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Why You Need a Reliable Business Continuity Plan

by Kris Hughes
2022-06-17 at 00:00

You’ve likely heard that nearly half of all new businesses fail. According to the Small Business Association (SBA), 50 percent of businesses fail during the first five years. Over a 10-year span, the percentage increases to 66. But what can be done to avoid this? A business continuity plan. While it’s difficult to determine the percentage of businesses that have a continuity plan in place, one thing is certain: it’s better to have one than not. A business continuity plan is a process by which businesses can prepare themselves to weather the potential threats that are always on the horizon, keeping their project plans, schedules and processes intact. Before we dive into what is a business continuity plan and how to write one, let’s quickly define business continuity planning.

The Process of Developing a Project Plan

by Jon Quigley & Steve Lauck
2022-06-21 at 00:00

This article answers the question of how to create a project plan and examines the process of developing a project plan or a project schedule. Project Schedule creation is a set of process steps. Some hear the work ‘schedule’ and think ‘easy Gantt chart.’ Don’t get caught in that trap. To properly execute a project and deliver on-time, the schedule needs to be developed methodically and managed carefully.

Business Agility: What Is It & Why Is It Important?

by John Leo Weber
2022-06-23 at 00:00

Today’s hyper-competitive world can be a tough place for many businesses. Large companies are always looking to produce better products while reducing costs, customers’ needs evolve and the world economy fluctuates at large. In a sentence, your business will face many threats. But how do you survive? Business agility. A successful business knows when to bend, pivot and change to accommodate forces more powerful than itself, a process that requires business agility. Business agility can be used to adjust to market changes in addition to internal business changes.

Nine actionable tips to make project management successful

by The Daily Iowan
2022-06-28 at 00:00

Managing a project means making the most of the available resources to deliver a product that meets clients’ expectations – and you have to do this without exceeding the allocated budget or deadlines. It may sound straightforward, but that’s not how things work. The process is tricky, as project managers face complex and overwhelming challenges. Numerous projects fail due to roadblocks that are not resolved in time. Like other industries, IT managers have to be dynamic and continuously adapt to current management practices to stay ahead of competitors. Successful project managers carry out the project from the first to the last stage efficiently. Project management isn’t a cakewalk – it requires a set of skills and effective planning. However, you can avoid becoming overwhelmed and complete the tasks efficiently – you only have to learn how to do it.

40+ Project Manager Interview Questions: Getting Prepared and Getting the Job

by Joseph Phillips
2021-11-29 at 23:25

If you’re reading this, you’re preparing for an upcoming job interview. Congratulations! Now that you’ve got your foot in the door for a project manager role, it’s time to show them what you’ve got. To help you prepare, I’ve identified several common project manager interview questions. I’ve also shared solid advice on how you should answer them. Of course, you won’t have to answer all these questions in a single interview. Chances are, you’ll get questions that aren’t on this list, depending on the job you’re interviewing for. Prepare the best you can. Now let’s jump into the PM interview questions!

The 8 Best Open-Source Project Management Software

by Denis Manyinsa
2021-11-18 at 12:30

Open-Source is leading the web-based project management software market for both traditional and agile projects. Here are some of the best ones! Open-source project management software is becoming an alternative for organizations, since using these programs balances cost and functionality. You can use these management tools to organize teams and projects. With the right project management tool, you can automate tasks like resource allocation, budget tracking, scheduling, and time management. This article highlights eight different program options that range from simple task managers to full-enterprise solutions with features like quality assurance, bug tracking, change request control, document conversion tools, and more. Here's the list

So You Hired a Consultant. Here’s How to Get Your Money’s Worth.

by James Fulton
2021-11-12 at 13:15

Giving professional advice is a big business. The global management consulting market is worth $160 billion and employs nearly a million people in the U.S. alone. But what’s the return on all that advice? That depends largely on who’s receiving it. The most effective leaders with whom I’ve worked over 20 years in both my past roles as an external consultant and my current role as an internal leadership advisor are skilled at taking advice from two main sources. Internally, they solicit insights from their teams, peers, and managers. Externally, they commission experts and advisors to provide leadership guidance, often in the form of consulting or executive coaching. The least effective leaders I’ve worked with haven’t fully developed the skill of using the help of these internal and external advisors.

Project management methodologies: How to choose the best for success

by Moira Alexander
2021-06-21 at 07:47

Selecting the best project management methodology (PMM) for the job relies on developing a sound evaluation process. Our guide to evaluating PMMs will ensure you pick the perfect fit for your next project. Every project — and project team — is different, and to ensure success, the project management methodology (PMM) chosen to steer each project to completion should match not just the project and team’s needs, but also those of the project’s stakeholders and the organization at large.

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