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Aug
PM Pointers: Managing a Team Member with Personal Issues
Part 3 in our 5-part Managing Needy Team Members series. As project managers, we often run into team members that require a great deal of attention....
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Aug
The 5 Secret Jobs of an IT Project Manager
Did you think a Project Manager had just 1 job? There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes than simply “managing a project.” PMs...
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Aug
PM Pointers: Managing a Team Member Who is Coasting
Part 2 in our 5-part Managing Needy Team Members series. As project managers, we often run into team members who require a great deal of attention....
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Aug
A Day in the Life of an IT Project Manager
IT project managers cover a lot of ground during the workday. From meetings with their team, business counterparts, stakeholders, and users, to prep work before...
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Jul
No More Excuses: IT Initiatives Must Deliver Measurable Business Outcomes
Delivering on scope, on time, and on budget aren’t enough. Internal customers want tangible results from IT. They want real value. But too often, those in...
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Jul
IT Must Sacrifice Pride of Ownership for Innovation’s Sake
IT often has a complex from being considered a non-strategic business unit, or a necessary evil. In response, many IT professionals try to prove the...
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Jul
PM Pointers: A “Needy” Team Member Is a Project Risk
A solely results-oriented project manager (PM) sees every project as a personal opportunity to achieve success. On the other hand, some PMs see a project as...
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Jul
How to Increase IT Project Team Intensity
Motivation is a concept well-covered in project management resources, and is required constantly for project success. Intensity is the level of focus by a project...
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Jun
Shining a Light on Shadow IT
Too often, Shadow IT systems—those not authorized by IT—are used by the business to perform work. Here are a few common examples: A cloud storage system (such...
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Jun
Great Traits: What Makes an IT Project Manager Exceptional
Throughout my projects with Abraic, I have worked with quite a few project managers. And while some were first-rate, others had a little catching up...
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Jun
5 Risk Tolerance Considerations for Project Managers
How Much Risk You Are Willing to Tolerate? Every project manager deals with risk assessment and risk management. If done right, the project manager will...
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Jun
CIOs: Never Ask for Money Again
How Do You Fund Your IT Investments? First of all, if you are an IT manager or executive and have asked for money to fund...
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