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Cory Hymel Cory Hymel
Updated on June 06, 2024

10 Questions to Ask Your Software Vendor — Even If You Don’t Speak Code

Don’t be intimidated to ask for what you want. Here are 10 questions to ask any software vendor and the answers you should look for.

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Alex Dang and Ilya Strebulaev Alex Dang and Ilya Strebulaev
Updated on May 20, 2024

Leaders, Avoid These 3 Big Mistakes

In this excerpt, our experts describe how you can become a failure champion.

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Kevin Miller Kevin Miller
Updated on April 27, 2024

The Poisonous Watermelon: a Project Management Fable

By concealing the true status of a project, you shut down assistance from colleagues and set them up to escalate false information up the chain of command.

Adam Thomas Adam Thomas
Updated on April 24, 2024

Product vs. Project Management: What’s the Difference?

Product and project management are different disciplines with different approaches. As a product manager, though, you need to know how to do both.

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Joe Procopio Joe Procopio
Updated on April 24, 2024

How To Shift From a Project Mindset to a Product Mindset

Project management is often disguised as product management, but they could not be more different.

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Adam Thomas Adam Thomas
Updated on April 24, 2024

Can Common Challenges in Project Management Be Solved Through Calculus?

Because the world moves so fast, product management is seldom a linear process. We can’t afford to let our thought processes be linear, either. Welcome to product calculus.

Luke Rose Luke Rose
Updated on April 24, 2024

Product Manager vs. Project Manager: The 3 Main Differences Between Roles

Here are three areas where you can better distinguish between these two roles.

Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on April 24, 2024

What Is a Mind Map?

Once touted as a memory hack, mind mapping has real benefits for brainstorming and project management.

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T.C. Portis T.C. Portis
Updated on April 24, 2024

How to Manage Projects Effectively, Regardless of the Client or Industry

When you implement a targeted baseline strategy, you can manage successfully across multiple technologies and genres.

Kevin Miller Kevin Miller
Updated on April 24, 2024

How to Go Above and Beyond in Project Management Without Going Rogue

Surprise additions put a project at risk, since time and focus are lost. Avoid this by building a culture of trust and transparency on your team.