Productivity Land

JUNE 7, 2023

Software development is a huge and growing industry, worth nearly half a trillion dollars in the U.S. If you’re joining the industry and starting your own software development business, you’ll want to get off to a good start by properly setting up your business entity.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If you're a software developer, administrator, or project manager, you'll know that managing programs can be a daunting task. Fortunately, there are a variety of tools available to help make the process easier. In this article, we take a look at 10 of the most powerful program management tools out there.

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Teamweek

JULY 2, 2020

But, given the recent rise in remote work, managers are struggling to find agile project management tools that fit their needs. This article will guide you through the best agile tools, taking a look at their key features and costs to inform your buying decision! Agile Planning Tools. Toggl Plan. Need premium features?

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

What tools and techniques can project managers use for controlling risks and getting the results they are looking for? In these risk review sessions, the team discussed the effectiveness of the risk responses and the risk management processes. Risk Control Tools and Techniques. Changes in project risks are inevitable.

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Wrike

JUNE 2, 2023

Process mapping is a crucial technique that can drive success in enterprises of all sizes and industries. By providing a visual representation of the steps and activities involved in a process, process mapping tools enable organizations to identify inefficiencies, streamline operations, and improve overall performance.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 16, 2024

Project management is a multifaceted discipline that combines techniques, processes, and strategies to plan, execute, monitor, and control projects effectively. “Projections indicate that the global project management software market is poised to reach $15.08 The Five Project Management Processes: 1.

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nTask

JANUARY 6, 2022

In today’s business world, the need to have a good process management tools is pivotal. In this blog, we have gathered the 10 best process management software reviews for you to choose the best pick for your company. However, let’s first see what process management is and the need to have process management software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Could you be a citizen developer? I use low-code and no-code tools for various different automations and data processing at work, and while I’m no expert, the low-code revolution is going to make it easier for us all to do a whole lot of stuff without input from IT. The Citizen Developer Practitioner (CD-P) course.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

Certainly, Asana is simple to use and pleasing to the eyes, while ClickUp is similar to Asana, but with software development tools. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. It’s a popular project management tool that is designed for teams to organize, collaborate, plan and execute their tasks.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. Risk management process is a structured approach to identifying, assessing, addressing, and controlling risks. What are the 7 Risk Management Processes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

The APM BOK defines project quality as: “The fitness for purpose of the degree of conformance of the outputs of a process, or the process itself to requirements.” Good” could be: The buttons are green The process takes less than 3 seconds Latency is 0.1 Good” then becomes your success criteria or quality measures.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. If you want to improve your project success, improve your requirements processes. Poor requirements change process.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Asana vs. Monday are both similar project management tools. They have features, such as project tracking, workflow automation and other standard project management software features. Not convinced that ProjectManager is a superior project management tool? It’s generally a more robust software than Asana.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I got introduced to formal project management processes through Rational Unified Process (RUP) in the year 2000. RUP was developed by Rational Corporation which was later acquired by IBM. While learning RUP, I learned about project management processes, project lifecycle, and phases. In figure 1.5

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum’s Nature: It Is a Tool; It Is Not About Love or Hate. Regularly, we find articles from developers detailing why ‘Agile’ in general and Scrum’s nature, in particular, deserve our collective disdain. The question then is: Why would I “hate” a tool unsuited for the intended purpose or applied incompetently?

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PM Basics

APRIL 24, 2018

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. Understanding of SDLC can make the whole process more efficient. When I googled “software development life cycle definition” I found different variants.

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The Strategic Project Manager

JANUARY 30, 2022

It can be a daunting task to look for an agile project planning tool. You will find a plethora of option – even free agile project management tools. This article focuses on three hosted agile project management software tools – from Atlassian, Microsoft, and Google. Agile Project Planning Tool Features.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. And, they’re going to be business people too. It’s not good for business.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

Image Source: [link] Although Scrum is a well-known framework for agile software development, implementing Scrum alone won’t guarantee success. Deliver working software more frequently and reliably, reducing the time-to-market and increasing customer satisfaction.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2023

An agile mindset, and a set of shared values, principles, and often Agile tools, help Agile teams succeed. In this article we’ll look at two things: The different roles you’ll find in an Agile team The team structures you can set up to help make your agile team a success. It sounds messy, but it worked!

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MPUG

APRIL 22, 2024

Looking for a way to enhance your control over crucial aspects of your projects, empowering you to streamline processes, optimize performance, and ensure consistent success? With proper implementation, SPICE not only identifies weaknesses but maximizes strengths and development potential. Then you should consider SPICE.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Manual testing can be time-consuming, tedious, and prone to human error, making it a challenge to achieve the desired level of software quality consistently. This is where automated testing tools come into play. Functionality: Software quality ensures that the application performs all the tasks it is designed to do.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

One powerful tool that can significantly enhance operational efficiency is process documentation. A manufacturing company may discover that a particular production process is consuming excessive resources without adding value to the final product.

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 27, 2016

I wrote an article in October 2015 describing how the eight forms of waste (a foundational lean tool) can affect project teams. Let’s do a deeper dive into the waste of over-processing. Did your work effort end once you had entered all the desired content into your favorite presentation tool?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

One powerful tool that organizations can leverage to drive this transformation is process innovation. In this article, we will explore the concept of process innovation and its importance in business, the role it plays in driving transformation, the steps to implement it, overcoming challenges, and measuring its impact.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 1, 2024

In my quest for being at my best to serve, I have gone through accreditation processes to become a professional trainer in many of these. We really were uncovering better ways of developing solutions by doing it and helping others do it. I have successfully passed and facilitated quite a few of these tracks.

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PM Basics

APRIL 3, 2018

It should fit in with software development project. However, this differences should not be an excuse not to apply proper processes and tools. Read this article to ensure you address the most significant problems of software development project management. Software Development is Mostly Agile.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 8, 2023

I have never had the opportunity to lead a megaproject (the term is typically used for those with a budget in excess of $1 billion), but over the last fifteen years I have read a number of the articles published by Prof. Flyvbjerg on the subject and always learned lessons which were applicable to the projects I was involved with.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art , Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press, 2015.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

In this article, we’d like to dwell upon the phase-gate process. What is a phase-gate process? A phase-gate process (also known as a stage-gate process) is an approach to managing projects and developing products, which breaks the whole procedure down into phases separated by gates. 1] Ideation.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Process modeling is a crucial aspect of project management. In this article, we will explore the basics of process modeling, the steps to create a successful process model, the tools and techniques that can aid in effective process modeling, and showcase case studies where process modeling has proven to be invaluable.

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Wrike

JULY 28, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world of software development, staying on top of bugs and defects is crucial for delivering high-quality applications. A reliable bug tracker tool can help you streamline the bug tracking process, enhance collaboration among team members, and ensure timely bug resolution.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Project management tools and techniques that really work; that’s the problem statement. When it comes to project management tools and techniques, you don’t have just one technique or foolproof tool that you can use in every project of every organization. Project Management Techniques. Classic technique.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Software Development is not just a systematic process but a dynamic interplay of critical work that shapes the progress of your product. To visualise this work, the article recommends using platforms like #AzureDevOps that offer mechanisms for tracking both Sprint Work and Refinement, ensuring seamless transparency.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To start with, this article will provide you with some key definitions in the world of AI. While there are more ways to work with AI than can possibly be described in a simple article, we want to provide you with some ideas on how Chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, can help you with project origination and planning.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

This is a guest article from Gilad David Maayan. Read on to learn how to use agile metrics to improve your work processes. If you have no feedback from which to improve your processes, you cannot gain the benefits of agility. Related: A PM’s Guide to Agile Software Development. What Is Agile?

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, organizations are constantly seeking ways to improve their processes and maximize efficiency. This powerful tool enables businesses to identify areas for improvement, implement changes, and continuously monitor and adjust their processes.

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