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5 Important skill set a business analyst must possess
This article has been originally published at Proventures. Business analysis is a discipline that focuses on ensuring that changes implemented in an organisation align with the strategic goals or direction of the organisation. And to successfully accomplish that, the...
The Challenges of Managing Projects in International Development
This article has been originally published by Project Managers Against Poverty. Peter Marlow discusses the unique challenges of managing projects in the international development sector and how a recent training and certification scheme for project managers has...
Taking over a half finished project
This article has been originally published at APM. The role of the project manager comes in all shapes and sizes. In a perfect world you might get to choose your project team or even your project, but in our often less-than-perfect world sometimes it’s necessary, for...
Project DPro: A Practical Approach
Khumbulani Ndlovu describes how Project DPro has cohered the work of World Vision’s field-based project in Zimbabwe. The Project DPro course is very much respected. It’s highly practical and it offers a wide range of tools that help to ensure that projects are...
Prioritizing Learning in 2021
This article has been originally published at Humentum. AUTHORS: Ross Coxon and Chris Proulx It’s 2021, finally. You and your team slogged through all the challenges that 2020 threw at you. But you ended the year feeling exhausted, distracted, and overwhelmed. It’s...
Semana de Gestão de Projetos de Impacto Social: Sorteio
De 07 a 10 de abril o PM4NGOs, junto com parceiros, promoveu a Semana de Gestão de Projetos de Impacto Social. Durante todos os dias ocorreram Webnars gratuitos sobre gestão de projetos, terceiro setor e assuntos relacionados. Contando com mais de 400...
Creating a common project language
Claudia Ovalle of Guatamala’s Highland Women’s Association (AMA) explains how Project DPro has transformed their work. In 2007, we secured funding from a donor organization for a new project. But as we started work, we realized that we had not given enough thought to...
Top 5 Tips for Facilitating Online Meetings
This article has been originally published at APMG AUTHOR: TOMASZ NEDZI Tomasz Nedzi, an experienced facilitator, explains some simple tips that can help you facilitate online meetings 1. Be early If you are the facilitator of the meeting it’s your duty to manage...
Benefits from taking a mentorship
AUTHOR: Ivana Petkukjeska How it began… During the last months of 2020, I started started considering the idea to start my own consulting business more seriously. Given my experience and knowledge in project management for NGOs, I started thinking about providing...