Sitetracker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Michelle Dinan is a network operations program manager at Swift Navigation. Swift, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for automotive, autonomous vehicle, mobile and mass-market applications. Michelle brings over 20 years of experience in various industries, from government to telecom, to the job. When you meet her, you notice her positivity, hard work ethic, and systematic thinking—that, and her fantastic sense of humor.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. In a fixed-time, fixed-cost, fixed-scope environment, time and cost estimates are often wrong and the pressure to deliver and get things into market faster intensifies. When this happens, the delivery teams need an outlet and quality is usually the first thing to go because, in a world of fixed constraints, it’s the one thing that the delivery teams can control.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Project managers are faced with numerous decisions. And many times, you need to engage your project team in reaching project decisions. Voting may be used to quickly make a decision. A decision is reached when the largest block of individuals vote for an option is called: A. Majority vote B. Unanimous vote C. Plurality vote D. Autocratic vote PMI-RMP® Exam Series.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

There’s never enough time when managing a project. That’s why we make schedules—to try and control time, just enough to get your deliverable by the deadline. But even the best laid plans tend to go awry, to paraphrase the poem. Project managers don’t have the luxury to quote poems to stakeholders when going off track. Changes in a project are common, but it’s the project manager’s responsibility to make sure that those changes don’t produce a negative impact on the project schedule.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Most projects don’t deliver their original scope: 54% of projects fail to deliver the agreed-upon functionality. One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. What is scope creep? Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. Over 400 people joined that webinar and there were a number of questions that we did not have time to address. This blog is our attempt to answer some of them. To avoid duplication we have grouped some questions. .

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A project budget contains the financial details of your project, including the estimates of all the money you need to layout to lead a successful project, from resources to materials. Monitor project expenses with this Excel budget template. It even includes color-coding to let you know when you’re in the red! The budget is the life’s blood of your project, so you need to monitor it accurately.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Anna Erdmanska, PMP. This is a guest post by Anna Erdmanska, PMP. Do you love your job? I assume yes – if you are reading this blog about doing work, you probably are committed to doing your job to the best possible level and that’s because you enjoy it. Projects are about people and the fact that you are enjoying your job does not mean that everyone in your project team feels the same.

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The Digital Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The post 10 Best Agile Project Management Software [Free & Paid Options] appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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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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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

TL; DR: Demand Creates Supply and the Job Market for Scrum Masters Is no Exception. Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. And that demand causes the market-entry of new professionals from other project management branches, probably believing that reading one or two Scrum books will be sufficient.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Download this free project plan template to scope out your work and break it down into manageable components; then schedule and assign the tasks needed to complete your project. You can also use this template to manage workloads and tasks as changes occur. A project plan is the foundation of all the work you do in leading a project to a successful completion.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

During 2020, many of us didn’t have to ask to work remotely. It just happened. However, now that there are calls for office workers to hit their desks again, we have to consider if that’s the life we want. Let’s be intentional about how the ‘return’ to work happens – and I put that in quotes because like many people, I never stopped working. Remote work is the new normal: research from Owllabs shows that 30% of people work remotely full-time (and that was before the pandemic).

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

In 2015 I wrote an article intending to debunk some common myths about project management. Like many of you, I spent a reasonable amount of time during my first few years participating in online forums correcting agile misconceptions. Unfortunately, just like lopping heads off the Hydra, every time I’d address one myth, a short time later it would re-emerge.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Is your management concerned about risking boat-loads of time, money and good-will on an "Agile Transformation" (I prefer "Agile Enablement"), only to have their hearts broken when they see nothing more than a bunch of Jira boards and "Daily Standups"? Are you sick and tired of the hypocrisy in Agile Coaching because we don't hold ourselves accountable to practice empiricism in the context of Agile Enablement?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

You need to manage your projects online, so you’re considering the options, including all the Microsoft Project online options. So how do you choose? If you’ve worked with Microsoft Project before, then you are familiar with its powerful planning capabilities but also its many, well… frustrations. For one thing, it’s hard to share files, which are too large for email and only viewable if you have MS Project installed (and not many people do.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Globalization and digitalization enable us to work with employees and partners from different countries. Project and team leaders in particular are constantly faced with new challenges. Besides the obvious cultural and language barriers, virtual communication via modern information media is a special characteristic of multicultural project teams. Global and virtual team leadership inevitably overlap.

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Project Bliss

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A focussed team is a productive team. And, a productive team is the one that gets things done. Working toward common team goals can help. The following is a guest post from Vartika Kashyap. Have you ever come across an instance where your focus seemed to be shifting from the goal itself? It might be possible that you find yourself putting out fires as they come but you can’t really get back on track to accomplish the larger, shared team goal.

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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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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In business, the quest for predictability is universal. We all want to grab hold of the reality we face everyday and, somehow, bend it to our will. When we are surprised by the unexpected, we often assume that we have failed in some way. We have this underlying belief that if we just do our job well enough, we can prevent any and all surprises and that success will follow.

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Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

How To Improve Lead Generation With These 6 SaaS Marketing Strategies Generating and converting leads is one of the top priorities of every business. But when it comes to a SaaS business environment, the process is a bit more challenging. After all, you’re not selling physical goods. You’re trying to compel people to implement your piece of software into their IT infrastructure.

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ProProfs Project Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Employees have always been the most crucial asset of any organization because they help to improve business growth by combining their skills and experience. . In every department, you have some employees who often leave you impressed, while others give a satisfactory performance to justify their place. . But, is that enough? . Nope! You have to bring the best out of each employee if there’s a wish to have a strong position in the market.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. At the beginning of the pandemic, LeadingAgile published a white paper called Maintaining Momentum in a Remote Agile World. This episode of SoundNotes is a follow up to that whitepaper. In this interview, Jeff Howey and Dave Prior reflect on what they’ve learned about successful remote interaction since the whitepaper was released, how those lessons can im

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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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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

“Better roughly right, than precisely wrong”. Still plenty of teams use hourly estimates for complex work. In my experience this always hurts. I thought plenty was written on this, but maybe some summarizing of what I have learned over the years might help. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. relying on individual expertise, we are better in relative estimation than absolute estimation, it helps drive cross-functional behavior, it enables output measures that

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Working with freelancers can save a lot of overhead costs. That’s why 94 percent of organizations surveyed by Upwork report utilizing remote workers. However, managing freelancers remotely can be quite challenging. Common challenges when working with freelancers are: Missed deadlines, Work quality, Lack of communication, Lack of trust, And, hiring freelancers.

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Project Management Update Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The existing situation with COVID-19 has jolted everyone into realizing that enterprises have to be nimble and have the agility to adjust to sudden changes. Many organizations have adopted Agile methodology, but not many have scaled it to an enterprise-level - where Agile is applied from ideation to strategic planning and execution.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

A Monte Carlo Simulation is a way to assess the level of risk across a whole project. So, it's vital knowledge for any Project Manager. The post What is a Monte Carlo Simulation? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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