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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Ultimately, it isn’t the project manager coming up with new requirements and asking the team to “just do it”. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale.

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10 Best Monday.com Alternatives of 2022 (Free & Paid)

ProjectManager.com

Transparency provides visibility into processes for all involved and collaborative tools help teams work together. It centralizes communication and file storage while helping cross-functional teams understand what other teams are doing. There’s also a weakness in its reporting tools. Why Seek a Monday.com Alternative?

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A Beginner’s Guide to Scrum Ceremonies

ProjectManager.com

Scrum requires self-organizing teams that can quickly solve problems in unpredictable environments. Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams. Scrum ceremonies ensure that everyone (the scrum master, product owner and development team) is in-sync. It’s a way to ensure transparency across the team.

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7 Ethics Tips For Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Being able to act as a credible, trusted leader is dependent on you and your team making ethical choices about how you manage and lead the work. The plan can include the principles and guidelines you commit to sticking to as a team that values ethics in communications. Ethics Tip #6: Don’t Ask Your Team To Do Unpaid Work.

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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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Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns. After covering the anti-patterns of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the stakeholders, this article addresses Scrum Developer anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events and the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Developers in Scrum. Developer Anti-Patterns by Scrum Events.