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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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One way it does that is by reducing the time cycles of the project, which again speaks to its workflow efficiencies. Speaking of the kanban board, there are no required time boxes. It also improves the delivery flow, so you get what you want from the project, faster. So, no sprint.

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Five Gantt Chart Alternatives

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Add in resource names, lag times and symbols, and it can quickly become an eyesore that even a project manager struggles to understand, never mind project sponsors who don’t speak Gantt. Fortunately, there are simpler ways to get your message across. Here are five alternatives to formal Gantt charts that you can use today. Sheet View.

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What Is Asana? How to Use Asana for Project Management

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Communication: Add comments to tasks and tag other team members. Add Task Details: Tagging the task adds priority, categorization and more. This focus on productivity (with labels, deadlines, tags and more to track progress) is key to winning over users. Speaking of tasks, they can only be assigned to one person.

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How to Build Your Project Backlog In 5 Steps

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Files and images can be attached to kanban cards, which can then be prioritized and tagged to make them easier to find. Collect Project or Product Requirements Identify the project requirements by speaking with project stakeholders and getting well-defined requirements from them. Follow these steps to create your project backlog.

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Risk Mitigation Plan: Definition & Top Strategies

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This speaks directly to your bottom line, protecting your budget and helping your project meet its schedule. Unlike the four types of risk, this strategy speaks to a wait and see attitude. Cards represent tasks, which can be prioritized, commented on for collaboration and tagged to find easily. Monitor Risk.

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10 Free Event Planning Templates for Excel and Word

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You can read weekly blogs, guides and download free event planning templates for Excel and Word. You can even make assignments, attach files and add descriptions, tags, priority and more. Event Marketing Calendar Template Speaking of marketing, no event is successful without a marketing campaign to attract the event’s target audience.

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A Quick Guide to Strategic Initiatives

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It speaks to the PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) , which says all projects must be strategically aligned with the organization’s business strategy. They have to address the company’s vision , speak to the benefits of stakeholders and work towards growing the company while aligning its various segments.