LiquidPlanner

JUNE 13, 2022

Remember that hit from the ’80s, “Who Can It Be Now”? The vocalist seems racked with paranoia, wondering who could be knocking on his door. “Is it the man come to take me away?” And later in the song, “go away, don’t come around here no more.” These feelings are sometimes our reality in the project management world. We dread that next call from our customer, the project management office leader, or a company executive looking for answers or updates on our latest project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2022

Do you want to improve communication on your projects ? And yet make it easier to do at the same time? In this article I’ll share 15 tried-and-tested tips for effective project communications. 1. Use a milestone tracker. The milestone tracker I use is a simple Excel spreadsheet. It lists the milestones in one column, organised by project phase.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 24, 2022

Project manager vs. program manager. The two roles often differ in their day-to-day tasks and the overarching approach to their role. Program managers are more strategic in their thinking and deliverables, while the project manager is often working on day-to-day task management on a more cellular level. But before we compare the roles of a program manager and a project manager in-depth, we must first understand the difference between a project and a program.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

I am sure everyone has seen Elon Musk’s email to his team at Tesla telling them they needed to get back in the office. Elon has joined other high-profile companies such as Netflix and Goldman Sachs making work in the office mandatory. For many of these organizations, they cite the reason for moving back into the office as improved collaboration or in the case of Tesla, to be fair to the factory workers who need to physically be in the office.

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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 Risk Coach

JUNE 6, 2022

Do you want to be the Sherlock Holmes of project management? Let’s look at three ways to manage project uncertainty better. We find these aspects of uncertainty in the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition – ambiguity, complexity, and volatility. Project managers walk into the unknown with each new project. You may be unsure about numerous factors including but not limited to: User requirements Team dynamics External events such as natural disasters or new political policies Changes in market conditions

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Inloox

JUNE 21, 2022

Content. What does Self-leadership mean? Become aware of yourself. Regulate yourself. Find your intrinsic motivation. Become a HERO. Karim Benzema is a phenomenon. Last May, the soccer star brought the possibly most coveted silverware, the UEFA Champions League trophy, to Madrid for the fifth time. One might think that claiming the European soccer throne with Real Madrid CF has become routine for him.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 6, 2022

Visual project management is simply using graphics, pictures, graphs and charts to display project information. People with a visual preference for capturing information have always doodled or mindmapped their To Do lists, whereas those with a preference for creating lists opt for an ordered list of tasks. The idea of ‘preferences’ seems a bit old-fashioned now, but you can probably recognize your own preference.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 22, 2022

To stick to your project budget, you have to track costs. Project accounting, as with general accounting, is a method by which project managers can manage project finances. Project accounting is not the same as balancing your checkbook or even seeking the service of a certified public accountant as it’s unique to project management. Let’s look at what a project account is as well as its principles and methods.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

When people ask me the best way for their team to transition to Scrum, I have to tell them that there isn’t an easy answer because every organization is unique. Keeping that in mind, here are some general steps to consider if implementing Scrum is on your horizon. . Is Scrum the right fit for your business problem? First, you should honestly evaluate whether Scrum is the right fit for your business problem.

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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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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. This edition is a principles-based guide as opposed to the process-based guide of the Sixth Edition. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Table Of Contents. What are Principles? 1. Be a Diligent, Respectful, and Caring Steward 2.

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Musings on Project Management

JUNE 30, 2022

There comes a point where more planning can not remove the remaining uncertainty, instead execution must be used to provide data and remove uncertainty. This quote comes from a nicely argued case -- from the agile blog 'leading answers' -- for mixing agile methods in rather traditional businesses, like the oil and gas exploration/production business If ever there was a business that.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 14, 2022

The French sculptor Auguste Rodin once said, “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” That may be true, but the reality is that your time is a scarce resource that must be cherished. Effective time management skills are much more than the concept of improving productivity. Many assume that small tweaks to regain focus during your workday won’t necessarily result in massive breakthroughs in productivity. .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

Whether you are hybrid, home-based, or completely in the office, notebooks are a part of many people’s working life. But how do you organize notes in a notebook? A lot of it is personal preferences but there are also plenty of good practices for managing daily tasks in your work environment. If you are looking for ways to keep a notebook organized, you’re in the right place!

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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?

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2022

Software development estimation is an essential part of many projects. Even before the planning stage , it’s critical to create an accurate forecast of the project’s duration, costs and more. Despite its importance, software development estimation is often overlooked. Maybe that’s because it’s difficult to estimate properly. Software development estimation requires an understanding of all parts of your software development project and the time needed to successfully complete the work to me

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2022

. Robb: So last week we put out something about, “Don't learn Scrum from a tool”, and I'd love to clarify a little bit more what we mean by that. So, Greg, have you ever used Jira? Greg: Yeah, I have used Jira. Robb: Fantastic tool. Isn’t it? Greg: Complicated, but potentially fantastic tool. Yeah. Robb: It is, and you know one thing I noticed in there is they have epics and they have user stories, but what's weird is that's not in Scrum.

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Proofhub

JUNE 7, 2022

Image Source It’s already challenging to hire top employees, but keeping them is even more complicated. Just think about the expenses you will save when you don’t have to spend on frequently advertising job postings and recruitment agencies. Not to mention the money, time, and effort you will need to spend on screening, interviewing, hiring, and training new employees.

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Musings on Project Management

JUNE 13, 2022

In my experience, a lot of projects operate more or less on the edge of risk, with no real plan beyond common sense and a bit of past experience to muddle through if things go wrong.Problematic, as a process, but to paraphrase the late Donald Rumsfeld: You do the project with the resources and plan you have, not the resources or plan you wantYou may want a robust risk plan, but you may not have.

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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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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 20, 2022

Resource planning is a discipline within project management software that ensures the most effective use of an organization’s team members and resources across the portfolio. This involves gathering the proper mix and quantity of resources required to complete a project and coordinating timelines between different departments using the same resources.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2022

Have you ever heard of a T-shaped developer? It’s a common phrase used in software development where the developer has broad experience in their role but is also profoundly skilled in one specific area. The horizontal bar of the “T” represents their broader skill set. The vertical bar shows the more extraordinary and specialized skill.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 21, 2022

Most people think integrity means being honest. While this is true, the word has another meaning that’s important to project management: the state of being whole and undivided. In a sense, you could call organization design the approach to creating integrity in your organization. For example, a building that has no integrity cannot stand. In the same way, a project that isn’t part of a larger organization design may struggle to succeed.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization. ???? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: 36 Fehlverhalten von Scrum Interessenvertretern. ??

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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.

Sustainability

Proofhub

JUNE 1, 2022

How to Manage Underperforming Employees One of the most critical new managers’ challenges is faced when trying to manage employees. Out of which, the even more crucial aspect of the challenge is managing underperforming employees. Managers have to manage their teams and help them grow while keeping them motivated and engaged. To do this, managers need to know how to identify potential problems in their team and address those problems effectively.

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Kiron Bondale

JUNE 12, 2022

I’ve often referenced Dr. David Hillson’s definition of risk as “ uncertainty that matters ” in my articles about project risk management. The last word in that short sentence is critical. If stakeholders don’t feel that the information presented to them about a risk matters to them, they will ignore it. At best, this means the effort which the project team spent on identifying, analyzing, and communicating risks was wasted, but at worst, it could result in a stakeh

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 22, 2022

Our relationship with time is very personal. We all perceive it in different ways. On a world scale, that can manifest as time culture. How well do you understand your relationship with time? Socrates said, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” The idea of knowing oneself is paramount to team and personal success. To reinforce that, Sun Tzu, the Chinese military strategist, and philosopher is often attributed with the maxim, “know others and know thyself, and you will not be endangered b

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 14, 2022

I love things that make my job easier. A statistical model for estimating isn’t normally something I’d put in the ‘make my job easy’ box, but I might just have found one that works. William W. Davis, MSPM, PMP and Project Management Superhero. I caught up with William W. Davis, MSPM, PMP and Project Management Superhero. He’s taken the PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating approach to the next level by letting you add a dash of professional judgement in with the numbers

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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.

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