The Digital Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

What is a work breakdown structure? A Work Breakdown Structure , or WBS as it is commonly known, is the backbone of the scope of a project and is used to assist in the planning phase of the project, being an important input towards scope definition which in turn will lead into the development of the project schedule. Download all WBS Templates Work Breakdown Structure Example The WBS is an exercise of decomposition, where the project is broken down from key deliverables into smaller, manageable

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Agile project management can be a great help in a wide variety of projects, but if it is not fully understood, there will be problems. In Agile, there are unique terms and ways of working that can be bewildering for those new to the methodology. Unfortunately, if the whole team is not familiar with the Agile framework and its terms, things can become inefficient.

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The Lazy Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Are you working as a project manager? You may want to improve your prospect. There are many certification courses for project manager you should do. We here bring the great options in project management certification. Here you can know the various options available in certification and how to continue in your post. You as a project manager can increase your skill and prospects of job sharp with certifications.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In this video I share my top picks for books on Agile, especially for those of you new to Agile or considering moving your organisation to Agile ways of working. These are my current favourite books on agile for project managers. Under the video you’ll see details of each of the books mentioned. Don’t Spook the Herd by Dan Milller. A practitioner guide to Agile.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

People process information differently, and there are many types of intelligences. According to developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, there are nine types of intelligences , which explain how individuals learn. One type of intelligence that Gardner coined is spatial, which means picture smart. While most people have a melting pot of different types to help them learn, the use of visuals tends to benefit most people.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In project management, terms such as project manager and project engineer are often used synonymously and people get confused. This is why we want to introduce the project engineer in more detail in this second part of the ‘Professions in project management’ series. Tasks of a project engineer Project engineers organize and monitor the execution of technical projects and take over project management during the implementation phase.

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Project Bliss

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

If you have a project that involves any type of process improvement, a SIPOC Model is a great tool to get your team started. And you don’t need to have six sigma training to use this simple tool. It’s a great tool to facilitate discussion and common understanding when dealing with processes that can be complex – and gets you off to a great start.

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Musings on Project Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Can there be scope creep in Agile? Doesn't agile define it away in a stroke: "Scope is whatever is prioritized in the backlog that fits within the budget (OPM, other people's money) and the time. The backlog changes all the time, but that's not creep, it's just backlog management." What I just wrote is a "best value" definition of scope. But, sometimes it doesn't sell.

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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?

Innovation

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Leadership is not an academic pursuit. Leaders aren’t working in the abstract, but rather in the here and now. They are thrown into situations and must act. Their success is not based on clever interpretations of famous quotes or methodologies, but on unifying a group to achieve a common goal. That doesn’t mean that book smarts are a waste of time. By all means, read about what makes a great leader, but temper that cerebral exercise with something you can really sink your teeth into.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

“As a leader, you must consistently drive effective communication. Meetings must be deliberate and intentional—your organizational rhythm should value purpose over habit and effectiveness over efficiency.”- Chris Fussell. —. Meetings. They are the bane of every project managers existence, consuming wide swaths of the calendar without any appreciation for real work to be accomplished.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

During a presentation at a local agile meetup this past week I asked the audience to think about what sorts of projects, products or organizations wouldn’t be a good fit for the use of agile or adaptive approaches and one of the attendees felt that regulatory projects weren’t suitable. Non-discretionary compliance projects present many challenges, but does this make them help or hinder their delivery via agile approaches?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

We'd better start by saying "human" is not a "resource". Simply considering specialists in today's business life who require high concentration, motivation and creativity as a "resource" is just like seeing these persons as "battery like people" who are identical to each other and who can fully replace each other as in the Matrix movie. Namely, in a little exaggerated statement, we can't form a team by saying "give me 2 digital marketers, 1 digital salesperson, and 2 software developers from the

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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.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

A change management plan can be the difference between project success and failure. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how to create the right change management plan for your project. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – How to Make a Change Management Plan. Jennifer started by saying how important a change management plan is for a successful project.

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Project Bliss

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

If you have a project that involves any type of process improvement, a SIPOC Model is a great tool to get your team started. And you don’t need to have six sigma training to use this simple tool. It’s a great tool to facilitate discussion and common understanding when dealing with processes that can be complex – and gets you off to a great start.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Our ways of working in project management have continuously changed over time and keep on changing. We know exactly how we work today, but how will we work in the future? What will be important? How can we keep on delivering the best results? The key will basically be to be able not only to keep up with disruptive trends but to anticipate them and see them as an opportunity for innovation.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Years ago we lived in Ohio. In our front yard there was a circular bed with a small tree in the center, surrounded by thick shrubbery. The shrubs throve, but the tree looked as if it was barely alive. We called in a tree specialist and he told us the bad news: The tree was dying and we should have it removed. We couldn’t afford to do anything about the tree just then, but we thought the circular bed would look a lot better if the tree were surrounded by flowers rather than by plain bushes.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

I recently attend the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) course and I'd like to share my thoughts with you about it. . First, a confession. I am a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) and intend to deliver the PSM II course soon. I took the course as part of the process but viewed it with my Scrum Master head and not as a PST. . What is Professional Scrum Master II all about?

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Are you a Project Manager or a Project Leader? And how would you be able to tell the difference? This is an important question that can easily get bogged down in academic niceties and philosophic distinctions. But the fact is that we all kind of recognize the difference when we experience it. One way I like to think of the difference between Project Management and Project Leadership is that: Project Management gets things done.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Within the construction world, project managers are more commonly referred to as general contractors. From managing the construction of both residential and commercial buildings to paving roads and raising bridges, they are required to have a vast amount of knowledge in the industry. It is up to the construction project manager to supervise large personnel teams, while also maintaining a safe and productive work environment.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

When it comes to software development tools, bigger is better. Apparently. Feature Bloat. Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) keep growing. Some of them have so many features I don’t even know all the things they can do. The world in my window. High-end IDEs can display many different panels giving various views into system configuration settings, project directory tree, project configuration settings, various “consoles” and log files, and different kinds of source and d

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Appfluence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Are you looking for a list of the best Microsoft Office integrations for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint that will ensure that you leave whatever task you are completing feeling super productive? If you are aiming to supercharge your productivity on a platform you already know and love, you’ve come to the right place. Many Microsoft Office users do not take advantage of the fact that Office 365 has the potential to do so much more than create documents, spreadsheets, an

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Meisterplan

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A topic that seems to cause a certain amount of confusion among Meisterplan users is the difference between portfolios and scenarios. The purpose of this article is to explain these two areas of functionality so that you understand what each of them does and what they are best used for. In simple terms: A portfolio is a filtered subset of the data.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Operations management is defined as the area of management concerned with designing and controlling the production process and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and services. Operations managers have a wide variety of tasks they’re assigned to, and even that can vary depending on the company. However, there are a few things that every operations manager does on a regular basis.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Wrike officially supports eight languages (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and English, of course), plus it’s translated into other languages by our user community. We managed to build the entire localization process in less than a year, which would not have been possible without Wrike — both because it’s the perfect platform for collaborative workflow building and because of the amazing team behind it.

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Stepping Into Project Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Experienced Executive Agile Coach and Organization Design consultant - Dhaval Panchal is founder of Evolve Agility, a Texas based coaching and training consultancy. Dhaval is ScrumAlliance Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC), Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST), Certified Agile Leadership-Educator (CAL-E). Dhaval Panchal is actively involved in local Houston Agile community.

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Gunther Verheyen

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

While developing my book “ Scrum – A Pocket Guide ” (2013) I described how there is value in the Scrum Values. In 2016 the Scrum Values were added to the Scrum Guide. In 2018 some global Scrum enthusiasts translated my description into several languages. I am gratified for sharing that Mehdi Hoseini (Iran) created a Persian version of the Scrum Values.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

When you’re an experienced project manager, the notion of using checklists and other task trackers may seem like a step backward. If you’re in a leadership position that relies on knowledge and ability, should it be easy to keep track of all steps in your project timeline? If you can’t, does it speak volumes about your professional competency? Not at all.

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