Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Project managers who aspire to be CEOs are often surprised to learn that their skills, while highly valuable, do not directly align with those needed for positions of executive leadership. Why isn’t successful management of high-stakes projects and organizational resources sufficient to ascend to the top ranks of the business?

Project Management 141

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to Gartner, 80% of project management tasks will be run by AI by 2030. Indeed, AI is transforming every aspect of work, including our management of people and projects. To truly realize AI’s full project management potential, humans will ultimately be the key.

Project Management 131

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CIO

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Leadership is, for the most part, gratifying. Whether its from building a high-performance organization , or turning one around ; helping a promising employee develop , or accomplishing something your industry peers can only wish theyd achieved succeeding in a leadership role provides a rush like no other.

Leadership 145

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CIO

OCTOBER 26, 2023

When a civil engineering company went through layoffs during tough economic times, its 28-year-old project manager suddenly found himself promoted to the company’s top IT role. Now they’re in a leadership role and it’s a whole different thing. Careers, IT Leadership, IT Skills, IT Training It can be very uncomfortable.”

Coaching 207

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2024

Tips for motivating and influencing others, communicating effectively, and solving problems.

Project Management 108

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CIO

JULY 25, 2024

For instance, if you oversee security teams, you may want to consider the security-focused certifications, whereas if you manage an agile team, then project management and agile-focused certifications may be a better fit.

Security 197

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

IT projects fail at alarming rates — nearly 70% of them , according to project management tool provider TeamStage. Common factors of project failure are missed deadlines, blown budgets, or deliverables that fail to meet original objectives. CIOs and project managers understand these risks.

Project Management 201

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Agile was never going to fix a misaligned strategy or a leadership team’s ability to articulate it, and then align people to deliver on it. Just like traditional project management, Agile is simply a tool and a means to an end, not the end itself. It’s not a resource management problem — it’s a prioritization issue.

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CIO

JUNE 8, 2023

Project manager The role of project manager is important for planning, executing, and completing IT projects on time and on budget. As organizations across every industry take on digital transformation, having project managers to help lead IT projects is a top priority.

Systems Administration 210

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

JULY 29, 2024

Effective customer support and project management are critical aspects of providing effective customer relationship management. However, extracting valuable insights from the vast amount of data stored in Jira often requires manual efforts and building specialized tooling.

Project Management 116

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 17, 2024

Today’s guest post is b y Randy Brazie MD, SEP® and Geoffrey VanderPal DBA, CFP®, PMP, SHRM-SCP, coauthors of The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

Leadership 123

Leadership Training Project Management Innovation 123

CIO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In other words, IT project failure now is more about missed marks than technological disasters. Lack of project management expertise Workers are often tapped to take on extra work, and for IT workers that sometimes means being tasked to lead projects. We expect people who have no training to run projects.

Project Management 204

Project Management Virtualization Resources Agile 204

Perficient

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Are you a project manager who has just been handed a new website implementation or redesign project for the first time? Maybe you have a project assigned to you, but you don’t usually manage projects. I joke that that its like solving a Rubik’s Cube.

Project Management 52

Project Management Meeting Leadership Technical Review 52

CIO

MAY 20, 2024

Our leadership recently met with executives at a large media company. This tool proliferation is the end result of different development teams opting to use the tools they prefer, not to mention mergers and acquisitions, changes in leadership, and more. Tool fragmentation is the key cause of these challenges.

Project Management 190

Project Management Trends Leadership Report 190

Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 2, 2023

In the realm of professional pursuits, there exists a common misconception that managing software development is akin to riding a bike – a static skill that, once acquired, can be smoothly pedaled forward with minimal adjustments.

Leadership 98

Leadership Software Software Development Comparison 98

CIO

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For your company’s Executive Leadership Team: A magic wand you can wave so they understand why improvements to and remediation of Architecture — that’s both business and technical architecture — are legitimate rationales for approving action. For your project managers: A career path. See you in 2023.

Off-The-Shelf 174

Off-The-Shelf SOA Project Management SCRUM 174

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Wrong projects are ones that defy conventional business rationale, creating outputs that either few people want, that add little to no real value, or that undershoot the desired benefits because they are so difficult to achieve. A final obstacle to project success is too much or too little management.

Project Management 140

Project Management How To Government Leadership 140

CIO

JANUARY 19, 2024

When key individuals are informed and on task, projects run smoothly. But when those impacted by or have an impact on a project are left out, the project can fall apart. Many project managers struggle to implement effective stakeholder management, despite its importance.

Project Management 179

Project Management Analysis Government Strategy 179

CIO

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For your company’s Executive Leadership Team: A magic wand you can wave so they understand why improvements to and remediation of Architecture — that’s both business and technical architecture — are legitimate rationales for approving action. For your project managers: A career path. See you in 2023.

Off-The-Shelf 167

Off-The-Shelf SOA Project Management SCRUM 167

CIO

AUGUST 28, 2023

“I wanted to be on the side that could influence a better decision rather than on the side lobbying for a better decision,” Loura says of his drive toward leadership. Jordan, who early on had aspired to leadership roles, was thoughtful about advancing her career — a strategy she recommends to others. “Be

Fractional CTO 148

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 5, 2021

Recently we’ve had several clients ask us to help their managers get better at delegation. So we’ve created this delegation decision-making tool (we call it the strategic empowerment tool) and incorporated it into many of our leadership development programs. The Strategic Empowerment Tool To Help Delegate Better.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Establishing such a consensus by employing the RACI model almost always gets a stuck project moving again, and enables the key stakeholders to readily deal with the other issues that require resolution. Get the latest project management advice by signing up for our CIO newsletters. RACI matrix in project management.

Project Management 174

Project Management Agile SCRUM Analysis 174

CIO

APRIL 25, 2023

Leadership is what makes the difference between dragging employees along and their moving in the right direction on their own. Too much leading, not enough managing You’re paid to get work out the door. That’s what managing is all about — making sure the work of the enterprise you’re responsible for gets done. Probably not.

Budget 173

Budget Project Management Product Management Leadership 173

CIO

JANUARY 18, 2023

Within IT, this could mean finding workers to do programing, testing, cybersecurity, operations, project management, or other similar tasks. Employee Experience, Hiring, IT Leadership, IT Skills. Transferable skills These are comprised of knowledge, experience, and abilities that make it easier to learn new skills.

Technical Review 179

Technical Review Systems Review Systems Administration SCRUM 179

CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Transformation efforts can be derailed for any number of reasons, but there are several common themes as to why digital initiatives fall short — and most revolve around leadership. IT leaders must work with business leadership to help establish a clear understanding of digital transformation goals and a practical roadmap for achieving them.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Weak Development Team Systems Review Culture 215

Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Encourage product managers to spend most of their time on “strategy” and “planning” Make it hard/impossible for engineers and product manager to use the product internally. Leadership Link compensation to title, and title to to team size, in order to incentivize bloat.

Software Review 277

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CIO

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Recognize the difference between project management and R&D. IT projects by nature are very project-management oriented. Innovation, IT Leadership They have clearly defined deadlines, specific cost estimates and deliverables, and calculated and expected ROI.

Innovation 218

Innovation Weak Development Team Project Management Culture 218

CIO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Everyone knew what was at stake and why the project took so long. Other IT projects aren’t like that. If projects start to lag, or if enthusiasm wanes, it’s time for CIOs and project managers to check in. Could it be that you’re working on a dying project? The cost of a failed project is significant.

Budget 179

Budget Technical Review Vendor Management Project Management 179

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 8, 2024

Today’s guest post is b y Kim Wasson, a principal at thought LEADERS and author of The Socially Intelligent Project Manager: Soft Skills That Prevent Hard Days (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

Project Management 105

Project Management Leadership Social Training 105

CIO

MARCH 25, 2024

Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. And when we demonstrate our thought leadership, there can be a backlash.” First, you serve as a role model.

Technical Advisors 195

Technical Advisors Pharmaceuticals Leadership Network 195

CIO

JANUARY 24, 2024

Rather than divide IT, digital, and data into different functional leadership roles, Gilbane’s executive management decided, for the first time, to put all of these transformational teams under one leader. “My As a construction company, Gilbane is in the business of managing risk. So they’ll be patient when it comes to ROI.

Architecture 178

Architecture Construction Real Estate Recruiting 178

CIO

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Without clear metrics to track and communicate business impact, project teams often focus on completing tasks without fully understanding how their work contributes to broader business goals. He took over project management from a project office struggling with late and over budget performance.

Project Management 189

Project Management Strategy Metrics Training 189

Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

leadershipdevelopment #leadership #badbosses #courageouscultures David Dye Let’s Grow Leaders Jared Herr. Note: This was filmed at the King’s Road in Ireland on a pre-pandemic trip speaking at the Project Management Institute Global conference.

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Film Conference Project Management Games 176

CIO

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s been a 23% increase in project communication skills, a 22% increase in professional development skills, and a 13% increase in project management skills, according to the company’s 2024 tech trends report, released in January. Core leadership skills is one.” How do you manage difficult conversations between people?

Artificial Inteligence 203

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Training Coaching 203

CIO

MARCH 7, 2024

An expert on digital transformation, leadership, and innovation, John Rossman is the bestselling author of three books, including The Amazon Way , which translates Amazon’s leadership and tactics into actionable steps that businesses can apply to accelerate their digital transformations.

Leadership 183

Leadership Weak Development Team Energy Strategy 183

CIO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The same is not true, sadly, for many agile project management and development initiatives. A CIO needs to ensure there’s leadership commitment, and not just from themselves but from leaders across the C-suite and the company as a whole,” Herald says. Team leadership void. Agile success starts at the top. “A

Agile 174

Agile Weak Development Team SCRUM Technical Review 174

CIO

JULY 19, 2024

Assign reporting status responsibility to someone on the client’s project management office (PMO) team throughout as well. Experience shows the velocity of PMO and governance realization, defined as speed and direction, and will be driven by leadership and stated expectations of the client.

Course 171

Course Programming Government Resources 171