PM on the Cloud | Real Project Management Stories

Business Analysis

A Business Analyst, Your Project’s Most Valuable Player

Posted on: 07/05/202307/05/2023

Role: Head of Professional Services

Industry: Project management services

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As business analysts, we know the value of business analysis. It’s huge!!!

Team

The 3C’s of Teamwork

Posted on: 04/11/202306/22/2023

Role: Project Manager

Industry: IT

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Your project team must learn the 3C's, they must learn to collaborate, communicate and resolve their own conflicts.

Decision Making

Making Informed Project Decisions

Posted on: 10/25/202206/22/2023

Role: Project manager

Industry: IT

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When making a decision, think about the triple constraint (scope, cost and time) and how your decision could impact these aspects.

Emotional Intelligence

How I Used Emotional Intelligence to Manage Stakeholders

Posted on: 02/05/202212/13/2022

Role: Creative Project Manager

Industry: Production

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What if you're wrong? See things from other’s perspective to get a better understanding.

Agile

How to Control the Chaos as a Scrum Master

Posted on: 06/22/202107/06/2021

Role: Scrum Master

Industry: Technology

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A great Scrum Master looks at challenges as opportunities. Being a Scrum Master is a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to help coach, mentor, and support your team.

Project Management

Five IT Project Management Myths

Posted on: 06/15/202112/11/2022

Role: Professional Services Director

Industry: IT Project Management Services

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The reasons these myths persist, is that we rely on our experience, tools, processes, and methodology to deliver our objectives consistently, like following a recipe.

Business Analysis

BAeauty is in the Eye of the BAholder

Posted on: 04/07/202105/10/2021

Role: Professional Services Director

Industry: IT Project Management

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Having a great Business Analyst on board can save you money, dramatically and measurably increase the success rate of a project, improve the buy in of stakeholders, ensure new technology is a right fit and make sure that it has a smooth rollout … top table talent!!

PMO

Kick Starting Your PMO

Posted on: 03/18/202112/13/2022

Role: Professional Services Director

Industry: IT Project Management

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Less than half (36%) of organizations achieved high alignment of projects with their organizational strategy.

Gender

Time for Greater Emphasis on IT Project WOMANagement?

Posted on: 03/08/202112/13/2022

Role: Professional Services Director

Industry: IT Project Management

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I asked this CIO for the secret to their success. 'The women on our team', was the reply.