project management

Mavim Interview with the Global Director of Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management: The Extended Version

Over his six year long tenure with Microsoft, Sajan Parihar has occupied numerous roles. His current role as the Global Product Management Director of PPM and Visio brought him to the Netherlands, where Jean-Jacques Vossen and the Mavim team had t...

The 5 Characteristics of Highly Effective Project Leaders

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The terms project manager and project leader get used interchangeably all the time, and yet there are a couple important differences that can be derived from the respective terms themselves. Managers manage. Leaders lead. What this means in practi...

Mavim Interview with the Director of Microsoft Project

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This past Thursday, the Microsoft Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Summit for European partners was held at Microsoft Netherlands. It was here that Microsoft announced the latest product road map and showcased how PPM continues to empower th...

When Strategic Thinking Isn’t Enough: 4 Reasons Why Large Change Projects Fail

Recently, the Harvard Business Review published an article listing the five strategic questions leaders need to ask. The article, while worth a read, didn’t address the arguably more pertinent issue about how a well thought out strategy should b...

Why You Need a Project Management Tool Now More Than Ever

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Project management software is hardly new, but the growing trend towards digital disruption means that effective project management is more vital to an organization’s existence than ever before. The enthusiasm with which digital programs have be...

6 Reasons to Upgrade From Excel Reporting

Excel is easily the most popular spreadsheet software in the world. And while the simplicity of use makes it beloved among hundreds of millions of end-users, the rise of Big Data illustrates the deficiencies that have been present in Excel all alo...

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