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Collaboration is defined as “the cooperative arrangement in which two or more parties work jointly towards a common goal.” This certainly has a pleasant ring to it. Just look at the delightful phrasing: cooperative arrangement, working jointly, common goal. In light of this, who wouldn’t enjoy collaborating? Unfortunately and surprisingly, the answer could be your...
Grupper arbetar med arbete av alla typer, former och storlekar. Och allt fler av oss måste leda dessa grupper mot positiva resultat, oavsett om vi valt att ta oss till dessa ledarpositioner eller inte, och med eller utan någon formell bakgrund inom "projektledning". Vi har faktiskt genomfört en...
When enterprise organizations look for ways to improve their project performance and gain a competitive advantage, one of the first places they are likely to look is workplace collaboration. In only a few years, enterprise collaboration has gone from being a relatively obscure concept to one of the most important issues on the minds of...
"Det är inte den starkaste av arterna som överlever, inte den mest intelligenta, utan den som är mest mottaglig för förändringar." - Charles Darwin Hastigheten och smidigheten i dagens företagsklimat fortsätter att påverka tillväxten, kreativiteten och leder ibland till kaos. Det räcker med att studera framstegen inom hälsovård, detaljhandelsmarknadsföring, försäkringar på nätet...
Vi konstaterade först att du kan uppnå större flexibilitet i verksamheten genom uppdaterade planer (se Del 1: Varför företag vill förbättra planens noggrannhet). Sedan bekräftade vi att tekniken är nyckeln till att genomföra kontinuerlig planering (Del 2: Att tänka bortom den årliga planen). Hur är det med programvara för företagsplanering? I del 3 vill jag dyka ner i vad du ska leta efter...
When writing software, some conversations happen over and over again. Over the years, I’ve seen different solutions to the same problem that I’d like to share with you. One of those conversations go something like this, even though the answer might differ depending on the team or component. Bob: Hey, I have some string literals...
It’s not difficult to find cloud-based project management software vendors touting their product’s “exceptional” integration capacity. However, enterprises that put this claim to the test often end up with a different verdict: instead of exceptional, they’re obliged to label the integration as exasperating. While this scenario is frustrating, costly and surprisingly common, it’s not inevitable....
While the centuries-old phrase “no news is good news” still has some value today, there are situations when this guidance isn’t just inapplicable, but it’s categorically dangerous. And in enterprises around the world, the best – or rather, the worst – example of this involves conventional project management software. Here’s the thing: most employees don’t...
Project status reports are a constant fact of life for any project manager. Most PMs find themselves creating at least one project status report per project, per week, but that number can multiply quickly if a manager needs to report more frequently, or report separately to different groups of stakeholders. Unfortunately, when it comes to...
Search through Google for project management advice, and you’ll discover an abundance of articles, reports and books that promise to uncover secrets and reveal little-known facts. Indeed, it’s all so elevated and esoteric, that you may start to wonder if you accidentally Googled “pyramids” instead of “project management.” Yes, some of the content is eye-opening;...
