Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, redefining leadership is a pivotal aspect of their journey. The project management principle "Demonstrating Leadership Behaviors" aligns closely with the Scrum ethos, emphasizing the importance of effective leadership in fostering team success and positive outcomes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2023

These are the situations that separate out the good project managers from the poor, and the true project leaders from the ‘merely competent’ project managers. This can give others a chance to lead but for me, the prime reason is to clear your head and think about what is around the next bend.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Monday is a matchup made for project management professionals. We’ll help you pick between Asana vs. Monday. 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. Which one to choose?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. But there are major differences that are important to understand. Construction phases have different names and require different documentation to begin with. To help you manage your construction projects better, we’ll even add a few free templates.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you’re not working from an agenda or you don’t manage those meetings, that can be true. Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is. What Are Project Meetings? Types of Project Meetings.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We’ll also explain the difference between cycle time, lead time and takt time. Finally, we show how project management software can help with manufacturing. Project management software can help manufacturers plan, track and monitor their cycle time. What Is Cycle Time In Manufacturing?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Managing a program or portfolio of projects involves many things, but utmost importance should be given to resource management, especially organizational resources. To start, resources can include labor, management, expertise, equipment, finances, energy, land and time. What Are Organizational Resources?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It’s part of the contract between any technology vendor and sets up what will be levied upon them if the agreement isn’t upheld. First, let’s explore the definition of an SLA in greater detail, including the different types of service agreements and why they’re so important. What Is a Service Level Agreement (SLA)?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 21, 2021

Contract administration is the process of creating a contract between employer and contractor. Execute your construction contracts flawlessly with project management software. Those are the beginning and endpoints of contract administration, but in between, there is lots of work to be done. What is Contract Administration?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Disadvantages of teamwork can include conflict between team members, difficulty in making decisions, and feelings of isolation from the rest of the company if you’re not working closely with others on a daily basis. Better risk management 4. There are both advantages and disadvantages to working as part of a team. Efficiency 2.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

Contractor management is a process to manage the contractors and make sure they’re doing what they need to do, when they need to do it and meeting quality standards. Being able to manage outside contractors is facilitated by the use of project management software. Learn more What Is Contractor Management?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. A project is a sequence of tasks that lead toward a singular goal.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2024

Managing more than one project at a time creates a lot of problems. That and more is what enterprise project management does. Let’s define the term enterprise project management and then identify its unique challenges before going into what an enterprise project manager is and what an enterprise project management office is.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce. Strategic workforce planning is used by an organization or its project management office (PMO) to achieve its long-term plans. One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

To better understand process manufacturing, let’s first define the term and explore the different types of process manufacturing. Controlling process manufacturing production is assisted by project management software. Certain manufacturers use a recipe to combine materials to deliver products. What Is Process Manufacturing?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management. Then, we’ll look at the role of a business project manager and the types of projects that a business will manage. What Is Business Project Management?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2024

Understanding their differences is key to optimizing processes, enhancing efficiency, and delivering value. Challenges: Challenges in the development value stream often relate to managing changes, maintaining quality, and ensuring that new developments align with customer needs and expectations. Flow efficiency is key.

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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. Digital transformation is on the rise.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

First, we need to understand what manufacturing cost is, the different types of manufacturing costs as well as some examples to get context for what we’re talking about. Project management software helps manufacturers track production costs. There are various costs involved in the production of any product. What Is Manufacturing Cost?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 26, 2023

There are many different types of materials and labor that go into their work that requires their contracts to have construction specifications. We’ll explain what construction specifications are, why they’re so important and detail the different types. There are many types of specifications in construction.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever? I’m sure you take away tips and ideas for making this your best year yet managing projects at work. I’m sure you do. But what does it take to get there? Let’s jump in.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

There are many ways to avoid project failure, one of which is using project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that empowers teams to plan, manage and track projects in real time. ProjectManager has Gantt charts to plan, manage and track projects in real time. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 27, 2021

Businesses are constantly pulled between supply and demand. Demand planning is a cross-functional process that businesses use to meet customer demand while avoiding supply chain or inventory management disruptions. That’s beneficial for your business’ supply chain management and inventory management. Learn More!

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. They ensure alignment between what the organization values and does. Creating alignment between the strategy and the work performed ensures that resources are optimized to support the common, shared objectives. Toyota was a Lean pioneer.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

IT financial management (ITFM) covers the costs of keeping our network, servers and devices running. IT financial management is a bit more complicated than that and we’ll explain by more thoroughly defining the term. Then we’ll list the professionals who are tasked with IT financial management and their key objectives.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2024

The Project Management principle of "Tailoring" emphasizes adapting methods and processes to suit the unique context of a project. For professional Project Managers transitioning to Professional Scrum Masters, this concept requires a nuanced understanding. Focus on Value Delivery: In Scrum, the focus is always on delivering value.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re interested in a career in construction or looking to fill an open position in your construction management company, there are a lot of entry points. We explain what each is and offer a salary average to see how much you can expect to earn or pay for one of these construction management roles. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Inventories are a very important tool for business management as they allow companies to track physical assets such as raw materials, supplies and products that are available for sale. Currently, most manufacturing and retail management teams use Excel for inventory tracking , but there are good reasons to use Google Sheets instead.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 19, 2022

Every tool that helps define the project and make it more manageable is valuable. It has a starting point and a path that leads to the final deliverable of the project. Using a workflow diagram with workflow management software will streamline your business process. How Do Workflow Diagrams Help with Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 24, 2022

Whether you’re working in project management, manufacturing, supply chains or inventory management, you need to deliver something valuable to your customers. This is why lead time is so important. Let’s take a moment to define lead time, determine how to calculate it and see how it works across various industries.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By Veronica Thraen September 20, 2023 In a previous article, I provided three ways to test your readiness for a career in project management when you are looking for a change or just starting your professional career journey. Choosing to embark on a career as a project manager could be one of the wisest and timeliest decisions you make.

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Inloox

MAY 6, 2021

Driven by the need for better performance, efficiency and results, companies are using various agile management methods. For many teams , this agile management method has become an indispensable tool for effective collaboration. In this blog post, we want to clear up any misunderstandings around Scrum. What is a product backlog?

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Ganttic

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Effective project management is the backbone of successful businesses and initiatives. However, even the most seasoned project managers can find themselves entangled in the web of common pitfalls that hinder progress, derail timelines, and threaten project success. What are the Most Common Project Pitfalls? How to improve?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2022

What’s the difference between the Kanban Method and Kanban? In this blog post, we focus on one specific topic that emerged: “Can Scrum teams use Scrum and Kanban, simultaneously?”. Daniel is the co-founder of ProKanban.org, a venture conceived of, by, and for the Kanban community. Is there such a thing as Zombie Kanban?

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And so, we were not at all surprised to see that at IIL’s November International Project Management Day Virtual Conference , the most attendance in any one session was at the panel discussion on, you guessed it: AI. What does it mean for me in my role as a Project Manager? ML is like a detective finding clues and solving a mystery.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

What are the differences between a Scrum Master and Project Manager? Isn’t a Scrum Master some kind of an Agile Project Manager? There is almost no overlap between the role of Scrum Master and the position of Project Manager. What is a Scrum Master? What is a Scrum Master? What a Scrum Master does.

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Scrum.org

JULY 16, 2021

Interestingly, It is regarding the managers. Where is the role of Manager in Scrum? While there are apparent intermediate paths present for the managers and other senior leadership position holders, the unclearly defined middle managers often question the roles in official Scrum they fill. What are they? Or developers?

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