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Today's New IT Project Manager

Information Week

Among the IT functions changed forever by the COVID-19 pandemic is project management. The days of "walk around" project management seem to be gone. Some thoughts on what the future looks like.

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Driving IT Projects: The Value of the Project Management Officer

Information Week

Project management officers can be a valuable resource as organizations take on complex, transformational projects, offering guidance and leadership.

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IoT projects demand new skills from IT project managers

Tech Republic Security

If you think regular IT project managers can run IoT projects, you might be miscalculating. Here's why.

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How project managers can help companies better navigate security risks from COVID-19

Tech Republic Security

Social distancing and remote working during COVID-19 have increased cybersecurity risks for companies worldwide, increasing the need for project managers to work on more security-related efforts.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes?

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

What is project management? Project management is a business discipline that involves applying specific processes, knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools to successfully deliver outcomes that meet project goals. Project management steps Project management is broken down into five phases or life cycle.

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20 traits of highly effective project managers

CIO Business Intelligence

To thrive, project managers need to have and hone a complex combination of technical, business, and interpersonal skills. Effective project managers must know how to define the scope of a project , identify necessary resources, and schedule those resources — all part of the technical aspect of the job.

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From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology

Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles. Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions.

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The Credential Everyone Wants: The PMP Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. million PMI PMPs awarded by PMI, the world’s leading authority on management. Currently, there are approximately 1.4

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach.

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Emotional Intelligence and The Project Manager

The field of project management has witnessed numerous advancements and continuous improvement efforts across various leadership applications and management domains. As AI agents take over certain processes, forms, and checklists, the role of EQ in project management becomes even more critical.

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Drive Better Results for Your Professional Services Firm Part 2: Deliver Profitable Projects

Speaker: Patrick Connally and Andy Yeomans

In this 30-minute session, we will explore a wide range of topics, including how to: Develop more accurate project estimates that get your projects off on the right foot. Put project and budget controls back in the hands of your project managers.