Leading Answers
JUNE 17, 2018
Introduction. We know old concepts that govern agriculture do not apply to industry. Engineers do not consult the weather or growing seasons before designing machinery. Yet many project managers who work in the knowledge worker domain still apply project management approaches developed for the industrial era. This mismatch of approaches wastes effort and misses important new risks.
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 19, 2018
The beginning of a project: the calm before the storm or a manic rush to get things sorted ready for the core work to start? Whichever way it happens, the start of a project is critical to its future success. From estimating and scoping, to assigning resource, defining requirements, briefing in your team, the all important first meeting with the client—there’s a minefield of tasks out there which can shape how your project develops.
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Online PM Courses
JUNE 17, 2018
Does it sometimes seem that your life is a constant trudge from one project meeting to the next. It’s as if there’s little time to do anything before the next one. And, if that’s not bad enough, how many of your project meetings are truly worthwhile? I know we say ‘good meeting’ at the end of them, but we don’t mean it.
Teamhood
JUNE 22, 2018
Written by: Maria at Unito.io Whether you are new to a project management position, or have been tasked with managing a project without formal training, it’s not a far stretch to say that you’re in for a bumpy yet interesting ride. Managing a project is never easy, however you can easily set yourself up for … The post New Project Manager? Here’s Your Survival Guide appeared first on Eylean Blog.
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Herding Cats
JUNE 21, 2018
There is a Blog Video speaking the #NoEstimates that opens with the following. Let's look at the credibility of each of the statements below: Estimating can be an endemic problem in organisations these days because estimating is fundamentally guessing, yet these guesses are taken as promises / firm commitments (when that is not how they were intended).
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Musings on Project Management
JUNE 18, 2018
This is not as stuffy as it sounds: Plan-Do Check-Act -- Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) envisions planning--just enough, and gasp! perhaps an estimate as well--for what is to be done, then doing it—that is the plan-do. Next, measure results—measuring is the. check activity (did someone say: accountability?)—and Then act on the measurement results. To act in the.
Project Risk Coach
JUNE 18, 2018
Risk management gets a lot of fanfare, but many project managers fail to cash in on the benefits. Here are some simple and practical project risk management tips that can aid project managers in getting better results. Five Things to Start 1 Start risk management early in your projects. 2 Start discussing the most significant risks each time you meet. 3 Start educating your team members on how to integrate risk management into other project management processes such as Schedule Management and Qu
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 18, 2018
On 13 June 2018 I went to the PMO Conference in London. It’s one of the few conferences that is specifically focused on PMO practices, process, tools and people. I don’t think of myself as really a PMO person so I wasn’t sure what I would get out of it. I was surprised – in a good way! It was brilliant, very well put together and very interesting.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 19, 2018
As a project manager, how often have you experienced these scenarios: You just walked out of a requirement gathering session and have an Excel list of new project requirements that need to be organized into a schedule. Your team has developed a user story backlog in JIRA but you need to represent the sprints and key dependencies in a project timeline.
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?
PM Basics
JUNE 18, 2018
Project Manager responsibilities are numerous. Project Management Institute encompasses a considerable list of roles and responsibilities. Nevertheless, you might not encounter them all in your company. So, what should be the baseline for you in your current organization and on your given project? In this article, I will clarify the roles and responsibilities of a PM.
Leading Agile
JUNE 18, 2018
Way back in the Dark Ages, it was common for programmers to receive phone calls in the wee hours of the morning to fix production issues in their applications. I remember joining a team in the late 1970s that supported an application used worldwide by a large corporation. When I started, the application suffered an average of 140 production incidents per month.
Susanne Madsen
JUNE 18, 2018
Although it isn’t possible to provide one single definition of what a good project manager looks like, certain traits, skills and attributes seem to be advantageous for a person who is to lead a project. Essentially, the job of a project manager is to take on a customer’s big picture vision and to turn that vision into reality within certain time, budget and quality constraints.
Ganttic
JUNE 17, 2018
As England launches its World Cup Campaign, we’d like to give manager Gareth Southgate and his coaching staff our top resource management lessons. After all, resource planning in a business, charity or organization can’t be all that different to the management of a World Cup team. Bear with us…. Managing resources in a World Cup team Southgate has a lot on his plate - dealing with the hopes, dreams, and fears of a young, inexperienced squad; managing a new(ish) formation; navigating group footba
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.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 21, 2018
Once the project is defined, tasks are delegated, and deadlines are set, the real work can begin: managing the people part of a project. Managing your team, as well as their individual communication styles, skills, quirks, and motivations, can be a huge undertaking. It’s always nice to spend a little time on how to make that a smoother endeavor. That’s why LiquidPlanner recently partnered with Cloverleaf , a personal and team development tool, on a webinar to go over just that: the peo. ple par
Planio
JUNE 20, 2018
One of the hardest things about running any project is dealing with the messy middle. You might have a vision of what things should look like when you’re done, and a good idea of where you are now. But getting there? It’s safe to say even the best teams can get lost along the way. Luckily, there’s an easy tool that can guide your team through the messy middle: Task management.
Leading Answers
JUNE 17, 2018
Introduction. We know old concepts that govern agriculture do not apply to industry. Engineers do not consult the weather or growing seasons before designing machinery. Yet many project managers who work in the knowledge worker domain still apply project management approaches developed for the industrial era. This mismatch of approaches wastes effort and misses important new risks.
Online PM Courses
JUNE 20, 2018
The Critical Path Method is well known. But, what is a Critical Chain? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of Online PM Courses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes. Project Management in Under 5. What is a Critical Chain? You may also like… What is the Critical Path Method (CPM)? What is a PERT Chart? Please: subscribe to our YouTube Channel by clicking here.
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Wrike
JUNE 21, 2018
Some people see problems as roadblocks, others see them as opportunities! Problem solving activities are a great way to get to know how members of your team work, both individually and together. It’s important to teach your team strategies to help them quickly overcome obstacles in the way of achieving project goals. The Importance of Developing Problem Solving Skills in Today’s Workplace.
Teamweek
JUNE 20, 2018
When Henry Laurence Gantt (1861-1919) developed his now-famous bar chart to record the progress of U.S. government workers in 1917, he probably never realized that future project managers would owe him a debt of gratitude. Over 100 years later, we’re still using Gantt charts to: Visualize a project’s critical path. Create baselines for scope, schedule, and budget.
Leading Answers
JUNE 17, 2018
Introduction We know old concepts that govern agriculture do not apply to industry. Engineers do not consult the weather or growing seasons before designing machinery. Yet many project managers who work in the knowledge worker domain still apply project management.
WorkOtter
JUNE 19, 2018
Project Management Governance Model Template and Governance PMO The development of project management and the need for project governance As a discipline project management has come a long way since the early 1950s when the focus shifted from simply delivering technical specifications at cost to formalizing workflows. The Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) was developed […].
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Stepping Into Project Management
JUNE 18, 2018
This is a Guest Post by Fred Wilson, who is an Agile & Software Consultant at Ntask. He work with teams to streamline workflows and enhance team collaboration. He is also an avid reader and often write about productivity, project management and collaboration. Project management defines an altogether different experience for every professional. Different projects have different requirements when it comes to an approach or framework, the resources, budgeting and even documentation.
Teamweek
JUNE 17, 2018
You know it’s important to create a timeline for all of your team’s projects. But simply creating a project timeline isn’t enough. You need to avoid the following project timeline mistakes if you want to make sure your project stays within budget and gets completed by the deadline. According to a 2015 study from the Project Management Institute , about 25% of organizations blame project failure on scheduling or timeline mistakes.
Meisterplan
JUNE 22, 2018
Agile processes and fixed deadlines can easily conflict with each other. We have this same basic problem in our company. I wrote about that in the article “ Product Management and Agile – Agile Misunderstood “ In terms of product management for Meisterplan, our software development is completely agile. There are other projects that are partly implemented using an agile approach and partly using a more traditional approach.
ActiveCollab
JUNE 21, 2018
Every brand needs a good story, and every good story needs a hero. One who the target audience can relate with, who is always ready for action and able to jump in and save the day. But I’m guessing you already know that. What you might not be aware of is that, once upon a time, ActiveCollab embarked on an epic quest to tell stories that would captivate the audiences.
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.
TimeCamp
JUNE 19, 2018
Why Should You Use Time Tracking for IT? Time tracking software is being widely used.
Teamweek
JUNE 19, 2018
Before you start downloading all the time management apps in the app store, you need a strategy. Trying a gazillion time management apps won’t make you more productive, but finding the perfect app could. First, consider your work style and your goals. Do you want to prioritize better or eliminate distractions? Are you a multi-tasker or do you work better when you focus on one thing at a time?
Leading Agile
JUNE 21, 2018
In this episode of SoundNotes, Mike Cottmeyer and Dave Prior discuss how organizational Transformation continues to evolve. The conversation offers a brief preview of some of the things Mike will be covering at his Agile 2018 session: “Agile Transformation Explained” [link]. During the interview, Mike and Dave discuss how the skill sets needed to lead and shepherd those Transformations have grown to include much more than what we would have expected from an Agile coach several years ago.
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