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5 Reasons Not to Skip the Nexus Sprint Goal

Scrum.org

The process of delivering a product can be intricate, involving numerous activities that need to be coordinated effectively. To tackle this complexity, Nexus is a scaling framework that can be used to scale Scrum when there are three or more Scrum teams working together on the same Product. Built upon the foundation of Scrum , Nexus expands upon it only when essential to minimize and manage dependencies between multiple Scrum Teams.

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Elevate Your Leadership Game: Mastering the Art of Exceptional Project Leadership!

Proofhub

Exceptional project leadership is the key that empowers leaders and managers to navigate challenges, ignite creativity, and achieve remarkable project success! In the realm of project management, the ability to master the art of exceptional project leadership is like possessing a superpower. It holds the key to unlocking a world of astonishing achievements.

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Scrum Master Success Indicators — How Do You Compare?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Success Indicators How do you know your team’s Scrum Master is successful? I identified ten Scrum Master success indicators from a team perspective, from self-sufficiency to delivering valuable Increments to embracing self-management. How Do You Compare? ? The most popular discussion on LinkedIn this week was : #TeamMetrics can be game-changers. ?

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Strategies for Thriving in the New Work Landscape

MPUG

In the modern world, many of us find ourselves in a rapidly evolving work landscape characterized by remote and hybrid work scenarios. As a result, we have been confronted with the challenge of effectively navigating these new terrains where team members are dispersed between offices and various remote locations. Today, we aim to move away from discussing conventional management approaches and tools, instead focusing on strategies to adapt to this new working reality.

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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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A Phase-Gate Process in Project Management: Questions and Answers

Epicflow Blog

There are a variety of approaches and methodologies aimed to increase the effectiveness of managing projects and deliver better outcomes. Each of them comes with specific advantages and disadvantages, which makes them suitable for different industries and different types of projects. In this article, we’d like to dwell upon the phase-gate process. Read further to learn its essence and structure, the types of projects it’s used for, the strong and weak points of the technique, and more.

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Effective Stakeholder Engagement: Best Practices for Business Success

Techno-PM

Stakeholder engagement is an essential aspect of business success. Engaging stakeholders means understanding their needs and concerns and involving them in decision-making processes. Effective stakeholder engagement can help businesses build trust, reduce risk, and improve performance. However, engaging stakeholders is not an easy task. It requires careful planning, effective communication, and the implementation of best practices.

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Activity, Methods, Outcomes

Musings on Project Management

Back in yesteryear, I recall the first time I had a management job big enough that my team was too large for line-of-sight from my desk and location.Momentary panic: "What are they doing? How will I know if they are doing anything? What if I get asked what are they doing? How will I answer any of these questions?

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Best Practices for an Effective Steering Committee: A Comprehensive Guide

Techno-PM

A steering committee plays a critical role in ensuring the success of any project or initiative within an organization. It provides guidance, direction, and support to the project team, making decisions on behalf of the organization and keeping the project aligned with the overall strategy and goals. However, without effective leadership, a steering committee can quickly become inefficient, ineffective, and disruptive to the project.

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Criterios para Ordenar el Product Backlog

Scrum.org

El Product Owner ordena el Product Backlog por valor, pero las dependencias y el riesgo pueden influir en el orden. Los criterios de valor y riesgo pueden tomar varias formas, por ejemplo, valor para retener clientes o atraerlos. Cuando queremos mejorar el valor actual asociado al objetivo de producto se puede considerar enfocarnos en los clientes actuales o en evitar que nos abandonen.

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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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Presence: Top 10 Presentation Tips to Command Audience Attention

Online PM Courses

Project Managers have to make presentations. To do it well, you must establish a 'presence'. Here’s how to command your audience's attention. The post Presence: Top 10 Presentation Tips to Command Audience Attention appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Problem Framing for Solving Project Obstacles

ActiveCollab

As the saying goes, "A problem well-defined is half solved." This is especially true in project management, where identifying and overcoming obstacles is a daily task. A clear understanding of the problem at hand is essential to overcome these challenges effectively. This is where problem framing comes in. In this approach, project managers work to define and clarify the issues they are facing, including their scope, impact, and underlying causes.

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THREAT LIBRARIES, WIRELESS POLICIES, & DEEP LISTENING: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BRETT WALKENHORST (PART TWO)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information Clint continues his conversation with Dr. Brett Walkenhorst, CTO at Bastille. During their chat, Dr. Walkenhorst talks about wireless policies within organizations, explains how analytics help automate and make sense of data, and discusses the power of listening in leadership. Plus, Brett talks about Bastille’s efforts to build and maintain a Threat Library.

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3 Benefits of Participating in MPUG’s Vendor Showcase

MPUG

Are you a product or service provider whose company serves project managers? MPUG’s vendor showcase is an ideal opportunity for you! We’re pleased to announce that MPUG is organizing its annual vendor showcase, a virtual “trade show” designed to connect businesses like yours with our vibrant community of project managers. Why should you take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your product or service to our community?

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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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CYBER THREATS, WIRELESS SECURITY & DIGITAL HYGIENE: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BRETT WALKENHORST (PART ONE)

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information: Clint has a conversation with Dr. Brett Walkenhorst, CTO at Bastille Networks, a wireless threat intelligence company. During their discussion, Dr. Walkenhorst outlines his path to electrical engineering, explains Bastille’s wireless threat detection capabilities, and discusses some of the unique vulnerabilities he’s encountered.

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“Say Intentions” Getting a Project Sponsor to Make a Decision

Bridge the Gap Consulting

Imagine you’re a private pilot. You got licensed about 5 years ago and in that time, logged a lot of uneventful hours in the air. Being cautious, flights occur only on clear or high-cloud days with little wind. You’re also only VFR (Visual Flight Rules) so can’t fly on just instrumentation. Now image today is a great day to fly. You hop in the rented Cessna 172 Skyhawk and prep for the 75 mile flight to where you and your spouse are going to have lunch, then fly back.

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PMBOK7 Principles, Performance Domains, and Artifacts: How Do They Work Together?

MPUG

Over a decade and a half ago my father and mother visited me in a different city, nearly a thousand miles away from home. Being very young, with few years of work experience, I was struggling to cope with the work pressure, compounded by no family or family friends in a new city with a totally different culture, language, food, and even clothing. My father was very concerned and tried to help in as many ways as he could.

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3 Leading Indicators That Your Project is in Trouble

Traxidy

3 Leading Indicators That Your Project is in Trouble By: Steve McBroom, CEO, Traxidy (Click to follow on LinkedIn) Monitoring key project metrics and trends can provide you with a clear view of the project road ahead and whether your project is under control, and continuing on the expected road, or is heading off a cliff. Each of the following are leading indicators and project performance metrics.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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The Best Hive Alternatives for Project Management 

Wrike

If 2023 — the so-called “ Year of Efficiency ” — has taught us anything, it’s that modern teams need the right tools and technology to survive. The number one requirement is a powerful work management platform that empowers team members to do much more with far less. But which platform to choose? With so much project management software on the market, the choice might seem overwhelming at first.

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Maximizing Data Analysis: The Art of Creating Effective Stacked Bar Charts

Techno-PM

In the world of data analysis, the ability to effectively communicate insights is crucial. One common way to visualize data is using stacked bar charts. Stacked bar charts are useful for showing how different components contribute to a total value, such as the market share of different companies in a particular industry. However, effectively creating stacked bar charts requires careful consideration of various factors, such as choosing the right colors, understanding the hierarchy of data, and d

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