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Category: Management

  • Management: Negotiation

    Negotiation is a process in which two or more parties with conflicting interests come together to reach a mutually beneficial agreement. In the context of a manager’s job interacting with clients and employees, negotiation skills are crucial in resolving conflicts, establishing trust, and building positive relationships. Successful techniques It might be helpful to get some…

  • Agile Methodology 1.0

    Agile Methodology 1.0

    Agile is a management methodology, developed mainly in the software development environment. Why was it created? The old management systems, Waterfall in particular, no longer met the needs of new types of projects. As often happens, over time, things change and the same happens with Project Management, which by definition must vary, and must be…

  • Project Management 3 Planning Phase

    Here we have arrived at the Planning phase, that is, the planning of the project itself. The planning is composed of 3 elements So let’s start with the first step of planning. Schedule Kick-off A meeting of no more than an hour with Team Members and various stakeholders aims to align everyone and ensure that…

  • Project Management 2 Initiation

    This phase is the first in a project, the one that starts it. Among all the traits to be considered in this phase, it is necessary to focus on: Goals: the customer’s request. This is the desired output. By definition it must be clear, and defined, like the objectives, it must be SMART Scope: it…

  • Project Management 1 Fundamental

    Project management is the discipline that seeks to teach how to properly manage a project. But what does this really mean? It means being able to correctly integrate tools, knowledge, techniques, and people to achieve the desired result. Let’s start with what is meant by Project. A project consists of a set of activities that…

  • Prince 2

    PRoject IN Controlled Environments The success of PRINCE2 as a method for managing a project is due to its generality and therefore the possibility of being applied in different contexts. It is fundamentally based on Unlike old methods, the PM in this methodology is not a single project accountant with all the burdens and honors.…

  • SWOT

    Another mental model that can be helpful for understanding and making decisions is the SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It’s a simple, but effective tool for analyzing a particular situation, whether it’s a business, a project, or even a person. By identifying these four factors, SWOT analysis allows one to…