Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 31, 2023
Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? I’m sure you do. Especially as the last few years haven’t been exactly stellar years for many of us! But what does it take to get there? A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever?
ProjectManager.com
JANUARY 27, 2023
Controlling risk is one of the most important areas of project management. Project managers need to know how to identify, track and mitigate project risk. Let’s learn what is project risk, some common examples and how can you manage it. What Is Project Risk? A risk is an uncertain event or condition that can have affect the outcome of a project. The term “project risk” refers to the sum of all individual project risks that might affect a project.
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ProjectManager.com
JANUARY 10, 2023
Project meetings often feel as if they’re in the way of your work. If you’re not working from an agenda or you don’t manage those meetings, that can be true. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration. That’s why there are so many project meetings and each has its own focus and importance. Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is.
The Digital Project Manager
JANUARY 23, 2023
Effective project management is important to keeping clients happy and your business running smoothly. However, achieving this level of effectiveness is not always easy. Mainly because of the number of project management tools that we have to use to make projects run smoothly. Among these tools are resourcing, time tracking, scheduling, screenshotting, communications, ticketing, documentation, […] The post Project Management Tools and Why They Matter appeared first on The Digital Project M
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Musings on Project Management
JANUARY 30, 2023
First comes the planningYou've followed all the standard protocols for setting up your risk management program.You've put slack in your cost estimates, and you've put slack-buffers in your schedule plan.All good.Risks have been listed, prioritized, and the minor ones to be 'unmanaged' set aside (minimize distractions)Otherwise, mitigation planning has been done.All good.
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The Digital Project Manager
JANUARY 11, 2023
Project scope is the single most defining aspect of your project. Not your goals, deliverables, or stakeholders. Together these pieces complete the puzzle that is finishing a project on time, within budget, and without overstressing your team. Defining what project scope is early on in the project life cycle and evaluating it throughout your project […].
ProjectManager.com
JANUARY 20, 2023
Leadership qualities can be difficult to label because leadership itself is so present in our lives that traits can be hard to identify and define. Leadership can take many forms, from historical figures to project managers and business managers. They all lead their teams to successful ends by providing them with the direction, confidence, tools and resources that they need.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 23, 2023
Are you looking for a way to better manage the risks associated with your projects? Risk audits are an effective tool that can help project managers and program managers identify potential issues before they become problems. And it’s not just me saying that. Frequent use of risk management best practice is one of the top drivers of project success , according to PMI.
Kiron Bondale
JANUARY 9, 2023
This week, I participated in an interesting discussion on Mastodon in which the initiator asked for input on ways to frame agility based on the core problems which a team might be trying to solve. This is useful as it can help to answer the “why” behind an approach change. However, when I indicated that there were problems which a shift to an adaptive approach wouldn’t solve, the initiator wanted clarification about my feedback.
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?
Scrum.org
JANUARY 31, 2023
I remember the first time I heard about Lean Startup. I was an analyst for Forrester research on a panel at the Agile conference in Orlando. A member of the audience asked, “What do you think about Lean Startup?”. Honestly, I had not heard of Lean Startup. After the conference, I bought Eric Ries’s book - Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.
LiquidPlanner
JANUARY 4, 2023
Deadlines are an inevitable part of project work. The definition of a project includes having a defined end. Project schedules should invoke a sense of confidence and calm in a project team. Instead, they are a source of stress, consternation, and fear. I view a project schedule as a roadmap for success. When properly developed and proactively managed, project teams and project managers can feel confident they will be successful.
The Digital Project Manager
JANUARY 16, 2023
How does agile project management provide value? Here’s an example: John had been managing a project for his company for over 6 months. He had chosen to manage the project using the waterfall methodology. But after months of hard work, he was starting to see diminishing returns in terms of progress and efficiency. Despite putting […]. The post Agile Project Management: What You Need To Know For Success With Agile appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
ProjectManager.com
JANUARY 19, 2023
Most organizations use project names as they’re a quick way to remember projects and programs. Some project managers think those names should describe a project’s purpose or its main goals, while others simply choose cool or catchy project names to lighten up the mood in the organization. While it can be challenging, creating project code names is a meaningful task that you and your team will value.
Speaker: Dylan Secrest
Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 29, 2023
I create a lot of slide decks, for work, for training materials and just because I like making graphics in PowerPoint. I love a good template. It can make creating decks so much easier, and we all know how much senior execs like a good presentation. So will SlideKit’s Google Slides templates make it easier for you to create impactful presentations more quickly?
Kiron Bondale
JANUARY 3, 2023
As I’ve done in past years, I like to review the articles I’ve written over the year and share the ones which were read the most. 2022 was the first year since I started blogging when I took a hiatus of more than a couple of weeks. While I was able to write a few articles in the late Summer based on my municipal election campaign, the overall number of articles this year was less than in previous years.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 21, 2023
TL; DR: Evidence-guided Product Discovery Using Itamar Gilad’s Confidence Meter How much product discovery is enough? Figuring out what is worth building often feels valuable in and of itself. The problem is that becoming stuck in an endless discovery cycle neither solves your customers’ issues nor contributes to your organization’s sustainability. Don’t worry; help is on the way in the form of Itamar Gilad’s Confidence Meter!
LiquidPlanner
JANUARY 18, 2023
This question tends to get asked a lot. Sometimes a team is new to agile and just wants to know if they are on the right track. Or perhaps they experienced great results early on but now things have fallen off a bit – pace, bug counts, team happiness, or what have you. In some cases a consultant, coach, or colleague may be saying, “you’re doing it wrong.
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nTask
JANUARY 13, 2023
If you’re planning on making any changes to your company, it’s important to have a change management plan in place. This document outlines the steps that will be taken in order to minimize the impact of change on employees, customers, and third-party partners. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved, so that […].
ProjectManager.com
JANUARY 3, 2023
Ideas are essential to product development, but they’re intangible. Turning an idea into a product requires many steps. One of the first is to create a product prototype. If you want to know what product prototyping is, you’ve come to the right place. Below, we’ll define what a prototype is, why it’s important to make a product prototype and explore how to make a prototype.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 27, 2023
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The Digital Project Manager
JANUARY 17, 2023
Project management software equips the project team with technology and features that help team members get, and stay, on the same page. It’s a suite of tools that allows project teams to work and collaborate together more effectively. But what are the common features across project management software that enable and support team collaboration? In […].
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.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 9, 2023
TL; DR: A ChatGPT Job Interview for a Scrum Master Position. Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? In this ChatGPT job interview, I put OpenAI’s latest generative AI to the test. I took several questions from the 73 Scrum Master Interview Questions guide, see below, covering the whole spectrum from the broad picture to more specific questions, only answerable with hands-on experience on the interviewee’s side.
LiquidPlanner
JANUARY 11, 2023
The airline travel debacle that unfolded through late December affected millions of travelers, and recovering from it will materially impact at least one airline’s financial health. The unexpected but anticipatable weather events that impacted flight schedules triggered staffing challenges and ultimately caused thousands of cancellations. This was a classic example of an exaggerated ripple effect plaguing planners and project managers across all industries.
nTask
JANUARY 15, 2023
The team calendar is your go-to tool to improve your working life and make things more organized. In this blog post, we’ll explain what a team calendar is, how it can help you, and some tips on choosing the best one for your business. We hope this article will help you make the right decision […].
ProjectManager.com
JANUARY 25, 2023
Anyone who has delivered a product or service understands the triple constraint. Time, cost and scope have to be controlled to successfully complete a project. However, there’s a fourth constraint that’s less discussed: quality. Cost of quality (COQ) helps you avoid neglecting quality and boost customer satisfaction. How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define.
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.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JANUARY 18, 2023
Have you ever been asked to ‘just get the project done’? When you absolutely have to hit the deadline but your schedule says no, you really only have a couple of choices. Research from nPlan of 500,000 project schedules points to nine out of every 10 projects are delivered late. Admittedly, that data set is mainly large-scale civil construction, but with around two-thirds of projects coming in two months or more late, you have to acknowledge there is a delivery problem.
Musings on Project Management
JANUARY 10, 2023
The presentation -- in the link below -- that I gave to PMI some years ago that makes an analogy between sailing a boat and Agile methods is still relevant, and probably will remain so.Why?Because a sailing "project" is has much in common with an Agile project:Tactics overlay a strategic goal, though there are broadly stated limitations and rulesSmall teams have to work together, or else someone.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 13, 2023
Story points are fine for collaboration and revealing assumptions. Story pointing and planning poker together will encourage even more conversations around product backlog items (PBIs). The problem with story points happens when they are used for predicting (estimating) schedules, as in velocity. Driving conversations around assumptions and estimating work are fundamentally different tasks. .
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