nTask
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Project planning can be a daunting task – but not if you use the right tools! In this blog, we're sharing our top picks for the best free online project planning tools, so that you can take on your project with confidence. Whether you're a beginner looking to get started with project management software, or […].
ActiveCollab
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Project managers have a lot on their plate, from keeping their team focused and creating achievable schedules, to dealing with deadlines [[link] needy stakeholders. This is one of the most challenging roles in an organization because it involves so many responsibilities. But do you know what makes a great project manager [[link] We'll tell you a little secret.
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Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
This is about funnels, but we start with the concept of an apex.In every book written about project management, the PMO is at the apex of a pyramid. Sometimes, as in Agile project methodology, the pyramid is flatter than most, but always there is an identifiable top figure. Fair enough. But Robert Gates, former Defense Secretary [and holder of many other government titles] writes that he often.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
If you don’t get started on the right foot, your project team and project success are already at risk. That could be this entire article, summed up in that one sentence. Kickoff meetings are essential. Kickoff meetings need to be done well. If not, you erode trust instantly and at the most vulnerable moment in […]. The post How To Be A Leader During The Project Kickoff: Expert Tips & Process appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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Planio
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
It’s no longer a question of if you’ll suffer from burnout - but when. Nearly 75% of workers say they’ve experienced burnout during their career (with 40% of those saying they’ve experienced burnout specifically during the pandemic). But burnout in project management is, in many ways, a paradox. On the one hand, the speed, demand, and complexity of project work is the perfect breeding ground for burnout.
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ProjectManagers.net
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
For human resource (HR) departments, project management involves overseeing the screening and hiring process. This also includes the implementation and compliance of company policies, labor laws, and employment-related matters. The post HR Project Management: A Compact Guide appeared first on Tactical Project Management.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Years ago I had a brief stint as someone who recruited for our call center, while I was on a graduate training scheme. If I remember rightly, we did phone interviews before bringing people in, because it was a quick way of screening out job candidates that would not be a good fit for the next step in the process and ultimately the role itself. The preliminary interview step is basically that: a quick screening.
Management Yogi
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Over a decade ago, I was put in charge of a group of projects. One of the. projects had been running for almost a year, but had never seen a single live release to the customer! I realized there were too many unresolved risks, and asked the concerned project manager to put risk management, a new concept in the organization, as a top priority.
Online PM Courses
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
'How can I make sure I don't miss my deadlines?' That's the question Andy Kaufman and I tackle, as we don the wings of two Agony Angels. The post Agony Angels: Hitting Deadlines – with Andy Kaufman appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
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?
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Before you engage with a new project, there are certain things you have to know. Is the cost worth the return? Can you get it done properly by the deadline? Do you have the resources? Resource forecasting is how you can answer that last question. Resources are anything you need to execute the project plan. From your team to the tools they need, materials, equipment, software, office space and so on.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
When an employee steps out of their role for some reason, but their job still needs to be done, sometimes companies will backfill the position. This means that they will hire someone for a temporary period of time until the original employee is able to return to their role. This happens regularly on project teams where a subject matter expert is seconded to a project role on a full or part-time basis.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
In Scrum, we have a product owner. It is an accountability, it’s no longer a role according to the 2020 Scrum guide. . There are different categories of Product Owner: scribe. proxy . business representative . sponsor. CEO of the product. . . The Scribe Product Owner. A scribe is like a really poor waiter in a restaurant. They take your order even though they know that you should not order what you are ordering.It’s probably the worst thing on the menu, and the chef does a terrible job of that
Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
I am midway through Annie Duke’s latest book Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away. If you are not already familiar with Annie’s background, she was a very successful professional poker player who applied the lessons she learned from playing poker to writing and consulting on improving how we make decisions. Her latest book tackles the challenges we face with knowing when it is the right time to quit.
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.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Companies have goals and the goods or services they produce must align with those goals. Everything has to work together, including resources and processes, to help achieve those goals as efficiently as possible to stay in business. Having an operational strategy helps companies meet those larger goals when planning their projects. But what is an operational strategy?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Are you looking at what PRINCE2 ® (PRojects IN a Controlled Environment) certificate you should get? There are a few options to consider, and it’s worth making the right choice, so you don’t waste time and money studying for something that isn’t going to help your career. I’ve taken the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams in the past so let me share my experiences and research.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Join the Mastering Agility Discord community ! In a previous article , I discussed how Product Owners are often restrained from reaching their full potential and are not empowered to do what they are accountable for; maximizing value. In this follow-up article, I’d like to dive into that situation and make things more practical. There’s one assumption from reading beyond this point: the Product Owner stage has gone beyond the point of business representative and we’re now trying to evolve to Sp
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
If you look around any business, you’ll see a series of workflows working together in unison to deliver business results. The process your barista goes through to make your coffee in the morning? That’s a workflow. The email notification you receive from Netflix after they auto-charge your credit card? That’s a workflow too. The value […].
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TrustRadius Project Management
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Did you know that 20% of businesses fail within their first year of operation, and 50% of businesses fail within the first five years? The reality is that people won’t continue to use a product or service that’s constantly struggling with downtimes or outages. With so many factors determining whether your business sinks or swims, it’s important to take action early!
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
I’m often asked what tool I use or recommend for keeping tasks in order and managing projects, so I recorded a behind-the-scenes look at how I use Infinity. It’s the tool that runs my blog, membership community and personal tasks. Quick Infinity demo. See behind the scenes of how we use Infinity for project management and other work organization. Watch the video below.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
I gotta say, refining work items is usually, by far, the Scrum Team’s least popular activity. No one gets up in the morning saying, “I can’t wait to refine the Product Backlog!” . Investing the time to refine work items can seem unnecessary. After all, a Scrum Team can Sprint with nothing in the Product Backlog. In that case, the team’s Developers would collaborate with the Product Owner during Sprint Planning to identify, describe, size and order Product Backlog items (PBIs) they will delive
PM Times
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Published on September 24, 2019 Every project is attached with a risk of failure. Hence, it should be your top responsibility to identify and plan ahead in order to avoid these points of failure. A risk can be a threat with a negative impact on the project principles or it can either be an […]. The post Best of PMTimes: Top Project Risk Management Strategies And Practices appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.
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MPUG
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
I got introduced to formal project management processes through Rational Unified Process (RUP) in the year 2000. RUP was developed by Rational Corporation which was later acquired by IBM. It is an iterative software development approach which divides the project lifecycle into four phases: Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition. I had to learn about RUP because our company had adopted it to implement and manage projects.
nTask
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Are you looking for a digital planner app that will help you stay organized and on top of your to-do list? If so, you'll want to take a look at some of the best options out there. We will discuss some of the features that are important when choosing a digital planner app, and offer […].
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and a Self-Managing and Cross-Functional Team. The concept Done is the fourth of these concepts. It needs a self-managing, and especially a cross-functional team, a team living the Scrum Values, to make it work in a way that it brings the needed transparency with regards to the quality of your soluti
PM Times
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Published on August 14, 2019 When you start a project you want it to succeed. But, projects fail. Unless we learn from past mistakes we are destined to repeat them. To learn from the past, take a hard, unbiased and candid look at performance to discover the causes and conditions of both success and […]. The post Best of PMTimes: Performance Review – Don’t Hide From Project Failure, Respond To It appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.
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.
The Strategic Project Manager
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
This post examines the agile method called Extreme Programming (XP). XP is uniquely designed to streamline the software development process – but it can be leveraged and used in other pursuits! This post looks at the XP life cycle, core values, team roles, and core practices, then turns to application for strategy and project management. Is the Extreme Programming Life Cycle Unique?
Agilemania
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
One of the biggest challenges in agile project management is determining what tasks are needed to complete a project, how long each should take, and who needs to carry them out. The agile release plan helps in aligning the teams by addressing multiple aspects that can contribute to creative and innovative problem-solving. Your agile release plan will ultimately show you what you can expect out of each sprint and ensure your efforts are laser-focused.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
. If you Google "Agile Project Manager" you'll find a lot of stuff out there, much of which is inconsistent. There are job descriptions asking for one, there are classes to learn how to be one, but the definition is still not clear nor is it consistent with agile development ideas or the Scrum Framework. Watch this video with Professional Scrum Trainers Jason Malmstadt, Greg Crown, and Robert Pieper to find out more what is meant by the term "Agile Project Manager". .
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