Project Management
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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices
Project management plays a crucial role in enabling business transformation. Here’s a get-started guide for executing project management effectively in service of strategic goals.
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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments
It's no wonder ERP has such a bad reputation: The history surrounding the complex and expensive enterprise software market is packed with tales of vendor mudslinging, outrageous hype and epic failures.
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How to launch—and scale—a successful AI pilot project
For enterprise AI projects, the proof is in the pilot. Here’s how four enterprise IT leaders set themselves up for success.
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Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more
While salaries vary across companies and industries, certain factors universally impact product manager pay, and there are tips that can help you boost your compensation.
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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs
A broad mix of skills is necessary for this newly vital IT role. Here’s how to home in on the best candidates to help lead your organization’s shift to cross-functional, product-based IT.
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Skills and traits of elite product managers
Product management is an increasingly lucrative career path. Do you have what it takes to fill the bill?
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Top 16 agile certifications available today
Agile project management is increasingly how business gets done. The skills acquired through these agile certs will put you on a path toward career growth.
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7 ways to avoid getting burned by your implementation partner
Poorly planned partnerships can sink IT deployments. Here, IT leaders share tips for ensuring project success when partnering with an implementation provider
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The RACI matrix: Your blueprint for project success
A RACI matrix is a simple, effective means for defining project roles and responsibilities, providing a comprehensive chart of who is responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed every step of the way.
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7 tell-tale signs of fake agile
Embracing agile principles doesn’t automatically lead to better project management and software development. Here’s what separates true agile practitioners from imposters.
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Streamlining IT for agility
IT leaders share their experiences and advice for overhauling IT for speed, including cutting down on projects, shifting to product-based delivery, and spurring a cultural transformation.
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Lumentum CIO Ralph Loura on adopting a challenger mindset
Having creative tension on your IT team produces u201ca much more effective outcome than the old IT order-taker kind of role.u201d
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What is root cause analysis? A proactive approach to change management
Root cause analysis (RCA) focuses on fostering a proactive approach to solving problems before they happen and eliminating the potential for flaws to reoccur in the future.
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Top 15 project management certifications
No matter what your IT role, a project management certification can add value to your career. Here are the top project management certifications, their requirements, and cost.
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6 steps for getting troubled projects back on track
Any project can hit a snag for any number of reasons. The key is recognizing when your project has gotten off track and taking a clear, measured approach to setting things right.
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Project manager interview questions: 5 key areas to prep for
To land that project management gig, be prepared to talk about what you’ve done, where you’re going, and how you think.
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12 KPIs every project manager should know
Metrics are the only way to truly know if your project is on track. These essential key performance indicators will help you monitor and better manage the health of your projects.
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Project manager salary: 5 tips to earn more
As a PM, you need to know what youu2019re worth u2014 and make sure others know it, too.
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5 project management resume tips
To get your foot in the door, you need to explain the impact you’ve had on projects — and bring the numbers to prove your worth.
Building IT Relationships
A tsunami of IT project disasters is on the horizon
No garden-variety u2018over budget and behind scheduleu2019 project failures here. Weu2019re talking spectacular failures that disrupt supply chains, delay the reporting of financials, and blow up the careers of seemingly competent executives.
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7 tips for containing project scope
Curtailing scope creep is always top of mind for project managers. Hereu2019s how to ensure your project meets its intended purpose, goals, and scope requirements.
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What is TQM? A company-wide strategy for customer satisfaction
Total quality management (TQM) helps bring your entire organization together with one main goal: continually improving processes and products to ensure customer satisfaction.
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What is Kanban? Workflow management simplified
Kanban helps organizations focus on specific tasks until completion. This simple workflow management system is an effective method for fostering collaboration and productivity.
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8 essential skills of elite project managers
Project managers are sought after due to their well-developed technical skills, but these essential skills can make you stand out as an elite contender.
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Solving the IT capacity conundrum: 4 steps to data-driven expectation management
The secret to IT capacity management is not mathematical rigor but emotional discipline. It’s about keeping your eye on the ball and accepting that broad strokes are enough to get you there. A lightweight model will usually do the trick and has several advantages.
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Top 11 agile tools for project management
Keep your projects humming with these tools geared for teams committed to agile practices and workflows.
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D&I: A key factor in increasing project ROI
Finding ways to generate a higher return on investment for projects is a key issue, especially coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Increasing diversity in project teams may be an answer.
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What is a product manager? A complex, cross-functional role in IT
Product management is a complex role that requires a balance of soft and hard skills to manage requirements and to deliver quality products that align with the business' goals.
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SAFe certification: Launch your Scaled Agile Framework career
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) helps large organizations leverage the benefits of agile, making those who have SAFe certification in demand. Here's how to kick off your SAFe career in the right direction.
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CSM certification: Cost, requirements, what you need to know
The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process.
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7 new rules of project management
COVID-19 has greatly affected the future of work and how teams collaborate to get projects done, resulting in significant changes in the skills and strategies necessary to succeed as a project manager.
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CAPM certification: Cost, salary, training, and more
The Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) certification is a great starting point for accelerate your project management career. Cost, salary expectations, training u2014 hereu2019s what you need to know.
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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success
Project managers play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects. Here is a look at the project manager role, responsibilities, relevant certifications, expected salaries, and job-seeking tips.
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What is project portfolio management? Aligning projects to business goals
PPM is a process in which an organization's projects are evaluated to ensure strategic alignment with company goals. To achieve companywide objectives, project managers and executives must understand PPM's benefits, best practices, and software.
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What is CMMI? A model for optimizing development processes
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) helps organizations streamline process improvement, encouraging a productive, efficient culture that decreases risks in software, product, and service development.
CDO at the Center
4 tips to kickstart your agile practice
As we go from crisis to recovery in year two of COVID, it's time to reset your team's agile velocity. Here's how.
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12 project management myths to avoid
Don’t let your projects fall prey to the unnecessary confusion, uncertainty, and harm that can result from these all-too-commonly held project management misconceptions.
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Project management methodologies: How to choose the best for success
Selecting the best project management methodology (PMM) for the job relies on developing a sound evaluation process. Our guide to evaluating PMMs will ensure you pick the perfect fit for your next project.
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CIOs battle product management pitfalls
Product management is increasingly the preferred method of delivering digital capabilities. Yet the transition from a project-based mindset is rife with challenges, say IT leaders and experts.
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Top 20 project management methodologies
Choosing the right project management methodology is essential. Here are the 20 most popular project management methodologies (PMMs) in practice today.
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The top 7 change management tools
With uncertainty on the rise, change management software is becoming an increasingly vital part of digital transformation, helping companies to transition smoothly and thrive.
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The data-driven project manager: Using analytics to improve outcomes
Forward-thinking PMOs recognize the need for project decisions to be supported by data. Here's what you need to know to become more data savvy in driving better project outcomes.
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10 common ERP mistakes to avoid
From underbudgeting to not letting the business drive the project, IT leaders must beware the following pitfalls when implementing or updating an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system u2014 or migrating one to the cloud.
Building IT Relationships
10 steps to avoid digital transformation failure
Executive sponsors play a key role in the success (or failure) of digital transformations. Taking these essential actions will tip the scales in your favor.
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Why IT projects still fail
Despite strategic alignment among IT and business leaders, technical and transformational initiatives still fall flat at an alarming rate. Hereu2019s how IT can learn from its mistakes.
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What is SAFe? The Scaled Agile Framework explained
If your organization is seeking efficient project delivery, decreased time-to-market, and increased stakeholder value, then the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) may be right for you.
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8 goals every project manager should aspire to achieve
If the pandemic has taught project managers anything, it's that uncertainty is here to stay. Here are the new goals project managers must focus on to be an indispensable strategic partner.
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7 ways to sabotage your shift to agile
The drumbeat to implement agile just keeps getting louder. Here’s how to ensure certain failure.
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PMP certification: How to ace the Project Management Professional exam
Approximately two out of five people fail their first attempt at the PMP exam. The following overview of the PMP certification will help you ace the exam on your first try.
Building IT Relationships
Why ERP projects fail: Finding the gaps in your program plans
Skipping steps in the implementation process can cost your company dearly. Here's what to look for—and look out for.-
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