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Whether you are studying for project management certification, have had the role of project manager thrust upon you (funny how that happens, isn’t it?), or have been in the project management field for years and could use a refresher, here is a reference sheet that covers the basic financial terms and concepts on the project...
DevOps.com has announced the honorees for the 2020 DevOps Dozen² Awards, with Carmen DeArdo—with co-author Jack Maher—winning DevOps Book of Year for their collaboration on Standing on Shoulders: A Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation. We’re delighted to see Carmen follow in the footsteps of fellow Tasktopians Dominica DeGrandis (Making Work Visible) and Dr. Mik Kersten...
As common as the term might be in today’s business environment, many professionals are still not sure exactly what is meant when people talk about or refer to “resource management.” While the term may be used broadly to refer to all organizational resources, including people, money, physical assets and even information, most enterprise organizations use...
Humans are biologically programmed to mistrust anything that deviates from the status quo. This trait has protected and propagated our existence for centuries. It’s why change is hard, even when backed up by solid reasoning and research, because it challenges norms that have been in place for decades. Take the COVID-19 crisis, for example. There...
There is no shortage of so-called time management strategies. In fact, there is an excess of them. But quantity does not necessarily mean quality, and this is certainly one of those cases – because the overwhelming volume of time management advice is somewhere between painfully obvious and staggeringly impractical; specialty for managers. Best Time Management...
Project team collaboration capabilities have been massively enhanced in recent years through the advent and increasing improvement in project management software. While these technologies have improved the speed and efficacy of collaboration, the core elements that make a team a cohesive and successful unit are based on traditional project management techniques dating from the beginning...
A successful project manager always strives for a recurring set of workflows, tools and business relationships, but they also have to remain skilled enough to manage ad hoc requests. These quick, turn-around projects typically present themselves out of the blue, and can pose incredible disruption to the everyday work process. The key to managing requests...
Project management, like any rapidly-evolving discipline, has taken on a variety of forms in recent decades. While it was once restricted to technical projects in fields like software development and engineering, project management methodology is now applied in dozens of industries, including marketing, logistics, scientific research, professional services and even creative design. To support these...
There are a wide variety of documents that a project manager has to familiarize themselves with throughout the course of their career. Some of them will only apply to specific projects or when dealing with certain industries. Others however are nearly universal across all projects, such as a project plan or the project charter. Another...
Reboot and Reimagine: Adapting Your Enterprise’s Approach to Embrace Ongoing Change Environmental concerns, economic strife, the pandemic, and global trade wars – business leaders are juggling ongoing uncertainty and volatility. As a result, they must ensure their organizations are ready for continuous change. This requires shifting focus away from rigid operational processes that were built...
