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IT project management is a very wide-open field, and can readily refer to IT infrastructure project management or software application development or both. Opinons vary as to what appropriate training means for IT project management, including the depth and type of technical skills, the unique project management methodologies, and a great deal in between.

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The PMBOK specifies that there is a process for Activity and Resource Estimating. There are a variety of nuances to this process and it is very important to a project’s success that project team members have the skills to produce accurate estimates.

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Building the Work Breakdown Schedule is a lot of good hard project management work. While it is fundamental to the practice of professional project management, often it is soft skills – including plain old determination and leadership – that in the end produce a strong WBS.

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Virtual meetings give a different meaning to business communication. But for a business to remain afloat, it should strike a good balance between interpersonal interaction and technology.

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A project manager has many responsibilities. However, stakeholder management sits near the top of the list, as it is intertwined with all the rest, especially scope and risk management.

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Is it worth it for you to put in all of the work? Consider these 10 benefits , and if they apply to your situation, go for it!

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Is management as a profession? What about project management? Elite business schools today are at a crossroads, especially since the rise of business education in China and India. How will this impact project management as a profession and a creer choice?

Is management a profession? What makes something a profession – a specialty?

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Do you want to be heard? Do you want people to listen to every word you utter and believe in you? In a world wherein everyone seems to have a say in everything and say things all at the same time, it seems that getting heard by people around you is becoming more difficult than ever. This is especially true in project communciations.

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The “devil is in the details” is one of the keys to success in contract management and contract negotiation. Project leaders and project teams will be able to most effectively communicate when they take the time to understand the details fo the contract. Only then will they be able to leverage their soft communication skills to execute on a contract successfully.

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Outsourcing is an interesting challenge going forward as the world “becomes smaller”. As long as borders are relatively open – something that is likely given the opportunities, and given the downside of not doing it – outsourcing activity will continue to grow.

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