Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The goal of the exercise was to help people develop better team communication styles as an early part of the process of forming project teams. As an example, for Door 3 students could put me in the hotspot by having me present a short piece of research and then quiz me based on concepts in Chapters 1 and 2 of the course book.

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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

What made my client’s annual leadership team meeting a pleasure was five healthy behaviors that were on full display throughout the two days. In dysfunctional team settings, people frequently feel the need to speak up in order to protect their status or promote their cause or prove their worth. On this team, none of that was necessary.

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Progressus

MARCH 1, 2024

In today’s complex business landscape, the right software tools are more than just aids; they are essential components that drive project success and financial stability. A common area of confusion lies in distinguishing between Project Management and Project Accounting software.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 19, 2023

Collaborator: You create a dynamic teamwork environment that integrates all project team members and their strengths. Facilitator: You effectively manage disparate viewpoints and align people on essential points and project goals. That’s what leads to referrals and repeat business!

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

APRIL 16, 2024

Everyone is really busy, and honestly, we’re tired. You know we’ve had these two huge, out-of-nowhere projects come up that have taken over our lives. The team has done great, but we’ve fallen behind on several strategic initiatives. Adjust appeared first on Weber Business Services, LLC.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 5, 2024

In the competitive, fast-paced, and ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, the role of a product manager is pivotal. A great product manager is not just a project coordinator, they are visionaries, strategists, and leaders. Effective communication ensures that every team member understands their role in achieving success.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There are five reasons that large projects fail. Wrong projects are ones that defy conventional business rationale, creating outputs that either few people want, that add little to no real value, or that undershoot the desired benefits because they are so difficult to achieve.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

All of these problems are worse when it comes to so-called hybrid teams. There is not one type of hybrid team. Instead, there are satellite teams and cluster teams. Your team does not pass the Allen Curve test of each person being within 8-16 meters of all the other people. But they are on different floors.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Facility relocation projects can be long and complex efforts. Before committing to a new location, developing the move schedule, and finalizing the project plan , you should conduct a site assessment to identify any changes that need to be made to meet your needs and be ready for move-in.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 12, 2023

Is your organization in search of business agility? If a project won't make a difference, don't fund it yet. Move to the next project. Choosing zero projects is great. Only commit projects to teams. Don't choose people—choose teams to work on projects. Limit the choices managers can make.

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

If your company uses other project management tools like Jira, MS Project, or Oracle Primavera, the demo environment will be adjusted accordingly. This includes project plans, portfolios, programs, and the resource pool. We’ll dwell on the team training and onboarding in a separate section. How to Onboard the Team?

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

JUNE 21, 2022

Now that you’ve finally hired the additional project team members needed, and you’ve checked, checked, and triple checked your strategic initiative’s plan and deliverables, it’s time to start your project, right? Clarify Your Culture First appeared first on Weber Business Services, LLC.

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PM Alliance

AUGUST 18, 2023

A project that’s falling toward failure —woefully behind the target timeline, burning through funding too fast, or in danger of not delivering the expected results—is something project teams work strenuously to avoid. But what if your project strayed into dangerous territory too quickly? Teamwork is nonexistent.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Project accounting is an overly broad term. Its most general definition is processing financial transactions by project including costs, billings, and revenue. In reality, project accounting can be much more than that. This also mandates generating project reports outside of the ERP solution’s report writer.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. This two part article series will provide valuable perspective for those who are considering internal strategy teams as their next career option as I unveil my personal thoughts and experiences.

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Epicflow

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Following our tradition, we’re excited to sum up and share everything that happened to the Epicflow team in 2023: our clients’ and team’s achievements, new features, and plans for 2024. Ben is a seasoned project management and digital transformation professional with 15+ years of experience in the Defence industry. Stay tuned!

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Maybe you’ve heard about school consulting projects, strong alumni networks, and classes that can supplement your experience. Ability to work with teams. I’ll discuss four different REAL projects that I was involved in while in school. Global Consulting Project. Our project analyzed the U.S. Creative thinking.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Project-based organizations that are still utilizing legacy systems today have a host of potential system failure, compliance, and integration concerns. One of the biggest is a fear that a “big bang” implementation will disrupt business. Or started with ERP and then added Project Management in Phase 2, and CRM in Phase 3.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But most of my business focuses on coaching, workshops, or consulting. Does that sound like an agile team to you? However, managers don't create features as agile teams do. Agile teams don't assume they make a final product the first time out. Work as a team, so they can learn and create together. It was not easy.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Problem solving It should come as no surprise that problem solving is one of the most useful skills for a consultant, whose job role practically centres around solving problems for organisations, businesses, and individuals. On a daily basis, consultants are helping their clients resolve challenging issues to bring about desired outcomes.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

As we’ve stepped into 2024, it’s high time to learn what trends in project management are expected to shape the domain in the near future. In the era of constant transformation, project managers and business leaders should stay informed of the tendencies that will impact the way they work on projects. How does this help?

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In today’s data-centric digital landscape, intelligence is central to any business strategy, especially as we look towards 2024. Human experts (talent) – and the knowledge and skills they bring to the table – are responsible for generating business value and differentiating their firm from the competition.

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Progressus

AUGUST 29, 2023

Many professional services firms face challenges in delivering projects within the stipulated time and budget. Navigating intricate project structures often lead to issues in deriving precise estimates, budgets, and schedules. To appease clients, some businesses might even offer discounts when projects face hitches.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The managers don't believe the teams need product owners, so the teams don't have POs. The managers think a Scrum Master can support at least four teams. The teams start a lot and finish very little. The teams think they have too many meetings. And everyone works alone—the teams collaborate very little.

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PM Alliance

MARCH 25, 2022

Getting sponsors and senior staff to agree on a project’s business objectives can sometimes be surprisingly difficult. While new initiatives often take shape around clear business needs, there may be times when sponsors aren’t unanimous in their expectations. Reassess your project’s scope to see if it needs more definition.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Project and portfolio management revolve around orchestrating efforts that are launching or are in progress, as well as planning for future initiatives. But as project teams grapple with the accelerating pace of business, some may worry they’re losing sight of the organization’s longer-term goals.

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Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

When you’re overseeing a learning and development (L&D) project, ensuring it heads in the right direction every step of the way is essential. Here are the steps you need to take to manage an L&D project effectively. Before taking any other steps, you need to know what the goal is for your L&D project.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Imagine you are a CEO of a Fortune 500 business in the technology industry. Your business just launched a new product and needs to market it. As a result, you hire a team of consultants to explore and recommend marketing strategies. Consulting clients are generally businesses, government entities, non-profits, and NGOs.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The ability to shepherd a digital transformation initiative through the full project lifecycle is becoming both more critical and more challenging. The loss of historical knowledge has hurt IT teams. A tendency toward smaller IT teams creates potential risks.

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PM Alliance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The support of well-placed and well-backed sponsors is critical to executing strategic projects. As our project management consultants help clients work through their high-visibility and high-risk initiatives, we know that sponsor backing is particularly important when a project requires significant allocations of funds or personnel.

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PM Alliance

MAY 12, 2023

Getting everyone to agree on what a project should accomplish—and what’s best left for a future effort—can be a real challenge. 1 – User data Something as seemingly bland as the number of users that are expected to interact with the new system can be hugely influential in determining a project’s scope.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2023

Knowing how to resolve them is critical to not only peace within your business, but to the ongoing productivity of your business. Mary Ann counters that providing quotes quickly and turning projects around rapidly is crucial to getting and retaining clients. VOMP stands for Ventilation, Ownership, Moccasins, and Plan.

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PM Alliance

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

There’s a well-known concept in retail that’s also relevant for project teams, and that is the abandoned cart. Executive teams and stakeholders sometimes treat the organization’s project portfolio like an online shopping basket. In some cases, we just wanted to keep the item handy for further consideration.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2022

Working alone, in many ways, is much simpler than working as part of a team. By virtue of our innate problem-solving capacities, more often than not your team, sooner or later, will be able to rise to the demands of the situation, and find a way through. I recently spent time on a groupwork project similar to the one described above.

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PM Alliance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Your project team may already utilize task duration estimates to plan timelines and coordinate resources. Gathering estimates from stakeholders and leveraging it to craft schedules that are realistic and comprehensive is a key component in project success. 1: Compare current task duration estimates against past efforts.

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PM Alliance

AUGUST 26, 2022

Many of the issues facing project teams are the result of inadequate resources to successfully execute an initiative. But what happens when your project has too many project resources? It does, and it presents some key risks your team needs to understand and manage. Does such a thing even exist? Too much time.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the entrepreneurial landscape, embarking on the journey of starting a business is undoubtedly exhilarating, yet it comes with its own set of challenges. Recognizing the complexities involved, an increasing number of aspiring entrepreneurs are turning to business startup consulting services to navigate the intricate path to success.

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