Teamweek
JUNE 10, 2018
It’s really no secret, a lot of people despise project management. Why, you might ask? It’s really impossible to narrow it down as everyone ticks just a little bit differently. Heck, it may even be hard for an individual to explain why they don’t like it. Everyone has bad days, but for some reason, you just can’t shake this hatred for project management.
Leading Agile
JUNE 11, 2018
Often when working with clients I am asked about smaller batch sizes…mostly in the context of “How is that even possible? Look at what’s on our plate already.”. Admittedly that’s a tall order. Everyone is working as hard as they can; unfortunately, nothing is fundamentally moving through the system. Typically the result at end of the quarter is that most, if not all, the myriad of commitments end up delayed significantly or outright missed.
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Herding Cats
JUNE 9, 2018
There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. In Kahnemann's Thinking Fast and Slow there are three biases. †. Cognitive bias - a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information.
Green Project Management
JUNE 14, 2018
Does big business care about sustainability and social responsibility? I often ask attendees to my courses and presentations this question. In general, the response is a strong negative: “NO big business couldn’t care less about sustainability or social responsibility!” GPM’s experience though is the exact opposite: YES big business aggressively cares about sustainability and social responsibility!
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As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.
Brightwork
JUNE 13, 2018
Project teams deal with the possibility of failure every day. There are numerous reasons why projects fail, many of which can be avoided with a project health check. A project health check enables the team to take a step back from the daily execution of tasks to evaluate the actual status of the project in an objective way. Benefits of conducting a project health check include: Identifying issues before they occur, which can save significant time and money Overcoming current challenges and risks
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Proofhub
JUNE 10, 2018
If you’ve spent enough time as a project manager, you must have dealt with a project roadblock. You will also know that not all roadblocks are created equally. External roadblocks typically can’t be predicted. An example of this would be legislation that increases tariffs on an imported resource, or a natural disaster that brings production to a standstill.
Growing Agile
JUNE 10, 2018
I’m a tester in a small delivery squad at Trade Me. Karen joined our team four months ago as a Product Delivery Manager and in this role she’s the person I report to. She was confused about Trade Me’s lack of dedicated scrum masters. Together we started an experiment to change things. This is the first in a series of blogs documenting one person’s deep dive into an agile experiment.
Inloox
JUNE 11, 2018
The 6-hour workday model Imagine it was Monday morning. There is an 8 to 9 hour workday ahead of you. How motivated are you? Are you about to work effectively for 8 hours straight now? Of course not. Nobody can be productive for such a long period of time. The average day at the office usually looks like this: Most employees start by helping themselves to a cup of coffee and chatting with their colleagues.
Project Risk Coach
JUNE 11, 2018
Have you ever had an executive ask how long a project will take before the project started? Yeah, I've been there too. When asked, PAUSE. Be careful about how you respond. Why? Because your credibility is at hand. Let's talk about the challenges of schedule estimates and three estimating techniques that can help us do a better job with our estimates.
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?
Project Bliss
JUNE 14, 2018
If you’re managing multiple projects at once, it can be easy to give all your attention to the most difficult projects. It’s easy to stay focused on the riskiest, or the one with the loudest customer, or the most complex. There are times when you may need to manage multiple projects at once. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to devote all their attention to just one project.
Kiron Bondale
JUNE 9, 2018
If you are sensing a theme here, you probably are. After writing about the importance of courage for project managers and team members last week, I thought I’d cover another important characteristic, especially for those working on projects which follow an agile delivery approach: discipline. Merriam-Webster offers a number of definitions for discipline including a few which I’m not overly fond of such as “ Control gained by enforcing obedience or order ” and “ Puni
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 14, 2018
A living, breathing LiquidPlanner workspace is a gold mine of data about your team. Looking towards the future we can see how the work we have is falling into the schedule and the impact it is having on the availability of our resources. Looking towards the past we see when the work was done and how much effort it required. Reporting in Analytics specifically allows you to focus on a specified date range to see how hours are scheduled, or how they have been logged.
Workamajig
JUNE 14, 2018
The project life cycle describes the stages a project goes through as it progresses from start to finish. A well-defined life cycle brings order and structure to the project. This article will demystify the project management life cycle and help you run better projects. Few things in project management are more hotly debated than this: The project life cycle.
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.
Digite
JUNE 13, 2018
We’re honored to republish this blog post ‘Beginner’s Guide to Kanban for Agile Marketing’ by Andrea Fryrear which was originally published in the Agile Sherpas blog! In this article, Andrea explains the Kanban method in detail starting from its origin to its principles and its application. She also shows you how to design your first Kanban Board, with examples.
Planview
JUNE 15, 2018
Known throughout the world for its greeting cards, retail stores, gifts, and television series, Hallmark Cards believes that when you care enough, you can change the world. Their products and services are dedicated to creating a more emotionally connected world and making a difference in the lives of others. Translating caring and creativity into action is not lost on the Hallmark PMO, who is responsible for maximizing the company’s investments while reducing its risk.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 12, 2018
“Dear Elizabeth: I use very simple tools to manage my projects. My projects are small scale, and I generally just verbally update my client or send a weekly progress note. I have a work plan, which is a list of activity areas with sub-tasks down one column and dates across the top. This is what I use to record the actions required to deliver the project.
Online PM Courses
JUNE 10, 2018
If you want to get things done – from the simplest task to the most complex project – you need a clear project brief. So much so that this is one of my ten tools that will help you get better Project Management results. It also documents step 1 of our 8-Step Template for our Project Management essentials. What does that really involve? If you want to get things done – from the simplest task to the most complex project – you need a clear project brief.
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Leading Answers
JUNE 14, 2018
Transformations are flavor of the month. It is no longer enough to launch “initiatives,” “programs” or “projects” to undertake work. Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations. They sound more revolutionary, more dramatic and further reaching. Our.
Growing Agile
JUNE 10, 2018
I’m a tester in a small delivery squad at Trade Me. Karen joined our team four months ago as a Product Delivery Manager and in this role she’s the person I report to. She was confused about Trade Me’s lack of dedicated scrum masters. Together we started an experiment to change things. This is the first in a series of blogs documenting one person’s deep dive into an agile experiment.
Ganttic
JUNE 13, 2018
Father’s Day is a day to celebrate fathers, grandfathers, and fatherhood in general. It’s most commonly celebrated in March, April or June. If you are from the US or maybe the UK or France, it falls on June 17. In Estonia, where Ganttic is based, Father’s Day or ‘Isadepäev’ is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. Whatever the date, we can all agree it’s a Day worth using the capital D for.
Online PM Courses
JUNE 13, 2018
Projects – especially IT projects – need to release new software into a live environment. So, what is Release Management? 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 Release Management? You may also like… What is Change Control? What is Benefits Management?
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Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.
Leading Answers
JUNE 14, 2018
Transformations are flavor of the month. It is no longer enough to launch “initiatives,” “programs” or “projects” to undertake work. Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations. They sound more revolutionary, more dramatic and further reaching. Our organizations will emerge reborn, uniquely positioned to compete in a new world of opportunities and growth.
Leading Agile
JUNE 14, 2018
This episode of SoundNotes focuses on Definition of Ready. A few weeks ago, Dave Nicolette created a post in Field Notes that was the result of a current debate in the Agile community about whether having a Definition of Ready helps, or harms our ability to deliver value for the customer. The episode begins with Dave Nicolette explaining Definition of Ready—within the context of the LeadingAgile model.
Teamweek
JUNE 14, 2018
Planning a successful event is tough. There are so many moving pieces to keep track of. Staying organized is key. This round-up of event management software will help you evaluate the options and pick the best software for your team. We’ve found event management software that will fit every need and budget. Whether you’re a third party event planner working for multiple clients or the in-house event planner for a large corporation, we’ve got you covered.
Herding Cats
JUNE 12, 2018
This presentation is showing up again. When it first appeared, I thought, the author needs to do his homework. Now that's it's coming back, time to deconstruct the Principles one at a time. . Principle #1 - Trust Your Process, or Change Your Process. This is simply good process development and management. Can't go wrong here, except for a critical issue.
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.
Wrike
JUNE 12, 2018
The only thing constant in life is change, as the ancient saying goes. So why is change such a struggle for growing companies? Implementing and adopting a new tool—whether it’s Wrike or any other platform—strikes fear in the hearts of teams everywhere. How long will it take to learn? What if it doesn’t work? Is it really necessary? That’s why establishing an organizational change management strategy is critical to reaping the full benefits of a new solution.
ActiveCollab
JUNE 12, 2018
You probably noticed a nifty new feature in our latest software update. This is a story about seven brave emoji, how they found their way into ActiveCollab and became ActiveCollab Reactions. Since their creation in 1999 by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita, emojis have been an integral part of our everyday communication. Just like their more primitive ancestors - the emoticons - emojis represent a natural, almost universal means of communicating, that transcend language barriers by tapping into o
Teamweek
JUNE 10, 2018
Research shows that people tend to absorb information better if they have visuals. Even if you don’t see yourself as a “visual” learner it’s still helpful to have visual reminders. When you create a timeline , you’re responsible for making sure everyone knows what’s going on. What better way to do that with a visual timeline? With that in mind, here are the 5 reasons you need to create a timeline visualization for your next big project.
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