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Learn How To Write S.M.A.R.T. Project Objectives (With Examples)
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 6, 2019
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How to Create the Most Compelling Project Dashboard
Workamajig
JUNE 18, 2019
A project dashboard gives you exceptional insight into your project’s status. Learn how to create your own project management dashboard in this post. Do you know exactly how your projects are doing right now? Can you tell which tasks are delayed and which are ahead of schedule? Which of your resources are falling behind? Unless you have a capable project dashboard, you likely answered ‘no’ to all these questions.
9 SEO Experts Offer Their Best SEO Tips
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 26, 2019
Are you tired of chasing every new search engine optimization (SEO) tactic that’s shared on marketing blogs? I am too. So, I reached out to nine SEO experts that I admire and asked them for their best SEO tips. With decades of combined experienced, including building profitable businesses and helping clients like Sandals Resorts, these SEO experts have been featured in publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur and Fast Company, as well as industry trades such as Search Engine Journal, Moz and Ah
Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation
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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.
12 Good Reasons You Are Struggling With Small Projects
Project Risk Coach
JUNE 24, 2019
"Why am I still having problems with small projects? This plaintive question is one I'm asked from time to time. I'd like to give a few brief reasons why project managers struggle with small projects. "Small things have a way of overmastering the great. This small press can destroy a kingdom." —Sonya Levien. Click to Tweet. Pitfalls of Small Projects 1.
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The Ultimate Guide to Easy Dashboards for Projects
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 3, 2019
How do you get a quick overview of what is happening on your project? When deadlines seem to be zooming past at a frightening rate, and this is only one of several projects you are juggling at the same time, it can feel like you don’t have a grip on what’s happening on your project. You are not alone! Many project managers I speak to talk about how hard it is to stay on top of what really matters.
What Everyone Should Know About Running Agile Projects
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 25, 2019
Put your theory and tools aside for a minute: Here’s something that everyone should know about how agile actually works in the real world. The post What Everyone Should Know About Running Agile Projects appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Why Every Team Wall Should Have Personas on Them
Scrum.org
JUNE 21, 2019
As CEO and Product Owner for Scrum.org I get the amazing opportunity to visit lots of different companies. Recently I spent a week in Brazil visiting some amazing companies and talking about agility. The visit was fantastic for many reasons, but one thing did strike me as I toured many team rooms and looked at a large number of Scrum and Kanban boards.
Top Down vs. Bottom Up Management: What’s the Difference?
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 4, 2019
It’s best to have a management style in place before attempting to carve out a piece of the marketplace or execute a big project. Two of the most popular approaches are top down and bottom up management, both of which provide a good introduction to the tenets of management. When it comes to choosing a management style, there are many things to consider.
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
The 21 Daily Routines and Habits of Highly Productive Founders and Creatives
Planio
JUNE 27, 2019
There are few things that impact your productivity, creativity, happiness, and career trajectory like building solid routines and habits. According to studies , up to 40% of our daily actions are powered by habits. Meaning your subconscious mind can either work for you or against you. But you don’t need studies to tell you how powerful the right habits can be.
All knowledge areas are important but some are more important than others
Kiron Bondale
JUNE 2, 2019
I am occasionally asked by learners in my project management fundamental classes which is the most important knowledge area in the PMBOK® framework. My usual response is to say that each knowledge area is important but the emphasis and level of effort spent on each will be vary depending on the specific context of a given project. But if I was forced to choose one PMBOK® knowledge area to recognize over all others, it is Project Stakeholder Management.
Can you use Slack for project management?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 24, 2019
The short answer is no. At least, not by itself. When used effectively, Slack is a powerful add-on to your project management toolkit. Slack is a collaboration tool for teams. With more and more teams operating in a virtual environment, and stakeholders wanting instant answers, it’s a great way to stay in contact with your colleagues. However, Slack goes beyond messaging.
10 Of The Best Change Management Tools of 2019
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 26, 2019
I’ve outlined several change management tools and their features to help you decide what change management software best addresses your business needs. The post 10 Of The Best Change Management Tools of 2019 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers
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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.
Sprint Planning with Kanban
Scrum.org
JUNE 15, 2019
"When trying to teach someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary and more from the way the boundary was established." - Bryant H. McGill. A few months ago we looked at how teams can optimize flow across the Sprint boundary , a technique which is founded on their ability to make limited and sustainable commitments. To recap: not all of the work a team plans into its Sprint Backlog necessarily has to relate to the Sprint Goal and the commitment to that goal which team
A Beginner’s Guide to Scrum Ceremonies
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 27, 2019
The secret to scrum is simplicity, even in the face of complexity. And although scrum is simple at heart, it can be difficult to master. Scrum requires self-organizing teams that can quickly solve problems in unpredictable environments. In order to provide transparency and regular communication in the midst of such environments, scrum ceremonies are held.
Agile -- what it means
Musings on Project Management
JUNE 30, 2019
Dilbert: We need 3 more programmers. Boss: Use agile programming methods. Dilbert: Agile programming does not mean doing more work with less people. Boss: Find me some words that do mean that and ask again Dilbert is a creation of Scott Adams And so, you might ask: what does agile mean? How about this?
The perils of over proactivity
Kiron Bondale
JUNE 16, 2019
At the start of our vacation, we had one stop en route to our final destination. We were supposed to have a two hour layover, but after landing we learned that our outbound flight would be delayed by another hour. As the end of that extra hour drew near we were informed that our flight would be delayed by a further two hours. While we were dismayed by these successive delays, I enquired and learned that the cause was a mechanical problem with the plane we were supposed to have departed on, hence
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
How to Write SMART Project Goals
Project Risk Coach
JUNE 17, 2019
What is the role of the project manager? The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) says, "The project manager is the person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives (my italics)." Defining clear objectives and goals is the foundation of the project. Let's look at how to write SMART goals.
VOGSY Software Overview – Powerful PSA and Digital Project Management with G Suite
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 3, 2019
Digital agencies and shops need greater control over time and expenses, invoicing, pricing, cash flow. The post VOGSY Software Overview – Powerful PSA and Digital Project Management with G Suite appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
What makes Scrum Masters successful? Insights from a conversation between 30 Scrum Masters
Scrum.org
JUNE 11, 2019
During a recent meetup of The Liberators Network, we got together with 30 enthusiastic Scrum Masters. Together, we explored what made our success possible. We used a string of Liberating Structures to explore three aspects; what has your professional journey looked like up to this point ( Drawing Together )? What made your past successes possible ( Appreciative Interviews )?
A Quick Guide to Business Process Mapping
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 6, 2019
Work in the dark and eventually you’re going to hit a wall. While the myth of the entrepreneur who comes up with a million-dollar idea and then just sits back and watches the money roll in might be persuasive, it’s a fiction. Ideas are scattered across the business landscape like seeds. Without creating a nutritious soil for those seeds to take root and grow, they die unseen.
How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
The core of knowledge
Musings on Project Management
JUNE 7, 2019
statistics is what tells you if something is true, false, or merely anecdotal; it is the instrument of risk-taking Statistical and applied probabilistic knowledge is the core of knowledge; Nassim Taleb You got to hand to the guy: he is passionate about his subject. Of course, he's also the first person to tell you that his most infamous invention, the "Black Swan", is.
How to Be More Productive? 10 Productivity Tips to Stay Focused
nTask
JUNE 16, 2019
In today’s digital age, it’s difficult to stay focused and avoid distractions. With so many different social media platforms and always having something extra to do, you’re bound to lose track. This has a direct impact on your productivity, which is why the question of how to be more productive always stays relevant. An important thing to understand about productivity is that being productive doesn’t always mean fitting everything in your schedule and getting overwhelmed.
Mindmapping with InLoox: 7 Mind Maps for Project Management
Inloox
JUNE 14, 2019
More than a tool for notes Mind maps are quickly labeled as a simple note-taking or brainstorming tool. The powerful visualization tool hides much more than nodes, subnodes and connections. Mindmapping is very flexible and adapts to different scenarios and needs. This flexibility and freedom supports particularly creative processes and thus creates real added value in various project phases.
What Is Hive? Detailed Hive Project Management Tool Overview
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 10, 2019
What is Hive? Read on to discover how Hive works—what problems it can help you. The post What Is Hive? Detailed Hive Project Management Tool Overview appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures
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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