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Performance management for project managers: 5 key techniques
Performance management is not just some fancy business buzzword, but an essential tool for any project manager. Project management requires organizational skills as well as the ability to optimize team performance and ensure that objectives are met. This is where performance management comes into play. This approach allows project managers to continuously monitor, analyze, and…
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Negotiation skills and their importance for a Project Manager
Negotiation skills for a project manager are absolutely essential and refining them will make it possible to lay the foundations for a successful project. CONTENT INDEX Why negotiation is important for project managers How a project manager can improve his negotiation skills 5 tips to improve and develop negotiation skills: Practice 5 tips to improve…
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Can artificial intelligence replace the project manager?
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), it is not possible today to pretend nothing has happened. We cannot ignore how this technology will play a decisive role also in project management in the coming years. TABLE OF CONTENTS What is artificial intelligence in project management? Three ways in which artificial intelligence can improve project…
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Scrum: A method to make the team work in unison
In the Scrum world, it is rare that complete and detailed descriptions of how each individual activity should be carried out in a project are provided. Much of this is left in the hands of the project team. This is because the team will know better how to solve the problems that arise, since it…
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Abilities and skills of a successful project manager
What are the most important skills and abilities for a project manager to be successful? Being good at telling others what to do is not enough and not exactly right for a successful project manager. Instead, lead and inspire the team, this is another story. TABLE OF CONTENTS Inspire a shared vision Good communication Integrity…
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Collaboration with the team: The advantages for the PM
Collaboration during a project is a method by which teams and project managers plan, coordinate, and monitor the project on which they are working. In practice, the entire success of managing a project is based on group collaboration. INDICE DEI CONTENUTI The importance of collaboration Collaboration and Project Management What are the advantages of collaboration…
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The rolling wave in project management
The rolling wave technique is a method that allows the project manager to plan a project while it is taking place. In short, this technique requires iterative planning. TABLE OF CONTENTS An example of rolling wave When to apply the rolling wave method The advantages of the rolling wave method The steps of the rolling…
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The management of complex projects
Complex projects represent a great undertaking for a Project Manager. TABLE OF CONTETNS What makes a project complex? The essential skills needed to manage complex projects Competence and Leadership to manage complex projects Manage complex projects: Document regularly Managing complex projects: Continuously clarify goals Managing complex projects: Make everything more visible Managing complex projects: Be…
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Assign responsibilities. The RAM matrix
The RAM matrix is used by project managers to assign responsibilities or to identify the role of the various members of a project team. TABLE OF CONTENTS The RAM matrix 7 steps to complete the RAM matrix Responsibility assignment matrix and complex projects RAM Matrix: Graph Hierarchy RAM Matrix: Involvement and feedback RAM Matrix: Written…
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How and why to get feedback from the project team
Getting feedback from the project team is one of the things that seem most obvious for a project manager, but that can be very difficult. It is a task of the project manager to support and challenge the team, so that together they can achieve the expected results. TABLE OF CONTENTS Exit interviews and feedback…
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Communicate with the project team: the best techniques to use
A good communication with team is the main method for excellent project management. In fact, effective communication allows a project to have a successful conclusion, but on the other hand, bad communication could be fatal. The project teams are in a constant state of communication: e-mails, videoconferences, phone calls, messages, face-to-face discussions, and non-verbal interactions. CONTENT…
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The level of detail of a time schedule
Creating a complete schedule is one of the most difficult tasks that a project manager has to face. CONTENT INDEX 5 basic steps for preparing a time schedule The details of a time schedule Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Important notes on the level of detail in a time schedule…
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Residual and secondary risks: What they are and how to deal with them
Probably, you have already heard about residual and secondary risks in a project without having a clear idea of what it is. In this article, we will try to explain the differences between. CONTENT INDEX Definition of risk Which types of risks exist Secondary risks Residual risks What is the difference between Example of a…