July, 2022

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How To Decide What Projects To Do

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I bet there are not enough resources in your company to Do All The Things. Right? You have a finite amount of money. You have a flexible (but ultimately limited by money) pool of people to do the work. The organization probably has a long list of good ideas and business cases that could turn into projects. Or, to rephrase, you have a long list of work ideas that senior managers would like to get done as projects.

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What Is Preconstruction? Activities, Checklist & More

ProjectManager.com

If you’re not in construction, you might assume that projects start with bulldozers, front loaders and cranes rolling onto the site. Although this equipment may be used, preconstruction must take place before you break ground. As the name implies, preconstruction is the phase that occurs before the build, and it’s critical to the success of the construction project.

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Top 8 Benefits of Project Management Software for Your Company

Inloox

Content. Benefits for team members. Benefits for project managers. Benefits for executives. Benefits of project management software Every company, large or small, is faced with a multitude of projects on a daily basis. The complexity of projects requires teams to take a structured approach. Where once there was only pen, paper and a method, today there are highly functional applications.

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Empiricism is not just a fancy word

Scrum.org

I confess that the first time someone told me that Scrum is based upon empiricism, I thought they were a little pretentious. After all, it’s a five-syllable word for a framework with only five events. Why make it so complicated? . But as I’ve coached more and more Scrum Teams over the years, I have learned that empiricism matters. It’s not just a fancy word; it’s the foundation of Scrum.

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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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5 Things To Share When Onboarding Team Members

Project Risk Coach

From time to time, project team members are replaced or additional members are added. How can project managers ensure that the new members are on the same page with the other team members? In this article, I will present five questions that I answer with new team members in the onboarding process. Whenever a new team member is assigned to your team, the individual has questions.

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How to Earn Power Skills PDUs for PMP Renewal in 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are like many Project Management Professional ( PMP )® certification holders, you might be finding it hard to source enough quality learning materials for your Power Skills PDUs. Panic no more, I have all the details you need below. In this article we’ll look at what Power Skills PDUs are and how many you need, and what activities count towards your PDU total in the Power Skills category.

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How to Write a Business Case (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

What Is a Business Case? A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Business cases are prepared during the project initiation phase and their purpose is to include all the project’s objectives, costs and benefits to convince stakeholders of its value.

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Transactional vs. Transformational (Part 2): Leadership in practice

Inloox

In practice, managers use both styles and adapt them for their teams or their company. The transitions are fluid, and the optimal leadership behavior can vary greatly depending on the industry, project or corporate objective. In everyday life of a company, therefore, leadership cannot be categorized so easily. Nevertheless, in many situations it is worth consciously choosing one of the two options to achieve the best possible result.

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Commitments and forecasts when using Scrum

Scrum.org

A regular topic of conversation within my Scrum training courses revolves around commitments and forecasts when using the Scrum framework. Frequently we uncover significant and important misunderstandings about what Scrum Teams can commit to and what they cannot. The most often talked about example refers to those Product Backlog Items which are taken into a sprint by the developers and which then seems to turn into a hard commitment such that if not all those Product Backlog Items are done then

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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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The Stakeholder Performance Domain

Project Risk Coach

The PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition contains eight performance domains including the Stakeholder Performance Domain. In this article, we will explore this domain, why it's critical to projects, how to engage stakeholders, and some common stakeholder risks. What is the Stakeholder Performance Domain? This domain "addresses activities and functions associated with stakeholders" ( A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK® Guide, Page 8).

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How does your team run their standups?

Kiron Bondale

Whether you call them Scrums, standups or huddles, one way to plan-as-you-go with an adaptive approach is to hold coordination events on a regular basis to ensure that everyone is working in an aligned manner and on the most important work. One of the more common topics for such events is to discuss the backlog of short term team work. But such discussions can be held in a few different ways.

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How to List Projects on Your Resume: A No Stress Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Listing projects on your resume helps make your job application stand out. You can draw a recruiter’s attention to your skills, teamwork, leadership, and achievements. Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of.

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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

ProjectManager.com

It’s not uncommon for organizations to have more plans than they have funds. That creates a dilemma: how to spend their budget. A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or purchases in which they should invest. But what exactly is a capital improvement plan? How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document?

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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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The 5 Axioms by Watzlawick: How to Communicate in a Project Team

Inloox

Content. Axiom 1: You cannot not communicate. Axiom 2: The content and relationship aspect. Axiom 3: Characterization by punctuation of the communication processes. Axiom 4: Digital and analog modalities. Axiom 5: Symmetry and complementarity of relationships. Improved project communication with Watzlawick's 5 axioms Communication accompanies us in everyday life, in professional and private contexts, in direct, personal interactions with others or online.

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Stakeholder Trust — How Can We Earn Our Stakeholders’ Trust as a Team?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Stakeholder Trust. Trust is the beginning of everything. I am hesitant to recycle an old slogan of a banking institute. However, in the context of becoming a learning organization and embracing business agility, it condenses the main challenge perfectly: How shall we convince the incumbents with vested interests in the status quo to give the new way of working the benefit of the doubt?

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5 Reasons Why Everyone Needs Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

Your organization probably has people doing project management. Are you one of them? Perhaps you run a team or provide expertise as an individual contributor. More and more people are involved in project-based work, even if they don’t have the job title ‘project manager.’ PMI calls this the Project Economy, and McKinsey expects the world to see an investment of $130 trillion in infrastructure upgrades alone over the next five years. .

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Applying project management to an election run (part three)

Kiron Bondale

The final (pre-election) article in my series covering my election run for city councilor of Ward 4 in Welland, Ontario shares some of the key risks I’ve identified with this project and how I’m responding to them. In general, most projects will have two broad categories of risks – those which relate to the delivery of the project itself and those which relate to the outcomes from the project.

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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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3 Ways to Use Stories on Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Stories create engagement on projects, as I’ve written about before. But knowing that as fact and being able to use them on your projects are two different things. Dr Jo Griffin from Northeastern University’s Master’s in Project Management program gave some concrete examples of how you can actually use stories as part of your project communications plan at the 2015 PMI Global Congress EMEA.

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What Is a Site Analysis for Architecture Projects? Checklist & Steps

ProjectManager.com

When it comes to construction projects, the space that you’re filling is equally as important as the structure that you’re building. That’s why site analysis is so important to a successful construction project; whatever you’re building must work in the space both aesthetically and structurally. Since site analysis is so important, we’ll first define it and detail its purpose in construction project management.

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Transactional vs. Transformational (Part 1): Leadership styles in comparison

Inloox

When you think of impressive leaders , US-American CEOs like Elon Musk come to mind first. He is considered a prime example of a transformational leader. If we look at Germany, specifically at the DAX companies, we see a different picture: CEOs tend to favor a transactional leadership style. For example, Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW AG, is less memorable than Musk because of his more rational style.

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9 Fehlinterpretationen des Scrum Guides, die entstehen, wenn du Passagen überliest

Scrum.org

Kennst du den Scrum Guide wirklich? Halbwissen ist gefährlich. Es führt zu Fehlinterpretationen. . Hier stelle ich 9 gängige Fehlinterpretationen vor, damit dir niemand vorwerfen kann, dass du den Guide nicht verstanden hättest. . Fehlinterpretation #1: Im Sprint Planning dürfen keine Stakeholder anwesend sein. Vier Produktmanager streiten sich mit dem Product Owner im Sprint Planning über die Reihenfolge des Product Backlogs. .

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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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7 Tips for Becoming a Next-Level Project Manager

LiquidPlanner

A project manager’s role is broad. You have to be comfortable briefing executives while also feeling at home digging into the details of a problem with the team. You need to concurrently write high-level summaries and dive into complex reports to keep projects on track. I’ll be honest, the expectations of the role have broadened since I became a project manager.

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Project Estimating Skills: How to Master Successful Project Estimation

Online PM Courses

Why is Project Estimation a big deal? It's very hard to do well & poor estimates are often a major reason for cost or schedule over-runs. The post Project Estimating Skills: How to Master Successful Project Estimation appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Tips for Before, During & After Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Guillermo Solis. Managing successful meetings is not a new subject, but neither is it a waste of time to refresh ourselves about how best to manage meetings. Below, Guillermo Solis has some suggestions to bear in mind before, during and after meetings, when we are in charge of the meeting as a project manager. These are based on his experience mostly in Mexico and Central America projects.

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Best Airtable Alternatives of 2022 (Free & Paid)

ProjectManager.com

Connectivity is key to productivity in project management. Airtable is one of the many project management software solutions that presents itself as the app to connect your data, workflows and teams. Yet, many people are searching online for an Airtable alternative. Why seek an alternative project management solution? Let’s find out by first understanding where Airtable excels and where it falls short.

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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.