Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

Lloyd Skinner. Where is artificial intelligence taking project management? AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. I caught up with Lloyd Skinner, CEO at Greyfly , a consultancy specializing in improving project outcomes through the application of AI tools and experienced professionals, to talk about how AI is changing the way we lead projects.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 8, 2021

Our projects are the sum total of all the decisions we’ve made – budget decisions, schedule decisions, scope decisions, requirements, selection of team members, and the list goes on. My goal today is to help you make better project decisions. Here’s why – project managers and teams who make better decisions improve their chance for success. Think about how hard it is for you to make decisions alone.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 10, 2021

I have largely been exposed to Agile transformations in which the completion, more often than not, results in building more stuff faster. In other words, there’s a laundry list of things in the backlog and organizations want to maximize their output to not only play catch up with business requests but to get things to market faster and more predictably.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 11, 2021

Construction worksites are a busy place, and everything that happens on one needs to be detailed and recorded daily. These reports need to be thorough and accurate to give a consistent record of all that took place each and every day of the project. The best way to make sure you log all these activities is by using our free construction daily report template.

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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

MARCH 10, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Master do all day? Today's question is all about the Scrum Master and what keeps them busy all day. Scrum defines clear accountabilities that if performed well keeps your Scrum Master busy and engaged all day. Check out the video hear more from Ryan and Todd about all the things that fill a Scrum Master's day.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 8, 2021

When teams are first moving away from, “Epic is a container for a list of features,” and towards, “Epic is a discrete investment decision,” It can be hard to reorient. In their old world, the epic had some sort of field – “list the features contained in this epic” which was straightforward to fill out. The decisions they made were really easy: “Is anything we planned to build missing?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 10, 2021

Projects often require sourcing products and services from external organizations, and in order to streamline the process you’ll need an effective purchase order pipeline. Thorough purchase orders reduce confusion and provide a paper trail for legal purposes should issues arise. Download our purchase order template to start this process off on the right foot—all you’ll need to do is fill in the blanks.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2021

TL; DR: Peer Recruiting. Peer Recruiting is the new hiring: Shortly, all creative, technology-based organizations will need to abandon the command & control structures that served the industrial world of the 20th century so well. Instead, they will reorganize themselves around autonomous teams to deal with the complexity and pace of innovation of the 21st century.

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nTask

MARCH 11, 2021

People around the world are experiencing an increasing number of tasks plastered on their daily agenda and no solution on how to complete them in the desired time frame. Nowadays, no one can say that they are concentrating on just one thing at a time, throughout the entirety of their day. Why? Well, we have all bought into the myth that is Multitasking.

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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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Leading Agile

MARCH 12, 2021

I had a discussion recently with one of our clients around what a beta release looks like. The term “beta,” which I’ve seen in many organizations, is a misunderstood term or in some rare instances, an almost taboo term. I’ve found that this is especially true in organizations where the stakeholders of the development team haven’t been exposed to Agile or common software practices.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 10, 2021

Once a project is approved, it’s likely that the execution will require goods and services outside the purview of the organization managing the work. The process of soliciting bids from third-party vendors and contractors is done through a document called a request for proposal or, more commonly, an RFP. It is through this channel that project managers collect interested parties and make a decision on who to contract with for the project.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2021

A collaborative community initiative, Inspired by Women, Powered by Women. Today is International Women’s Day! In the spirit of this year’s theme, #ChooseToChallenge, I would like to highlight an initiative between two women who came together with the common goal of elevating women in their respective communities and learning from each other in the process.

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Teamweek

MARCH 11, 2021

Besides product and brand, successful businesses compete by continuously improving their processes. Improved processes result in cost savings, better productivity, and efficient operations. Having the right workflow management software helps streamline and speed up business process management. In this article, we’ll look at the best workflow management solutions, including: What Is Workflow Management Software?

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Planview

MARCH 9, 2021

'Hindsight is 20/20' isn't just a common phrase – it’s a poignant description of the year we’ve been through. Use the opportunity of this year’s hindsight to leverage inflection points that will help your business become a strategic powerhouse. The experiences from 2020 have taught companies around the globe many things.

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nTask

MARCH 10, 2021

In 2002, Bill Wake published in his article the inconsistencies that arise from certain terms that are used within teams, including that if “done.”. It took until 2007 for the Definition of Done (DoD) to be a widespread full-fledged practice. But what is the Definition of Done and how can you incorporate it into your product’s lifecycle and development workflow.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2021

The significance of Mirrors in our world. I am sure you must have come across funny mirrors in theme parks or fun carnivals which makes you see a ludicrous version of yourself, maybe a heavier or lighter version. It’s good for a laugh, but you won’t buy one of those for your home to use regularly. On a regular basis, we want to see our true reflection in a normal mirror when getting ready for school, work, etc.

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Teamweek

MARCH 8, 2021

As a small business owner, you don’t have the luxury to hire big teams and dedicated project managers. As a result, you have to juggle multiple projects and roles. Small business project management software helps you stay on top of your projects without feeling overwhelmed. In this article, we look at the top small business project management tools that are: Easy to learn and use.

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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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Planio

MARCH 9, 2021

For every growing company, there comes a time when you need to add new blood to your product team. Unfortunately, scaling a product team from product/market fit to the demands of hyper-growth isn’t easy. Get it wrong, and it can be an expensive mistake. Hiring is a delicate balance. Add too many new team members too quickly and you’ll burn through resources, get stuck in a never-ending cycle of onboarding, burn out your project managers , and risk injecting a ton of complication into your proces

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. As these approaches have gained wide acceptance in a number of industry verticals, there has also been an increase in the problems being reported.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Who is responsible for release planning on a Scrum Team? Today's question is about release planning on a Scrum Team. When it comes to deciding when to release, the Product Owner has a lot of input. But when it comes to how we release or what is released, the Developer has a say. From an efficiency perspective, even the Scrum Master could have an opinion.

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Teamweek

MARCH 8, 2021

The internet is a huge part of our daily lives, so it’s no surprise that employers have recognized the advantages it can bring to hiring and managing their employees. Using online assessment tools for recruitment is a great way to reduce hiring and training costs , and to make sure you put all the right people in the right places! Here’s how.

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Green Project Management

MARCH 7, 2021

This is the first of four posts based on my experience at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership program that I took in November 2017, led by Dr. Leith Sharp, integrated with some of our GPM Global content where appropriate. The intent of these posts is to show […]. The post Lessons from Harvard 1: Organizational Dynamics Set the Stage for Change appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Techno-PM

MARCH 9, 2021

Organizational Change As the saying goes, the only constant is change. In fact, change is more relevant than ever since the world does not stop while we are planning the year ahead – being political changes, a pandemic that puts the economy on hold, or evolving technical developments and business model innovations – we are always subject to external forces at play.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why isn't product backlog refinement a Scrum Event? Today's question is about Product Backlog Refinement and why it isn't an official Scrum Event. Refinement is a great product management practice for a Product Owner to use to help the Scrum Team gain an understanding of the product and future work. Check out Ryan and Todd's take on this.

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Teamweek

MARCH 12, 2021

Desk workers are stressed out and burned out. According to a 2020 study from the Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly 72% of workers (42% of essential, 30% nonessential) have experienced symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder since June 2020. Working from home also comes with its own unique remote work pitfalls. Working remotely–perhaps without as much person-to-person interaction outside of the home, and with more limited breaks and work-life balance challenges–can also lead to stress, mental a

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