Appfluence
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Agile Planning offers you one of the best ways to collaborate with your team and bring in front the best project results. While the planning project might seem tedious and challenging, it will help bring in comprehensive, powerful solutions to suit your needs. Here are some of the top tips you can use right away. Set the right goals and prioritize the most important ones.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 14, 2020
It’s a cliché to say that nothing is constant except for change, but the adage certainly applies to anyone who has ever managed a project. Sometimes stakeholders want something different from what they had requested during initiation. Teams get sick. Weather gets in the way. Supply chains break. The possibilities are as dire as they are endless. But not all change is equal in a project.
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Musings on Project Management
OCTOBER 10, 2020
I would hardly think today of making my first flight on a strange machine in a 27-mile wind. I look with amazement upon our audacity in attempting flights with a new and untried machine under such circumstances. Yet faith in our calculations and the design of the first machine, based upon our tables of air pressures, secured by months of careful laboratory work, and confidence in our system.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Do you need a timeline maker for project communications or to create executive briefings? In this review of Office Timeline Pro, I’ll share the pros and cons of the PowerPoint plugin. Summary. Product: Office Timeline. Pricing: A one-year licence for the Pro version costs $99. The Plus version is only $59. Hosting model: The ‘main’ version is a Windows plugin, but there is a cloud version which lets you run Office Timeline for Mac systems in the browser.
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Kiron Bondale
OCTOBER 11, 2020
I usually advise my students to encourage their team members to not provide padded work estimates, but rather to make schedule contingencies visible and tie these contingencies to milestones rather than to individual activities. This is intended to counter the potential confluence of Parkinson’s Law (work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion), Student Syndrome (let’s wait till the very last possible moment to start an undesired activity) and Murphy’s Law
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Project Risk Coach
OCTOBER 12, 2020
I've been managing projects and programs for more than 20 years. I've seen a little bit of everything. I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. It's rarely just one thing; it's usually a combination of things.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? You’re in the right place! In this article we’ll cover what you need to know about the different categories of PDUs and how many you need to get, plus some simple and free ways to earn PDUs in 2020. There are also some further suggestions that take a bit more effort but are equally worthwhile in case you’ve got more time and energy to spare for your professional development.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 12, 2020
I got the idea of writing this blog while hosting a webinar on the same topics when multiple people told us to document our discussion. Originally I posted this blog on Agilemania , and you can check our upcoming webinars there. These dos and don'ts are my experiences, so I would like to hear yours too. Feel free to connect to me on LinkedIn for further discussion.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Whether you need to define communication objectives, or identify stakeholders and channels, you can use this communication plan template to schedule project communications and establish a feedback loop that keeps everyone up to date. By formulating your communication plan in advance of the project, you make sure that information will be disseminated clearly and correctly to whoever needs it.
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?
The Digital Project Manager
OCTOBER 15, 2020
The post 10 Best LMS (Learning Management Systems) Comparison appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
nTask
OCTOBER 14, 2020
If you have been a part of the project management paradigm for a while now, you have probably experienced the triple constraint factor by now. It’s a combination of different variations that allude to project timeline , and completion eventually. The Triple constraint or accurately speaking: project management triple constraints are all the names for the three most important elements in a project development process.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 12, 2020
TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 13, 2020
All good things come to an end. Projects are no exception. It’s necessary to define completion criteria, so that when your project ends, you can close and transfer the right documentation to the right people. The end of a project is but one of your project’s phases. Get Your Free Project Closure Template: Why You Need a Project Closure Template.
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.
Planio
OCTOBER 15, 2020
The great remote work debate is over: Working remotely is here to stay. After years of dipping our toes in the water, the global coronavirus pandemic has abruptly forced teams to dive straight into working remotely. And you know what? It’s not so bad. Despite the fears of what working from home would do to our productivity, focus, and even culture, most teams are thriving in the new normal.
nTask
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The project management paradigm is a complex paradox. Every project that graduates from the project development process is unique with many different qualities and problems attached to it, but one thing that all of them have is a Project Design. Project Design is such an important element of a project that without it there is no structure for the project development process to stand on and make the project a success in the future.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Scrum is not a one-size-fits-all solution, a silver bullet, or a complete methodology. Instead, Scrum provides the minimal boundaries within which teams can self-organize to solve complex problems with an empirical approach. This simplicity is its greatest strength, but also the source of many misinterpretations and myths. The Scrum Mythbusters exercise helps you address the common myths and misunderstandings about Scrum and helps teams discover how Scrum is intended as a simple, yet sufficient
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Help your team keep track of their time with this Excel timesheet template. Includes calculations for cost per hour, vacation and overtime. Timesheets can be used for a variety of different project needs, so don’t hesitate and get started downloading your free timesheet template today! Get Your Free Timesheet Template for Excel: Why You Need a Timesheet Template.
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Proofhub
OCTOBER 13, 2020
There’s no doubt about it: Remote working is not only here to stay, but getting bigger. According to Forbes , more than 1.54 million people in the UK worked from home in the UK (compared to just 884,000 in 2009). Similarly, according to Sonovate, the UK has seen a 43% growth in freelancing since 2008. WIth the COVID-19 accelerating this monumental shift in the workforce, more and more businesses are looking to build remote working teams to cut costs and cast their hiring net further afield.
Binfire
OCTOBER 12, 2020
As the title of this post suggests, this article is all about project management questions and answers to those questions. If you ever were afraid to ask project management questions, now is your turn. This post is especially useful for new project managers. I encourage you to send me your project management questions by leaving comments here. .
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 11, 2020
In meinen Professional Scrum Master Trainings beantwortet ein Großteil der Teilnehmer diese Frage mit: “Hoffentlich so früh wie möglich, denn als Scrum Master ist es unsere Aufgabe uns selbst überflüssig zu machen.” Haben Sie damit Recht? 10 Anzeichen, wann du als Scrum Master überflüssig bist. Wenn du deine Arbeit als Scrum Master ausschließlich darin siehst, die Scrum Meetings zu moderieren , den Sprint Backlog in Jira zu verwalten und darauf zu achten, dass jeder Entwickler genug Arbeit hat,
LiquidPlanner
OCTOBER 13, 2020
As a profession, project management is in a constant state of evolution, with advances in technology, approaches, and techniques putting project managers under enormous pressure to stay abreast of new developments as they emerge. So, what does the future of project management look like? Certainly, COVID-19 has made it difficult to predict what lies in store for the profession over the coming months, never mind the next few years.
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Henny Portman
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Just published the New bird’s eye view on the agile forest (PMWJ) and I can already make an adjustment (will it ever stop?). Designed for all levels of business (enterprise, team of teams and teams), Remote Agility Framework (remote:af) is an evolution to your ways of working to overcome the modern challenge of distributed teams. Enterprise: Make strategy accessible to enable autonomous decision making with directional alignment.
Teamweek
OCTOBER 12, 2020
As it’s nearing its end, we can say that 2020 has been a crazy year. Regardless of what industry you’re in, you have probably been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in some way. If you’re lucky enough to be planning for some hires in 2021, there are some things to keep in mind. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Here are 7 recruitment best practices for 2021. 1.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 14, 2020
With the Covid 19 pandemic in, I really struggled big time to create the boundary between my work life and personal life. Day by day, that boundary was getting thin. There were lofty overlaps and I sucked to create the balance. How do I transition? When do I switch off ( my mind, not just the laptop and phone) and discharge my personal and family duties mindfully?
Planio
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Managing remote teams can feel a lot like playing chess. with a blindfold on. You can use all your experience and instincts to make the right moves and still have no idea if it made any impact (or even what your team is up to!). Awareness and human connection are the manager’s best tools. But they’re also the first things to get murky when your team goes remote.
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.
Henny Portman
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Happy to see my A new bird’s eye view on the agile forest article in the October edition of the Project Management World Journal (PMWJ). It’s less than a year ago when the first edition of this article won an award. At that moment it contained 50 agile ways of working. In this new version I added 30 new ones which brings it to a total of 80 agile ways of working (including links to websites with more detailed information).
Teamweek
OCTOBER 15, 2020
A product roadmap helps organize and communicate a product’s vision to all stakeholders. In this article, you’ll learn how to build a product roadmap from scratch. Plus you’ll also learn about: What is a product roadmap & why is it important The types of product roadmaps The 4 steps for making a product roadmap Product roadmap examples Best practices for creating a product roadmap Product roadmap templates And, Web-based product roadmap tools.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Product Owner is Accountable for Maximizing Value of The Product. Product Start with an Idea. Image Credit : Nivedita Gulia . As per Scrum Guide, version November 2017: “ The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team ”. Product owner is mini CEO for Product and own the product; Product Owner preferred stances are The Visionary, The Collaborator, The Customer Representative, The Decision Maker, The Experimenter and The Influe
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