Planio
JULY 18, 2018
At the core of project management is a simple idea: Know what you want to build, the steps you need to take to get there, and how long each one will take to complete. Sounds easy enough right? But as any seasoned project manager will tell you, it rarely stays that way. All of a sudden deadlines change, scope creeps up, resources change, or your team gets split to work on different projects.
PM Basics
JULY 17, 2018
Project Stakeholder Management is the hardest part of project management. Why? Stakeholders are human beings. Let’s face it: They can be jerks, they can be demanding, some will wait until the last moment to add up problems. Part of them will be supportive, most will be indifferent. Just a few stakeholders will be destructive. Nevertheless, you need them all to finish a project successfully.
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The Lazy Project Manager
JULY 20, 2018
Right Information, Right Time, Right Person and in the Right Way. You have a project, you need Executive support for that project and the Executives want to know what is happening to the investment in change that they have approved through that project, but they are busy. You are busy as well, of course, but they are really busy. The challenge is to communicate the right way but so many project managers communicate the wrong way, or try to and spectacularly fail in their efforts.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 16, 2018
The projects that you read about in the media are often high profile, with budgets in the multimillions or even billions. They all seem to be led by highly experienced project managers who have the confidence and skills to deal with the complex sociopolitical environments of their projects, international and virtual teams and other factors that make their work particularly challenging.
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?
ProjectManager.com
JULY 18, 2018
No matter how much planning you might do, once you start a project you’re running blind. Well, at least it feels that way. You have the project all mapped out on paper, but how can you tell if what you planned is actually happening? You’ll likely find out in the execution phase, when the planning is no longer theoretical. And as the project unfolds in the real world, one of the more difficult things to do, while you’re being pulled in a hundred different directions, is to keep an eye on t
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Kiron Bondale
JULY 15, 2018
Through education or experience most of us learn early in our project management careers about the dangers of using percentage complete for any activity where the work completed cannot be reliably measured. This is unfortunately the case for most knowledge-based work. While a contractor can examine a wall being built and verify what percent of the work is complete based on how much of the wall has been finished, a development lead looking at the source code for a given function will be unable to
Scrum.org
JULY 16, 2018
Throughout my career I have helped many leaders adapt their style to one that better supports teams reach a high-performing state. Across a wide range of different industries the patterns of high-performing teams, and how leaders help shape them, have some striking consistencies. I can clearly recall one of the highest performing teams I ever worked in.
ProjectManager.com
JULY 16, 2018
Women are reaching the highest rungs of the corporate ladder. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, offers advice for women seeking to take the next step and become entrepreneurs. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – Tips for Women Entrepreneurs. The headlines are full of women rising to the top of their chosen industries, Jennifer said, but there is less talk about women entrepreneurs.
Online PM Courses
JULY 15, 2018
There’s one Project technique that has the capacity to transform your skillset and raise your Project Management to the next level: the Lessons Learned review. So, in this article, we will take a look at everything you need to know about how to make your next lessons learned meeting a great success. This will be a big guide, so let’s buckle up and dive in… What is a Lessons Learned (LL) Meeting?
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.
Inloox
JULY 16, 2018
About Capterra Capterra is the leading online resource for business software buyers. Founded in 1999, Capterra features validated user reviews and independent research across hundreds of software categories. From Accounting to Yoga Studio management, Capterra covers it all. Each month, Capterra helps more than three million buyers find the right software.
Scrum.org
JULY 16, 2018
When delivering a Professional Scrum Master training or helping clients creating awesome products with Scrum, some people ask me how to adapt (downgrade) Scrum to make it work in their organizations. My answer is always the same: Scrum will change your organization! Let me explain why it cannot be the contrary. 1 –Hierarchies have been proven to be useful for repetitive work.
ProjectManager.com
JULY 19, 2018
For many of us, reading project reports can be a tedious part of the project management process. Far too often reports lack clear formatting and are generally unclear. Common complications occur when reports aren’t targeted on the project’s planned outcomes, and they fail to consider what the project manager, executive or stakeholder needs to gain from reading the report.
Leading Agile
JULY 18, 2018
For businesses to succeed in today’s market, they must be able to rapidly and reliably deliver product increments to customers. More importantly, they need to be nimble and able to respond to feedback from these customers. This means a move away from the predominate way of organizing, managing, and funding work. For small companies, Agile Transformation can be straightforward—since getting alignment can be accomplished by getting everyone in a room and creating shared understanding.
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LiquidPlanner
JULY 17, 2018
“Dear Elizabeth: I recently started a position as a project administrator. I am responsible for updating our systems, entering data, and submitting reports into a tool. I have met with my manager several times to see if I am missing something because once I’ve updated the metrics, there’s nothing else really to do. I don’t want it to look like I’m not working, but I’m at a loss of what I could be doing.
Scrum.org
JULY 15, 2018
This is the third in a series of posts exploring Scrum Mastery. In our first post, we introduced the 4 dimensions of Scrum Mastery. In the second post, we explored how to grow a strong team identity. Now we will explore the team process dimension. How do you work as a team to maximize the benefits of Scrum and agility? Recall that the Scrum Team defines their own process within the boundaries of the Scrum framework.
ProjectManager.com
JULY 17, 2018
Getting organized at the office feels like a waste of valuable time to some. Why set the stage when you can just start acting? But the truth is, if the stage isn’t set properly with effective office organization techniques and project management tools , you’ll waste even more time navigating the clutter in your work space and your chaotic workflow. Hence, it makes sense to get organized.
The Digital Project Manager
JULY 16, 2018
If you’re wondering how to spend your digital project management training budget this year, look. The post 2018 Digital PM Summit 4th – 6th September, Memphis appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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.
Taskque
JULY 17, 2018
Sales professionals and project managers are professionally worlds apart. However, who could’ve thought that people in sales have the potential to actually turn into a really successful project manager? Well, for starters, I experienced it. Carmichael Jordan, a Caucasian male, living in the suburbs of Arlington, TX has consistently been performing his day to day activities by serving his role as a lead inside sales representative at Jacobs, a construction, repair & maintenance company.
Inloox
JULY 17, 2018
We know: Your daily work routine is already complex enough. That is why we have integrated and adapted InLoox 10 even more strongly into your existing systems. With the convenient login for O?ce 365 users, the fast booking of Outlook elements and the simple connection to SharePoint, SharePoint Online and 2016 or OneDrive, you are connected to all applications that you need for efficient project work. 1.
Growing Agile
JULY 18, 2018
Here I was, full time scrum mastering! There was time to plan mindful retrospectives targeted on what the team needed, it was total bliss. I’d been learning so much and this was an obvious way to put my learnings into practice and experiment with some new things. . Here’s a couple of case studies of retrospectives I facilitated and why I targeted them the way I did. —– How to say no: I was reading and learning about team impediments.
Leading Answers
JULY 20, 2018
Predictions like “AI will take our jobs” sound scary. However, long before our jobs as project managers are taken, AI will help us. In fact, it already is, and we don’t think about it much. While writing this article, AI in Microsoft Word and the add-in Grammarly helped protect you, from the bulk of my spelling and grammar mistakes. This is how AI will help us first, by doing small things we are error-prone with, before tackling larger tasks.
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.
Scoro
JULY 18, 2018
Time is one of the most valuable resources for any business. There are equally 1440 minutes per person at our disposal every day and no cutting corners on this hard cold fact. However, how we use it, makes us either highly successful or utterly stressed-out. For service-based businesses, time is THE most valuable resource. If you bill for your time, the profit of your company is directly tied to how productively your team uses their time.
Teamweek
JULY 16, 2018
Your new business has launched and for the most part things are running smoothly. Your website is functioning properly and your new employees have been hired and trained. Things are going okay, but there is always room for improvement. As you go through your days, you find there are still some things you haven’t found solutions for quite yet. While there isn’t an all-inclusive list to tell you every single step you need to take in preparation for running a startup, the list below is a great star
Growing Agile
JULY 18, 2018
Here I was, full time scrum mastering! There was time to plan mindful retrospectives targeted on what the team needed, it was total bliss. I’d been learning so much and this was an obvious way to put my learnings into practice and experiment with some new things. . Here’s a couple of case studies of retrospectives I facilitated and why I targeted them the way I did. —– How to say no: I was reading and learning about team impediments.
LiquidPlanner
JULY 19, 2018
Digital transformation is gathering momentum across all industry sectors, driven by a new wave of disruptive technologies forcing businesses to adapt to new ways of working. And as organizations strive to harness the business benefits of digital disruption, the value of robust and more strategic project management practices continues to soar. The impact of this digital disruption on organizations and their project management practices is the subject of a new global study by the Project Managemen
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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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