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5 Ways to Stay Proactive During Project Delays

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by Joe Somerville

Project Delays are an inherent part of any project. Project delays occur as a result of poor planning, inadequate communication, diminishing resources, and changes within the scope of project. Furthermore, project delays result in poor employee morale and reduce the vitality of your project management team. Fortunately, you can reduce the negative effects of project…

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5 Ways Staff Augmentation Services Create Better Project Management

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by Jeff Collins

Dealing with limited resources, particularly finite numbers of skilled workers, remains one of the key problems businesses face during expansion. In order to excel at project management, businesses need to take advantage of available staff augmentation services. Staff augmentation services refers to a temporary expansion of staff without the traditional standard of hiring for a…

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5 Key Benefits of Oracle Primavera Prime

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by Joe Somerville

Project management offices (PMOs) of all sizes recognize the importance of visibility and adherence to project or portfolio deadlines and budget. Yet, today’s projects have increased in scope, duration and constraint. Meanwhile, the demand on PMOs to reduce costs continues, and project managers are often in the crossfire between stakeholders and team members. This is where Oracle…

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5 Habits of Highly Effective Project Managers

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by Innovative Management Solutions

In the world of project management, success is not solely dependent on prior experience. Merit-based selection can also result in effective project managers who can excel in their roles. To become a highly effective project manager, it is crucial to develop a set of successful habits. In this blog post, we will explore five key…

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4 Ways to Improve Project Management Quality

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by Joe Somerville

One of the most important characteristics that you can have as a project manager is a deep understanding of the fact that you can always be doing more. You can always adjust your leadership techniques to make communication easier, for example, or to help things go along faster or more efficiently in the future than it…

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4 Ways Business Intelligence Will Make You a Better Project Manager

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by Innovative Management Solutions

Big Data and analytics make up some of the most common buzzwords of today, but business intelligence can seem daunting and overly complicated. In reality, business intelligence tools are designed to make your job and responsibilities easier in project management. If you have been avoiding them, you need to think about how the use of…

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4 Steps For Better Project Delegation

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by Joe Somerville

As a project manager, it’s easy to feel solely responsible for the overall outcome of the project. Project managers are often held accountable if the project fails or succeeds, which is often stressful. However, the project manager must be willing to delegate responsibilities to members of the project management team if all aspects of the…

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3 Ways to Help You Measure Your Project Performance

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by Joe Somerville

In terms of project management, “success” is defined by a great deal more than just whether or not you were able to deliver what you promised on time. In many ways, success is actually a bit of a moving target, with a large number of variables that you need to keep track of at any…

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3 Ways to Get Your Project Management Budget Under Control

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by Joe Somerville

How do you define the success or failure of a project? For many, a successful project is completed without delays, changes in the budget, or unnecessary costs. As a project manager, you have to continually think about your budget throughout the duration of a project. If your budget comes in too low, the company could…

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3 Tips For Tracking Costs in Primavera P6

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by Joe Somerville

Tracking costs remains one of your greatest concerns as a project manager. Primavera P6 gives you several different resources for tracking the costs of your project. By understanding how to take advantage of Primavera P6’s tracking cost features, you can correctly identify problem areas in the project and divert resources to more important tasks. To…

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3 Strategies that Will Help Motivate Your Project Management Team

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by Innovative Management Solutions

Projects may span months, years, and decades. Throughout the duration of large-scale projects, your project management team can quickly become tired, lose interest, and fail to see the true benefit of your project. Unfortunately, these factors contribute to missed deadlines, problems in the workplace, and failure of the project. However, a strong project manager knows…

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3 Solutions For A Team Who Is Consistently Missing Deliverables & Deadlines

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by Joe Somerville

When a project team begins missing deadlines and deliverables, it can feel like a nightmare. Stakeholders and upper-level managers may be angry, and the overall goals of your project can be threatened. Unfortunately, even the best project teams can experience unforeseen delays and problems, causing delays and missed deadlines. But, you can help get your…

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