Project Bliss
AUGUST 8, 2021
As a project manager, you’ll most likely manage multiple projects. And you’ll have to give each one the focus and energy to ensure it succeeds. You’ll have competing demands and new challenges each day. Unexpected problems emerge and tasks can get off track. It takes incredible organizational skills to manage conflicting workloads and competing priorities.
Project Risk Coach
AUGUST 9, 2021
One thing that I've learned after twenty years of projects. Double down on your initial efforts. And one of the most critical events is your project kickoff meeting. Let's ensure that our meeting participants leave the kickoff meeting with a good understanding of the project and motivated for the hard work ahead. Prepare Your Agenda Do you know the 5 P's?
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Kiron Bondale
AUGUST 8, 2021
In my last article, I had written about our current personal project of moving from our current home to a new house in a different city. After it was published, I received some feedback ( thanks Luis! ) that it would be helpful to provide more context about the project itself. This initiative was the follow up to an initial project which covered the purchase of the new property and the sale of our existing home.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
AUGUST 9, 2021
Early on in my career, I had a call from the post room manager. She was confused – and angry. Bags and bags of extra mail had arrived, she didn’t have the staff in to sort it and she had heard that it might be something to do with me. It was. I was happy that my project to in-source a service had completed as expected. All the redirections were working – including the post.
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ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 13, 2021
Few things are as risky as construction. There is heavy equipment, crews working in precarious situations and complicated logistics to manage. How do you meet your deadline while managing all that risk? The answer is construction risk management. It can be mind-bogglingly complex, which is you should make a detailed construction risk management plan.
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nTask
AUGUST 11, 2021
Our inability to efficiently manage time often lands us in hot water, with hordes of delayed assignments and fast-approaching deadlines. Keeping up with the daily activities then becomes a Sisyphean task where you do not actually get anything done but are always in the grind with no way out. While most of us are eager to start and end our daily tasks on time, very few of us are actually able to do that because of poor time management.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
AUGUST 11, 2021
Are you stuck in a zone of permanent action? Perhaps you are getting a lot done, but it’s tactical – nothing really strategic or long term. In fact, you might not even know what long term plan you want to have, let alone be making steps towards achieving it. The Long Game by Dorie Clark (HBR Press) is the answer. It’s a book that will help you create the ‘white space’ that you need to clear the decks and work out what that long term plan might be.
ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 11, 2021
What Is a Project Calendar? A project management calendar is one of many formats for displaying a project schedule. In this case, the format is one we’re all very familiar with—regardless of our expertise with project management, we’ve all seen a calendar. For this reason, project calendars are an excellent way to share information about the project timeline with everyone on the team.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 11, 2021
Of late, I've been noticing an interpretation of the Scrum Master role - the Scrum Master as An FFFCDO for Developers - a Fierce, Ferocious, Fearsome Chief Defense Officer! Anytime, anyone provides any feedback that might cause Developers any kind of discomfort, the Scrum Master steps in fiercely, ferociously, fearsomely defending the righteousness of the Developers, putting an end to the conversation.
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?
nTask
AUGUST 12, 2021
Since its inception, time and again, nTask has proven its efficiency with various advanced features, frequent upgrades, inexpensive pricing, and much more. The app is loved by over 250,000 companies in over 150 countries and continues to turn heads in the market. nTask is our favorite project management tool not only because it’s our product but because we are always upgrading and developing the tool to ensure its efficiency.
Musings on Project Management
AUGUST 12, 2021
To be mensurable is to be MeasurableCalculableEstimableDeterminableAnd, why do we care?Enter: risk managementTo compare two dissimilar risks violates the rule that risks to be compared must be similarly mensurable.In a recent post, Matthew Squair, writing at 'critical uncertainties' makes the point that early on.(and I quote Squair)". lockdown sceptics were pointing out that your risk of.
ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 12, 2021
Marketing teams are constantly juggling an array of projects and working with one another to keep things running smoothly. These are complex departments with different sides and many different team members, making them a perfect candidate for excellent project management software. It’s this need that has driven ProjectManager to create a robust suite of work management features for marketing teams.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 12, 2021
What's good this week awesome people? As you know, in Scrum Guide 2020 there is no more prescriptions on how to run the Daily Scrum. It's up to the developers how to run it as long as the Daily Scrum focuses on creating plans for achieving the Sprint Goal. In today's video I share with you practical tips on how to run the Daily Scrum with Kanban. From my experience if you follow the approach in this video, it should not take more than fifteen minutes to do the Daily Scrum.
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.
nTask
AUGUST 11, 2021
No matter the size of your company or the industry you are in, you have to have a firm grasp on the inventory of your business since it drives the processes around you. Inventory Management forms an essential part of businesses in that regard. Keeping in view the importance and benefits of inventory management, we created this post to detail the fundamentals of inventory management, its various types, benefits, ideal features, and different methodologies.
The Digital Project Manager
AUGUST 11, 2021
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Epicflow Blog
AUGUST 10, 2021
It’s hardly possible to stick to the initial project plan without making any changes to it through the whole project lifecycle. In most cases, changes are inevitable and even necessary, as they allow the project team to deliver a product that will meet the customers’ needs to the fullest extent. However, we know that uncontrolled changes can put the successful project delivery in doubt.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 11, 2021
I have recently started down the path of certification with Co-Active Coaching as I wanted to improve my coaching skills; to know more about what great coaching looks like, to immerse myself in a community that will help me improve my abilities and to have credibility in my own mind about my own skills. . Co-Active Coaching has 4 cornerstones that underpin the coaching relationship between coach and coachee. .
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nTask
AUGUST 12, 2021
If you have been using a paper pad or sticky notes to jot down your ideas or important pointers then, it is time that you reconsider manual note-taking and transition to the digital world, offering simpler, easier, and more flexible note taking options. An excellent idea you thought of, an order from your boss, or an important point in a meeting, if you do not take note of the same, it is highly likely that you will forget it within 30 seconds.
Teamweek
AUGUST 10, 2021
Getting work done on time is the number one challenge for agency managers. To meet deadlines, team members often have to work odd hours and sacrifice their off time. As a result, over 50 percent of your team experiences burnout. In this article, you’ll learn about five best practices on how to get work done without overwhelming your team. Bring clarity to your team’s schedule Plan around your team availability Monitor team workloads Keep task-related information in one place Reduce unproductive
Atlassian Blog
AUGUST 13, 2021
It may not be the spiciest item on the agenda, but data security is the backbone of any online business. When we think of cybersecurity, we often think of major data breaches aimed at governments, hospitals, and large corporations. Yet—data loss is actually just as common—and disrupts business just the same. An accidental deletion, a mistake by a new team member, a spilled cup of coffee, a Power-Up integration that didn’t exactly go as planned; data loss can happen in a variety of ways.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 9, 2021
“Ich bin ja ein großer Fan von Scrum, aber. viel zu viele Meetings!”. "Ich komm vor lauter Meetings nicht zum Arbeiten!". "Unsere Entwickler halten nichts von Dailys - und die Retrospective machen wir nur alle paar Monate.". Sätze, die ich häufiger von Vorgesetzten, von Entwicklern und auch von Scrum Mastern und Product Ownern höre. Daher diskutieren wir in meinen Professional Scrum Master Trainings immer wieder darüber. wie wir die eingesetzte Meeting-Zeit „verrechnen“. wie wir Entwickler motiv
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Proofhub
AUGUST 12, 2021
Must-Have Leadership Skills for Running a Hybrid Team Source: [link] A good manager can help their team weather almost any storm, but what happens when the entire staff is facing a brand new situation? This is what happened at the start of the pandemic last year as countless leaders found themselves forced to help their teams transition to remote work.
Teamweek
AUGUST 9, 2021
The Task card is where you edit all the information relevant to a task. As such it’s the most used feature in Toggl Plan – you open it to schedule work, check in on task details, leave comments for your peers and mark tasks done. Our Task card has become very busy over the years, so we decided to simplify it. We are very excited to finally share the new Task card with you this week.
Planio
AUGUST 9, 2021
The most productive people all follow a simple rule – if it’s not on their calendar, it won’t happen. The same goes for your team. But instead of a calendar, your ‘must-have’ tool is a project schedule. A project schedule is more than a calendar or timeline. It’s a manual of what needs to be done, by whom, when, and which resources you require. Your schedule is a guide, but it’s also a tool to push back against scope creep or fight for more help.
PM Times
AUGUST 11, 2021
Decisions drive performance. When making important decisions, take the time to consider multiple perspectives, facts, opinions, and feelings. “If you rely only on your own knowledge and experience when tasked with deciding, you are missing an opportunity to get to an optimal outcome. As smart as you may be, you can only gain by getting […].
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.
Leading Agile
AUGUST 12, 2021
Business now moves faster than ever. Some call it market speed, others call it Business Agility. But i f your company can’t deliver an ever-evolving set of customer-facing, customer-satisfying functions that support the core mission of the company, someone else is working hard to make sure that they can. And how is management looking at the world? Through metrics that tell you what happened in the past.
Techno-PM
AUGUST 10, 2021
We are living in a service-based environment where everything is essentially a project that needs to be managed. And managing a project isn’t easy. The bigger the project, the more planning, and expertise it requires. Download Project Management Templates! To ease the task for project managers, there are principles like six sigma. If you’re aspiring to work as a project manager, you must learn about the important metrics.
MPUG
AUGUST 9, 2021
While interacting with MS Project users across a couple of industry verticals recently, I encountered a question from a senior mechanical engineering lead regarding Planned and Actual Percent Complete fields. The lead was managing a bridge construction project in the Middle East. The client’s requirement was to show both Actual Percent Complete and Planned Percent Complete in the MS Project Plan.
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