You can read Part 2 here. Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud platform that provides a wide range of storage options, includes Glacier and Simple Storage Service (S3). There are options such as Simple Storage Service (S3) and Glacier, as well as Elastic Block Stores (EBS) that can be used to store data. What if…
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How to Maximize your Training Budget. In this informative webinar you will learn about the most popular and overlooked ways that professionals and organizations can purchase training to be more resilient.
Instructor: Ryan Day and Zane Schweer Ryan Day and Zane Schweer are determined to make the lives of learning and development professionals, training managers, and IT professionals who supervise training easier. They provide insights and best practices for how Global Knowledge approaches training. It will be easier for you to overcome budget cuts that would…
How to manage project quality (without a Quality Plan).
Quality plans were absent from any of my projects last year. Shocked? The project teams delivered high-quality results on time and within budget. We didn’t achieve this without quality plans. A quality plan is a document that defines what quality means for a project and how it will achieve it. This could include peer reviews,…
Part 2: Managing in a Matrix Structure: Dealing With the Challenges
In my last post on project management in a matrix structure, I shared 4 challenges. These are the challenges that I want to discuss this week. This was the topic Shilpa Arora (PMP) spoke about at a Women in Technology event. These were the 4 challenges she talked about: Authority lacking For you and your…
How to manage in a Matrix Structure Part I: Understanding the Matrix
Most projects operate within a matrixed environment. Project managers are rarely responsible for the direct management of all or any of the project team members. How can we get things done best when we don’t have control over the team? This article will explain matrix management and the problems it causes for project managers. It’s…
How to manage fixed date projects in PRINCE2(r).
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. Planning is an integral part of the job of project managers. Therefore, you would expect to find some information in PRINCE2(r), on how to manage fixed-date projects. It doesn’t. Fixed-date projects are barely mentioned in the Managing Successful Projects Book. You’d have to search really…
How to make Project Meetings Relevant for Everyone
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. I have spent a lot of time in meetings that aren’t relevant for me. Sometimes I even listen to team meetings about projects I am not involved in. I will admit that I do check my email and Facebook during the boring parts. How can…
The Digital Project Manager – How to Manage Projects with Emotional Intelligence
Learn the importance of emotional intelligence in project management and how to use it to build trust, deal effectively with ambiguity, have difficult conversations, and maintain honest communication within your projects. Ben Aston, founder of The Digital Project Manager, will share his practical insight on how to manage the emotional environment of your projects. Learn…
Managing Project Profitability and Budgets (With Tomislav Car from Infinum – The Digital Project manager
Productive, a tool that helps you run a profitable agency, brought this podcast to your attention. Learn more at Productive Similar Links: Project Management Software Infinum 10 Project Management Tips to Boost Your Productivity Get the Best Workflow Management Software of 2019 to Boost Your Team’s Efficiency Expert Review: The 10 Best Project Management Tools…
Managing Partners & Vendors
The DPM focuses a lot on managing clients, partners and stakeholders. Sometimes, the best chance for success is to build and strengthen relationships with professional service providers who work alongside us, whether they are freelancers, agencies, or internal shared services. These alliances are often taken for granted, or even begrudged. However, any mistake with one…