We’ve all had experiences where something doesn’t work quite as it should. Websites that take us to a ‘404’ page, apps for our smartphones that keep crashing and products that aren’t really up to the job. For the user, this is frustrating. For the developer, this is result of poor or improper testing. Projects are […]
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Project management is a great career choice. Growing global demand for project managers means lots of new opportunities for professionals. Here is a list of questions that you could be asked in an interview for a Project Manager role: Questions related to Project Management Domain Q: What are the steps involved in the life cycle
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You might have met those people at least once in your lifetime – people who are little rough around the edges, who might seriously need some sort of social skills and who we wonder how they ever manage to make it through a day without getting into problems with someone. All because they lack basic
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Considering how unclear goals, weak ownership and operational inefficiencies challenge the status quo, bridging the gap between strategy and implementation is on every project portfolio manager’s mind. Given how project delivery hinges on competent staff producing the exact deliverables requested for, it comes as second nature to seasoned project managers to complement their project portfolio
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Capterra, the free directory service for software selection, in a recently published analysis* of project management software vendors, mentioned that there are more than 680 project management software products in the market.These software products might offer free trials or basic features free for small businesses with less than 5 employees, but for other medium-sized or
Project managers are as diverse a bunch as projects can be themselves. Perfect project managers don’t exist, any more than perfect people do. However, some project managers are undeniably easier to work with, better at what they do and ultimately more successful and in demand. So, what exactly distinguishes these project managers from the rest?
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The gig economy is here to stay. For example, over 15% of workers are ‘self employed’ in the UK today. This means that the earlier you adapt, the more likely you are to reap long-term benefits. From hiring patterns to retention programmes, the gig economy calls for a deep review of the management methodologies that
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The best project managers today have taken years learning and honing their craft. This understanding comes from learning to balance the structure and framework of a recognised project management methodology like PRINCE2 with an innate ability to adapt to the environment they find themselves working in. There are a number of so called soft skills
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Projects can run off course – hardly front page news to those working within project management. Even worse, if things haven’t been rectified projects can fail, very quickly. Only 64% of projects meet their goals 70% of companies report having at least one project failed in the last year Companies lose over $100 million for
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When it comes to project management, adequate definition of the project’s scope and a proper planning phase are critical to the likelihood of success. In fact, poor project planning is the sure recipe to a project’s failure. Without a proper plan of execution, then achieving goals that should otherwise be simple to attain can be
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