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Project Management Simulation: Modeling Tradeoffs in a Scenario

Experiencing eLearning

Similarly, if you’re managing a project, you have to weigh the tradeoffs of cost, time, and quality. This project management balance isn’t a question of being right or wrong. In this project management simulation, I model the tradeoffs between those factors. Simulation, branching scenario, or both?

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The Importance Of A Project Debrief For L&D Project Managers

eLearning Industry

At its most basic level, the purpose of the debrief is for stakeholders to put the project into perspective. A Project Manager's perspective is the most complete one because their viewpoint is the most comprehensive of all. Your stakeholder's observations, however, are based on their individual experiences.

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Projects That Didn’t Fly

Clark Quinn

I’ve had the pleasure of leading the design of a number of projects that have had some impact. Then, of course, are the projects that didn’t, for whatever reason, see the light of day. So here are some reflections on a few projects that didn’t fly. These include a mobile app a company could point to.

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Custom Learning Designs: 4 Traits Of A Successful Course Development Project

eLearning Industry

There has always been a need for ongoing learning, training, and employee development in a workplace, and in recent decades, eLearning has had an incredible effect on corporate education. Not only is it becoming increasingly more popular, but it’s also becoming more integral to employee productivity.

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From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology

Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles. Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies.

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Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Project-Based Learning

Learning Routes

“One of the major advantages of project work is that it makes school more like real life. That is how we were trained to learn. This old learning model had little focus on solving real-world problems, which I realised while working at my first job.

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7 Project Management Tips For Learning And Development Professionals

eLearning Industry

How often do your projects go according to plan? Do you find yourself wondering why your projects keep running into issues with budgets, timelines, or unrealistic expectations? Define these 7 items before crafting that next project plan to avoid those same headaches on your next project.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes?

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Project Team Engagement in the Context of Human/AI Hybrid Teams

We would all like to think that effective engagement leadership practices can overcome all the barriers that employees might face when undertaking a new project assignment. The challenge is finding a compromise between the two leadership styles.

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Key Elements for Successful eLearning Projects

Discover how this rapid development process creates engaging, custom learning solutions on a timeline that works for you, why a strong learning culture is important, and how to showcase your Return on Learning (ROL) using data to tell the story.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions.

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Custom eLearning: What to Consider as an L&D Manager

Taking on development of a custom eLearning project is an exciting opportunity for a learning and development manager. We’ve all experienced pain points in this type of complex project. We’ve all experienced pain points in this type of complex project. Consider the following 5 points before kicking off your project.

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The Credential Everyone Wants: The PMP Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Currently, there are approximately 1.4 million PMI PMPs awarded by PMI, the world’s leading authority on management.

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach.

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6 Tips for Reducing the Complexity of Custom eLearning Development

You are the head of Learning and Development at a large manufacturing company that employs over 3,000 people. You go back to your office after the meeting and immediately feel the weight of the project on your shoulders. Where do you even begin tackling such a project? They are placing the blame on poor training.