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What Is Project Management?

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  Managing Complex Tasks and People Project management is the process of organizing the way that changes are implemented efficiently within an organization. Many businesses achieve their goals by completing projects that contribute to their objectives. Often, projects have a finite length, involve a number of activities and people, and have deadlines and fixed budgets. Project managers plan and monitor these, and take corrective action when appropriate. The Benefits of Developing Project Management Skills No matter what your role, you may have to manage, or play an active role in, a project at some point during your career. It takes a great deal of skill to do this well, but the time you invest in building good project management skills can pay off enormously. You contribute to meeting an organization's objectives by completing projects on time and on budget. This can produce real business results and enhance your reputation. And, when you know how to organize, schedule and delegat...
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Understanding Creativity

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  It is important to start with a clear definition of what we mean by creativity, as there are two completely different types. The first is   technical creativity , where people create new theories, technologies or ideas. This is the type of creativity we discuss here. The second is   artistic creativity , which is more born of skill, technique and self-expression. Artistic creativity is beyond the scope of these articles. Many of the techniques in this chapter have been used by great thinkers to drive their creativity. Albert Einstein, for example, used his own informal variant of Provocation to trigger ideas that led to the Theory of Relativity. But anyone can learn to be technically creative, and use these tools. They are designed to help you devise creative and imaginative solutions to problems, and help you to spot opportunities that you might otherwise miss. Approaches to Creativity There are two main strands to technical creativity: programmed thinking and lat...
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Data and Information Management; Protecting an Important Organizational Asset

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  A client has just contacted you with a billing question, but, while you can view her bill, you can't access her order because it's held on a sales database that isn't synced with yours. To help her, you need to speak with someone on the sales team, but he's out in the field, and three days pass before you have the information you need to resolve the issue. By this time, the customer is understandably upset. Data and information management isn't just the responsibility of your IT department; it affects everyone in an organization. It can determine how well you communicate with your customers, how safe and secure your data is, how safe your customers are, and how efficiently everyone can meet their goals and achieve performance metrics. In this article, we'll look at why data and information management can be so important, and we'll explore ways that you can organize data more effectively in your organization. Note: This is highly important in many businesse...
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Boundaries: Your New Best Friend – #MTtalk Roundup

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“We need to keep things that will nurture us inside our fences and keep things that will harm us outside.” Dr Henry Cloud, U.S. author and psychologist. Sometimes, I can only smile when I realize that the universe is sneakily testing me. This past weekend was a perfect example of such a test. When preparing to write these blogs, I think about the topic a lot. I think of my own experiences: how good or bad I am at doing what I’m writing about, the lessons I’ve learned, and if I have anything useful to share with others. This time, my thoughts centered on 2020 and how the year progressed. Throughout the year, many of us were in various stages of lockdown and found ourselves working from home much longer than we ever anticipated. Boundaries in Lockdown Initially, many people were in survival mode; they did what they had to do – working hard while still trying to run a household and take care of the various needs of children and family members. Our boundaries between our work and home life...
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