Proofhub
JUNE 11, 2020
Employees, everywhere around the world, are working from home?—?not by choice but by chance?—?in a desperate attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. And, going by the ever-growing number of COVID deaths world-wide, it’s almost sure that we may end up spending a significant part of 2020 working from home. There’s no denying that several employees may not be very pleased to work from home.
GoSkills
JUNE 8, 2020
Stand up meetings can help teams stick to the agenda, collaborate more effectively, and more. Read on to find out how you can make the most of them.
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Online PM Courses
JUNE 7, 2020
A common challenge is how to handle a difficult project sponsor. We'll look at seven types of difficult project sponsor, and strategies for handling them. The post How to Handle a Difficult Project Sponsor: [7 Different Types] appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 10, 2020
Virtual meetings are commonplace in our digitally connected world. Whether they are used to connect teams from different countries, or to bring employees who work from home together for a conference call, virtual meetings can be crucial to a company’s success. Like clockwork though, almost every virtual meeting seems to run into some sort of problem.
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?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 12, 2020
Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. You need to have the authority and freedom of action to be able to change the direction the work is going in. However, the project sponsor is the person responsible for decisions that affect the project budget and the schedule, where making a change would deviate from the agreed plan.
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Kiron Bondale
JUNE 7, 2020
The Disciplined Agile (DA) principles were recently refactored and as part of this refactoring, a principle was added: “Organize Around Products/Services” While it is just one of the eight principles, this new one aligns very well with lean thinking. It also addresses many challenges which leadership teams experience with agile transformations.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 11, 2020
“Dear Elizabeth: I work with a difficult stakeholder population – there are a lot of them. My project has over a thousand people affected by the change my project is delivering, in multiple geographic locations. I know I should be doing stakeholder engagement and creating plans to work with them, but how do you get the one on one contacts with such a large group?”.
Planio
JUNE 7, 2020
When you’re trying to grow your business it’s easy to get CATV—customer acquisition tunnel vision. Acquiring new customers is sexy. It’s exciting. And it makes you feel good because more people want what you’ve made. But what happens when those users decide they want to leave? The majority of advice on offboarding focused on employee offboarding—the process you go through when a teammate leaves.
Scrum.org
JUNE 8, 2020
Even though the global Scrum adoption is now at 75% ( source: 14th State of Agile report 2020 ), the Scrum Master profession is still difficult to grasp for many. I have encountered and still encounter many organizations struggling with understanding the role of the Scrum Master. These misunderstandings result in sub-optimal mixed roles (developer/scrum master, tester/scrum master, product owner/scrum master, project manager/scrum master) or the complete omission of the role (the team will pick
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.
MPUG
JUNE 11, 2020
It was 18 years ago that Microsoft introduced their initial attempt to move beyond just “project management” and into the world of “ portfolio and project management.” Many other players have since joined the marketplace we know as PPM. The introduction of detail planning techniques, other than traditional “waterfall” and the rapid adoption of Agile, in recent years indicates we are approaching another significant market re-definition.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 9, 2020
LiquidPlanner is happy to share that we have ranked in the Top 20 Most Popular Software for Project Portfolio Management by Capterra based on customer ratings. “Project Portfolio Management software helps organizations manage budgeting, resources, scheduling, and risk across a complex portfolio of simultaneous, ongoing projects. It helps makes it easier for project leads and organizations to analyze goals across projects, manage resources at the enterprise level, and communicate between project
Teamweek
JUNE 11, 2020
In this article, you’ll learn how to create a project roadmap to manage stakeholder expectations and keep your team on track to meet deadlines. We’ll also look at: What is a project roadmap? How is it different from a project plan? Reasons why you should create a roadmap Project roadmap templates How to create a roadmap timeline? How to keep stakeholders up-to-date with roadmaps?
Scrum.org
JUNE 11, 2020
It’s interesting how we sometimes accept some rules without questioning them at all, and how some other times we try to bend them to suit our needs. While it is our choice to do so, we often know what the consequences of our choices are. It might not be that obvious with Scrum. In this article, I’ll talk about why that is and what are the actual consequences of not following the rules.
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MPUG
JUNE 7, 2020
Project for The Web has a couple different areas: Grid, Board, and Timeline. A question I hear often is, “Can we manage Agile projects in Project for the Web?” To be more specific, “Can we manage Scrum based projects?” The answer is yes, of course—in a limited way, but still well enough! I will walk you through the steps. Let’s say that we have a Project called Scrum.
Inloox
JUNE 10, 2020
In many cases project managers find themselves in critical or uncertain situations, as every project has some unknown factors that have to be taken into account. Nevertheless, the current Corona pandemic creates an even bigger insecurity than anything project management has experienced in the last decades. Project managers have to make decisions without knowing whether they will still be sustainable tomorrow, employees show new strengths and weaknesses dealing with the crisis, and in addition, t
Leading Answers
JUNE 12, 2020
I am piloting a new program for anyone wanting to study for and obtain their PMI-ACP credential. It is a small group, 8-week online book-club / self-study program. Read one chapter of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book each week. Join me for a one-hour Zoom call to review topics and ask any questions you may have. Get access to a private LinkedIn group where you can ask additional questions and discuss topics with peers.
Scrum.org
JUNE 10, 2020
This post is an excerpt from the book that we’re writing, the ‘ Zombie Scrum Survival Guide ’. It’s our way of delivering small increments and involving our stakeholders: you, the reader. So we’d love to hear your feedback, encouragements, and wild ideas. The Scrum Framework was developed by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland in the 1990s and first formalized in 1995 to address the inherent complexity of product and software development.
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.
Leading Agile
JUNE 9, 2020
New strategies or dramatic shifts in existing strategies require an examination of an organization’s operating model. Agile is a new business paradigm, but few established companies understand what needs to change to make their business Agile. Most think it is about speed and flexibility. They forget about efficiency and resiliency, key fundamentals without which companies fail to achieve their desired speed.
Henny Portman
JUNE 6, 2020
The book 97 Things Every Scrum Practitioner Should Know edited by Gunther Verheyen contains the wisdom of 69 practitioners around the world and helps you to improve your understanding of Scrum ( nb. Who are we missing on the cover of the book? ). Gunther organized these 97 essays around ten themes. These themes cover all aspects of Scrum and beyond.
Teamweek
JUNE 11, 2020
A couple of years ago I had what looked like a leaky sewage pipe in my apartment. We started taking out the wall to get to the root of the problem. It wasn’t long before half of the apartment was stripped to the bones. During one of our long and sweary smoke breaks, my builder—normally a chatty fellow—grew awfully quiet, took a long drag of the cigarette and said: “It’s easier to tear everything down and build a house from scratch”.
Scrum.org
JUNE 12, 2020
The simplicity and power of Open Space is stunning for most first-time participants. The opening the circle, 4 common sense principles and of course the law of mobility that brings two additional roles in an Open Space to life; the butterfly and the bumblebee. . Many facilitators and organizers feel nervous in the days, hours and minutes leading up to an Open Space because they are thinking about the pressing question: What should I do if nobody proposes a topic?
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.
GanttPRO Project Management
JUNE 10, 2020
Looking for the best & free MS Project alternatives? Here is the list of more than 35 tools divided into a few categories: best, free, online, Microsoft Project alternatives for […].
MPUG
JUNE 8, 2020
A colleague posed a problem recently. He recorded earned value after tracking work done in the first status period of his project. When recording work done in the second status period, he returned to the first only to find the earned value had changed. What could have caused this? One possible reason is neglecting to reschedule work that should have been completed prior to the status date.
ProProfs Project Management
JUNE 12, 2020
Project management will unarguably be an impossible task if you don’t have a dexterous project manager, an adequate number of executives, the right tools, etc. at your disposal. This could be the case with start-ups, considering their budget-related problems. But the question that comes to mind is: ‘ Why do business projects of global organizations struggle, especially when all the bases are covered?’.
Scrum.org
JUNE 10, 2020
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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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