Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Great project managers are great communicators. And we are often required to inform, persuade, inspire, and lead others. Let's look at how public speaking may be hurting your career and twelve ways to become a better speaker. So, what is public speaking (also called oratory)? It is the process or act of performing a speech to a live audience. When does this occur for project managers?
Herding Cats
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
In a previous post, Why Johnny Can't Estimate , mentioned some resources for estimating, the principles of business and technical management that demand estimates be made to make decisions, and background on the sources of uncertainty, that create risk, that require estimating to increase the probability of project success. One of the #Noestimates advocates has now discovered a phrase: Estimates are non-ergodic.
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ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Project planning is one of the foundational pillars that supports the practice of project management. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, walks through the basics to guide beginners and refresh the pros. Here’s a screenshot for your reference! In Review – Project Planning for Beginners. Project planning is very important in any project, Jennifer said. Managers of any experience level will soon discover how important planning is if they neglect to plan their projects!
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
This year I have rounded up a selection of presents that would make suitable gifts for managers, colleagues and project teams. There are also a few extra-special (i.e. too expensive for a Secret Santa) presents that you could either club together to buy for a colleague. My own experience of gifting for colleagues has been mixed. I took part in the office Secret Santa one year and I didn’t get it right.
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The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Balance your workloads efficiently and keep your teams on track with project scheduling software—we evaluate the top tools on the market in this detailed software review. The post 10 Of The Best Project Scheduling Software appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
If you’ve met a great product person you’ve met a time traveler. The great ones, in fact, find themselves moving through the dimensions of time in the same day—sometimes even before lunch. It is essential for the success of their products that they can do this well and never get stuck in any one dimension (past, present, future) too long to neglect the needs of the other two.
The IIL Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
By Henk-Jan van der Klis ( @hjvanderklis ). Engagement Manager, Financial Services and Project Management Consultant. On 1 November 2018, thousands of people gathered online for International Project Management Day 2018 : Project, Program, and Portfolio Management in an Age of Digital Disruption , an online learning and knowledge sharing event organized by IIL.
Planview
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
According to Gartner, by 2021, 100% of ITPMOs that fail to shift focus toward speed of delivery will be disbanded. That’s a frightening reality, especially considering less than 1/3 of executives currently believe their organizations effectively execute on strategy. How can the ITPMO focus on improving speed of delivery when the organization can’t even deliver on, or even form, strategic plans?
Green Project Management
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Perception is reality. We have heard that many times. One definition of perception “is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information, or the environment.” The key with perception though is that people generally believe perception is fact, and not just an opinion or option.
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
Wrike
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
BOOM! An asteroid has just collided with Earth. Luckily it was a small asteroid, so we’re all okay. Not so luckily, that lump of space rock landed smack in the middle of your project site. Your new construction, your server warehouse, your team headquarters — your whole project has been flattened to a pancake under a mountain of rubble. What now? Life is full of surprises, and even if you budget every penny and map out each milestone, project risk can sneak up and pull the rug out from under you
ExamsPM
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
After working in project management for decades, Paul decided to get PMP certified so that he can get some formal project management education under his belt. He took ExamsPM’s PMP exam prep course, and he passed in 4 weeks! This is his story. Paul worked in the US military in a logistics support role with many project management responsibilities. He retired and moved to the private sector performing a similar role.
Stepping Into Project Management
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Hello November! So, its been crazy busy here and as you might have figured with the lack of posts. Days and weekends just breezed by and at some point I just had to stop myself and breathe. Hows your schedule lately? My space (both headspace and personal) is always very important for me, to recharge myself thats what I have been trying to do. And thats what I am sharing with you today- How to Organize your Personal Space and Recharge.
Trello
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
We live in an era of overachievement, and in this era flaunting those achievements (we’re looking at you, social media) is totally the norm.
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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.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
This article discusses the growth of agility for customer-facing products with 3+ teams, probably tens of teams with Nexus and/or LeSS. . Background: In this article, I compare and contrast the more advanced maturity patterns of Scaled Professional Scrum, Nexus with Scrum Studio all in one corner, and LeSS. They have a lot in common. . Nexus and LeSS are the only patterns that are based on real Scrum with 1 Product Owner, 1 Product Backlog for each real customer-facing product.
Teamweek
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Most of us know what it’s like to have a boss that’s disengaged, or at the very least, unorganized. In many situations, this can be quite discouraging. Even if your boss is engaging and organized, there are plenty of times where they just simply have lots to do. Regardless, in this scenario, you basically have two options: you can keep your head down and stick with the status quo, or you can take the reins and try your hand at managing up.
Appfluence
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Baseball and Management Advice. In the wake of the Red Sox winning the 2018 World Series championships, there is a lot to think about. In addition to wondering about the condition of the World Series trophy after an excited fan accidentally dented it with a beer bottle and wondering what the LA nightclub employees are doing with the $195k tip that the team left after their celebration party , I find myself thinking about the Alex Cora’s leadership philosophy in comparison to that of his two pred
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