ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
When managing a project there is always the triple constraint hanging over the project manager’s head like the Sword of Damocles. There’s more than just scope, schedule and cost that can go afoul in a project, but if they do, it’s a major concern. While all those constraints are important, let’s just focus on one for now: cost. Avoiding budget overrun is key to closing a successful project.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
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Kiron Bondale
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Epicflow Blog
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
As you multiply the success of your business and it gets bigger, you face the challenge of managing more than 1 project at a time. The more projects you have, the more complicated the process is. The ability to control all the projects in the company is called multi-project management. . Multi-Project Management Core. The essence of multi-project management is a multi-tasking environment.
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Proofhub
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Tips for Managers to Rescue a Failing Team All about the difference made by a great leader. You will hardly come across a great team that has a weak leader. Great leaders build the foundation of great teams. It takes a lot of thought and effort for making a team successful. But, taking over a failing team is a whole new struggle. If you are going through that phase in your career when you have been asked to rescue a failing team, this post is for you.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
How do you manage a project when it feels like walking through fog? When you don’t know what you don’t know, and the environment is shifting so much that it’s virtually impossible to keep track of all the moving parts? You focus on what you can control. You look at the one or two small things you can do to influence the issues you’ve got now.
Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
How often have you elicited items such as problems, solutions, or implementation ideas from meeting participants? This sounds simple, but often, participants disagree. The meeting can turn into quicksand. Let's look at the Nominal Group Technique (NGT), a powerful technique for reaching consensus. Imagine that you are planning to facilitate a session to identify the strengths of your organization.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
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ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Project managers love a good plan. It takes what might be an overwhelming project and structures it in such a way it can now be methodically executed. Everything is within control. It might sound boring, but stakeholders are not buying a ticket for an amusement park thrill-ride, they just want the job done right. With that mandate, project management includes methodologies designed to forge order from chaos.
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
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Bridge24 provides advanced reporting and exporting capabilities for Asana, Trello, Basecamp and AceProject. This is a review of the product using my desktop and Firefox browser, in August 2019, with the Asana connector. Bridge24: Overview. Name: Bridge24. Vendor: Websystems, Inc. Hosting options: Online only + you need an Asana, Trello, Basecamp or AceProject account.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
I have my own biases, having seen co-located teams work very well and having struggled with “dislocated” teams, I often recommend my clients to reconsider “dislocated” teams. And by “dislocation” I am not saying you cannot have teams ten time zones away. What I mean by a “dislocated” team is when three team members are in one time zone, but in different locations and other team members are in different locations and time zones.
Project Bliss
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Even if you don’t yet know the term bikeshedding, you’ve likely experienced it. Have you ever found yourself in a meeting discussing something relatively unimportant, yet the time and energy everyone poured into the topic seemed to go on and on? It seemed that everyone had an opinion and needed to have a say. And for this reason the discussion continued far past the time it should have taken.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Two of the keys to success in the modern workplace are organization and communication. Therefore, it makes sense why successful companies rely on project management software to keep them on track. Building a business foundation on project management software can be a very effective tactic; thus, making the right choice is extremely important. In order to help you sift through all of the best pm software platforms online, we’ve spent months doing research, testing different software, and putting
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.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
If you’ve spent any time in digital project management, you’ve likely heard of Scrum methodology. The post What Is Scrum Methodology? Complete Guide To All Things Scrum appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
At a recent training class one of the delegates spoke about their present company, about how it was the most “Agile” place he had ever worked. The teams at his company had well established cadences for their Scrum events; well-oiled Daily Scrums that are done within 15 minutes and result in transparency of what the team will do for the next 24-hours.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Businesses and organizations work against time nowadays. The faster they get, the successful they become. This statement makes us understand that, in organizational culture, no one is going to spend huge amounts of time on you so that you can succeed in the concrete jungle. This concept is just as important today as it was more than 30 years ago when the organizational culture started booming because of that lead to the advent of an amazing self-help book known as the ‘ One Minute Manager
LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Dear Elizabeth: I’m trying to implement time tracking with my team. The most difficult aspect is changing people’s perception and getting buy in to do the timesheets. In the past, managing and reporting time was never required, but our company has moved on in project management maturity and in the work we do. Now we need to know where time is being spent.
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TrustRadius Project Management
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
94% of professionals regularly hear (and probably use) annoying business jargon in their workday. It’s a plague upon businesses everywhere! According to a September 2019 survey run by TrustRadius, nearly 4 out of 10 people hear business jargon, cliches, and buzzwords often in a typical work day. On top of that more than 2 out of 10 said they hear buzzwords way too much.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
On March 13, 1946, 28-year-old Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in Queens, NYC, across from the apartment building where she lived. Later that year The New York Times published an article claiming there were 38 witnesses to the murder (primarily residents of the nearby apartment building) yet no one provided help or called for it. Although the NYT later admitted that the story “exaggerated the number of witnesses and what they had perceived,” the impact was still significant, as Kitty Genoves
nTask
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Owning a business is pretty cool but only when you make it profitable. Some people might disagree with this statement but if you own a business, then you would actually know that without a proper customer base the business makes no sense. So, it goes without saying that if you are devoid of clients driving your sales, you won’t have much of a company and even if you do have customers without capable sales tools helping you along the way it’s going to be difficult. .
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Let’s assume you could flip the mindset of your organization overnight. What would you do next to ensure that you could predictably deliver product into the market, faster? If you don’t have an answer, perhaps it’s time to consider that culture isn’t the problem. Video Transcript. We all show up and we go, we want to change culture, right?
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MPUG
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
I’m sure you know that a good schedule is critical for the project success. However, did you know that network diagrams are extremely important for creating a good project schedule? In my experience, many senior project managers and project planners shun network diagrams. They just don’t see any value in creating or analyzing them. In fact, I have noticed that some experienced project managers don’t even know what a network diagram is.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Scrum se basa en un proceso empírico. El empirismo se basa en tomar decisiones basados en la información concreta obtenida de la observación que muestra el progreso del desarrollo de producto, el empirismo se basa en la experimentación para validar las hipótesis. Lo contrario al empirismo es usar información ambigua, suposiciones y hechos no concretos.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Had I not made the mistake of accidentally deleting my Word doc file, this post would have gone live a week earlier. And gosh… I really put in some extra hours into it. Sadly, our team leader told us that we’re going to have to start again on the write-up because there’s no way to recover a deleted file that has also been emptied from the recycle bin.
TimeCamp
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
While thanks to modern technologies advertising have changed significantly, some principles remain the same. Knowing.
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.
MPUG
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Hand completing a multiple choice exam. Are you by any chance thinking about becoming a Certified Associate in Project Management? Well then you are in for a treat because the Project Management Institute (PMI)® the PMI is currently in the process of making a number of exciting changes to this exam. I’d like to invite you to review them with me by listening in on Episode 433 of The PM Podcast.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Just two months ago I was asked by a lady after a community meetup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: "How can I become a more awesome Scrum Master?" I was surprised to receive such question since I never had anyone asked me that question. Since I never receive such question, I didn't think about my answer thoughtfully and can only gave her the obvious ones like: read more books, attend community meetups, or go to trainings.
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Feedback is tricky. We all want it, we all need it, but sometimes getting it can be kinda tough. Giving feedback is challenging as well because it can be hard to tell when were are offering it from a place that is truly centered on helping the recipient grow, rather than just helping them be what we want them to be. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Staff Consultant, Sarah Smith, joins Dave Prior to dig into the idea of “Feedback Is A Gift.” During the podcast, they unpack
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