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Note From the Editor: Project Management Software: The Middle Child Note From the EditorActress Jennifer Jason Leigh once said of herself, “I’m a typical middle child. I’m the mediator. The one that makes everything OK – puts their own needs aside to make sure everybody’s happy.” Like a middle child, the right Project Management Software acts as a mediator between knowledge workers and managers by increasing visibility into the progress of a project, allowing for team members to be accountable for their work, providing stronger communication and collaboration and, in essence, “keeping the peace”. Because Project Management Software plays such a vital role in helping team members and managers communicate about projects and get work done, it must make sure to meet the needs of both project managers and project teams. This week’s newsletter is focused on what you should expect from a good software solution, how to choose the best solution for you and your team, and some of the benefits that can come from having a good Project Management Software in place. The goal is, after all, to make work more simple and efficient for everyone. Feature ArticleProject Success: A Series of Small, Successful Events Project success (or failure for that matter) can rarely be attributed to only one significant event. In most cases, success is the result of a successful series of smaller events and the combined efforts of project sponsors, team members, and project managers. In fact, here are 5 examples of successful events most successful projects have in common… Read the complete article here EventsA Global Gathering of Work Managers At WorkOut ’11 you’ll be able to:
Be sure to book your hotel stay at The Grand America Hotel, one of the finest hotels in the world, at the discounted rate of $169 (plus taxes) per night. Mark your calendars today Reserve Your Seat - Early Bird Rate Now Available Win a Free WorkOut All-Conference Pass by Sharing Your Story Live Webinar: 3 Keys to Optimizing Your Resources We will be discussing best-practice approaches for mastering allocation, perfecting assignment, and optimizing utilization, including:
Join us October 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. PDT and listen to guest speaker Dustin Kenyon of AtTask discuss in depth Achieving Resource Fluidity and how to optimize all of your available resources. Blog PostsNuts and Bolts About Project Management Software When you look for project management software solutions, are you taking a “nuts and bolts” approach? Are you commoditizing products and limiting your search by looking at a software features list and comparing feature by feature to make decisions about which particular work management software to buy? This might be a mistake. Considering the following will help you choose the best software tool for you… Read the complete blog post here As complicated as we try to make it sometimes, getting work done should be simple. If you break down what organizations really need to successfully execute project-based work, there are three obvious requirements any project management solution must include to make a work management methodology more effective and efficient… Read the complete blog post here
Read the complete blog post here Small, Incremental, and Attainable – The Key to Improving Project team Efficiency Author Robert Collier wrote, "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." Sometimes, gradual and steady progress contributes to monumental outcomes. The same can be true for project-based work. Project management tools, including PPM software, enable project managers and teams to make efficiency improvements that impact project success… |
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Most Project Management Software has the ability to mark certain Tasks as Milestones, but what if the detailed Tasks required to support the work plan don't align well with the Milestones the Project Management Office (PMO) wants to see? Even in some of the most advanced Project Management Tools, the built-in Milestone features simply can't accommodate these requirements. Fortunately, there is a different technique that not only addresses these limitations, but opens the door to a whole new way of presenting Project Information in a Gantt Chart that can help you rethink how you structure Projects in your Project Management Software…