July, 2021

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The Tale of Two Risk Owners

Project Risk Coach

In this article, we will look at what a risk owner is and why they are needed. Have you ever had a really bad day as a project manager? Imagine that you are managing a software development project. Several simultaneous events have occurred that put your project at great risk: The defect level of source code has risen well above the defined threshold or trigger point for the third consecutive week The test region has been very unstable (and is going down once or twice per day) Your best developer

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How Many Online Tools Does The Average Digital Project Require?

The Digital Project Manager

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Struggling to implement PM software? You’re not alone

Rebel’s Guide to PM

GetApp’s survey of over 1,000 managers, decision-makers and SME owners has revealed that despite the proven benefits project management software brings to businesses, more than half of employees opposed their managers’ suggestion to implement PM software. A whopping 55% of employees were against the implementation of project management software in their company. 25% of employees believed that PM software would give them too much work and would therefore not be worth it 14% didn’t see the value o

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Best MS Project Alternatives 2021 for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

As projects grow in complexity and workforces expand globally, the need for online project management tools is no luxury. There is no lack of products to choose from, with varying degrees of usefulness. Microsoft has thrown its considerable weight into the ring with Microsoft Project. While MS Project has become an industry-standard in project management, it comes with problems.

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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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The only two things you need to know about statistics

Musings on Project Management

Number One: It's a bell, unless it's not For nearly all of us when approaching something statistical, we imagine the bell-shape distribution right away. And, we know the average outcome is the value at the peak of the curve. Why is it so useful that it's the default go-to? Because many, if not. most, natural phenomenon with a bit of randomness tend to have a "central tendency" or preferred.

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Quick and Easy: This is New in the PMBOK Guide Edition 7

Inloox

Founded in 1969 in the USA, the Project Management Institute is a global non-profit project management association. In 2020, the institute counted more than 600,000 members in over 200 countries, making it the PM organization with the largest membership worldwide. Besides certification programs and extensive market research programs, PMI has been publishing its PMBOK guide (Project Management Body of Knowledge) since the late 1990s by setting standards for project, program and portfolio manageme

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What Is Moovila? Tool Overview: Work & Risk Management

The Digital Project Manager

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7 Best PRINCE2 Books for 2021 (Including PRINCE2 Agile Books)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The PRINCE2® certification exam is tricky to pass because of the style of objective testing and the number of questions you have to answer. But PRINCE2 itself is not a difficult method to learn – and the official manual is actually pretty easy to follow and understand. When I did my Foundation and Practitioner exams, I only used the two official PRINCE2 handbooks: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2. and the partner book: Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2.

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Communications Planning: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

All projects require communication between stakeholders. This seems simple enough, but sharing information with everyone clearly and consistently requires a plan. Without one, things become messy and stakeholders can become confused and unhappy. That’s where communication planning comes into play. What Is Communication Planning? Communication planning is the process of laying out how communication will take place between team members and stakeholders, whether it be on a project, in an organizati

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

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Use MVIs for team improvements

Kiron Bondale

Two of pillars of adaptive approaches are inspection and adaptation. These can be applied to the product, service or results being produced by the team as well as the way in which those are produced. For the former the use of Minimum Viable Products, Spikes, Minimum Marketable Features and Minimum Business Increments are used to reduce the impacts of building the wrong thing.

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Can Scrum work for hard deadlines?

Scrum.org

If you’ve ever wondered whether Scrum can work for hard deadlines, the answer is – yes! Not only can Scrum work in these situations, but in my experience, using this agile framework increases the probability of meeting challenging deadlines. Scrum works well with deadlines because it’s based on empiricism, lean thinking, and an iterative approach to product delivery.

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Level Up Your Business with The Best Document Management Software

nTask

Technological advancements in recent years have made the digitalization of business processes an inevitable feat. Companies all over the world endeavor to transform their business, equipping it with the latest technologies and machinery in an attempt to stay abreast with the rapidly transitioning world. The transition from the physical to the digital world is unavoidable, the same goes for paperback documents.

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10 Best Professional Service Software Of 2021

The Digital Project Manager

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Office Timeline Pro+ Review [2021]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Office Timeline is a powerful PowerPoint plugin for creating professional timelines and roadmaps. The Pro+ edition is aimed specifically at project managers needing to create timeline slides for executive briefings and project reviews. In this review of Office Timeline Pro+, I’ll share the pros and cons that I found from using this tool. Summary. Product: Office Timeline.

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How to Assemble a Project Team

ProjectManager.com

Projects, no matter the size and scope, are complex. If they weren’t, they might as well just be tasks on a to-do list. Luckily, projects are also a group effort—for every project, there is a project team working together to make deliverables a reality. How do these teams come together? Not on their own! There are many ways to form project teams and many factors to take into account.

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If minutes are produced from your daily standups, your delivery process may be fragile

Kiron Bondale

The latest version of the Scrum Guide states “ The Developers can select whatever structure and techniques they want, as long as their Daily Scrum focuses on progress toward the Sprint Goal and produces an actionable plan for the next day of work. This creates focus and improves self-management. “ Depending on how one interprets that second quote, taking minutes from the standup might seem to be an acceptable technique.

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Making Measurement Meaningful with Evidence-Based Management

Scrum.org

More than ever, organizations must focus on their investments and efforts. The ability for organizations to be agile is what will help them pivot and sustain. However, defining success of an organization’s agility by output metrics like “number of agile coaches”, “number of people trained in Agile”, or “velocity” often results in what agilists refer to as Zombie Scrum (superficial agile transformation) because there is no real invitation for improvement, or even a notion of what improvement woul

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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10 Startups With The Best Company Culture in 2021

Proofhub

What’s the one thing you are Photo by RF._.studio from Pexels looking for when searching for a job? That’s right. Company culture. A Glassdoor’s Mission & Culture Survey in 2019, found that over 77 percent of people across four countries?—?US, UK, France, and Germany, would consider company culture as an important factor for applying for a job, while almost 80 percent would consider a company’s mission and purposes before applying.

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The 25 Most Important Project Management KPI’s in 2021

nTask

Project management is a tricky animal. You need to make sure that a whole lot of elements are looked after and then you are going to get anywhere with your project development process, otherwise, it is going to fail. One such element that makes sure that your project development process is going to be a success are the KPIs. KPIs or Key Performance Indicators are critical during a project’s development phase and it’s their job to provide the data to the team, which will guarantee their success.

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How to use a bullet journal for project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How do you manage your projects? Whatever it is you’re managing you’ll probably use, or need, a tool to help you do it. Maybe it’s a Trello board, a Kanban board, a system of sticky notes…Asana, Toggl… a wall calendar and planner, or a combination of them all! What remains the same is that there is a lot to manage. And a lot to remember. There’ll be different tasks, different meetings, and multiple deadlines to meet.

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Mastering the Workback Schedule: 5 Essential Tips

ProjectManager.com

Have you ever gotten stuck trying to schedule a project? If you’re like most of us, the answer is yes. It’s the project management equivalent of writer’s block, and it can majorly slow down your planning. The good news is, there is no shortage of methods designed for tricky scheduling situations—whether it’s a lack of information, inspiration or anything else.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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The PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – is the cup half full or half empty?

Kiron Bondale

I was a member of Review Team 1 for content within the Seventh Edition of the PMBOK® Guide and had the opportunity to provide feedback on key chapters of both the Standard and the Guide sections of the document in late 2019. The PMBOK® Guide’s content has significantly evolved since then and having had a chance to read through a digital copy of the final published document this week, I wanted to share my thoughts on it.

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How To Measure The Success Of A Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

Recently, we hosted an “ask-me-anything” session with Jimmy Janlén. Jimmy is an Agile coach & trainer based in Stockholm. Before starting his own company “ Agile With Jimmy ”, he worked at Crisp and supported organizations like Spotify, Casumo, KRY in their quest to increase agility. Jimmy is the author of the book “96 Visualization Examples — a toolkit for the Agile coach”.

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The best thing you can do to manage risk?

Musings on Project Management

You ask: What's he best thing I can do to manage risk?Answer:Make time your friend. Insert time buffers in your schedule around every uncertain event, around milestones that are critical to success, and around major blocks of scope that determine whether project objectives will be met.Time is your friend if it is allocated in your schedule to give you space to work, and rework, mitigations.

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What Is MoSCoW Method, and How Does It Help Prioritize Tasks in Projects?

nTask

You deal with hundreds of tasks daily, and each task takes up a valuable part of your time. Dealing with all the tasks at once would be an unwise move, you need structure and order in your life to make sure you stay on top of your A-game. As an Agile professional, you must bring the same orderliness to your work. One way of doing that is to prioritize your tasks , but how?

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Navigating Chaos in Project Management

This text offers practical guidance for project managers navigating diverse frameworks. It covers topics like centralized reporting, standardized metrics, communication, training, risk management, and alignment reviews. By implementing these strategies, project managers can improve efficiency and achieve their project goals.