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Project Management Bloopers: When Projects Take a Comedic Turn

Celoxis

Have you ever had one of those days where you wish the ground would just swallow you up? Or perhaps you’ve thought, “If I had a time machine, I’d go back five minutes and stop myself from doing that!” Welcome to the world of project management bloopers, where even the best-laid plans can sometimes end up looking like a scene from a slapstick comedy.

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What to do when a manager asks you to skew presented data

Scrum.org

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community! Imagine this: you're presenting a dashboard with a lot of numbers related to either the product or the business. These numbers might put a specific manager in bad light, so he comes over to you. "Hey, that dashboard looked awesome! Seems like the product is doing pretty well. But err. I need it to do a bit better.

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Getting Capacity Planning Right: Aligning Resources to Meet Demand

Planview

Today, organizations are constantly asked to “do more with less.” But most organizations lack basic resourcing capacity, and plans are often approved before resource capacity is evaluated, resulting in missed objectives and employee burnout due to overutilization. Organizations require an effective capacity planning strategy. In this blog, we highlight some best practices from our recent webinar, Getting Capacity Planning Right , with Planview’s David Blumhorst and AJ Shavell, as they demonstrat

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One More Time, How to Create a Motivated Team

Scrum.org

Ever caught yourself thinking, "Are they really as motivated as they could be?" It's like questioning if that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is real. We get it – it's not easy steering a ship through waters you can't fully see. You might have seen the occasional spark, a glimmer of enthusiasm, but deep inside, there's that lingering doubt, that flicker of worry that your team might be disengaged.

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Toward a Unified Project Management Understanding

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

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11 Online Marketing Best Practices Every Business Owner Should Know

Binfire

Spearheading a business venture requires a long-term commitment. Aside from taking care of all the necessary paperwork, you also need to ensure that you have enough funding to sustain your operations. Fortunately, you can take out loans to build your capital, ensuring that your venture actually gets off the ground and stays afloat. Other crucial business matters include product research and development, staff training, equipment procurement, customer service, as well as brand building.

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A human-centered mindset to project kick-offs (+ 10 techniques to try)

Resource Guru

When projects are won, there’s often a sense of urgency to get going and we end up skipping some of the activities which can prevent a project from being successful. As Delivery Managers, our focus should be on helping teams—particularly new teams— navigate the early stages of projects to ensure we’re building inclusive, high-performing, and happy teams.

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The Impact that Artificial Intelligence Might Have on Project Management PracticesBy Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. and Elissa Farrow, Ph.D.

International Institute for Learning

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the future cooperative relationship between ethical AI and project management needs to balance risk and

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What Analytics Tools Can Help Your Business Flourish? 

Productivity Land

There are many things which can help your business to flourish, but when it comes to your marketing efforts, few are as effective as marketing analytics tools. With the right software in your business, you will unlock limitless potential for your marketing – but what is the ‘right’ software? Let us take you through one particular analytics tool — call tracking — and show how it will improve your business in a variety of ways.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

ProjectManager.com

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects. Check back often, as this list of project management terminology is ever-evolving, just like project management itself!

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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9 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using a VPN 

Productivity Land

In this age of digital transformation, your personal data is both a valuable commodity and an indispensable asset. It’s the reason why the demand for online privacy and security has never been higher. Enter the virtual private network (VPN), a technology designed to cloak your online activities and stop cyber criminals from tracking your movements. Whether you’re considering a VPN for Mac or PC, you have to first understand the benefits and drawbacks of installing VPNs on your devices.

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Breaking Down User Stories

Scrum.org

Most people familiar with Scrum know that teams need to break User Stories or other types of work into small pieces that can be done in a sprint. But this can be done in many ways. Are there ways that are better than others? Should you break it down by task? By area of expertise or specialization? In this Responsive Advisors Lighting Round Q&A, Robert Pieper and I discuss these ideas.

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Burnout: What It Is and How to Avoid It

PM Times

Burnout impacts personal, project, and organizational performance. Therefor it is important for project managers, performers, and executives to understand what it is and how to manage and avoid it. What Burnout Is Burnout is “a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”[1] On a personal level, chronic stress […] The post Burnout: What It Is and How to Avoid It appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.

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Fiber Connect ’23 Recap – Broadband Deployment Drivers & Opportunities

Sitetracker

The Sitetracker team recently returned from Fiber Connect 2023 in Orlando, FL. The Fiber Broadband Association’s annual gathering brought together industry leaders invested in bridging the digital divide - network operators, electric cooperatives, municipalities, investors, technology suppliers, and engineering and construction firms. The post Fiber Connect ’23 Recap – Broadband Deployment Drivers & Opportunities appeared first on Sitetracker.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Creating an organisational structure that supports your projects

Project Accelerator News

There are a number of different ways that an organisation can be structured. First of all, there is the classic hierarchy which is a functional one where every member of a team reports to just one project manager. Another organisational structure is the more matrix structure where team members report to both project managers and also functional managers.

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7 Tips to Creating a Successful Educational Marketing Video

Productivity Land

Videos are becoming increasingly popular as a way to communicate information quickly and effectively. One of the most popular type of content is educational videos as they can reach a wider audience. Whether you’re planning to create a tutorial or record a case study video on a marketing topic, this article will guide you through the process. We’ll discuss 7 essential tips to help you create a successful educational video.

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11 Best Examples of Using Social Media for Recruiting

Teamweek

Connecting with prospective candidates where they are today means using social media platforms to reach and recruit them. With social media recruiting , your team can catch the eye of active job seekers and reach passive candidates. Innovative companies draw applicants to their social platforms, and into their recruitment funnel, by sharing creative recruitment assets.