Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Have you been asked to mentor another project manager ? It might sound a bit daunting, but I’ve been doing it for over 15 years, and I’m here to tell you that it’s a great opportunity (for both of you). And it is possible to be a good project management mentor, even if you don’t have any previous mentoring experience. Being asked to mentor someone means that your experience has been recognized as a project management professional (not necessarily a certificate holder, but someone who knows how t

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For professional Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, engaging stakeholders effectively is a principle that transcends traditional project management boundaries. The emphasis on proactive stakeholder engagement aligns well with Scrum's focus on delivering value and ensuring customer satisfaction. However, in Scrum, this engagement is not just a part of the process; it's an integral component of every step in the development of a product or initiative.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What is a project budget? A project budget is a financial document that lays out what you think you’ll spend on a project. It covers all the (approved) expenses required to deliver the project. In other words, it’s the way you answer the question: “How much is this project going to cost?” The project budget might be phased over multiple quarters or years.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As humans, we have a default behaviour to adapt to changes in our surroundings. This philosophy applies to businesses as well. In order to succeed, businesses must constantly readjust to their surroundings and adapt to changes in the market. This includes changes in competition, customer needs, and external events that may impact the business. Key topics discussed in the video include adaptation, change, business ecosystems, competition, and the impact of COVID-19 on businesses.

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Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This is a guest post by Diana Ecker. Today, we take virtual meetings for granted, but the possibilities they bring free up the world of work. You bring together people who are working from home, on the road for travel, or in offices around the world with just a few clicks. It makes it possible to work with clients, contractors, and teams from anywhere at all… even though it feels like we spend way too much time in virtual meetings!

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Burnout and resilience. How can we move beyond viewing resilience as a buzzword and dispel the notion that it involves only toughing it out or maintaining a positive attitude? Balancing project success with avoiding burnout is a real challenge in high-stress environments Dr. Marie-Helene (MH) Pelletier discusses the necessity of adopting a strategic approach to resilience by integrating psychology and strategy.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Scrum is a framework within which teams work together to deliver products in complex environments. The Scrum framework includes five events: The Sprint Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective. Each of the five events in Scrum is time boxed. This means that every Scrum event has a maximum (but not a minimum) amount of time the Scrum team will spend on the event every Sprint.

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Productivity Land

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, paper-based workflows are becoming increasingly obsolete. Businesses of all sizes are turning to electronic signatures (eSignatures) to streamline document signing processes, improve efficiency, and boost customer satisfaction. Lumin’s e-sign API stands at the forefront of this digital revolution, empowering businesses to easily integrate eSignature functionality into their existing workflows.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We’re back with another installment of our Championing Change series , where we learn how real Wrike customers are using our platform in their daily work to reach their goals. Getting Wrike tips and tricks directly from customers is one of the best ways to get the most out of our platform. This time, we’re hearing from Mike Fank, Operational Excellence, Quality, and Safety Manager at Wisconsin Metal Parts (WMP).

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Screen capture from Buffers walk-through demonstration, available in original article. A recent Microsoft article, “ Introducing Buffers – Lead & Lag in Task Dependencies ” by Sakshi Munjal, published on January 24, 2024, explores new features in Microsoft Project for the web aimed at enhancing project execution in the new year. As project managers gear up for a productive year, Microsoft Project for the web introduces a game-changing feature to boost project execution.

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Admation

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Navigating the complexities of marketing compliance in regulated industries is a critical challenge for modern businesses. Strict regulatory frameworks demand meticulous management of marketing approvals, highlighting the need for robust and collaborative solutions. In this landscape, Admation's Marketing Project Management software stands out as a pivotal tool.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Today, we’re exploring what it looks like to transform the way your company finances itself in a new, agile world. Many of our clients, as they shift toward an iterative and incremental delivery approach, realize that the old way of funding the business just isn’t cutting it anymore. Annual funding, long wait times for approvals, and all the read tape that goes along with that, aren’t as agile as the teams are.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Time clock apps accurately track employee work hours which helps improve productivity, determine available capacity, and comply with payroll and labor laws. But with so many different options available, selecting the right time clock software can be tricky. This article provides an in-depth review of the best time clock apps for employees, with key features, integrations, pros and cons, and pricing.

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This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Gunther Verheyen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Enkele jaren geleden gaf onze dochter aan dat ze graag voetbal wilde spelen. Dat was op zich een verrassing omdat het spelletje haar (in tegenstelling tot haar oudste broer) totaal niet bezig hield of zelfs maar enigszins interesseerde. Ze volgde het niet. Ze keek het niet. Nergens niet. Nooit. Omdat het menens leek en het dat ook bleef, gingen we op zoek naar een club die ook een meisjeswerking had.

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GanttPRO Project Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Project managers often face the tough decision of putting promising project ideas on hold due to resource constraints. These constraints are a common challenge across various industries. They can frustrate […] The post How to Deal With Resource Constraints in 2024: Tips and Examples for Project Managers first appeared on GanttPRO Project Management Blog.

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ActiveCollab

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Hello everyone, Welcome to the latest edition of ActiveCollab recaps! Last time [[link] we talked about the Project Timesheet and Stopwatch. In this recap, we’ll discuss batch editing of time records and the progress we’re making in releasing the new version of ActiveCollab to selected users! Keep reading to find out the details. ACTIVECOLLAB 8.0: BATCH EDIT TIME RECORDS A very requested feature is making its way into ActiveCollab with the new version!

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In a survey of project managers , 42% of respondents say they would ditch chasing people for status updates if they could, and 13% say they’d love to take project reporting off their To Do list. I don’t think reporting itself is the problem. After all, it’s part of the job. However, if you are managing more than one project, end-of-month reporting gets overwhelming.

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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

95% of job applicants want to get interview feedback, but a whopping 41% never actually get it. And if you’re not offering feedback to candidates, then you need to do better. At the interview stage of (most) hiring processes, the candidate has already invested precious time and energy with your company, so if you’re turning them down, giving effective interview feedback can soften the blow and do wonders for your employer brand.

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