
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Last time we talked about what a great vehicle for learning social media provided. I thought it might make sense to share some of my favorite people and places in social media where you can learn f...
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Last time we talked about what a great vehicle for learning social media provided. I thought it might make sense to share some my favorite people and places in social media where you can learn from...
Posted in: The Social Project Manager
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants" —Sir Isaac Newton
Newton is considered one of the most influential men in human history. His contributions ...
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We've often covered "green-by-definition" projects - those where the ultimate deliverable is reduction of waste, generation of renewable power, preserving biodiversity, and so on...
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EPM Live provides easy to use Microsoft SharePoint Project and Work Management applications for everyone in an organization, from teams that want to work within individual workgroups, to organizations that want to utilize enterprise tools.
Innotas is a leading provider of cloud-based IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management & Application Portfolio Management solutions and has been ranked a ‘Strong Positive’ in Gartner’s 2011 MarketScope for Project and Portfolio Management Apps.
Changepoint helps businesses gain competitive advantage and increase profitability through complete portfolio visibility, planning insight, process automation, and improved resource utilization throughout a customer’s lifecycle.
AtTask: the only project and portfolio management software that meets the business intelligence needs of executives, the planning needs of managers, and the collaboration needs of project teams, helping organizations get jobs done on time, on budget.
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