March, 2014

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My $300 Water Bill – Risk Management

Velociteach

“NO WAY!!! We must have a water leak.” At 5:45 PM last Friday, my wife and I were at home, talking and opening the mail. She was browsing through the typical invoices and junk, when she came upon the water bill… it was $300 for the prior month. Yikes! That’s about 10 times higher than […] The post My $300 Water Bill – Risk Management appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.

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Interview with Siddharta Govindaraj

Stepping Into Project Management

Today we interview Siddhartha Govindraj, who specializes in Lean/Agile processes for software development. He has also contributed in the book "Beyond Agile: Tales of Continuous Improvement" published by Modus Cooperandi Press, Feb 2013 and Published in the March 2011 issue of the Cutter IT Journal on "Use of Kanban in Distributed Offshore Environments".

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Need to Coordinate Multiple Teams? Wrike’s Flexible Tagging Can Help!

Wrike

When you prepare and execute the launch of a new product, service, or a website, there are so many things to take care of and details often fall through the cracks. The challenge is magnified when responsibility is shared between multiple teams and you need to coordinate them in the most succinct way. If a deadline is missed or a task is forgotten, your team can quickly disintegrate into a blame game, e.g. “I thought they were handling it!

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Applicability of Agile/Lean/Kanban Methods for fixed scope/budget projects (with short duration)

Sudipta Lahiri

The Pune Chapter Meet of the Limited WIP Society was held on Mar 8, 2014. This session objective was to address challenges faced by Lean-Kanban practitioners in their projects. Participants from 4 different organizations attended this session. A couple of problems were posed by the participants ( Meetup Link ) ahead of time. We decided to work on the first one for this session.

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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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Project Managers: Get out of that funk! Episode 33

PM for the Masses

Hello everyone! On today’s episode I share with you my experience as I returned from a great vacation to find myself paralyzed by the amount of work waiting for me. Have you ever felt like you Had no energy? Were overwhelmed? Had too many priorities? Were frozen, or paralyzed? I felt all of the above. […]. The post Project Managers: Get out of that funk!

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140 Tons of Waste – need a Quality Audit?

Velociteach

Many organizations aspire to be Lean, Green, and environmentally friendly. Sadly, many others just want to keep reports of their poor performance off the headlines. A recent news report from the Washington Times pointed a finger at the EPA – the Environmental Protection Agency. Here are a few highlights (or low-lights?) from that report on […] The post 140 Tons of Waste – need a Quality Audit?

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Scrum Team has stabilized- what next?

Stepping Into Project Management

Most transformations start with the basic idea of either getting teams to start working in Agile or streamlining their existence process. At a certain point, teams stabilize, velocity improves, quality soars and things look up. Is the goal to repeat the same cycle day after day or is there more to work through once the team stabilizes? I have always though that the trying to get teams working in Agile is more like a bicycle- if you stop pedaling, it stops.

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Preview Your Files Before Downloading with Our Box View Integration

Wrike

Providing a smooth and efficient content collaboration experience is one of the top priorities in our product development. With this in mind, we integrated Wrike with several popular file sharing tools, introduced live text collaboration, and much more. Today, we’re happy to announce one more prominent enhancement: you can enjoy instant previews of all your docs attached to tasks without downloading them!

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Does Agile mean NO Managers?

Stepping Into Project Management

In trying to move in the right direction Agile-wise too soon, there are organizations who will consider removing managers or team leads completely from the equation. However, removing the title doesn't mean, the role or the job has been removed and these management positions are simply disguised via different names. There are scrum masters sometimes who are actually functional managers for the team.

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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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“My Team” Group: Share a Task with Everyone

Wrike

In certain cases, you might need to share a task or a folder with the entire organization — for example: a task like “Vote where you want to hold the Holiday Party” or the folder for “New Hire Onboarding.” And if you’ve ever done it, you know that it previously took multiple clicks. Well, rest easy. To make your task management more efficient, we’ve implemented a faster way to share a task or folder with your entire team: the My Team group.

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Pareto Analysis of Blocked Cards

Sudipta Lahiri

The role of metrics in TPS is crisply explained in Jeffery Liker’s book “The Toyota Way”. He explains that Toyota prefers simple metrics and does not use many of them at the plant or the company level. Some of my peers may be surprised to hear this! The author highlights his point with a simple example. During one of his visits to one of the Toyota plants, he was told that apart from a few basic metrics (like cost of plant operations, parts per million defects, some safety related and productivi

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Huddle Up: @Mention Feature Now Includes User Groups

Wrike

The @mention feature has been at your service to facilitate collaboration for quite a while already. In addition to mentioning particular users in task and project comments, recently we implemented the ability to do the same with tasks and folders. We’re taking another step to enhance this useful social feature: now, you can mention whole user groups in your work discussions.

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Wrike Included in Forrester’s Report on Investments in PPM Market

Wrike

Forrester Research, one of the leading market analyst firms, doesn’t let any prominent tech trend go unnoticed. Among the many areas they research, they provide very interesting insights about project management space and its development. We’re happy to share that Wrike just got included in their latest report on the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) market.

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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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10 Encouraging Productivity Proverbs for Your Office Wall (Part 2)

Wrike

If you read our first batch of productivity proverbs , you may remember that a picture is worth 1,000 words. So, without further delay, here are 5 more proverbs to get your productivity juices flowing on those days when all you want to do is crawl back into bed. 6. “An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.” Wrike recently conducted a survey to determine work how different lifestyle habits play a role in workplace productivity.

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10 Encouraging Productivity Proverbs for Your Office Wall (Part 1)

Wrike

“A proverb a day keeps distractions at bay” … Okay, you caught us. That’s not a real proverb. We just made it up, but it’s true nonetheless. We collected 10 well-known proverbs about productivity and backed up their claims with insider business tips and facts to encourage you on those difficult work days. Today, we’ll give your our first five insights.

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How To Lead and Influence Without Authority with Dave Stachowiak: Episode 32

PM for the Masses

It’s hard enough to lead and influence people when we are the boss. Now, how do we do that when we have no authority over our team? This is a very common situation that project managers encounter. To talk about this important topic, today I bring you the resourceful and always spotlessly professional Dave Stachowiak. […]. The post How To Lead and Influence Without Authority with Dave Stachowiak: Episode 32 appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.

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How To Be A Servant Leader with Mark Phillipy: Episode 31

PM for the Masses

Leadership. This was the topic of my last episode with Susanne Madsen, and I will be covering this topic frequently here on the PM for the Masses Podcast. This week I speak with the ubiquitous Mark Phillipy, the Sensible Project Manager. We talk about his professional journey and his very personal take on leadership and […]. The post How To Be A Servant Leader with Mark Phillipy: Episode 31 appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.

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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.