nTask
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
In today’s age of ever-fluctuating market trends, risks are inevitable. Whether you’re running a start-up or are a part of a giant corporate culture, eventually you’ll be faced with risks that need your utmost dedication for timely mitigation. Whenever you’re beginning any new task, one of the most important questions that are highly likely to cross your mind is, ‘what could possibly go wrong?’.
nTask
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Being an Agile team is all about adopting the Agile frameworks to the core – both in project management and team collaboration. It is all about efficiency and effectiveness, which means adopting methods to optimize resources, make the most out of teamwork and, especially, mitigate or avoid loss of time and costs. But whether you adopt Scrum, Kanban, XP or any Agile framework, in the end, it all depends on the teams involved, the leaders managing the project and the customers at the receiving end
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Pawel Brodzinski
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
One of the concepts that has been widely popularized by Agile movement is self-organization of teams. It lands very nicely in any Agile context, no matter the discussed method or even a general approach one might have to Agile implementations. It is, after all, an idea that appeals to line employees and managers alike. Let’s give atomic teams power to decide how they would work within safe constraints.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Here’s the good news: an executive summary is short. It’s part of a larger document and, as the name implies, summarizes the longer report. Here’s the bad news: it’s a critical document that can be challenging to write. It’s more difficult to write than, say, a request for proposal (RFP), which is a straightforward description of your company’s history, product or service, schedule of implementation and support.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
. Tzvi Zucker, Marketing Manager at Proggio. I’m pleased to be working with Proggio to bring you this thought-provoking article from Tzvi Zucker, Marketing Manager. The nature of the modern business environment is constantly evolving. Project management has wrought much change. From plotting Gantt charts by hand to the modern day explosion of project management software solutions, everything is different – including the nature of work itself.
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Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Many organisations are embracing agile ways of working in an attempt to build faster, more customer-focused and resilient organisations. They are redesigning themselves to create a culture where decision making is transitioned away from middle management towards those working with customers at the coal face. Ultimately, they seek engagement in order to create a culture where staff are empowered to truly delight customers.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Have you noticed how some people seem to be lucky in life? Or lucky at work? Have you ever wondered how that happens, why some people have good fortune? My dictionary defines luck as, “Events beyond our control that seem to be subject to chance.” As project managers, we seem to deal with more than our fair share of “events beyond our control.
Inloox
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Project #1: Thanksgiving Dinner Scope The key to good project management is a clearly defined scope. Decide beforehand how big your Thanksgiving dinner is going to be, how many dishes you want to offer and so on. Be aware of the so called ‘scope creep’: going overboard with fancy ingredients and elaborate decorations will significantly increase your budget.
Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
From Viscount Nelson, victorious British commander in chief at the naval battle of Trafalgar, we get this insight for initiative and independent action, as described by Admiral James Stavridis in his book "Sea Power": Nelson knew he would not have clear and instantaneous communication. [making] precise command and control impossible.
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?
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Professional Scrum Trainers at the Face-to-Face Meeting #49 in Stuttgart, Germany (Photo Credit to Novatec) . This blog is written by Shirley Santiago, with a little help from Gunther Verheyen. Everyone has a story to tell. Some write their stories in books, some in blogs, and some confine them in their hearts. I feel I have a beautiful story that is meant to be shared with the world.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
What is SIPOC, and how does one use a SIPOC diagram? It’s a method to improve process, and Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows how it can be used as yet another tool to help you manage your project. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – What Is SIPOC? How to Use a SIPOC Diagram. Jennifer noted that people who are working in process improvement are aware of the acronym SIPOC, but the rest of us could use a lesson.
nTask
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Smartsheet is a project management tool which essentially relies on a spreadsheet format for managing projects and tasks. Introduced in 2006, with a major redesign in 2010, the platform serves as a single systematic and flexible solution for all the task management needs of a team. Being a spreadsheet program at its core, Smartsheet already calls for multiple alternatives.
LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
With Thanksgiving in a couple of days and the December holidays approaching, I’m reminded of the importance of taking the time to recognize the team. As managers, we should recognize teams frequently, but the end of the year usually provides us with the formal opportunity. Project teams work long hours to deliver seemingly never-ending projects, and it can be exhausting tackling issue after issue.
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.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Photography may sound simple but is actually a problem of complex domain. There are many variables - light, subject, motion, distance, composition, framing - that come into play while capturing an image. Although, with current range of cameras equipped with highly adaptable sensors (empiricism) many of these variables can be ignored to an extent and great images can be clicked with press of a button.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Trying to come up with new blog post ideas is rough. You want to write about something that you find interesting. But you also want write something that other people find interesting too, since you want people to read your post. Satisfying both is no easy task. It’s easier to write about topics that are in demand, obviously, as it’ll attract readers.
Online PM Courses
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Estimating project work package times and the times it will take to build products or deliverables is one of the most difficult parts of Project Management. One great tool is Planning Poker. It comes from the world of Agile Project management, and Scrum, but is far more widely applicable. So, what is Planning Poker? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of Online PM Courses.com.
Teamweek
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
FOMO is a real thing. Although its effects vary from person to person, it’s especially strong with me. Why is that, you might ask? Well, for the past year I’ve been making the most of working remotely by living in different places around the world. This has been incredibly rewarding but has made balancing fun with productivity a bit of a challenge.
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Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
I’ve been in a situation a few times where I’ve interviewed a candidate for a role. I’ve matched their CV to a well-prepared job specification. I’ve prepped a whole bunch of competency-based questions that the candidate answered well. An offer has been made, but when they start their new role, they don’t turn out to be quite as great as I expected. Am I a bad interviewer?
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
The interview process offers a chance to dig deeper than a resume’s bullet points, and with the right interview questions, you can really experience the personality of a candidate. A person is more than the sum of their degrees, skills and work history: that is merely a black-and-white portrait. The color is how they behave in stressful situations, with groups of people they aren’t familiar with and other subtleties which often take months to reveal themselves.
Herding Cats
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
There's a popular notion going around the agile community that says. we focus on Value and don't need to worry about Cost. This, of course, is a violation of the principles of Managerial Finance and Microeconomics of software development in the presence of uncertainty and scarce resources. Here are the moving parts of any project that intends to make money from the cost invested to produce a product or service.
Proofhub
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
If you are into marketing, advertising, or promoting content, you might know the importance of getting timely feedback. A little delay or miscommunication results in extended deadlines leading to failed projects and campaigns as well. The next time you go to a grocery store, pick up a product and take a look at its design, content, and packaging. Multiple challenges such as delivery deadlines, regulatory requirements, quality standards are all part of the process but the most critical part comes
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Hub Planner
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
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ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
If you look at your Facebook feed right now, how many posts are videos? Probably most of them, am I correct? Facebook has been pushing video because it keeps people on their platform longer, and this won’t stop any time soon. When it comes to Facebook ads, video views are already a cheap way to reach an audience. The cost per 10 second view should be fractions of a penny if you have a decent video and good targeting.
Herding Cats
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Risk Management has six steps: Planning risk management - decides how to approach and plan the risk management activities for the project. Identifying the Risks - determines with risk are likely to affect the project and documenting the characteristics of each. Performing qualitative risk analysis - prioritizes risks based on their probability and impact of occurrence.
Proofhub
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
How do you manage your time at work? You’re probably not doing it well if you hear yourself saying this often, “I have too much to do and not enough time to do it in!” A few years back, I was living my life in chaos. I was living a life where I was approaching roughly 12–15 minutes late for almost everything. Constantly living through procrastination.
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.
Teamweek
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
You know what they say, time is money. Any moment you spend not being productive is a moment wasted. As a project manager, you should always be looking for ways to save time. Believe it or not, one of the best ways you can tackle this time crisis is by creating a work plan template. Let’s review what a work plan template is, how it can help you save time, and how you can use it.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Podcasts are a great way to reach a wider audience, and the number of people that are listening to podcasts is steadily growing. 44 percent have listened to a podcast, and over a quarter of all Americans listen to a podcast at least monthly, according to Convince and Convert. If you see a content or knowledge gap in your industry that would be served by a great podcast, consider creating a plan to start your own.
Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
On small, tactical projects it’s not unusual for the project manager to double up and also be a team member who completes some of the team’s work and who makes detailed decisions. It can be a great way to utilize people’s skills, especially if the project doesn’t need a full-time project manager. On large strategic projects, however, it’s a different story.
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