Originally Appeared on ProjectManager.com Blog: Whether you’re a big or small business and no matter what product you manufacture or service you provide, you’re always looking to deliver the highest quality and greatest value for your customers. One way to achieve these goals is through…Read More
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From projecttimes.com: I want to talk about an oldy but goody, the importance of innovation, aka work smart not hard, or maybe both. In our current environment, the importance of innovation is even more pronounced as many industries are experiencing layoffs and downsizing. With limited resources and increased workloads, professionals who remain in their positions or with […]
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From projecttimes.com: Project Management texts usually assume we’re starting at the beginning of a project, with control over scope, schedule, and resources. Frequently, project scope, resources, and schedule are already determined through strategic planning, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), or the project charter process. In other cases, we take on projects that are in progress. This can occur […]
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Originally Appeared on ProjectManager.com Blog: Planning a project, setting up a schedule and assembling a skilled team only sets the stage for project execution. To make sure everyone works at capacity and keeps things moving forward, you need to implement workflow management. But, before we…Read More
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Originally Appeared on ProjectManager.com Blog: Both projects and business processes consist of a series of activities that need to be planned, scheduled and tracked. A workflow diagram is one of the tools project managers and team leaders can use to map out tasks and workflows….Read More
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Originally Appeared on ProjectManager.com Blog: Projects, no matter the size and scope, are complex. If they weren’t, they might as well be tasks on a to-do list. Luckily, project management is a team effort—for every project, there’s a project team working together to make deliverables…Read More
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Originally Appeared on ProjectManager.com Blog: As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Maybe the company wants to scale and sustain its growth or increase productivity and efficiency. Whatever the objectives, process…Read More
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From projecttimes.com: Goals are something to work toward or aspire to. Expectations are beliefs that something will occur in a certain way. Goals are not expectations. And knowing the difference can help to avoid unnecessary disappointment and conflict. Last month I wrote about embracing imperfection to achieve ongoing performance improvement. The implication is that we must expect imperfection, […]
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Originally Appeared on ProjectManager.com Blog: The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. Waterfall methodology rests heavily on Gantt charts. But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to…Read More
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From projecttimes.com: Two and a half years ago I started working on probably the most important project of my life, and one that benefits me directly as both the project manager and customer. It would utilize over a million dollars in cost, eight months of focus and attention before moving to operations, and a little over a […]
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