Function Point

APRIL 25, 2023

I’ve met many creative agency project managers in my day, and no two have been quite alike. They have been formally trained, and landed in the role through a series of circumstances. They have wanted to know what their team is up to at all times, and been almost completely hands off — until a due date is on the horizon. What they did share though, was a need for the project management software they use to actually help, and not hinder their day-to-day work.

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PM Times

APRIL 26, 2023

Whenever you take on a project, you are taking on some level of risk — a chance that the project might fail. No one is perfect, not even highly trained project managers; but you do have a responsibility to do all you can to ensure your project doesn’t fail. After all, your business is […] The post Best of PMTimes: How to Avoid Project Management Failure – Top Tactics appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether you’re running a company or a project, you’re going to have to deal with a budget. A budget is the spending plan that you forecast using estimates of income and expenses. To ensure you’re keeping to that ever-important operating budget, you’ll be making a regular budget report as well as referencing financial statements. A budget report is a necessary tool to manage your finances and keep your business or project viable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Projects and operations are both necessary for businesses to succeed, but they require different approaches. When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. From examples of project activities in a business versus operational activities to strategies for balancing projects and operations simultaneously — this article will help you understand the differences and consider the similarities.

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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?

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 26, 2023

By Dawn Nicole McIlwain When agile was first introduced, it was all about remaining true to its discipline and being somewhat of an agile purist. This was necessary since the agile methodology was still essentially in its early-adoption phase, and it was important that people followed the antidote to reach the intended outcome. However, in 2023, you don’t get points for going by the book, you get points for producing outcomes that matter, thinking critically through complex decisions and r

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Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2023

TL; DR: Self-Management Is self-management an essential building block on an organization’s path to business agility or a nice-to-have cultural twist to, for example, keep teams happy and attract new talent? While many people, particularly at the management level, are skeptical about the concept, I am convinced that organizations need to descale and regroup around aligned, autonomous, self-managing teams in a complex environment.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 26, 2023

How doubling down on generating ‘Earned Media’ and measuring ‘Earned Growth’ as a separate marketing channel can boost authenticity in a programmatic world. By Gerard McNamara The first clickable banner ad appeared in 1994. The browser cookie followed a year later, and with that, the biggest expenditure item in marketing budgets – advertising – transitioned to a programmatic approach.

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Teamweek

APRIL 26, 2023

Suddenly, the evolutionary AI tool is everywhere. Including recruitment! And while businesses are now using ChatGPT across various sectors and continually discovering new use cases, an equal amount of exaggeration and misunderstanding always accompanies the next Big Thing in tech. In this article, we look at the real potential of this AI innovation for talent acquisition by analysing what it is and diving into 8 ChatGPT in recruitment examples.

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Planio

APRIL 24, 2023

At their core, every great company runs on organized chaos. Creative features, successful product ideas, wild marketing stunts, full rebrands, or massive IT projects — none of them work without the project managers that tirelessly make sure everyone’s on the same page and making progress towards a shared goal. But there’s a problem. In 2021, the Project Management Institute estimated that by 2030 the global economy would need 25 million more project managers to keep up with the demand for change

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Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2023

Resource management is planning, getting and using the resources that you need to do your project efficiently. Often, organizations use ‘resources’ as an unfriendly shorthand for ‘people’. The term can also mean equipment, services, software, hardware, supplies, raw materials and anything else you need in order to make the project go forward efficiently.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 26, 2023

Construction companies have to do some heavy lifting, and that’s not just the steel and concrete they use to erect buildings, bridges and other structures. There are many different types of materials and labor that go into their work that requires their contracts to have construction specifications. There are many types of specifications in construction.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 24, 2023

In questo articolo, Cynefin, Scrum e Agile, condivido parte della trascrizione di una conferenza di Dave Snowden del 2017. Mi ha permesso di capire che cos’è un sistema complesso e perché Scrum e Agile sono, al momento, gli approcci più efficaci per risolvere problemi complessi. Consultare l’ultima versione di Cynefin. Importante: l’articolo è la traduzione in italiano, pura e semplice, di parti del video qui sopra.

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Musings on Project Management

APRIL 22, 2023

There's a lot of stuff to measure if you're running a PMO.

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nTask

APRIL 25, 2023

In today's rapidly changing business landscape, success is not just about setting goals but measuring progress towards them. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are crucial tools for any business that wants to achieve success.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 26, 2023

This past week we traveled to Las Vegas for Team ’23, Atlassian’s annual conference celebrating teamwork and collaboration. This year’s theme, “Impossible Alone. Possible Together,” resonates with us now more than ever. LiquidPlanner was recently acquired by Tempo ; while we remain a stand-alone product, the relationship expands opportunities to progress further in our roadmap, build sought after integrations, and explore future innovation.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 27, 2023

During each of the Scrum Events, and throughout the Sprint itself, the Scrum Team and the stakeholders inspect based on a common understanding. Without this transparency, one cannot perform a valuable inspection. Inspection is about detecting undesirable variances in progressing towards agreed goals. So far we have covered Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.

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Musings on Project Management

APRIL 27, 2023

So, you work in project communications, perhaps directly for the PM. Great job, and it can be a lot of fun being creative.In the 'old days', that probably meant long-form press releases and updates to the project web page or communications dashboard.

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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.

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nTask

APRIL 27, 2023

A task tracking tool is essential for any project, no matter how big or small. It helps you stay organized and on top of your tasks so that you can get things done more efficiently. With the right task tracking tool, you can easily track progress, allocate resources, manage risks, and collaborate with teammates.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 24, 2023

Entrepreneurs of every scale understand how capital plays a huge aspect in scaling their businesses to new heights. While money plays a substantial role in growth, creating a blueprint to spend and invest this amount is imperative. Every business, regardless of its size, requires a sound financial strategy to succeed. A fiscal strategy is a roadmap that outlines how businesses plan to manage their finances to achieve their short and long-term goals.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 27, 2023

In Kürze: Selbstmanagement Ist Selbstmanagement ein wesentlicher Bestandteil auf dem Weg einer Organisation zu geschäftlicher Agilität oder ein kulturelles Extra, um zum Beispiel Teams bei Laune zu halten und neue Talente anzuziehen? Während viele Menschen, vor allem auf der Managementebene, dem Konzept skeptisch gegenüberstehen, bin ich davon überzeugt, dass Unternehmen sich in einem komplexen Umfeld um aufeinander abgestimmte, autonome, selbstverwaltende Teams herum neu gruppieren müssen.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 26, 2023

This post examines the overall responsibilities of the Release Training Engineer (RTE) within the SAFe methodology. It then dives deeper into one of those responsibilities – progress reporting. It then looks at the intersection of RTE responsibilities with the strategy and project management functions – and shows how broad of a role RTE can be.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true in business — it’s certainly true in life — and it’s why proactive change management matters. Consider this statistic from Gartner: “The typical organization today has undertaken five major firmwide changes in the past three years — and nearly 75% expect to multiply the types of major change initiatives they will undertake in the next three years.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 25, 2023

Fleet management is an essential component of a modern company. Many sectors rely on fleet vehicles to provide goods and services to clients, and such fleets must be maintained appropriately and effectively. To be a top fleet company, one should have a great fleet manager and fleet management system. Being a fleet manager is a tough and diversified position that necessitates wearing many different hats and doing them all effectively.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2023

Wie Dave Snowden das Cynefin™-Rahmenwerk erklärt und welche Erkenntnis ich daraus gezogen habe In den meisten Scrum Trainings erkläre ich das Einsatzgebiet von Scrum mit dem Cynefin™-Rahmenwerk wie folgt: Ich präsentiere eine Folie, auf der fünf Bereiche mit folgenden Beschriftungen abgebildet sind: klar , kompliziert , komplex , chaotisch und bewusst, aber verwirrt.

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WorkOtter

APRIL 27, 2023

4 Project Scheduling Techniques for Project Managers Managing a project can be an exciting endeavor. However, it’s also challenging for even the most experienced managers. Poor management processes led to a loss of 11.4% of resources across all organizations. Projects involve a lot of moving parts and tough decisions. Because of this, time management in project management is one of the biggest challenges.

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