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Improve Your Meetings with This One Simple Step

Project Bliss

The next time – or anytime – you’re planning a meeting, there’s one thing you must do to get the most out of it. Even after planning meetings for years I didn’t know this simple step – and wound up in a very uncomfortable situation. I had a project meeting that involved a director who was known for being intimidating. He had high expectations of his team, and his reputation was well-known.

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6 Top Project Management Books for Engineers and Manufacturers

LiquidPlanner

While engineers learn a lot of valuable skills in school, project management isn’t always one of them. Many engineers end up learning PM skills on the job and on their own time. If you’re an engineer looking to grow your project management skillset, you’re in the right place. To compile this list, we dug through Amazon listings, forums, blogs, and review websites to identify the best project management books specifically for those in the manufacturing and engineering industries.

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INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Reasons Why You and Your Project Team Should Be Tracking Time

Celoxis

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Reasons Why You and Your Project Team Should Be Tracking Time.

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How to Obtain Your PMP 35 Contact Hours of Education

ExamsPM

In order to obtain your certification, you need to obtain PMP 35 Contact Hours of project management education. In this post, we will define what they are, how you can obtain them, and dispel some common misconceptions. With the rise of project management education, how do you know if your education will contact towards for your PMP credentials or not?

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Analyze, optimize, etc

Musings on Project Management

According to Tom Friedman, author of "The World is Flat, "we’re in the middle of a change in the “climate” of technology." And.

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Podcast: Putting egos aside for a common purpose

Fix my Project Chaos

To celebrate the launch of the Fix My Project Chaos eCourse: Four Steps for Engaging Difficult Stakeholders, we’re releasing a brilliant new podcast each week which focuses on stakeholder management. Tune into the podcast series, and get involved in the conversation. Putting egos aside and engaging stakeholders for a common purpose In this podcast, Elise […].

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The 15 Project Management KPIs: What They Do and Why You Need Them

Project-Management.pm

One of the most efficient metrics or tolls to measure project performance are in the guise of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These tools are significant n a project’s success since it helps managers determine and identify risks, track progress, and monitor performance. Absence of Project Management KPIs is like walking in the dark. How can you tell if your project is making progress?

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections; whence proceed sciences which may be called “sciences as one would.” For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. Therefore he rejects difficult things from impatience of research; sober things, because they narrow hope; the deeper things of nature, from superstition; the light of experience, from arrogance and pride, lest his mind should seem to be occupied with things mean and trans

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Mother Earth vs. Humanity

Green Project Management

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein I recently watched a Google talk on YouTube by Alex Epstein called ‘The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels’. As I lean towards the other side of this debate, it was interesting to get a fossil fuel (oil, […]. The post Mother Earth vs.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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Top 10 Reasons to Get PMP Certified

Velociteach

Are you on the fence about getting PMP certified or unsure of how the certification can benefit you? Check out Velociteach’s infographic to get you up to speed on some of the top reasons to pursue PMP certification: [ninja_form id=17] The post Top 10 Reasons to Get PMP Certified appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.