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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

By the way, the answer to that question is: “Yes, let me analyze what the impact will be and bring you a recommendation for what that means for our current budget and timeline.”). Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway?

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Project Kickoff Meeting: How to Write a Kickoff Meeting Agenda

ProjectManager.com

But all that work is pointless if they don’t communicate the purpose of the project to their team and clients. The team and client know the mission statement, the vision statement and the project plan. It’s all part of the meeting agenda and makes sure the project team starts off on the right foot. It sets up project success.

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5 Project Management Trends to Catch in 2025

Planview

It’s not just about getting the technologyit’s about creating an environment where your human team members can use it safely and effectively. Think of AI implementation like hiring a new team member. When you get this right, AI transforms from a mere software add-on into a valuable team member.

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

File sharing, time tracking, email integration, Gantt Charts, and budget management are the top five most used and requested features in project management software. PMOs are growing in both size (by budget and staff) and importance. In 2016, the average PMO accounted for nearly 5% of the project budget and had a staff size of 9.

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How to manage creative projects: Tips for agencies & designers

Planio

Unfortunately, there’s almost always a push and pull between creative teams and project managers. Creative project management is the framework to plan and deliver creative projects either within a business team or to a client as part of an agency or creative team. What is creative project management? Why is it so important?

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15 Sprint Review Anti-Patterns — Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide 2022

Scrum.org

Moreover, how did the previous Sprint contribute to our Scrum team’s mission? Answering these questions and adapting the Product Backlog in a collaborative effort of the Scrum Team with internal and external stakeholders is the purpose of the Sprint Review. There are no sub-roles on Scrum teams, and there is no hierarchy.

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What's wrong with a Mid Sprint Check-in or Mid Sprint Review?

Scrum.org

Lately, I've seen some Scrum Teams using or being advised to hold a Mid Sprint Check-in. Sometimes it goes by other names such as a Mid Sprint Demo or Mid Sprint Review. Maybe it seems like a great idea on the surface, or perhaps you heard that other Scrum Teams are doing it and want to suggest it to your team.