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Project Management and SharePoint – Where’s the Fit?

William Guinan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:50 +0000

The SharePoint platform is perfectly suited to the function of project management. It can be configured out of the box to mimic an approach and guide project managers. When we’re looking at the cross-over between SharePoint and project management, it’s important that we have a common understanding Read more...

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Exide Uses BrightWork on SharePoint for Better Project Visibility

William Guinan — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:27:07 +0000

Check out the video below to learn how Exide Technologies implemented BrightWork on SharePoint for their Project Management Office in order to: Centralize communication and sharing of project information for global, cross-functional product teams Implement a tool that could match their new product Read more...

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Dates Announced for SharePoint Conference 2014 #SPC14

William Guinan — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:47:40 +0000

Exciting news from Microsoft today announcing the dates for the SharePoint Conference 2014, which will be held March 3-6 2014 at the Venetian in Las Vegas! There is a really cool website: www.sharepointconference.com where you can go to sign up for updates about the conference. Might want to start Read more...

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Friday Funny: The DIY Project Manager

Ciara McDonnell — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:07:56 +0000

You have decided to take on a project - some home DIY…you are the DIY Project Manager! The project has been initiated, your resources are allocated and you have a site to take action on. The next steps are to plan, set up and work on the project…easy you say? Maybe not! I am not sure if the project Read more...

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SharePoint 2013 and Sign in as Different User

Donal McCarthy — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:35:03 +0000

One of our engineers (Roberta) sent me a great tip the other day - how to login in as another user in SharePoint 2013. Basically, all you have to do is append the below after the site URL _layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true e.g. http://myserver/sites/mysite/_layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true Just Read more...

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4 Project Management Questions You Should Ask Yourself Today

William Guinan — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:38:53 +0000

I would wager that most organizations involved in project management would answer “No!” to most, if not all of the following questions. They should give you a good idea of where you stand and what you need in terms of a project and portfolio management solution. Are all of your projects performing Read more...

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Project Metrics on a Scorecard

William Guinan — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:00:35 +0000

As we I noted in my previous blog, project metrics are incredibly useful to give a quick snapshot into the health of a project. You can use them to track cost, issues, risks, whatever... and those indicators make it very clear what is going on. But they only tell you what is happening “right now.” As Read more...

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Using Project Metrics for Successful Project Management

William Guinan — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:51:05 +0000

Project metrics are useful because they give an objective look at the status of a project and allow Project Managers to make important decisions about a project. So what is a metric anyway? A metric is simply a measurement of something. When managing a project you can choose to use project metrics Read more...

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Learn Good Management From Bees and Golfers, and Other Stories of the Week

William Guinan — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:00:17 +0000

This week we look at some resources addressing how technology is a great enabler for project management, articles to help you get started with SharePoint 2013, thoughts on how to lead change in your organization… and what you can learn from bees and golfers about management! Learn Good Management Read more...

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Friday Funny: Project Management – Doing It Wrong?

Ciara McDonnell — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:38:17 +0000

This picture immediately reminded me of a previous blog post Project Management: You’re Doing it Wrong! which opens with a fantastic question: You want project management… you know you need project management… but project management is failing to take off in your organization. But why? Because Read more...

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