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Escape the Rinse and Repeat Cycle with 5 Sprint Retrospective Ideas

Scrum.org

Retrospectives are a crucial component of the Scrum framework, providing teams with a dedicated space to reflect on their performance and identify opportunities for growth. However, the effectiveness of Retrospectives heavily relies on the team’s ability to keep them fresh, engaging, and tailored to the team's needs. Unfortunately, some Scrum Masters fall into the trap of using the same Retrospective agenda repeatedly, stifling the team's creativity and hindering their ability to generate innova

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Ooops! Can failure be an option?

Musings on Project Management

In the midst of the Apollo 13 flight to the moon, flight director Gene Kranz famously said of the rescue mission to return the damaged spacecraft "Failure is not an option" (and he wrote a book about it with that same title)With lives at stake, Kranz was spot on.

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Building a Career in IT Project Management – with Andreanna Marshall

Online PM Courses

Let's talk about building an IT Project Management career, and Scrum, with Scrum Master, Andreanna Marshall. The post Building a Career in IT Project Management – with Andreanna Marshall appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Episode 179 – Love Project Management – Come as You Are! 

Velociteach

The podcast by project managers for project managers. Ren Love is the newest member of our Velociteach team and the Manager of Curriculum Development. Hear about her unique management experiences as she talks about leadership, interviewing, the PMP exam, and coping with testing anxiety. Table of Contents 02:19 … Meet Ren 02:53 … Ren’s Project Management Journey 06:20 … Memorable Success at Projects 10:16 … Mammals and COVID 11:34 … Preparing for Leadership 14:08 … Routes to Project Management 16

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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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Psychiatric Care EHR Systems: Benefits, Features, and More

Productivity Land

Being in the healthcare industry, you must know how hard it can get to keep manual data track of every patient. Now imagine if medical practitioners in the psychiatric care unit have to memorize all patient data. Of course, there will be a chance for human error and misinformation. That is where Electronic Health Records or EHR software comes in. These are a systematic collection of patients’ electronic medical records that healthcare professionals can access.

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8 Problem-Solving Interview Questions You Should Ask

Teamweek

Employers need professionals who can cope with change. Especially in a modern workplace that is fast-paced and dynamic, problem-solving skills are more critical now than ever. Of course, having the right people starts with who and how you hire. To find the best problem solvers, hiring managers rely on problem-solving interview questions and skills tests.

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Integrating Change Orders in Microsoft Project: A Step-by-Step Guide

MPUG

At the start of a project, we make our best educated guesses and assumptions, some of which we know will be incorrect. Our customers will also know certain things that are not valid. Through the process of doing the work, we learn more about the subject of our work and the processes we employ for our project objectives. This learning may require adapting, and change orders are the mechanism to manage those changes.

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Balancing Productivity and Morale: A Guide to Sustainably Improving Your Team’s Performance

Productivity Land

Today, the world of work is increasingly characterized by high-stress and fast-paced environments. Unfortunately, this isn’t necessarily conducive to team morale or sustainable productivity. To improve your team’s performance, you should strive to strike a balance between motivation and efficiency. But how do you do this? The answer is simple. You need to implement strategies that sustainably improve your team’s performance while igniting an appetite for excellence, fostering harmonious collabor

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Which is the Better Strategy for Startups: Scrum or Kanban?

Celoxis

Startups operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, where adaptability and efficiency are crucial for success. When it comes to managing projects and development processes, two popular agile methodologies often come into play: Scrum and Kanban. Both Scrum and Kanban provide frameworks for managing work, improving productivity, and delivering value to customers.

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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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The Power of a Visitor Management System for Staffing Agencies

Productivity Land

In today’s fast-paced and competitive world, staffing agencies are vital in connecting job seekers with their dream opportunities. However, managing a high volume of visitors, including job applicants, clients, and other stakeholders, can be overwhelming for these agencies. Have you ever found yourself drowning in paperwork, struggling to keep track of who’s coming and going?

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Why You Should Check Out MPUG’s Vendor Showcase this August!

MPUG

We’re excited to invite you to the annual MPUG Vendor Showcase 2023, back this August for another round of engaging presentations by world-class vendors offering innovative Project Management solutions. We provide a platform for you to explore and evaluate the latest sales demos, services, and solutions, all from the comfort of your own space.

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The Iron Triangle of Project Management

Techno-PM

The Iron Triangle of project management, also known as the Triple Constraint, is a concept that highlights the interconnected nature of three key factors in project execution: scope, time, and cost. These factors are considered as the fundamental constraints that project managers must balance and manage effectively. Here's a breakdown of each component: Scope: Scope refers to the defined objectives, deliverables, and tasks that need to be accomplished in a project.

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What is a PERT chart? How to use PERT to plan your projects

Planio

Projects fail for many reasons — but one of the most common is poor planning. In fact, studies have shown that around 27% of projects fail because of inaccurate task estimates, with another 11% failing due to undefined task dependencies. If you want to run successful projects, you need a system in place that helps you avoid these massive issues. That’s where PERT comes in.

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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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Theory of constraints

Techno-PM

Introduction The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy and methodology developed by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It provides a framework for identifying and improving the constraints that limit the performance of a system, with the goal of maximizing overall throughput and profitability. TOC challenges traditional management practices and focuses on achieving global optimization rather than local optimization.

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Efficient Project Portfolio Reporting for Microsoft Project Desktop

MPUG

… How to save a project as a file in PPM Express + MS Project Desktop integration … Open Microsoft Project and find the new PPM Express tab … Copy and paste URL and tokens from PPM Express tab … Open your project file in Microsoft Project, click the ‘PPM Express’ tab, and choose ‘Publish.’ … Advanced report pack showing in-depth Power BI reports … Detailed reports providing instant dashboards on your Microsoft Project data … The p

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SDLC Phases

Techno-PM

Introduction : The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) consists of several phases that outline the process of developing software. The exact number and names of the phases may vary depending on the methodology or framework being followed. However, the following are commonly recognized phases of the SDLC: Requirements Gathering and Analysis: In this phase, the software requirements are collected from stakeholders, analyzed, and documented.