The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 25, 2021

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2021

Learn the 3 critical skills for managing multiple projects. Join my webinar on 4 February and let me share the tips you need to keep all the balls in the air at the same time. Managers promote people who are a safe pair of hands, who know how to get the job done and can work efficiently at all levels of the organization. Being able to manage multiple projects is one way to evidence that you can do all of that.

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nTask

JANUARY 28, 2021

Keeping a keen eye on all aspects of the project management process is necessary, but out of them the most critical aspect of project management is effective communication. Why is it so critical? Well, communication among the different stakeholders related to the project development process is very important as all of the discussions and decisions regarding the project are performed via that communication, and if that communication channel doesn’t exist, you’re done!

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

Projects aren’t completed without help. Outside of the project team, there are materials and supplies necessary to create the project deliverables. Contracting with suppliers requires negotiating and paperwork. A request for quote (FRQ) is part of that process with the request for proposal (RFP) and request for information (RFI). Using this free RFQ template for Word makes that part of the process easier.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 28, 2021

If your project is in need of copy for a newsletter, blog, or social post, your first instinct may be to simply email or direct message someone from your content team with the request. But while content needs may feel like one-off tasks, this approach is a great way to get subpar results and watch things fall through the cracks. So how can project managers assign content writing in the most effective, results-driven way?

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 23, 2021

You may think you know how to run a meeting. But it takes more planning and effort than you may be doing now. This checklist of activities to do before, during, and after your meeting tell you exactly how to run an effective meeting that participants will actually enjoy. No matter what type of meeting you’re leading, it’s critical to run your meetings effectively.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2021

No matter what kind of project you want to tackle, you must have a plan first. Planning is the cornerstone of project management but if you’re a Mac user, then you’re going to find that a lot of the big players in the field don’t want you on their team. There is no Microsoft planner for Mac. Why they would ignore such a large potential client base is not for us to ask, but managers using Apple products are still in need of a good planning app—which is why we’ve made this list of planner apps for

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2021

Le Product Backlog est une liste ordonnée et évolutive de tous les travaux jugés nécessaires par le Product Owner pour créer, publier, maintenir et entretenir un produit. Chaque Produit a un et un seul Product Backlog, géré par un et un seul Product Owner. Un Product Backlog est en évolution constante, grâce au feedback fourni par les parties prenantes au fil du temps et en Sprint Review.

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nTask

JANUARY 27, 2021

Toggl is a popular time tracking tool that has recently incorporated Toggl Plan and Toggl Hire into their feature list. Predominantly a time tracking app , apps like Toggl have gained popularity because of the benefits that time tracking can provide to organizations and teams. You can check productivity, identify billable and non-billable hours, and streamline invoicing processes.

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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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Kiron Bondale

JANUARY 24, 2021

Many of us would agree that when you are trying to implement a large change, start small. Just as it is easier to swallow a small pill than a huge one, the ability to adopt and sustain change is often simpler when the change involves baby steps. This approach of small incremental changes applies to agile as well. For example, the improvement experiments which a team identifies during a sprint retrospective should be small to provide quick feedback on whether or not it they are worth pursuing fur

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Planio

JANUARY 26, 2021

Leading a team through the triple-pronged crisis of a global pandemic, massive economic recession, and widespread social unrest was something I never imagined myself doing. But clearly, 2020 had different plans. The past year has been full of uncertainty, stress, and above all else, the need for change. The only thing anyone knows for sure is that what worked 12, 6, or even 3 months ago doesn’t necessarily work now.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Team do when they deliver early? A Scrum Master wrote in and asked Ryan and Todd what should a Scrum Team do when they finish their work early during a Sprint. This is such a great problem to have! Our first step is to CELEBRATE. It's great that value has been delivered, but now there are some important choices to make.

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nTask

JANUARY 26, 2021

The ‘prioritize your work’ agenda often comes with its fair share of roadblocks. As a result, you may find a hard time juggling several important tasks at the same time. This, in turn, often becomes a recipe for disaster. Nowadays, you can try to be productive in your personal life by using any productivity app available on your mobile device. Alternatively, you can also use a project management application like nTask to prioritize and manage your work aspect.

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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.

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Online PM Courses

JANUARY 24, 2021

The standard 'four-box' approach can leave Project Managers believing there are just 4 Stakeholder engagement strategies. That's wrong! The post Stakeholder Engagement Strategies: Don’t Miss 40-plus Ways to Power up Your Project appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Gunther Verheyen

JANUARY 27, 2021

In October 2003 my life of Scrum started, albeit not with Scrum. My life of Scrum actually started with eXtreme Programming which we then wrapped in Scrum. In May 2004 I attended a CSM class (“Certified ScrumMaster”) by Ken Schwaber in Brussels (Belgium). At the time I had no idea but it seems it was the first CSM class in the wider region. Fast forward >> In December 2010 I traveled to Zurich (Switzerland) to attend a PSM class (“Professional Scrum Master”) by Ken Schwaber.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Right Sprint length in Scrum? There is a lot of debate in the Scrum community about what the "right" Sprint length to use on a Scrum Team. Todd and Ryan aren't sure where the "2-week" standard started, but it's nonsense. Your Sprint length is a planning horizon. Do what makes sense! Check out the video to see how you can determine the best Sprint length for your situation.

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nTask

JANUARY 28, 2021

Minimalism is an extremely cool invention of the 20 th century and is soon becoming the favorite strategy of millennials to use in everything. Regardless of whether digital minimalism is adapted in personal or professional life, it has been known to reap some amazing results. Of course, a boost in productivity and focus come as guaranteed perks to it.

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MPUG

JANUARY 25, 2021

Looking for Red Flags. Periodically during my career at IBM, a live project would be thrown “over the fence,” and, inevitably, hit me on the head while I was working on another full-time project. These were usually troubled projects, and I would be the second or third project manager to take over. They were also typically between the 2 – 6 month mark in their life cycle.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 28, 2021

No one likes missed deadlines, delayed project deliveries, and failed projects. And yet, according to PMI , over 11 percent of project investment is wasted due to poor project performance. Using project tracking software can help you reduce waste and deliver projects profitably. In this article, we look at: What is project tracking software? Project tracking features And, the top project tracking software tools.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2021

For many people, the traditional project management methodologies (see PMI / PRINCE2) are the root of the problems that birthed Waterfall. I assert that this is the tip of the iceberg. These methodologies are just a symptom of a greater problem with its roots in the changes made during the industrial revolution. While they generated great amounts of wealth and many jobs around the world, these changes dehumanised work.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 24, 2021

I just had a sneak preview of the second edition of the Blue Striped Frog magazine. Several articles clustered around the themes: the age of agility, best practices, organizational agility and articles. My compliments to the editor team. They can be proud of the result. This second magazine offers interesting stories, new insights and real life cases at UWV, NN, Praktijkschool Oost ter Hout, BAM, New10 and ABN Amro and last but not least a new agile framework.

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MindGenius

JANUARY 27, 2021

As tempting as it is to jump in and get on with things, the cause of most project failures is a result of insufficient front-end work. Generally, there are 5 stages to Project Management. Initiation. Planning. Execution. Monitor & Review. Closure. Stage 1 – Initiation. There is a need to clearly articulate what the project is, it’s goals, business case, benefits and the problems it will solve.

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Proofhub

JANUARY 27, 2021

+Remote work is a working style that hit the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, coming as an adaptive business response. However, it is not something that did not exist before the pandemic. Millions of people were doing it. Here are some statistics that reflect the same: In the U.S., remote work had risen by 159% from 2005 until 2018. At the beginning of 2020, the number of remote workers was 4.7 million, making up 3.4% of the world’s population.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 28, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What do we need to get started in Scrum? During our Professional Scrum Master class, we were asked what is the minimum needed to get started with Scrum. Watch as Todd and Ryan break down this question. They advocate for the bare essentials to get started while discouraging practices such as Sprint-O and planning sprints.

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EasyProjects

JANUARY 27, 2021

There are two words that best describe the professional services sector from a manager’s perspective; exciting and frustrating. On the one hand, the sector is growing exponentially. It is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.1% by 2022 when the market will be worth $8.0824 trillion. Such consistent growth for the better part of the decade shows that professional service firms have an excellent opportunity to scale in the coming years.

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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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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 29, 2021

Has your work life and personal life gone topsy-turvy due to poor time management in the current work from the home setup? . If yes, we understand. . Time management is a challenge in normal times. It has become an even bigger challenge in these strange, uncertain times, triggered by the pandemic. . Sharing workspace with your family members, tolerating children’s tantrums, and cooperating with your significant other while meeting work commitments at the same time can drive you bonkers.

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nTask

JANUARY 25, 2021

If you have affiliated with the project management industry, then you may have used Kanban boards to have a better look at your projects. Given that you know a thing or two about Kanban boards, Clubhouse is a prominent tool that a lot of PMs have stumbled over. The application is an incredible solution that allows you to have an amazing Kanban based project management tool that allows you to handle all the tasks and projects that are a part of your project development process.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 25, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients. Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? However, you are not sure that it is the right organization? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum Masters and avoid disappointment later. I have used those four steps for years to identify organizations I would like to work with, and they never failed me.

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