Bridge the Gap Consulting
MAY 17, 2022
A good friend of our family is an EMT (Emergency Medical Tech). Somehow, we got on the topic of multitasking. As she put it, if she loses focus and starts multitasking on things not directly related to a patient, someone could die. That got me thinking, do I multitask? Hell yeah I do!! Every project manager I’ve ever known multitasks. And you know what?
International Institute for Learning
MAY 17, 2022
By David Daly. If you ask an executive why they want to adopt an agile approach, the chances are they will say they want to deliver things faster. Dig a little deeper, and you might find out that their goal is to reduce lead times (from asking for something to getting it). Or they may want to deliver more “stuff” in the same amount of time. This “need for speed” may be driven by having to keep up with (or overtake) competitors, or to respond more quickly to changing market demands.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 17, 2022
Elisa Cepale. As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. At White October we continuously reflect on our process to refine the way we work. Here is what we learned from an invaluable brainstorming session with our Tech Lead. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team.
ProjectManager.com
MAY 19, 2022
Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! ) you can use to help you close those gaps, yet it isn’t easy. And you’re not alone in this challenge. Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution.
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?
Kiron Bondale
MAY 15, 2022
The PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition defines a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as a “ hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables “ While this definition provides a good understanding of what a WBS is, it doesn’t provide guidance on how to organize the structure of a WBS.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 14, 2022
This is a guest article by Joel “Thor” Neeb from Afterburner. In school, we were taught that 99% was an A+, and if you were the recipient of such a grade you would probably be accused of “blowing the curve” on the test for everyone else. Well, in today’s business world, 99% business execution is no longer good enough. In fact, it’s an “F”. Take, for instance, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
ProjectManager.com
MAY 18, 2022
For as long as there has been manufacturing, people have been working to increase efficiency. Faster and better products lead to greater profits and brand loyalty. Using technology to achieve efficiency is called advanced manufacturing. As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. This creates better products, as well as the process that is used to create them.
Musings on Project Management
MAY 19, 2022
Ideas matter, but they do not matter as much as intellectuals and [market strategists] think they do. What matters far more is [project craft], which is about sensing, adjusting, exploiting, and doing rather than planning and theorizing. It is the skill of judo player who may have plans but who important characteristic is agility. It is what philosopher Isaiah Berlin called "understanding rather.
Scrum.org
MAY 19, 2022
Every event in Scrum revolves around the Sprint, which is the heartbeat of Scrum. Each event is important. The Sprint Planning event sets the goal and plan for the Sprint, and the Daily Scrum increases the likelihood of delivering a done increment. The Sprint Review is an opportunity to inspect what the team got done and collaborate on what to do next.
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.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 20, 2022
Meeting a project sponsor for the first time is an opportunity to impress. It’s also your chance to start the project off well by understanding exactly what it is that your sponsor wants from you. You can start to get an idea of how the two of you will work together to achieve those objectives. But what do you actually talk about when you meet a project sponsor for the first time?
ProjectManager.com
MAY 18, 2022
For as long as there has been manufacturing, people have been working to increase efficiency. Faster and better products lead to greater profits and brand loyalty. Using technology to achieve efficiency is called advanced manufacturing. As technologies have become more innovative, advanced manufacturing technology also improves. This creates better products, as well as the process that is used to create them.
LiquidPlanner
MAY 17, 2022
Most days for project managers can be fairly similar. But each day can also bring a new level of excitement depending on numerous factors. Constraints to your project plan often pop up, creating chaos that keeps you on your toes. And if you like to lead initiatives, there is plenty of room for that when managing complex projects. The daily life of a project manager can vary greatly for many reasons, such as: Project managers may manage competing priorities when there is poor alignment across the
Scrum.org
MAY 15, 2022
This article is also available as a free PDF. It’s a nicely styled paper and allows you to easily share it with others. You can download the PDF here or check the package that includes 30 Quickstart workshops ! . Does your team struggle with using Sprint Goals? We wrote this guide to help you get the dialogue started in your team. Sprint Goals help teams understand what is valuable in a Sprint, and thus help them make decisions about what to spend time on (and whatnot).
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 16, 2022
Xebrio brings together requirements management and end-to-end traceability with task management and test coverage all the way to release management. It’s a project management ecosystem that is perfect for technology-led teams, with workflows and an easy interface with a low learning curve. If you are currently juggling requirements and test cases on spreadsheets, then Xebrio could be the perfect choice for your team.
ProjectManager.com
MAY 17, 2022
Lean management originated in Japan, where it grew out of the Toyota Production System. This led to lean manufacturing, but today lean is used in more industries, such as project management, software development, construction and more. Lean principles come from the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI), where founders James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones declared that there were five key lean principles.
Online PM Courses
MAY 15, 2022
There is a bewildering array of modern Project Management software tools. We look at the three Big Beasts: Asana, Jira, and Monday. The post Asana, Jira, Monday: the Big Three Modern PM Software Tools appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Scrum.org
MAY 18, 2022
In Kürze: 21 Sprint Retrospektive Anti-Patterns. Welches Ereignis könnte das Empirieprinzip von Scrum besser verkörpern als die Sprint Retrospektive? Ich nehme an, alle sind sich einig, dass selbst die einfachste Retrospektive – wenn sie nur regelmäßig stattfindet – weitaus nützlicher ist, als ab und zu eine ausgefallene zu haben, ganz zu schweigen davon, dass man überhaupt keine Retrospektive hat.
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.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 19, 2022
Are you guilty of using your email inbox as a To Do list? You get sent a message that needs actioning, but right now you’ve got to dash to a meeting or deal with a query. And the email sits there until you decide to have an inbox clear out and realize you should have done something with it. So how do you manage all the tasks? In this article I’ll share some of the ways I keep action items out of my inbox.
Henny Portman
MAY 16, 2022
The book Remote Team Interactions Workbook – Using Team Topologies Patterns for Remote Working written by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais explores several aspects of team-first remote work including highlighting poor team interactions, the usage of the team-API pattern to define and communicate the focus of teams, to remove team-level dependencies, to design inter-team communications and make use of the three team interaction modes from Team Topologies to help.
nTask
MAY 20, 2022
Regardless of how much planning you do, whenever you are executing a project, you may still face plenty of challenges. The idea is that you will eventually want to have the tools in place that helps to assess the requirements. Understanding whether or not your project is on the right track with effective progress is […].
Scrum.org
MAY 17, 2022
We recently discussed a case on our community Discord that concerned a team without proper Sprint Reviews, stakeholders, and increments. The first intuition of many Scrum Masters?—?including myself?—?was to host a Sprint Retrospective. But this leaves the reflection and the initiative for change entirely with the team. But why wasn’t the strategy to show our teams how to do a proper Sprint Review, and to get as many stakeholders into the room as possible, and then reflect on what that was or was
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.
The Strategic Project Manager
MAY 19, 2022
This post looks at how you can leverage what you need from 10 different organizational change management models to effect change. The Change Life Cycle Framework is covered for the first time among of these frameworks in this blog. It imports pieces from the other models and provides a framework for building a strategic agility competency. Approaches to Organizational Change Management Models.
Planview
MAY 20, 2022
In this post, we’re going to show you how to execute a project. You’ve initiated your project, created an in-depth plan, and secured stakeholder buy-in. Now it’s time to execute. Simple enough, right? Except that, as every PMO knows, project execution is the most challenging stage of the project life cycle, and it’s only gotten more difficult in a world of hybrid and remote work.
Trello
MAY 19, 2022
There’s an old sailor’s proverb you could just as easily apply to project risk management: “When the boat reaches mid-stream, it is too late to stop the leak.” In other words, hindsight is 20/20. While no project manager , no matter how skilled, is a fortune teller, smooth sailing for any project requires foresight, experience, and a healthy fear of risk.
Scrum.org
MAY 16, 2022
. The fifth blog, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach , by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. Blog post How You Can Define Your Product Group described how to create an initial definition of the product by examining organizational functions and components and considering their dependency types.
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This text offers practical guidance for project managers navigating diverse frameworks. It covers topics like centralized reporting, standardized metrics, communication, training, risk management, and alignment reviews. By implementing these strategies, project managers can improve efficiency and achieve their project goals.
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