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		<title>What Is the Demand for Project Coordinators?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The demand of Project Coordinators is proportional to that of the Project Managers, since Project Coordinators cannot exist without Project Managers. Currently that demand is about 10% of that of the Project Managers', and it is growing, both in percentage (because more Project Managers are realizing the need for Project Coordinators to finish their jobs in a timely manner), and in number (because of the increased demand for Project Managers in general).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/what-is-the-demand-for-project-coordinators.html</link>
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		<title>What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Microsoft Project?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Project is one of the oldest Project Management tools that is still being used. It has several advantages including maturity, robustness, and support. One the other hand, MS Project has some serious disadvantages including the complete lack of an integrated collaboration feature, a steep learning curve, compatibility issues, and the fact that it's a desktop application.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-microsoft-project.html</link>
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		<title>Is It Easy for a Project Manager to Manage a Project Overseas?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Technically, it is easy to manage a project overseas as Project Management is more or less a standard practice. However, there are a few factors that come into play when it comes to managing projects overseas, such as cultural differences, language difference, and procurement. The smart Project Manager understands that the key to successfully managing projects overseas is properly handling the project team and the stakeholders while making sure to address all the cultural and language differences. Additionally, the Project Manager should realize that efficient procurement overseas is done by importing the goods directly (or, in case of a small company, to contract a vendor to import the goods on the company's behalf).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/is-it-easy-for-a-project-manager-to-manage-a-project-overseas.html</link>
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		<title>How to Negotiate a Project Management Package Overseas?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[High salaried Project Management jobs are abundant overseas. In order to get these jobs, Project Managers must submit their CVs online, and if selected for an interview, they'll be either interviewed on-site or close to their home. When a Project Manager is negotiating for a job overseas, then he should take into consideration 3 factors: the country he's moving to, his nationality, as well as his future position and the industry he'll be working in. Project Managers should make sure that some perks such as free housing and schooling are included in the contract, and are handled directly by the company.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/how-to-negotiate-a-project-management-package-overseas.html</link>
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		<title>Should I Add PMP As a Title in My Business Card?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The PMP certification is currently a prominent accreditation and is an excellent booster to the value of the Project Manager. So the answer is yes, it is worth it to add PMP as a title in your business card.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/should-i-add-pmp-as-a-title-in-my-business-card.html</link>
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		<title>What Is Gold-Plating in Project Management?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold plating in Project Management is giving the customer more than what he bargained for (which may or may not be something the customer actually wants). Gold plating is often done by autonomous team members and in good intentions. There are many negative consequences to gold plating such as scope inflation, increasing the overall cost of the project, increasing risks, upping the customer's expectations. Avoiding gold plating can easily be done by enforcing a strict policy of not implementing anything outside the original scope of the project without a change request.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/what-is-gold-plating-in-project-management.html</link>
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		<title>What Is the Difference Between Construction Project Management and Software Project Management?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several differences between Construction Project Management and Software Project Management. Construction Project Management is predictable, formal, usually adopts the waterfall methodology, and thrives in traditional organizational structure. Software Project Management is unpredictable, informal, is a perfect use of the agile methodology, and thrives in a projectized environment. Communication in Construction Project Management is simple, risks and politics are high-level, and team conflicts are rare but dangerous. Communication in Software Project Management is complex, risks and political are at the project-level, and team conflicts are abundant but are rarely physical. Software Project Management is susceptible to scope inflation due to an abundance of change requests, which leads to a cost overrun and late schedule. Costs in Construction Project Management are largely affected by raw materials, which may go up in a dramatic way, leading to a huge cost overrun.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/what-is-the-difference-between-construction-project-management-and-software-project-management.html</link>
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		<title>Why Is Project Management 90% Communication?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Management is 90% communication is a statement often heard by Project Managers early in their career (or by aspiring Project Managers) without know why or how. The fact of the matter is that everything the Project Manager does has to do with communication, from initiating the project, to developing the project plan, managing resource/stakeholders/conflicts/risks to closing the project. A Project Manager's time not spent on communication is spent preparing reports or charts to be later communicated.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/why-is-project-management-90-communication.html</link>
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		<title>What Is Project Management 2.0?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Management 2.0 is a term coined in 2006 (or maybe a bit earlier) to highlight the influence of the new social media on project communication. Project Management 2.0 is mainly about collaborating between the Project Manager, the project team members, and the project stakeholders using the new social media and/or collaboration tools (whether paid or free). Project Management 2.0 is not a replacement to traditional Project Management, it's just about making communication streamlined and more knowledge more accessible.  Some concerns associated with Project Management 2.0 are security, privacy, reliability, and availability of the hosted collaboration tool. Project Management 2.0 is highly adopted in small Internet and software companies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.projectmanagementlearning.com/what-is-project-management-2-0.html</link>
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		<title>What Is the Difference Between Good Project Managers and Bad Project Managers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good Project Managers are good communicators, proactive, not attached to a methodology, punctual. They know how to say "No", and they have a healthy work-life balance. Bad Project Managers are bad communicators, reactive, fanatically attached to a methodology, bad at managing stakeholders, procrastinators, and always late to meetings. Bad Project Managers always say "Yes" to requests they can't fulfill, and they have no problem with stressing their team trying to fulfill these requests.]]></description>
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