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Project visibility: how to keep everyone on the same page
Nel mondo del project management, la visibilità del progetto è una leva strategica per garantire che ogni fase proceda in modo fluido ed efficiente. Quando il team di progetto ha una visione chiara e aggiornata, comunicazione e produttività migliorano notevolmente. Vediamo nell’articolo perché la visibilità del progetto è fondamentale e quali sono gli step e…
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The Earned Value Method: What is it and how to use it
In project management, the Earned Value method is one of the most appreciated and well-known project management tools. It is a project management technique that allows to measure performance and progress. It combines the measures of the project management triangle: scope, time and costs. CONTENT INDEX What is the Earned Value Method? The requirement for…
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How to manage remote working teams
The idea of how to manage remote working team until just 20 years ago was pure madness. Internet has changed the history, and companies are adapting to it. In the ever-changing and rapidly developing modern world, it is almost impossible to imagine something stable and stationary. CONTENT INDEX Choose the right members for the team Communication…
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Lesson learned. Use the “lessons learned” to reduce the chances of failure of a project
With lessons learned, we talk about learning from the mistakes, and not only, of the past. We could apply infinite proverbs to this statement, but we want to recall only one: “Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum” CONTENT INDEX Lesson Learned: the study of Axelos PPM Benchmark How does the process of lessons learned work…
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Project handover: how to manage it
Project handover can be very simple or extremely complicated. It all depends on the organization of the Project Manager. Projects can be short and can last up a few days or can be complex projects with a lifecycle that can even reach several years. It is precisely for the duration of some projects that some…
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The kick off meeting: how to set up a project start meeting and get the best results
A project lifecycle often involves many meetings with different purposes. One of these meetings is the so-called kick off meeting or preliminary project meeting. This meeting is an important communication tool between project manager, team and stakeholders. If organized and properly executed, a preliminary meeting can help the project manager in order to handle the…
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Project workload: how to plan it to the best
A project manager has to deal with customer expectations, project deadlines and evolving priorities, all of this while trying to coordinate and manage the team and respond to stakeholder demands. Let’s face it, it is a demanding job that takes time and effort to manage all the parts and sometimes hours are never enough! Project…
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How to manage project stakeholders
Stakeholder management in a project can be vital for the very survival of the project. Therefore, including everyone who is interested in the project, as well as all those that can influence the project, is a fundamental step for an optimal start. CONTENT INDEX Stakeholders identification How should a project stakeholder be managed? The advantages…
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The triangle of talents: which skills for the project manager?
The triangle of talent, not just a simple shape, but the golden triangle of the Project Manager. Would you like to know more? I will try to explain it to you. Let’s briefly think about what are the most important qualities for a successful project manager. Everybody, both those who have worked for years in…
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Project estimation techniques
The techniques for estimating a project in project management can be different. Unfortunately, project managers do not always use them. In some cases, project managers choose to do a planning without having supporting data. Of course, even the best project estimation techniques are not perfect, but at least allow to show the client, the project…
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How to manage the workload of a project: 6 key suggestions
Managing the workload of a project, is getting the right balance of tasks for each team member, is one of the most critical tasks that a project manager has to face. In fact, the equitable distribution of the workload in a team is definitely a challenging task, and the temptation to entrust more projects to…
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Agile methodology: advantages and disadvantages of an innovative method
The Agile methodology is a project management methodology that uses short development cycles, so called “sprint”, to focus on continuous improvement in the development of a product or service. CONTENT INDEX The key principles of the Agile methodology in the project management The advantages of the Agile methodology The disadvantages of Agile The sixth edition…
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Project Stakeholders
Who are the stakeholders? When we read the title, this is the first question that comes to mind. If we take the definition of the PMBok, a stakeholder is an individual, a group or an organization that can influence or can be influenced (or perceive itself being influenced) by a decision, activity or result of…