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What we want from project management tools in 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And then I log into my PM software and suddenly that simplicity that exists elsewhere disappears… Here are my wishes for the PM software industry for 2020. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. Would you like to add 20% to this estimate? Give us more data. Yes, I would.

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Women in Project Management: Rachel Mata

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m interviewing Rachel Mata , Lead Project Manager at Edu-tech company Instructor Brandon. I got my master’s degree in November 2020. By the end of 2019, the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá had estimated that 14% of the companies in the region were founded last year. Rachel, how did you get into project management?

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71 Product Owner Interview Questions: Sprint Planning, Review, Retrospective

Scrum.org

Please note that I will continue using ‘role’ on occasions throughout this document, although the Scrum Guide 2020 now speaks of ‘accountabilities.’). Your Scrum Team, at least that is your impression, regularly estimates work items at the upper end of the possible range. How would you organize the Sprint Review?

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How project management trends will change in 2020

Proofhub

Top Trends in Project Management to Follow in 2020 We’ve seen many project management trends come to life this year. 2019 is the year when technology has started to revolutionize project management with innovative software. As 2019 is coming to an end, what is ahead for project management in 2020? Start using ProofHub.’‘

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This could be due to staffing levels or other projects being staffed instead due to higher business priority. External risks can occur due to a variety of factors, often caused by influences more outside of our immediate control. This can cause some tasks to take more time than normal due to starting and stopping multiple times.

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Top 11 Cities for Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Shanghai has some huge projects underway including: The Shanghai Urban Rail Transit Expansion: piling work on the new high-speed line began in November 2020. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics ( budget : US$5.9bn) were postponed as a result of the global pandemic, but investment in infrastructure and megaprojects continues.

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IT project management explained: How to run great IT projects

Planio

In fact, the digital transformation market was estimated at a whopping $731.1 On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. billion in 2022 — with no signs of slowing down. And that’s no simple job.