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What is project portfolio management, in general, what is it used for in companies and what are the tasks of a project portfolio manager? How does it differ from multi-project management and program management? Discover 5 good reasons why you too should get to grips with project portfolio management and use a proven 7-step strategy for your project portfolio management!

As standardized approaches, project management methods provide guidance for planning, executing and controlling projects. PRINCE2 is a process-oriented method, can be scaled and places the benefits of a project at the center of project management. Our technical article offers an introduction to the basic idea, strengths and weaknesses of the PRINCE2 method.

No agenda, no successful meeting. A meeting agenda serves as a guide for all meeting participants and helps the facilitator establish a goal-oriented discussion guide. If this is your first time facing the task and you're asking yourself "How do I create a meeting agenda?" or "What actually makes a good meeting agenda?" you shouldn't miss this article. Here are seven valuable tips to help you get the best possible results from your meeting.

Whether you are negotiating your salary, stuck in contract negotiations with customers, discussing additional requirements in a project with clients, buying a property or agreeing on the next vacation spot with your family - the Harvard Method will help you and create win-win situations. Learn here how the Harvard Method works as a negotiation, conflict resolution and conflict management strategy and how to apply it.

The ZUGFeRD format is a cross-industry data format for electronic invoicing. ZUGFeRD is the abbreviation for "Central User Guide of the Forum Electronic Invoice Germany". There are already clients who only accept ZUGFeRD-compliant invoices. In our technical article, you can learn more about the advantages of the ZUGFeRD data format for e-billing.

Can't do without software? If your SME or corporate group is about to select project management software, you probably don't know where to start looking for the right PM tool for you. The jungle of international and national providers seems deep and impenetrable at first. This guide paves your way through the PM software market and leads you to the right decision in nine steps.

Long since mandatory for suppliers and service providers working with the public sector: The XInvoice. Since November 27, 2020, invoices can only be received in electronic format. This means that paper invoices and PDF invoices will only be accepted in exceptional cases. The introduction of XInvoice was certainly a milestone - but was it a positive or a negative one?