Thu.May 05, 2016

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Sprint plan: common sense goes here

Musings on Project Management

Now, let's here it for common sense! More and more I see this asset creeping into the advice we get about Agile, and even more so about how to handle the various things that show up in a sprint. The latest: trying to "freeze" hard the sprint backlog may be impractical. It may be more slushy than a hard freeze. [Didn't we all know that all along?

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PMI Are some more equal than others?

The Lazy Project Manager

‘All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others’. That was a proclamation in the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell and I offer up, not a proclamation but a declaration, followed by a disclaimer, but beginning with a statement – and that statement is ‘I am a worried man, no let me correct that, I am a worried project manager’. Worried that I am speaking too much, that others (like myself) are speaking too much, that we as a group might have become boring, irrelevant and pote

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Help! How to Get What You Need From LiquidPlanner Support

LiquidPlanner

Learning how to use a new tool can be hard. We’ve all been through it. That’s why, here at LiquidPlanner, we try to make the learning and onboarding process as easy as possible for you and your team. We might even sprinkle in a bit of fun in too! If getting help is a party, here’s the Who, What, Where, When, and Why from the invitation. Who. Who provides help to LiquidPlanner customers?

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Meet the new Gantt | Workflow Management Software

Function Point

Meet the New Gantt. We’re really excited to be releasing a new Gantt view this week. This is an initial step in our move towards a more visual approach to workflow management for creative agencies. Our goal is to ultimately make the planning process easier and faster, and adding the Gantt view is the newest enhancement to the scheduling and tasking module of Function Point.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

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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8 challenges affecting software project management

Moira Alexander

Managing projects of all sizes and levels of complexities is part of business, regardless of what vertical industry you’re talking about. Software development is no different. New in-house software development and implementations, infrastructure related projects, enhancements or upgrades, and the increasing development of web-based solutions and mobile apps are a constant within the software industry.

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Smarter Faster Better Book Review: 4 Lessons Learned

Project Management Hacks

In March, I met Charles Duhigg at the Rotman School of Management in Toronto when he spoke about his new book, “ Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business.” In this article, you will learn a few insights from the book. The book covers eight areas where we can increase performance (e.g. motivation, goals, team performance and others).