Epicflow Blog

JUNE 20, 2019

Gartner suggests that focusing on digital transformation is the best way to retain a competitive advantage and increase opportunities for growth. When digitizing production and investing in digital factories , companies expect a considerable increase in efficiency. In the defence and aerospace sector, companies digitize to challenge the reach of conventional manufacturing and create new engine designs and types of aircraft.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

10 Common Project Management Pitfalls. There is always a sense of optimism at the start of a project that surely everything will go smoothly this time. Of course, even the most novice project manager is less than surprised when things don’t always go quite according to plan. So what project pitfalls could we anticipate and what plans should we develop to address these pitfalls and improve the chances of preventing them from derailing things entirely.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2019

Office etiquette might sound like an old-fashioned concept, and perhaps it is, but that doesn’t mean it’s antiquated. Good manners have a purpose. They provide a social roadmap and foster a culture of respect where people on the job can get along better. Of course, no one is going to deny or sacrifice the bottom line. Profitability supports the success and ongoing viability of any enterprise.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2019

En Nexus no se requiere una reunión “Scrum of Scrums” ya que se usa el Nexus Daily Scrum. El Nexus Integration Team tiene la responsabilidad de gestionar las dependencias de un Nexus y es un equipo dedicado a esta labor entre otras responsabilidades. El Nexus Daily Scrum es un evento del Framework Nexus de Scrum.org que sirve fundamentalmente para gestionar las dependencias entre varios equipos Scrum y analizar el impacto de las mismas.

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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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Proofhub

JUNE 20, 2019

Why You Should Invest In Your Employees If You Want To Grow Your Business Business owners with traditional mindsets tend to only focus on capital investments. They believe that spending money is the only way to make more money. That means cutting costs in places like quality assurance or human resources. The message it sends to its employees is clear: the money you make is more important than you.

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MPUG

JUNE 20, 2019

We are excited to announce the lineup of participants for MPUG’s 2019 Vendor Showcase. We’ll be hearing from companies like Prosperi, Critical Tools, and Barbecana in just a few weeks. There’s no better way to learn about the latest Microsoft Project-related apps, add-ins, and services. Truly, this showcase will feature tools that take project management with MS Project out of the box and to a whole new level!

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Leading Agile

JUNE 20, 2019

In this episode of SoundNotes, we tackle the question of whether or not it’s a good idea for the Development Team to limit the size of work brought into a Sprint. Many teams consider this to be a valuable practice during Sprint Planning or when creating a Definition of Ready. The goal is to make sure that the Development Team is not committing work into a Sprint that they cannot complete during the course of a Sprint.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JUNE 20, 2019

Last week it was the fifth PMO Conference in London. With over 400 PMO practitioners from around the globe and over 20 sessions to choose from, there’s a lot to learn about where PMO is heading right now. Strategy Execution were there catching up with PMO practitioners and discussing the latest challenges PMOs are facing today. In this article, one week on we take a look at the key themes covered at the conference and share what PMO practitioners are thinking about right now. 1.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Marketing - It's Really Just Great Storytelling. When deciding on a career in marketing, what did you envision? Mad Men style advertising agencies and big creative campaigns perhaps? Is that the reality or are you like the many marketers just trying to find creative ways to tell your amazing product story and be heard above the noise? Content marketing plays a huge role in any marketer’s life and everyone will approach it differently, here is an outline of how I approach this area of marketing.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2019

La aceptación de los PBIs en Scrum es algo que suscita dudas en los equipos. En realidad es muy fácil. En Scrum tenemos cuatro eventos y un metaevento. Los eventos son el Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review y Retrospectiva. El metaevento es el Sprint, que es un contenedor para todos los demás. Durante el Sprint Planning, seleccionamos los PBIs que queremos completar durante ese Sprint y trazamos un Sprint Goal que marcará la dirección de lo que queremos conseguir en ese Sprint.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Why Do I Need A Social Media Strategy? When you mention social media, everyone automatically thinks of celebrities with millions of followers and endless tweets about their perfect lives. There are a number of reasons why a business should be active on social media but if the answer to why is “because everyone does it” then it’s time to have a rethink and address some questions such as: Why you are doing it?

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Online PM Courses

JUNE 20, 2019

Video: 6 Project Management Hacks in 3 Minutes. Six short, sharp, easy things you can do that will have big results in improving your project outcomes. The post 6 More Project Management Hacks in 3 Minutes | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Conducting an Efficient Management Review for ISO 27001 and ISO 22301. For anyone who has ever managed to try and gather an overloaded management team or Board of Directors together to facilitate a management review meeting for any regulatory compliance standard realises what a nightmare challenge this is to co-ordinate. Typically a management review will involve circulating, by email in advance, the meeting invitations, the agenda, the evidence and reports for review, or to support the review

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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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GanttPRO Project Management

JUNE 20, 2019

GanttPRO is online Gantt chart software that helps thousands of individuals and teams manage their tasks, deadlines, resources, and costs. Great for communication and collaboration on a project. Try GanttPRO […].

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Event Planning - Don't Leave Anything To Chance. A successful event which runs smoothly relies on a great deal of organisation. Anyone who has ever planned any kind of event will tell you it can be a highly stressful task, there are a million things to consider, contingency plans for things outwith your control such as the great British weather going against you are a must and that it is never too early to start planning and organising.

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GanttPRO Project Management

JUNE 20, 2019

GanttPRO is online Gantt chart software that helps thousands of individuals and teams manage their tasks, deadlines, resources, and costs. Great for communication and collaboration on a project.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Sales Strategy - Now That's A Novelty. Hiring great Sales Staff is notoriously difficult and I for one have made a few bad hires over the years. It is so easy to get sucked in, as the personalities in front of you have a natural ability to talk such a good game. A new approach was needed. I changed my tact when interviewing for sales positions and discovered that within 15 minutes you could determine if someone was worth further consideration.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Make University Life Easier. University isn’t all about night outs, joining clubs and societies and meeting new people. Sadly at one point some work needs to get done, you are there after all to get a degree! Although there are a lot of good aspects to university, when it comes to coursework and exams it can be really challenging. You’ll no doubt have thought; how do I even start this essay?

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Using Technology to Streamline Project Initiation Instruction. The Project Initiation Instruction (PII) – or the Definition Document – is one of the most important artifacts in project management because it provides a foundation for the project. It specifies why the project is important, what will be delivered, when it will be delivered and how. It’s the contract between the project management team and the steering committee – or sponsor/stakeholders – if you like.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Strategy - A Complicated Way to Describe Something Simple? Only 3 things are needed to have a strategy. Knowledge of where you are, understanding where you want to get to and devising a plan to make it happen. If only it were that simple. The problem is that not all strategic objectives are the same in terms of scale and complexity and arguably strategy is not just restricted to corporate objectives.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

A Guide to Saving Time in Marketing Planning. In marketing, it’s often said that no two days are ever the same, there is a variety to the role which means there is always something new to be working on. However, having said that, there is some repetition in the way we do things. For example, when planning a campaign, organising an event or preparing marketing content, we start at the same point in scoping and planning things out before scheduling the related tasks.

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Digital transformation projects are crucial, with global spending projected to hit $3.4 trillion by 2026. However, they often fail at a rate of about 70%. To enhance success: Employee Buy-in: Acknowledge concerns and establish a change management team to communicate benefits transparently. Identify Processes and Tools: Form a digital transformation office to establish metrics, workstream lifecycles, data capture, and tool selection.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Web Design Projects Aren't Just About Design. If as a marketer, you are tasked with delivering and launching a new website, you might think that the starting points is to find a great designer, outline a quick brief and let them go about setting it up. However, in reality there is so much more to it, with a number of factors which need to be taken into consideration.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

Recruitment - most of you won't like this. This is written from an employer’s perspective which will win me few friends, but we have a voice and it needs to be heard. Forget anything else; recruitment continues to be the biggest risk to any growing organisation. Of all that could go bad, how can that be? The fact that an organisation is growing suggests they have already got good people on board, do many things right and that in turn infers that many obvious risks are in check.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

SWOT - It's All About The Follow Through. I have been involved in many SWOT sessions over the years, often as a participant and many other times facilitating the group. What I can say without any shadow of doubt is that the real work kicks-in once the initial session is done, but sadly we often don’t get round to that, as we continue to get caught up in the many other challenges that we face daily.

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MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

PESTLE Analysis - Not Got Time For That! Give me a break, with everything that needs done around here, why should I spend time doing a PESTLE Analysis? The truth is maybe you shouldn’t, but somebody ought to. In my younger years I use to think a quick SWOT session could do the trick and provide us with focus on what needs done, but I can’t help but feel we missed a few tricks along the line with that kind of thinking.

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