TechEmpower - Project Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Creating a risk assessment matrix gives you a tool to perform qualitative risk analysis and increases the quality of your decision-making. Whatever type of risk you may face, project management software helps you identify it to take advantage or address the issue. The more detail, the better the analysis of the risks to your project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Because a capital project must be carefully managed, governments and corporations alike will use project management software to control the use of its resources and manage time. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software with powerful Gantt charts that organize tasks, resources and costs.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Microsoft Power BI is a data analysis software that allows you to use various tools such as spreadsheets, pie charts, stacked bars and other types of diagrams to visualize project or business data, including the Power BI Gantt chart. This allows you to add different types of tools to the software.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Why is code quality so often an issue? Why do software teams?—?despite So I was pleasantly surprised when Carsten Grønbejrg Lützen pointed at a peer-reviewed academic paper by Michele Tufano and his colleagues (2015), called “When and Why Your Code Starts To Smell Bad”. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 16, 2024

Once you create this Excel project timeline, you can use this template to estimate future project timelines using project tasks and due dates. Continue to edit the timeline in Excel by color coding projects or tasks, such as assigning a different color for each team or individual who will be executing the work.

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Inloox

APRIL 16, 2024

Content What is a SWOT analysis? SWOT analysis in the project management context Why should I conduct a SWOT analysis? How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Summary review of Sciforma: Sciforma is a PPM tool that has powerful portfolio management features and will level up your PMO. Sciforma’s strength is in being a portfolio management software.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2019

One particularly effective method used to figure out if your project is progressing as planned is called gap analysis. What Is Gap Analysis? Gap analysis is a formal study of how a business or project is currently progressing and where it plans to go in the future. What Gaps Can Gap Analysis Target?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2023

ProjectManager is project management software that helps you manage projects and stakeholders. If you’re not ready for a free trial of the software, we also offer dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word that can help with every phase of your project. Stakeholder Analysis Template. Business Case Template.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

Tableau is an analytics platform that allows organizations to visualize their data on powerful yet user-friendly data analysis charts and diagrams powered by machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics. Upon closer inspection of each task, this Gantt chart also shows the due dates and total duration of these tasks.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

What is a SWOT analysis, and why are so many successful companies using this powerful tool? She also includes a SWOT analysis example in the video, so be sure to tune in! In Review – How to Perform a SWOT Analysis. It’s an analysis technique that is used in strategic planning and analysis. What is SWOT?

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This post provides an overview of the VRIO analysis framework, a very useful framework today for both strategists and PM’s. The post then provides specific areas where the framework can be most effectively applied as part of a strategic analysis. What is a VRIO framework analysis in strategy?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

No matter what the type of project is, project management software helps deliver it more efficiently. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has multiple project views to implement operational projects across all departments.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2019

Big data is big in business, but when does too much analysis lead to paralysis and not progress? Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you the red flags that appear at the onset of analysis paralysis. In Review – How to Save Your Project from Analysis Paralysis. Warning Signs of Analysis Paralysis. Make smaller decisions.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

Backlog Refinement Techniques – Semantic Analysis. Yet something in agile seems to be missing: the MVP is devilishly elusive because leadership sets due dates and staffing, but flexing scope is nearly impossible. All functionality becomes part of the minimum, and the MVP becomes the first release.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 2, 2019

That’s where requirements analysis comes in. What Is Requirements Analysis? Requirements analysis is nearly self-explanatory: it’s the process of defining the expectations of stakeholders on a project. Requirement analysis can be used for any project, but it is most commonly used with a systems or software project.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

Once you (or the selection committee) select a project, then you’ll need project management software to make sure you actually meet the goals and objectives. ProjectManager is cloud-based hybrid work management software that is collaborative to the core. Cost-Benefit Analysis. It connects teams no matter where or what they do.

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Gap analysis is something that we do naturally when we identify that we want vs what we have. This post examines what gap analysis is, where it is applied, and its challenges and benefits. Basic Gap Analysis Diagram Overview. This would include a detailed review of numerous key attributes. The Four Gap Analysis Steps.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Then we’ll offer a few free IT incident management templates to help you control issues in your IT and how project management software can do what templates can’t. Having project management software is a way to quickly restore service. That identification process can include using user logs and solution analysis.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The time value of money is about the potential rate of return on the investment as well as the reduced purchasing power over time due to inflation. Whatever capital budgeting decisions one makes, project management software can help track those costs. Throughput Analysis This complicated method is also very accurate.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

ProjectManager is not only powerful project and portfolio management software but also has over 100 free project and portfolio management templates for Excel and Word, including these strategic planning templates. This makes it easier to reference those documents when needed and review them when creating a new long-term plan.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2022

Creating and managing a project budget can be a daunting task, but it can be easy if you use the right project budgeting software. All of those moving parts and fluctuating costs can be better tracked with an online project management software like ProjectManager. Why Should You Use Project Budgeting Software? Learn More!

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2022

Software development estimation is an essential part of many projects. Despite its importance, software development estimation is often overlooked. Let’s explore how software development estimation works and its techniques and tools. What Is Software Development Estimation? Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 19, 2020

Full disclosure: I was compensated for my time in preparing this review but the views expressed are my own and this is an honest review/tutorial of how I found it.). Vendor: XB Software, Inc. There are only 2 reports: budget analysis and time analysis, both of which are dependent (obviously) on the data you put in.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 9, 2024

We’ll define project variance below as well as what a budget variance analysis is. Using project management software can track budget variance. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with robust Gantt charts that can set a baseline to track budget variance in real time.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Project management software is used by construction project managers to plan, manage and track the project. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has powerful Gantt charts that break the project into five construction phases. A site analysis is also conducted.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

There is no time too early to start thinking about risk analysis in your project. You’ll never be able to anticipate every risk event that could occur in a project, but by doing the due diligence, you’re able to have a risk management plan in place to respond quickly before project risks become real problems and sidetrack the whole project.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 10, 2024

Story Grooming Value Stream Product owners, technical & test leads follow “story grooming” value stream to make sure they take a 360-degree review of functional and non-functional requirements before delegating it for downstream implementation. Code does not get promoted to UAT if the unit and standalone functional test bed is not clean.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 8, 2021

There is always the potential to get new data, project or product updates, reviews or any number of last-minute requests. One best practice for managing ad-hoc projects is using project management software. ProjectManager is a cloud-based software that allows you to plan, schedule and track your projects in real time.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Or, you can review the critical path and see if there are any activities that can be shortened by an influx of resources. Whichever route you take, it’s always wise to give it thought and analysis. This can even happen at the planning stage if the sponsor, customer or stakeholder insist on a due date that isn’t feasible.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

Notion is work management software that helps teams from across industries such as product development, engineering or marketing to facilitate team communication, manage tasks and create simple project timelines. Now, let’s review the other half of a Notion Gantt chart. We’ll get to that in a moment. Here are some of them.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is then reviewed for the relative merits of the project being proposed. PMOs can use project management software to review and decide on whether to accept, reject or defer the request. PMOs can use project management software to review and decide on whether to accept, reject or defer the request.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this review, we look at the strengths and weaknesses of Celoxis project management software and evaluate it against criteria used commonly in this market. Project Management Software Overview. There is, however, a comprehensive superset of features offered in varying degrees across the PM software spectrum.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 2, 2021

While kanban boards can be literal boards with cards on them, the tool has migrated to the digital realm where kanban software’s usefulness has grown exponentially in a range of industries. The project management world took note, and a number of kanban software tools were born. Benefits of Using Kanban Software. ProjectManager.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2023

But it’s also submitted to the local building authority to make sure that codes in the jurisdiction are being met. The site plan also includes site analysis and planning to expand from the structures being erected to include transportation and other areas that’ll be affected by the build.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

I am a software developer and Scrum Teacher. I have been in software development for 23+ years and have worked on various technologies and have played the role of a developer, analyst, project manager, delivery manager, scrum master, product owner, and coach. What is business analysis? Why a business analyst?

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