Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this blog series, drawing from our vast experience, we'll guide you through it. For those keen on understanding another common challenge during this transition, especially for Product Owners adapting to their new roles, our blog titled " Escaping the Product Owner's Trap " offers valuable insights. Welcome to the first post.

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Proofhub

JULY 7, 2022

Work Management: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know You’ve probably dealt with project management at some point in your life, whether at work, school, or home. Project management is characterised by its fixed timeline and a single goal. I’d like to point out that project management is, in reality, a subset of work management.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 18, 2023

A blog article describing “fake Agile” may be resonating a bit too much for comfort. The point is that there are myriad ways to “do” Agile. Those will probably be the most effective of all – until you find you need to modify or replace them, which you should not hesitate to do! The post Am I Really Doing Agile?

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EasyProjects

MARCH 30, 2023

Effective team management is the difference between success and failure. Essentially, resource planning gives a project manager or team leader the ability to put together and reserve the perfect team (based on skill, availability, and budget) for their project BEFORE officially allocating a single resource.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The “Domino Effect” describes how these uncertainties can combine and amplify challenges. The founder of TOC, Dr. Goldratt, emphasized the point of “never say I know” as a reminder to stay humble about our knowledge. However, he was equally insistent that we usually know something about the subject matter.

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Sandeep Kashyap

JULY 7, 2022

Work Management: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know You’ve probably dealt with project management at some point in your life, whether at work, school, or home. Project management is characterised by its fixed timeline and a single goal. I’d like to point out that project management is, in reality, a subset of work management.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A few years ago, I ran a survey to figure out what Scrum Masters serving a single Scrum team do all day. The Initial ChatGPT Prompt to Explore Club Scrum I used the following initial prompt to prime ChatGPT before I started asking the questions: I want you to act as an experienced Scrum Master, serving a single Scrum team.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 21, 2022

The team completely redesigned the product from the ground up without keeping a single line of code. The new solution was informed by over a decade of customer feedback and is designed to solve the pain points that still exist for project management software today. What other pain points have we solved? New + Expanded Views: .

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Project Resource Management is a process designed to use human and tangible assets, materials, and equipment efficiently and effectively. Take adequate time to make reasonable and realistic estimates: Perfection is nearly impossible to achieve in resource management, but you should still aim for it.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Time and cost estimation. Serving as a focal point for information on the project. A product owner is a single person who represents the business side of the project and is responsible for increasing the value of the product created by his team. Defining the scope of the project. Changes in scope must be managed. Product Owner.

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Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

That said, a resource management tool that centralizes your resource scheduling needs in a single platform means less time switching between tools, and more time working toward project goals. An effective scheduling experience is what enables PMs and project leads to do effective capacity planning and optimize allocation.

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Planview

JANUARY 17, 2019

The following content is based on the whitepaper, “Bigger Than a Breadbox: 10 Tips for Better Project Estimates, Part 2,” written by Jerry Manas. For your reading convenience, we’ve decided to give it everlasting life here on the blog. Risk management is an underutilized but necessary part of effective project management.

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Digite

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The perfect storm of a wide range of technologies such as SaaS, Mobile, Robotics, IoT (Internet of things), Virtual Reality (VR), etc. This allows the processing of large datasets quickly and cost-effectively. AI is beginning to mature to the point where it can learn without human interactions.

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Workamajig

MARCH 28, 2018

This guide will share the roles, responsibilities, and skills you need to be an effective digital project manager. DPM , a popular blog for digital project managers, calls digital project management the “wild west” of project management where “crazy clients, tiny budgets, and stupid deadlines reign supreme”.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 22, 2023

Managing a single, complex project feels like a Herculean task when you nail the project deadline with a high-quality output. We’re dishing out the best practices, breaking down the most efficient processes, and sharing the most effective tools you need in your toolkit. Simple, effective, and fair.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 28, 2017

If you don’t give an answer, you’re viewed as incompetent and unable to estimate. The Cone of Uncertainty has been around since the 1950s but is popular among Agile teams to explain why a project’s effort and scope could be either 4 times or ¼ the size of the original estimate. Use ranged estimation versus single point estimates.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 28, 2019

Poor estimation is a major cause of project failure. According to the PMI, inaccurate cost estimates is a contributing factor in 28% of projects that fail. When an estimate has been delivered, clients and executives will often see it as binding and will expect the project to track to it. Why Estimations Go Wrong.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

With the increasing complexity and demands of network infrastructures, it has become crucial for organizations to effectively manage their networks. Understanding Network Management Services Network management services encompass a range of activities aimed at monitoring, controlling, and optimizing network infrastructures.

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Proofhub

JULY 7, 2020

The term “project manager” is so extensive that it encompasses a huge range of tasks, and means different things to different people. Monitoring Progress Despite being listed eighth in this blog, monitoring actually starts on the very first day the project execution takes place and continues daily, right till the closure.

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Scoro

MAY 4, 2022

Function Point. Function point was primarily established to assist marketing teams and creative and professional service agencies in establishing smooth operations by eliminating chaos and disorganization. Advantages of Function point. Mobile access – users can access Scoro on a tablet or Smartphone. Pros of BigTime.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Consultant project management software helps consultancies deliver projects profitably by: Helping them quote the right estimates. A few secondary points, such as ease of usage, overall cost, and customer support, are also considered. Paid plans range between $9 – $15 per user per month. Estimate time for each task.

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Resource Guru

AUGUST 10, 2023

We’ll cover: What to think about when choosing your agency tools Before you start evaluating all the available tools for agencies , you have to assess the pain points those tools need to address first. Ultimately, your agency SEO tool should be able to provide everything you need from both an organic and paid search point of view.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

Managing your tasks, projects, meetings, team, and clients can get chaotic quickly if you don’t manage your time effectively. Toggl Track is a simple time management app that helps you organize and track your time, whether you’re managing projects in single or multiplayer mode. Because otherwise, what’s the point?) Toggl Track.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The conjecture that we can make decisions in the presence of uncertainty without estimating the impacts of those decisions is without any principles that can be tested beyond personal anecdotes of I know people who spend other peoples money without providing estimates. The #NoEstimates Finale - Pat Richard wrote the blog I wanted to.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Project planning includes estimating costs, identifying and assigning tasks, organizing teams, setting deadlines, and more. Templates are reusable project outlines that reduce the amount of rework and serve as starting points for new work. Wrike is available in a range of plans and packages to suit every budget. Task management.

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Planio

JULY 22, 2020

But you can bet that every single type of project has already been run by someone else. While there are tons of fantastic resources online for learning how to be a better project manager (such as this blog!) The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done. Principles: Life and Work.

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Wrike

MAY 28, 2021

M&A project managers must be adept at collaborating with stakeholders, managing staff, and developing financial models and projections to estimate cash flow and profitability potential. More effective stakeholder communications. Estimating risk. Alignment between organizations. Specified roles and responsibilities.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 24, 2022

Unlike the other tools mentioned in this blog, Resource Guru will help you manage not just people’s time throughout your company, but also non-human resources like meeting rooms and equipment. The team behind Resource Guru firmly believe that “time is the single most valuable commodity in life.” The interface is super user-friendly.

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Hub Planner

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ensuring your team is logging time accurately helps teams manage budget estimates better, and accurately allocate resources on projects. In effect, we want to use this data to know how to be better at resource scheduling. Either way, team scheduling pain points can be eliminated and planning processes are significantly simplified.

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Workzone

JULY 23, 2021

Hive continues to evolve since its debut in 2015, adding new features to improve on its effectiveness. The mobile version does not provide the same range of use as desktop. Pricing: Ranging from $50/month/user for up to five users to $32/month/user for over 100 users; Enterprise (quoted). “Workzone is a lifesaver.

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Wrike

JUNE 27, 2019

As the point person for her department, she’s frequently on the receiving end of incoming project requests. Who is the point person for this project? But these forms are even more effective if you can use this initial question as a filter. . That’s something you need to know before you take a single step forward.

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ExamsPM

MAY 7, 2017

When you invest in higher quality standards and improve quality on your project, you will decrease costs up to a certain point. Marginal analysis is the point where the benefits of improving quality equal the costs saved. They show the activities, decision points, loops, and paths. The seven basic quality tools are: .

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Proofhub

AUGUST 22, 2019

Each category is supposed to help companies deal with a specific range of tasks (and you already have a list of those). Customer Relationship Management or CRM software is a cloud solution that allows you to collect, manage and use customer data effectively. Get your communication on point with ProofHub.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If you haven’t figured out, this “project” is the Death Star and students at Lehigh University estimated it’d cost $852,000,000,000,000,000 to build …and that’s just the cost of steel production. A CWM centralizes project timelines, tasks, communication, and documentation into a single source of truth. Literally. . Measure it.

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Workzone

AUGUST 4, 2021

Trello is a weak option for project managers concerned with estimates, budgets, and dependencies. You can also find a broad suite of products ranging from project management to CRM within Scoro. For more on Slack and a list of Slack alternatives, check out our blog post. Cons: Trello is best for smaller, simpler projects.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

The “Domino Effect” describes how these uncertainties can combine and amplify challenges. The founder of TOC, Dr. Goldratt, emphasized the point of “never say I know” as a reminder to stay humble about our knowledge. However, he was equally insistent that we usually know something about the subject matter.

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ExamsPM

JUNE 28, 2017

The range of possible outcomes (impact and amount at stake). Risk threshold – The risk threshold determines at which point the risk becomes unacceptable to stakeholders. Cause and effect diagrams (Ishikawa ). At this point in the risk management process, the risk register includes: Lists of risks. Diagramming techniques.

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