Proofhub

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While you won’t be fired for not jotting down everything that happens at your daily meetings, it will boost your productivity. That’s right, taking notes isn’t just for school anymore! You’ll probably be surprised by just how much note-taking can affect your workday (in a positive way, of course). This is especially true with ProofHub’s smart note-taking solution that makes it easy and efficient to take notes, both as an individual or team.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Before you start a project, you have to think about time. It’s the most important variable that can impact your plan. How can you get what you need done in the time you have to do it? To accomplish this, one must create a schedule. A schedule is key to project planning, but schedules are really just a framework. Once you act on it, executing your project task by task, the schedule changes.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Project managers are pressured to deliver projects quickly. Sponsors think their project managers are magicians. And in a way, we are. Let us explore ways to compress project schedules and manage the associated risks. Start with the Work Breakdown Structure The project manager’s role is to work with the project team to achieve the project objectives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Today I’m interviewing Mark Woeppel, author of Visual Project Management. But what is visual project management? I caught up with Mark so that he could explain that interesting title and talk more about the book. Mark, what is visual project management? Visual Project Management is a process that uses the visualization of the project delivery process to drive team behaviors: to collaborate and effectively manage projects to deliver on time.

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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.

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist. A Sprint Planning checklist? How dare you: Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. It is a journey, not a destination. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and what else could you possibly cover with a checklist, the mother of all standardized processes? Well, it always depends on the purpose of a tool’s application.

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The Digital Project Manager

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The post What Is JotForm Tables & How Does It Manage Project Data? appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Project Management Coaching Workbook by Susanne Madsen is a book about how to operate with a coaching leadership style in a project environment. “It is not your ability to manage tasks and resources that will set you apart,” writes Susanne Madsen in The Project Management Coaching Workbook. “It is your ability to manage relationships and lead the team to success through your vision and engagement.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

While there are many cases where we might have to use our powers of influence and persuasion to sell stakeholders on supporting what we feel is the right thing, I thought I’d share three specific examples which might be a much harder sell than usual. While Fred Brooks wrote that “ Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later ” in his book, The Mythical Man-Month, in most cases this applies to any industry or domain.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Do you know anyone in a management role who is part of an "Agile Transformation" (I prefer "Agile Enablement"). How are they doing? Are they experiencing any stress or anxiety? If they are, this video might give them some tips on how to manage "Agile Transformation Anxiety". .

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Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Regardless of your skills, background, and experience, you probably have asked yourself a question at least once: what kind of knowledge do I need to be a competitive expert in project management? What what’s more important for my career? Needless to say that solid knowledge in the theory of project management and familiarity with PM software are the foundation of professional success.

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ProProfs Project Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Making projects successful is the key to success for all business owners. And it is imperative to complete projects according to SLAs to build strong brand value in the market. Usually, project management gets more stringent during the execution stage, because you are just one mistake away, and things start slipping from your hands like sand. At this point, the need for a well-developed project management checklist amplifies, as it helps to boost team productivity and reduces the possibilities o

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nTask

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

You searched the market to find the best project management tool out there, and it led to giving nTask a shot. Let us just say, great choice (by the way)! However, now that you have created your profile, how do you get the most out of nTask ? To be honest, it’s not that difficult. The project management tool is laced with simplicity all over through easy maneuverability options, multiple tools, and a brand-spanking UI.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Earlier this week, working with clients in a large global organization, I received a question from some folks responsible for design in another area of the organization. They are experts in design but had not yet been exposed to Agile practices at an enterprise level. This was “first contact” with the Transformation for them. Here is the gist of one of their questions (Note: I’m paraphrasing how the question was asked): We are concerned because we do not see how a User-Centered

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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Nobody likes dealing with resistance, right? Well, despite this, it's actually a good thing. Let me explain. The post Why Resistance is a Good Thing | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Henny Portman

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the book Agile transformation – Structures, processes and mindsets for the digital age , the author Neil Perkin shows how to transform an organization to a new type of business for a new age and to become fit for purpose for both the present and the future. To create the right agile transformation, you have to make sure you have the right balance between vision and iteration, you remove barriers to organizational change, and you follow a parallel, and not a linear approach.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Schedule management is one of the most important qualities that define a project manager’s brilliance. This management is very important for the project as the success of every task and process connected to the project has to be completed according to schedule, otherwise, the customer is not going to trust the company again for their business. These tasks and processes can include various elements like the deliverables, milestones, resources, timetables, and even risks connected to the project t

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Office politics. Those two words make some of us want to hide under our desks. Whether we like it or not, every project and organization has its politics. Project politics can be difficult to define, but generally speaking much of it has to do with power — interactions between those who hold it, and those who seek it. Project politics can be title-driven, position-driven, or just about how connected you are.

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“What do project managers do?” It’s a question that intrigues both those looking to hire and those wanting to become a project manager themselves. You can find one answer in the typical job description of a project manager. But a deeper explanation reflects on what a project manager really does. So what does a project manager really do? A project manager manages a project across its full life cycle.

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Management Yogi

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

By Naveen Kumar, PMPIntroductionAlthough I have in the Project Management field for a long time and have been managing various projects, I never had any formal training on MS Project software tool. I wanted to sharpen my skills, after my PMP on this tool and equip myself with all the available features of this tool. By gaining practical knowledge of this tool, I can now take full advantage of.

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PM Times

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Written by: Charles Seybold Today more than ever, digital tools, innovations, and workflows play a vital role in an organization’s work methods.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Like any change, remote work has been a challenge for many to integrate. This change to working remotely that many experienced this year as a result of Covid-19 has been even more difficult because the shift in workday dynamics was both dramatic and full of turmoil related to employees’ health and well-being. At this point in 2020, we are all coming to terms with working from home and the possibility interacting with colleagues this way extending indefinitely.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Description: Scrum Guide has mentioned that a Scrum Master coaches the development team on self-organization and cross-functional. Scrum Masters also coach and lead an organization towards the successful adoption of Scrum. But what is coaching? Is it different than teaching and mentoring? What should a scrum master know to become a good coach to coach the development team, product owner,… The post Is Scrum Master an Agile Coach?

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EasyProjects

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The most valuable asset in running a successful professional services organization are your resources. Effective resource management is critical to utilize your resources to their full potential, so your team can deliver the best possible results. Resource Management Defined. Not to be confused with human resource management, resource management in professional services organizations means organizing the necessary resources to complete tasks and projects efficiently, produce quality work and, mo

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Toggl Plan is thrilled to launch our native integration with Toggl Track. The new integration provides an easy way to start and stop timing your tasks from within Toggl Plan, and automatically pass the data through to your Toggl Track workspace. It’ll only take a couple of minutes to connect your accounts and get started. Keep reading to find out more about how it works, and how to get started in this blog post: What can I do with the integration?

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Satya Narayan Dash’s session, Two-Pass Technique with MS Project, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations.

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