Wed.Apr 09, 2025

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The Only Project Kickoff Checklist You’ll Ever Need

ProjectManager.com

Starting your projects in the right way makes it so much easier to manage your work and your team. While its tempting to dive straight in and get on with your tasks, it pays to take a bit of time at the beginning to plan out your work and check that youve got everything you need. Set your projects up for success with this easy-to-use checklist. Work through the list and make sure you can say yes to each item: then youll know you can start work confidently.

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Riding Waves: How surfing principles can transform your product leadership

Scrum.org

In a recent ProdPad webinar, I sat down with Janna Bastow for a fireside chat. This was an opportunity to explore how the principles of surfing can revolutionize product leadership and business agility. In this article, I share highlights of our conversation in order to offer a unique perspective offers product managers, owners, and leaders a fresh framework for navigating uncertainty and complexity in today's fast-paced market.

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Internal Stakeholders vs. External Stakeholders in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

The term stakeholder is familiar to those in project management. These are individuals, groups or organizations that have an interest in or are affected by the outcome of a project. However, not everyone understands that they can be broken down into internal stakeholders and external stakeholders. To understand the difference between internal and external stakeholders, well first define both and offer examples of them in project management.

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The ROI of Project Management Software: Is the Investment Worth It?

Inloox

Step 1: Identify Time Wasters and Estimate Time Lost Time wasters slow down teams, delay projects, and ultimately cost money. Reflect on your daily work routine and observe where tasks, workflows, or processes are inefficient. Create a list and assign a weight to each time-waster. Heres what that might look like: TIME WASTERS HOURS PER WEEK Email ping-pong with internal & external stakeholders 5h Project meetings (e.g. daily stand-ups, weekly check-ins) 4h Coordinating team tasks 4h Checking

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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The Economics of Project Management Certification

The IIL Blog

By Alan Zucker April 9, 2025 I earned a masters degree in economics and worked in the field for a few years before shifting to project management. Despite the shift, I continue to use economics as my primary lens for analyzing the world around me. Recent project management industry changes prompted me to consider its economics. This article aims to provide data-supported context and analysis.

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Generative AI For Small Business Part 2: Leveraging AI Tools for Small Business

The IIL Blog

By Dr. Leon Herszon April 9, 2025 Read Part 1 Here This is the second article from a series of six, exploringhow small businesses can benefit from using artificial intelligencetools, and more specifically Generative AI.As we saw in the first article, Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace, influencing nearly every industry and reshaping how businesses operate.

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Better Capacity Planning and Workload Management with ActiveCollab Calendar Events

ActiveCollab

Did you know that an average employee spends 11.3 hours in meetings each week [[link] There are also other events, like webinars, online training, all-day conferences. We often overlook these, the same way we ignore the fact IT TAKES US ABOUT 23 MINUTES TO RECOVER AND REGAIN FOCUS AFTER A DISTRACTION. This affects our productivity, mental capacity, as well as our availability.

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Why Wouldn’t an Intern Fire a CEO?

Pawel Brodzinski

The question seems completely wrong. Obviously, because they can’t. An intern could not possibly let go of a CEO. But what if they could? Would they? And if not, why? Right now, you may be thinking, “But Pawel, what do you mean by imagining an intern could fire a CEO? It’s a completely abstract problem.” It is not. In fact, at Lunar it is possible.

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Why Bringing in an External Eye on Your Cloud Setup Might Save Your Bacon

Alan Parker Blog

When you step into a new role, take on a project, or inherit a cloud setup from someone else, there's always that moment of pausewhat exactly have I just walked into?As someone who works with many startups and small tech businesses, Ive seen how easy it is to neglect cloud security when speed is the priority.Lets be honestDev teams are under massive pressure to deliver.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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10 Fehler mit Produkt-Zielen, die viele Scrum Teams machen (und ihren Erfolg torpedieren)

Scrum.org

Produkt-Ziele zu definieren, ist schwierig. Viele Scrum Teams schrecken davor zurck. Meine krzliche Umfrage offenbart das Ausma: Nur 34 Prozent der Teams setzen sich Ziele. Fr mich ist das erst mal verstndlich. Beim Setzen von Zielen steht viel auf dem Spiel es geht um nicht weniger als den Erfolg des Teams und Fehler sind deshalb besonders schmerzhaft.

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Why Financial Security Is Non-negotiable for Business Resilience?

Binfire

Running a business comes with countless uncertainties. Imagine your business thriving one day and collapsing the next because of an unexpected crisis. From market shifts to supply chain issues, challenges appear when least expected. Among these variables, financial security stands as your ultimate defense. It is more than just a buzzword; its your safety net when life throws curveballs.

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Retrospektiven neu interpretiert: Inspirierend, datengestützt und nicht langweilig 🇩🇪

Scrum.org

In Krze: Der Weg zum Aufbau von Vertrauen im Team Seien wir ehrlich: Die meisten Retrospektiven sind berstrzt, zu vage oder laufen in denselben langweiligen Formaten ab. Fr Scrum Master und Agile Coaches bedeutet die "Vorbereitung" auf eine Retrospektive oft nur in letzter Minute einige Notizen zu sammeln, Jira-Boards zu scannen oder durch Slack-Threads zu blttern.

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