ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

To further illustrate kanban in manufacturing, we’ll show a visual example of it at work and outline the key advantages of using this scheduling system as well as how project management software can advance its benefits. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. What Is Kanban?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 4, 2024

Yes, Trello is software by Atlassian that offers five project management tools: kanban boards, project timelines, calendars, dashboards and tables. Trello’s tools and features are mainly geared towards marketing, product development and creative teams, but can also be used to manage tasks and workflows in other industries.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2024

Project management has wrought much change. From plotting Gantt charts by hand to the modern day explosion of project management software solutions, everything is different – including the nature of work itself. Then all is quiet until the boss approaches her desk with yet another project. To illustrate, Roger L.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 13, 2024

Are Special Sprints in Agile Truly Beneficial? In my journey with Agile, I've often encountered teams embroiled in what I term 'special sprints' – Sprint zeros, refactoring sprints, and bugfix sprints. At first glance, these sprints appear as a savvy adaptation of Agile. The result?

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

The Agile project management methodology encourages organizations to empower teams with clear responsibility and authority, so they can work together to autonomously develop ingenious and innovative solutions. It sets the tone for your project workflows, team dynamics, operations and even the tools used to perform the jobs.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. Then we’ll get into some examples to fully illustrate their meaning. Our cloud-based software means you can access project documents anywhere and at any time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not at all experienced in formal Agile project management, but I know it is something that I need to know more about. Today I’m partnering with Eylean to give you an overview of three agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban. Agile Methods: The Basics. Let’s dive in.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 18, 2023

ProjectManager, an award-winning project management software company, is thrilled to announce its newest integration with Jira, a leading software development tool. Unite the agile world of Jira with ProjectManager’s planning and reporting tools. The project name changes in Jira.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 7, 2024

As the Agile project management framework reaches adoption maturity at lean, progressive and disruptive startup firms, many teams at established organizations are struggling to fully embrace the Agile project management framework at scale. How to migrate from Traditional PM to Agile?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 22, 2024

Reflecting upon my own experiences, the journey to refining our workflow has been both enlightening and challenging. In the realm of agile development, we often find ourselves caught in the rhythm of managing tasks and visualising our work without pausing to question the efficacy of the underlying system. Enjoy this video?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

IT service management (ITSM) is the process of how those services meet the needs of the end users who employ them. Over the course of this blog, we’ll discuss how ITSM is implemented, managed and delivered to meet the needs of an organization and how project management software can help facilitate those processes.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 31, 2019

More along the lines of project management, though, is the Agile Manifesto. Agile is a bit of a controversial topic in the field. Either way, agile offers a fast and nimble way to work that first benefited software development before expanding its reach to almost every industry. What Is Agile?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What Is a Project Management Methodology? A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. Project management methodologies help project managers lead team members and manage work, while facilitating team collaboration.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Teamhood is a Kanban project management system for teams. It’s a visual, flexible tool that is perfect for small and medium businesses who want to improve how they manage projects. The software is aimed at firms who want to add agility to improve time to market. Let me show you how! Product: Teamhood.

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NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

When the Agile methodology was first introduced, it was embraced as a welcome replacement to the rigid Waterfall approach. The community largely accepted Agile and Waterfall as mutually exclusive project management paradigms. Critics of Agile believed that Agile simply translates into fast failure.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM The quest for methodologies that offer efficiency and agility has never been rockier. Agile methodologies stand at the forefront of this quest, providing the blueprint for rapid, responsive, and customer-centric project execution. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Product Manager vs Project Manager. While both are leadership roles and the titles are similar, there’s a difference between a product manager and a project manager as Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains. What Is a Project Manager? Project Manager Responsibilities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. What does it mean to “do” project quality? You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 3, 2020

There are simple drag-and-drop tools for organizing to-do lists, planning systems for agile teams and hybrid tools for robust project management. A kanban tool is a project management system used to visually organize work into different phases. An example of collaborating on a task while using a kanban board.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Every project is different. Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

TL; DR: Jira Anti-Patterns If you ask people to come up with popular attributes for “Agile” or “agility,” Scrum and Jira will likely be among the top ten featured. Moreover, in any discussion about the topic, someone will mention that using Scrum running on top of Jira does not make an organization agile.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 6, 2022

Connectivity is key to productivity in project management. Airtable is one of the many project management software solutions that presents itself as the app to connect your data, workflows and teams. Why seek an alternative project management solution? How Airtable Works. ProjectManager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Are you looking for a robust, scalable PPM solution that can manage the whole project life cycle and show you what’s being worked on at any one time? In this review of Sciforma, I’ll share the pros and cons of this enterprise-centric project and portfolio management tool. Portfolio Management. Product: Sciforma.

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MPUG

JANUARY 22, 2024

Two widely accepted Lean-Agile approaches, iteration- and flow-based, are embraced by Agile practitioners. While iteration-based Agile prescribes an iteration, in flow-based Agile, iterations are not prescribed. The most well-known framework for iteration-based Agile is Scrum , while Kanban represents flow-based Agile.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Product management is a way to organize the development, position and pricing of your product. It helps you manage every step of the process that sees your product go from concept to market. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software, but we understand that not everyone is ready to upgrade right away.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

ProjectManager’s latest release is here, and it’s designed to make managing your hybrid team’s workflow much faster and easier. This release includes Automation and gives all Business and Enterprise users more customization when using Custom Workflows and Approvals. Another Exciting Update: Custom Workflows.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

For example, it participates in organizing events to help support local communities and makes donations to charities and foundations whenever possible. First, however, you might wonder how Disney implements its agile framework at such a large scale. How Did Scaled Agile Framework® Work for Disney?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As a project manager, you will likely find yourself working on one of such projects such as implementing a new CRM system, upgrading to a cloud-based ERP, or developing a new eCommerce platform. This lack of planning often leads to projects going over budget and not achieving their goals. Develop a SMART project plan 5.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Since my book Collaboration Tools for Project Managers came out, one of the things I’m asked frequently is ‘how do I choose the right collaboration tool for my team?’. I’m delighted to be partnering with Genius Project today to bring you The 5 Step Expert Guide To Choosing Project Management Collaboration Tools.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sometimes the whole picture isn’t clear when you’re planning a project. But with a traditional project management methodology, such as waterfall, you set everything up first and then you’re stuck with it. But the waterfall methodology is only one way to manage a project. What Is Rolling Wave Planning?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 7, 2020

Project management is an art of solutions. You have a project, and it has a means to complete it within the constraints of time, scope and cost. For example, take scrum. Teams learn through experience, reflective meetings and specific roles that add structure and manage work. Scrumban: An Agile Hybrid.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That requires work, of course, and a lot of coordination between departments, which can be streamlined by project management software. Some examples of marketing strategies that can be part of a marketing plan are online advertising, email marketing, content marketing, social media management, events, etc. Learn More!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 26, 2023

Resource management is a balancing act. What advantages or disadvantages come with each of them, and which should you choose for your project? Resource leveling Resource leveling is a project management technique used to adjust the start and end dates of tasks in order to better manage limited resources.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of ‘The Illusion of Velocity’ in agile contexts, peeling back the layers of traditional metrics as leadership tools. The Clash of Paradigms In the traditional management paradigm, born from Frederick W.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2022

That’s why a project requirements document (PRD) is so important. The product manager is responsible for creating the product requirements document to communicate to the product team and stakeholders. Details include what the project is building, who that product is for and how it will benefit the end user. Learn more.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 30, 2024

There are well-established ways to evaluate investments – and potential projects – for an organization. However, the speed of change has made these methods less reliable – and ushered in a more lean-agile approach to metrics. Traditional financial metrics like ROI (and others to be explored below) are still relevant!

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Uncertainty is a certainty in projects. Risks will arise and threaten the successful delivery of your project. That’s the first step in planning, managing and mitigating risk in your projects. That’s the first step in planning, managing and mitigating risk in your projects. There are four categories of risk.

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