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10 Emerging Project Management Trends In 2024

The IIL Blog

By Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. and Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. Introduction: Project management, is a dynamic field, continually evolving in response to changing business needs and technological advancements. Stepping into 2024, we believe that the project management trends will reflect a notable shift from traditional methodologies towards more dynamic, business-focused, and people-centric approaches.

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7 Budget Templates for Business & Project Budgeting

ProjectManager.com

The project budget is developed during the planning phase of a project. It’s a document that captures the total costs required to complete a project over a specified timeframe. The more accurate your forecast for project costs, the more likely you’ll be able to deliver a successful project and make a profit. To help you get started, we have 7 free budget templates that you can download right now. 7 Budgeting Templates for Business and Project Budgeting Below are seven budget templates that

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Where does Scrum Master END and Agile Leader BEGIN? Differences/similarities

Scrum.org

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? The oversimplified answer is $200 per day because a scrum master should be working at an organizational level. The oversimplification comes from assuming that people have to do scrum.

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5 Powerful Benefits of Capacity Planning in Professional Services Organizations

PM Times

Finding it difficult to mitigate skill shortages in your professional service firms? Are you constantly struggling with frequent hiring/firing cycles? Is a pertinent mismatch of skills affecting most of your projects? If yes, then it’s high time for your organization to create an efficient resource capacity planning framework. It is key to bridging these […] The post 5 Powerful Benefits of Capacity Planning in Professional Services Organizations appeared first on Project Management A

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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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Sieben Zeichen für Erfolgreiche Scrum Master ??

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Wie Sie erfolgreiche Scrum Master erkennen In diesem Artikel werfe ich einen Blick darauf, was einen Scrum Master nicht nur gut, sondern herausragend macht. Vom regelmäßigen Erreichen der Sprint-Ziele über die Schaffung von Mehrwert für die Kunden bis hin zum Aufbau von Beziehungen zu den Stakeholdern – entdecken Sie die Eigenschaften, die erfolgreiche Scrum Master auszeichnen.

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Transforming Leadership with Minecraft Education

Scrum.org

Disclaimer: This story is inspired by real-world experiences of various leaders in the field of Agile and Scrum. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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The Key to Less Stress Success: Self-Aware Leadership

The IIL Blog

By George Pitagorsky Self-awareness is the platform for responsiveness as opposed to reactivity. Responsiveness promotes optimal performance and success. Stress is bodily or mental tension which, when in excess, gets in the way of optimal performance and success. Coming in March 2024 at the IIL Leadership & Innovation Conference I will be presenting on self-aware leadership and how it influences success in any role.

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Maximizing Learning Impact: A Deep Dive into Immersive Learning Experiences

Scrum.org

In the rapidly evolving world of professional development, the need for more engaging and impactful learning methods has become increasingly apparent. As someone with a few years of experience in the field, I've come to appreciate the depth and breadth of learning that immersive experiences can provide. Starting with the basics, immersive learning isn't just about absorbing information; it's about engaging with it in a way that resonates with our prior experiences and challenges our preconceived

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How Can AI Enhance Project Management?

GoSkills

These key AI applications and strategies lead to better productivity and project outcomes.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

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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Navigating the Nuances of a Successful Sprint Review

Scrum.org

As a seasoned professional in the realm of project management and Scrum, I often encounter questions about conducting an effective Sprint review. The essence of these reviews lies in their ability to shape the trajectory of a project, making them a cornerstone of the Scrum framework. The primary purpose of a Sprint review is to collate the best possible information from stakeholders.

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What goes into a Project Progress or Status Report?

Online PM Courses

Every project manager needs to write project progress or status reports. So, what should we put into them? The post What goes into a Project Progress or Status Report? appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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YDS: Mastering Cycle Time & Right-Sizing PBI's in Scrum

Scrum.org

The heart of this video lies in its detailed exploration of cycle time - a key agile metric. Understanding that cycle time is the elapsed time from the start to the end of a process, irrespective of the task's nature, is a game-changer for many project managers and teams. It offers a new perspective on assessing efficiency and productivity in project management.

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Embracing Range: Project Management as the Gateway to Diverse Career Paths

The IIL Blog

By Jeff Zircher In a world that often celebrates specialization, the value of being a generalist is frequently overlooked. The book “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein challenges the conventional wisdom that deep expertise in a narrow field is the key to success. Instead, Epstein argues that individuals with a broad range of skills and experiences often thrive in today’s complex and unpredictable work environment.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

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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[VLOG] Scrum Values and Attitude

Scrum.org

Scrum Values are the spirit of Scrum. It breathes life into the Scrum body. Without it, the way of using Scrum becomes mechanical. On the other hand, Attitude is the composition of our way of thinking, feeling, and acting. It defines our beingness. In this video, you will see how building a Professional Attitude needs deep adherence to the Scrum Values.

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How to Communicate with Your Team with GanttPRO: a Brand-New Communication Hub

GanttPRO Project Management

GanttPRO Gantt chart generator opens up new opportunities for communication on projects and tasks and takes collaboration to the next level. Meet the completely redesigned communication hub, a single place […] The post How to Communicate with Your Team with GanttPRO: a Brand-New Communication Hub first appeared on GanttPRO Project Management Blog.

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Balancing Company Culture: Why Results Come First

Leading Agile

Culture change is largely driven by the values of the person or people who are leading the change. But what happens when those values aren’t aligned with what the business is trying to achieve? Is the business to blame for getting in the way of culture? Or does it start with the people? The reality is that you need to strike a balance between culture and results.

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Balancing Company Culture: Why Results Come First

Leading Agile

Culture change is largely driven by the values of the person or people who are leading the change. But what happens when those values aren’t aligned with what the business is trying to achieve? Is the business to blame for getting in the way of culture? Or does it start with the people? The reality is that you need to strike a balance between culture and results.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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.