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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

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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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What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success

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Project management office (PMO) definition A project management office (PMO) is a group, or functional unit, that sets, maintains, and enforces the practices, policies, and standards for structuring and executing projects within an organization.

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Stakeholder management: Your guide to influencing project outcomes

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When key individuals are informed and on task, projects run smoothly. But when those impacted by or have an impact on a project are left out, the project can fall apart. Many project managers struggle to implement effective stakeholder management, despite its importance.

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

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Project manager The role of project manager is important for planning, executing, and completing IT projects on time and on budget. As organizations across every industry take on digital transformation, having project managers to help lead IT projects is a top priority.

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The potential for generative AI in government and public services

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Many see AI as a driving force for a sector that has often lagged behind on technology, but which now has an opportunity to take a leadership position. It can bring vast pools of data together from Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, calendars and emails, chats and meeting notes, along with Power BI reports.

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The RACI matrix: Your blueprint for project success

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No matter how detailed and complete a project plan may be for any project, confusion or omission of participant roles and responsibilities will cause major problems. The simplest and most effective approach I’ve seen and used to define and document project roles and responsibilities is the RACI model.

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Women IT leaders take center stage

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Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. And when we demonstrate our thought leadership, there can be a backlash.” First, you serve as a role model.