Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2021

I get asked about project success criteria a lot – in fact, it’s one of the most searched terms on this site. So I thought it was about time that I pooled all my resources into one definitive guide to project success criteria. Let’s start with a definition of project success criteria. How to define success criteria. Project success criteria are the standards by which the project will be judged at the end to decide whether or not it has been successful in the eyes of the stakeholders.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 23, 2021

You may think you know how to run a meeting. But it takes more planning and effort than you may be doing now. This checklist of activities to do before, during, and after your meeting tell you exactly how to run an effective meeting that participants will actually enjoy. No matter what type of meeting you’re leading, it’s critical to run your meetings effectively.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 4, 2021

All project managers face problems. Some big, some small. Some easy, some complex. In this articles, let's look at 7 steps to better problem solving. What are your most significant project problems? Communication issues. Changing requirements. Lack of clear goals. Insufficient budget. Scope creep. Team members failing to complete their activities. Worry and anxiety are not productive ways to respond to life's challenges.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2021

The more accurate your estimates, the more likely you’ll keep to your budget and deliver a project on time. Having a tool to identify and collect costs for your labor, materials and more is the first step to running a successful project. Using a project estimate template is the perfect way to get your project planning on the right track. Download the Project Estimate Template.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 28, 2021

If your project is in need of copy for a newsletter, blog, or social post, your first instinct may be to simply email or direct message someone from your content team with the request. But while content needs may feel like one-off tasks, this approach is a great way to get subpar results and watch things fall through the cracks. So how can project managers assign content writing in the most effective, results-driven way?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 21, 2021

Today I’m interviewing Rachel Mata , Lead Project Manager at Edu-tech company Instructor Brandon. She currently lives in Bogotá, Columbia and I was excited to learn more about her career and life in South America. Rachel, how did you get into project management? It came to me from nowhere. I started working at age 16. All my previous job experiences had been surrounded by planning, coordinating logistics, and, more than that, getting things done.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2021

Gathering the metrics for Evidence-based Management in software organisations can be a strenuous task and I have a number of customers that are fretting on what to collect and from where. Here I try to create an understanding of the ‘what’ that we need to collect. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! Evidence-based Management for Software Organisations is a framework from Scrum.org to help organisations focus their efforts on most valuable improvements and monitor their effect on the organis

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 11, 2021

Ask 10 different risk management experts to define emerging risks, and you will likely receive different points of view. In this article, let's define emerging risks, discuss ways to identify them, and look at different ways to manage these risks. What are Emerging Risks? The International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) defines emerging risks as "new risks or familiar risks that become apparent in new or unfamiliar conditions.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2021

No matter what kind of project you want to tackle, you must have a plan first. Planning is the cornerstone of project management but if you’re a Mac user, then you’re going to find that a lot of the big players in the field don’t want you on their team. There is no Microsoft planner for Mac. Why they would ignore such a large potential client base is not for us to ask, but managers using Apple products are still in need of a good planning app—which is why we’ve made this list of planner apps for

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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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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 13, 2021

Last March, most non-essential workers traded in their office spaces for the comfort of their own homes. For some, it has been a frustrating, cramped few months, while for others, it has created a more productive and flexible workflow. Regardless, as Forbes Magazine recently reported, remote work is not something we can leave behind in 2020. Companies like Dropbox and Okta have announced remote work will be an option for the foreseeable future, and possibly even the default for new hires going f

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The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2021

Need a project management tool with resource scheduling software? Our 2020 list covers off the best project management tools that'll help you deliver your projects and manage your resources more effectively. Compare tools easily in our review—pros and cons, pricing, features, integrations, and screenshots will help you choose the best fit for your projects and teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 21, 2021

I’m running a webinar on the skills you need to manage multiple projects on 4 February. Register here. “There’s another project I’m just waiting to hear about,” said my sponsor. I silently groaned. I was already managing a couple of projects and while I probably could take on the workload of this additional small piece of work, the mental overload of juggling so many things was getting too much.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2021

Le Product Backlog est une liste ordonnée et évolutive de tous les travaux jugés nécessaires par le Product Owner pour créer, publier, maintenir et entretenir un produit. Chaque Produit a un et un seul Product Backlog, géré par un et un seul Product Owner. Un Product Backlog est en évolution constante, grâce au feedback fourni par les parties prenantes au fil du temps et en Sprint Review.

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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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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 18, 2021

One of my popular blog posts is 40 Reasons PMOs Fail. In this article, we go a step further. I highlight 10 of the 40 PMO problems and provide ways to manage them. 10 PMO Problems and Solutions 1. No project sponsor or project charter for the implementation of the PMO. How to manage: Typically, a senior leader in your organization must make the decision to implement a PMO.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

Projects aren’t completed without help. Outside of the project team, there are materials and supplies necessary to create the project deliverables. Contracting with suppliers requires negotiating and paperwork. A request for quote (FRQ) is part of that process with the request for proposal (RFP) and request for information (RFI). Using this free RFQ template for Word makes that part of the process easier.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 22, 2021

I have noticed on Linkedin, over the last few weeks, a number of posts by ‘experts’ in the area of PMOs. These individuals are promoting courses, presentations, qualifications in some cases, or are making some bold declaration about the past, present and future of PMOs but (and here is the really scary part) if you take a closer look at their career (as declared on their LinkedIn profile) they don’t seem to have ever actually run a PMO.

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The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 7, 2021

The post 10 Best Scrum Software Tools & Scrum Boards Of 2021 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 17, 2021

I’ve just finished reading The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World by Shannon Huffman Polson. It’s the story of what makes someone succeed, and the importance grit plays in career success. Huffman Polson was the youngest woman to climb Denali and served as one of the US Army’s first female attack helicopter pilots.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads. Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these. Learn more about what makes job ads such a treasure trove with the following 22 Scrum Master anti-patterns derived from job ads. ??

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Inloox

JANUARY 14, 2021

Construction project management is considered one of the original forms of today's project management. Hardly surprising, as the Egyptians already had grand plans. With the construction of their pyramids, which were over a hundred meters high, they literally laid the foundation for the possibilities of construction as we know it today. Nowadays, the construction of a new object requires a complex interaction of different competencies and fields of expertise.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2021

Productivity begins with a to-do list. It’s the first step towards organizing your work and getting it done. To-do lists are essentially a repository of tasks, but they can be much more than that. To-do lists can describe the work, prioritize it and more. Using a to-do list keeps you focused on what has to be done and limits distractions so can complete work in a timely manner.

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nTask

JANUARY 5, 2021

When you talk about form building through an application, it is very hard to ignore one of the best forms of building software in the market right now and that is JotForm. The application is an incredible tool that allows you to create different forms on all of the mobile devices that you use every day. Despite being a sleeker and more robust application than all of its previous versions, the application is not for everybody, and that is why, in this article, we are going to talk about 7 of the

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The Digital Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2021

The post 10 Best Project Management Software For Small Business appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 25, 2021

Getting It All Done is a book in the Working Parents series from HBR Press. It turned out to be the kind of book I would have read in one sitting, if I hadn’t known I’d be up around 5.30 am with my own kids… and I’ve got a lot better at getting enough sleep these days, however good a book is. It’s basically an edited collection of essays on the subject of balancing work and home but what I really loved about it was the authors throughout the book urging readers to bring their business skills to

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Team do when they deliver early? A Scrum Master wrote in and asked Ryan and Todd what should a Scrum Team do when they finish their work early during a Sprint. This is such a great problem to have! Our first step is to CELEBRATE. It's great that value has been delivered, but now there are some important choices to make.

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Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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