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Aug
The 4 Most Important Skills for an IT Project Manager
The title of Project Manager (PM) assumes a specific set of skills. While PMs certainly qualify as leaders, and the best possess the same qualities that...
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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
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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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
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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Jun
Change Management: 3 Success Factors for Faster Buy-In
Tweet: How does change happen on an #ITProject? Inspiration, Personal Buy-In & Quality #Abraic https://ctt.ec/VjUfd+ IT organizations generally pride themselves on their ability to embrace...
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May
How to Make IT Assessments Quick, Easy, and Effective
IT assessments have a bad reputation as being ineffective, disruptive, and time-consuming. Mikhail debunks each of these myths in this quick video about Abraic’s approach to optimized...
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May
Not Your Typical CIO: The Fractional CIO Option
Situations abound where a business could use supplemental C-level IT expertise to get through a transitory period of change. Maybe you’re between CIOs, or your...
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Apr
The IT Playbook for Seamless M&A Events
The role of IT in a merger or acquisition is crucial. When an M&A event is assessed properly for IT risks, benefits, and transition requirements, the implications of...
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