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Display different date formats in different Views of same Microsoft Project schedule

1 year 7 weeks ago

While Primavera P6 users are restricted to same date format for all Layouts of a schedule, Microsoft Project users have the luxury of using different date formats in different Views of the same schedule.

While in one View, you might display dates in “dd-mmm ‘yy” format, in another View of the same schedule, you can display dates in “dd month year”, so different audiences can have

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Unlock the Power of the Project Management Plan

1 year 8 weeks ago

The project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool.  It describes how the project will be executed. It should be tailored based on the project’s context and needs.  A good Plan reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding, conflict, and disappointment. Unfortunately, in the rush to start a project, insufficient time is often devoted to creating the Plan.

This article

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Taylorism: Then & Now

1 year 12 weeks ago

Frederick Winslow Taylor shaped the field of management science.  He believed systematic and scientific methods could be applied to managing operations and production.  His work inspired the formation of the Harvard Business School and the modern assembly line.  The 

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Disciplined Agile & SAFe

1 year 16 weeks ago

Disciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies.  They build on lean-agile thinking; and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. They offer practitioners tools to extend and mature their agility beyond the team to programs and the broader enterprise.  

They emerged about a decade after the

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Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams

1 year 21 weeks ago

Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive.  The image of an English butler still comes to mind when I hear “servant leader.”

We can use simple rules to deconstruct, visualize, and describe these abstract concepts. 

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The power of norms to estimate maintenance activity duration (and why you shouldn’t live without them)

1 year 23 weeks ago

Estimating the time, duration and cost of the work order activity’s is something maintenance planners need to do every day.

The challenge is getting this right, and the cost of getting it wrong can be extremely high. At IAMTech we produce software called iPlan that allows

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The Evolving Arc of Management

1 year 25 weeks ago

To successfully transform our organizations and adopt new ways of working, we need to understand how we got here.  The study of management is a social science.  It influences our thoughts, management practices, and organizational behaviors. 

Social sciences provide valuable insights.  But they are not always testable, timeless, or universally applicable

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Top 9 Benefits Of Career In Project Management

1 year 27 weeks ago

Are you at a point in your life where you are thinking what kind of job is best for you? You might be considering a few options but you are unable to decide what type of career path would be most suitable for you. My suggestion would be to go for a career path in project management even if it is not among your options.  Because following the project management career path will provide you

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Beyond IT: Reinterpreting the Manifesto

1 year 29 weeks ago

Agile was initially conceived to deliver software projects more quickly.  We have now learned to apply these principles and practices well beyond technology.  Leading enterprises are now focusing on business agility—building the organizational capability to respond more quickly to the ever-changing competitive landscape.

Seventeen technology thought-leaders from

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

1 year 33 weeks ago

Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles.  It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories.  Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste.  

Toyota was a Lean pioneer.  Out of

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