Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Do you ever find yourself stuck between a rock and hard place, unable to decide what the best course of action is? I have. Whether it’s what desk to put in our new conservatory space (and I’ll tell you what we ended up deciding later), or who to invite to meetings, or managing to order everyone else’s food and then getting so overwhelmed with having made decisions all day for all the people that I couldn’t choose anything for myself.

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Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 7, 2023

I’ve almost finished reading “ Gigs, Hustles & Temps ” by Jason Foster which is about precarious work and the negative impacts it creates on individuals, their families and society in general. While we might think of precarious work as something limited to Uber drivers, home cleaners and other gig workers, such work covers multiple industries spanning both public and private sector employment.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 7, 2023

Boost Efficiency with Scrum In today's digital age, enterprises must respond swiftly to market changes to maintain competitiveness. To retain a competitive edge, businesses must consistently deliver high-value products to their customers in the shortest possible lead times. This requirement translates into improving the flow of value through Scrum—a process framework popular in Agile product development.

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Musings on Project Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

There is a growing threat that the person to whom you are video conferencing is really a deep fake. For projects, this threat arises in recruiting strangers remotely by video call, but also in other situations when the 'familiar face' is really fake. (But I know that person! How could the image I'm seeing be fake?

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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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Scrum.org

AUGUST 7, 2023

Liberating Structures are a collection of interaction patterns that allow you to unleash and involve everyone in a group — from extroverted to introverted and from leaders to followers. In this series of posts, we show how Liberating Structures can be used with Scrum. In Scrum, each Sprint may be considered a short project. The Liberating Structure “Purpose-to-Practice”(P2P) is a way to start a new project.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 7, 2023

TL; DR: The Minimum Viable Library for Scrum Masters The Minimum Viable Library is available! Explore a series of carefully curated collections of essential books, newsletters, podcasts, and tools to elevate your agile expertise. Read on and learn how the recommendations for Scrum Masters cover a wide range of topics, including Scrum, servant leadership, customer value creation, coaching teams, improving team dynamics through Retrospectives, and navigating agile enterprise transformations. ?

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MPUG

AUGUST 7, 2023

A contract and a project charter might sound similar, but they are not the same. Many organizations overlook the need for a project charter once a contract exists, but each of these documents carries its own value. Keep reading to find out what they are, what they’re for, and how they differ. Contracts and Project Charters in Practice Have you ever organized a fun trip for your family or friends?

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Resource Guru

AUGUST 7, 2023

It’s tempting to think the hard part is over as soon as you’ve won the client. Your pitch was the winner, but is your agency client onboarding experience just as good? Because it needs to be. It’s what will set the tone for the rest of your client-agency relationship. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that strategic and customer-led agency client onboarding will set you up for success.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 7, 2023

Recruiting developers in today’s job market can be as easy as knitting a sweater with spaghetti. ? With software development being the world’s most in-demand profession in 2023, tech companies and every technical recruiter on planet Earth are vying for their attention. In this complete guide, we’ll address the challenges you’ll face on the road to recruiting developers and provide you with some of our own recruitment best practices to enhance your recruiting process.

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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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Green Project Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

The GPM P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management is a valuable resource for project managers and organizations. The P5 Standard focuses on understanding and managing the potential impacts of your project on the environment, society, and economy. Although its practices are clear and straightforward, we often receive requests for additional context.

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MPUG

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the fast-paced world of project management, innovation is an indispensable element for survival and success. Jeff Tobbe, renowned author of “Coloring Outside the Lines,” presents an eye-opening concept that caught my attention during a PMI World Congress a few years ago : Business Professional Innovation Deficiency Syndrome (BPIDS). BPIDS illustrates a shortfall in the innovative aspect of leadership.

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Productivity Land

AUGUST 7, 2023

In our guide on digital signage in banking lobbies, we explore how this technology enhances customer engagement, improves experiences, and creates visually captivating environments. Implementing digital signage solutions enables banks to provide valuable information, promotions, and a seamless banking experience. Discover the benefits and actionable tips to effectively utilize this technology and boost customer satisfaction.

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The Strategic Project Manager

AUGUST 7, 2023

This post focuses on one unique quadrant of the BCG Growth Share matrix – the Star. It goes deep and hand-on into the defining attributes that make a Star, discusses implication for strategy, and goes into applications in project management. The Star – and Growth and Share as Strategic Factors What is a Star – and what are the alternatives?

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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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Techno-PM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Introduction A risk report is a formal document that gives a systematic and complete summary of the potential risks that an organization's operations, initiatives, strategies, or external environment may face. Typically, the report contains a study of several types of risks, their potential consequences, chance of occurrence, and recommended mitigation techniques.

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TechEmpower - Project Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? What does the role demand? Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Exploring new technologies? Increasing competitive advantage? The answer is: it depends. The role of a CTO varies as the company matures. Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product.

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Project Accelerator News

AUGUST 7, 2023

Need a good read for the holidays? We are delighted to share with you an exclusive preview link to download our latest eBook, Straight Talk on Project Management Volume VI. Every year we put together the year’s worth of Stoneseed’s blogs into a book, to give our readers something to read over the holidays. Stoneseed’s blogs are based on many years of Project Management experience as well as ideas from the team.

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Henny Portman

AUGUST 7, 2023

I am honored to be on the list of the World PMO Influencer of the Year Award with these amazing and extraordinary people. The eighth semi-finalists: Andy Jordan Bill Dow, PMP, ITIL, CSM, SA, PMPO, Prosci Hussain Bandukwala Lindsay Scott Mario H Trentim Dr. Robert Joslin ¦ CEng, ACE, IPMO-E, PfMP, PgMP, PMP Stuart Taylor Henny Portman According to the PMO Global Alliance: “ PMO Global Alliance is thrilled to announce the eighth semi-finalists for the highly anticipated World PMO Influencer of the

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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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