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Idea Management: Learning When and How to Say “Enough”

IdeaScale

We all know intellectually that sometimes projects fail, but that doesn’t necessarily make it easier when it’s our project that fails. If you have ever had to scrap a project, you’re in good company. Over one-third of projects fail , either not meeting their business intent, missing timelines, or going over budget.

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How Project Managers Can Better Navigate Setbacks

Harvard Business Review

Setbacks are common on projects — but project managers hold four key tools to understand why they happen and how to help their teams move past them. First, understand the neuroscience behind setbacks to encourage people to learn and grow. Second, openly acknowledge that a setback has occurred to prevent backsliding.

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Taking the Lead: A Comprehensive Approach to Virtual Team Project Management

Leapfrogging

Introduction to Virtual Team Project Management In today’s globalized business environment, virtual team project management has become an indispensable aspect of organizational success. Communicate how each team member’s work contributes to the broader team objectives.

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Taking the Lead: A Comprehensive Approach to Virtual Team Project Management

Leapfrogging

Introduction to Virtual Team Project Management In today’s globalized business environment, virtual team project management has become an indispensable aspect of organizational success. Communicate how each team member’s work contributes to the broader team objectives.

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How to Find and Test Assumptions in Product Development

Watch this webinar with Laura Klein, product manager and author of Build Better Products, to learn how to spot the unconscious assumptions which you’re basing decisions on and guidelines for validating (or invalidating) your ideas. You'll learn: Why every product leader goes into a new project with untested, hidden assumptions.

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If You Want To Innovate, Learn To Say “No”

Digital Tonto

To do that effectively, leaders need to learn to say, “no.” Sticking with a project when things get tough takes courage and resilience. The post If You Want To Innovate, Learn To Say “No” first appeared on Digital Tonto. The post If You Want To Innovate, Learn To Say “No” first appeared on Digital Tonto.

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How to Create a Learning Culture in the Workplace

CMOE

A workplace culture of learning is becoming increasingly important as organizations strive to keep up with the ever-changing business landscape. Creating a learning culture encourages employees to refine old skills and develop new ones to help them perform their jobs better and contribute to the organization’s success.

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From Concepts to Actionable Insights: Powering Digital Transformation Success

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

70% of most digital transformation projects fail. Learn how you can quickly improve that success rate. Our expert speaker, Ketan Jahagirdar, Sopheon’s Director of Product Management, shares his insights on how to overcome common challenges of digital transformation. How to reduce digital transformation execution risks?

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5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.". Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late.

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Modern Data Architecture for Embedded Analytics

Every data-driven project calls for a review of your data architecture—and that includes embedded analytics. Discover the pros and cons of each approach, plus how to choose the right architecture for your business priorities, timeline, and customers. 9 questions to ask yourself when planning your ideal architecture.

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The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics

It will show you how to select the right solution and what investments are required for success. We hope this guide will transform how you build value for your products with embedded analytics. Access the Definitive Guide for a one-stop-shop for planning your application’s future in data.

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The Definitive Guide to Dashboard Design

Great dashboards lead to richer user experiences and significant return on investment (ROI), while poorly designed dashboards distract users, suppress adoption, and can even tarnish your project or brand. Download the Definitive Guide to learn why dashboard design matters, and how to do it well.

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Bridging the Gap: Implementing CIO Leadership in Project Management

Speaker: Clint Padgett, President & CEO, Project Success Inc.

You may have a visionary CIO and very capable project managers. But if you can’t establish a dynamic, collaborative team with a clear mission, then your project will slip through the cracks. Join Clint Padgett, CEO and President of Project Success Inc., How to implement strategies developed with PPM.

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Turning Metrics into Dollars: How to Turn Your Analytics Data into a Real Financial Model for your Startup

Speaker: Tristan Kromer, Lean Agile Coach, Kromatic

You'll learn: How to turn basic dashboard metrics into a financial model. Learn how margin of error impacts financial projections. At the very least, they need to be able to see the impact of a change in retention rates to their user growth. When to increase the complexity of your model and when to keep it simple.

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Best Practices for Creating Long-Lasting and Continuous Discovery Habits

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Internationally Acclaimed Author, Speaker, and Coach at ProductTalk.org

As a result, many of us are still stuck in a project-world rut: research, usability testing, engineering, and a/b testing, ad nauseam. These methods are better than nothing, but how can we improve on this model? In this webinar, you will learn: Why shifting to a continuous mindset is so critical to a product's long-term success.