Proofhub

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While you won’t be fired for not jotting down everything that happens at your daily meetings, it will boost your productivity. That’s right, taking notes isn’t just for school anymore! You’ll probably be surprised by just how much note-taking can affect your workday (in a positive way, of course). This is especially true with ProofHub’s smart note-taking solution that makes it easy and efficient to take notes, both as an individual or team.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Before you start a project, you have to think about time. It’s the most important variable that can impact your plan. How can you get what you need done in the time you have to do it? To accomplish this, one must create a schedule. A schedule is key to project planning, but schedules are really just a framework. Once you act on it, executing your project task by task, the schedule changes.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Project managers are pressured to deliver projects quickly. Sponsors think their project managers are magicians. And in a way, we are. Let us explore ways to compress project schedules and manage the associated risks. Start with the Work Breakdown Structure The project manager’s role is to work with the project team to achieve the project objectives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Today I’m interviewing Mark Woeppel, author of Visual Project Management. But what is visual project management? I caught up with Mark so that he could explain that interesting title and talk more about the book. Mark, what is visual project management? Visual Project Management is a process that uses the visualization of the project delivery process to drive team behaviors: to collaborate and effectively manage projects to deliver on time.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist. A Sprint Planning checklist? How dare you: Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. It is a journey, not a destination. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and what else could you possibly cover with a checklist, the mother of all standardized processes? Well, it always depends on the purpose of a tool’s application.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Have you ever had one of those bad dreams where you keep making the same mistake over and over again? Like showing up to the final exam without studying or standing up at a meeting only to discover you’re not wearing any pants? Now, what if that dream became your team’s reality? (Hopefully, everyone’s still wearing pants!). If you feel like your team keeps making the same mistakes over and over, they probably are.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Project Management Coaching Workbook by Susanne Madsen is a book about how to operate with a coaching leadership style in a project environment. “It is not your ability to manage tasks and resources that will set you apart,” writes Susanne Madsen in The Project Management Coaching Workbook. “It is your ability to manage relationships and lead the team to success through your vision and engagement.

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Musings on Project Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

About value (*)In many posts in this blog, I have established these propositions:That there is a distinction between project value and business value, and That the interests of the customer/user, sponsor/stakeholder, and project manager are to be balanced among these parties, even as they all compete for attention as value is developed. We recognize that:Each has their own needs and wants, Each.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Do you know anyone in a management role who is part of an "Agile Transformation" (I prefer "Agile Enablement"). How are they doing? Are they experiencing any stress or anxiety? If they are, this video might give them some tips on how to manage "Agile Transformation Anxiety". .

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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 Digital Project Manager

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The post What Is JotForm Tables & How Does It Manage Project Data? appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Project managers have to deal with challenges frequently. However, there is a smidge level difference between a smart manager and someone who is encumbered with the workload. The latter category must juggle several things simultaneously – and that too, without any high changes of precision towards project completion. Smart project managers use different applications to streamline their workflow.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

While there are many cases where we might have to use our powers of influence and persuasion to sell stakeholders on supporting what we feel is the right thing, I thought I’d share three specific examples which might be a much harder sell than usual. While Fred Brooks wrote that “ Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later ” in his book, The Mythical Man-Month, in most cases this applies to any industry or domain.

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Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Regardless of your skills, background, and experience, you probably have asked yourself a question at least once: what kind of knowledge do I need to be a competitive expert in project management? What what’s more important for my career? Needless to say that solid knowledge in the theory of project management and familiarity with PM software are the foundation of professional success.

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Scoro

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Work breakdown structure is a good way to get any project off the ground and can often determine the success of a project. That’s why project managers need to learn how to master them. This article will help you understand the work breakdown structure and create one on your own. Project management is by no means easy. Project managers need to keep up with the pace of the project, manage resources, budgets and teams (both local and geographically dispersed), and they’re constantly faced with chal

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ProProfs Project Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Making projects successful is the key to success for all business owners. And it is imperative to complete projects according to SLAs to build strong brand value in the market. Usually, project management gets more stringent during the execution stage, because you are just one mistake away, and things start slipping from your hands like sand. At this point, the need for a well-developed project management checklist amplifies, as it helps to boost team productivity and reduces the possibilities o

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nTask

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

You searched the market to find the best project management tool out there, and it led to giving nTask a shot. Let us just say, great choice (by the way)! However, now that you have created your profile, how do you get the most out of nTask ? To be honest, it’s not that difficult. The project management tool is laced with simplicity all over through easy maneuverability options, multiple tools, and a brand-spanking UI.

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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

When should we be using an agile approach for our project? The agile convert might claim “Always,” just as the predictive enthusiast could scream “Never!” For the rest of us, more objective tests and selection criteria are useful. Agile suitability tools are nothing new. DSDM shipped with one in 1994, and the  Agile Practice Guide  published with  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) —Sixth Edition has one as an appendix.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Earlier this week, working with clients in a large global organization, I received a question from some folks responsible for design in another area of the organization. They are experts in design but had not yet been exposed to Agile practices at an enterprise level. This was “first contact” with the Transformation for them. Here is the gist of one of their questions (Note: I’m paraphrasing how the question was asked): We are concerned because we do not see how a User-Centered

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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Nobody likes dealing with resistance, right? Well, despite this, it's actually a good thing. Let me explain. The post Why Resistance is a Good Thing | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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nTask

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Schedule management is one of the most important qualities that define a project manager’s brilliance. This management is very important for the project as the success of every task and process connected to the project has to be completed according to schedule, otherwise, the customer is not going to trust the company again for their business. These tasks and processes can include various elements like the deliverables, milestones, resources, timetables, and even risks connected to the project t

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With over 10,000 organizations using it, Microsoft Project is a popular desktop project management tool. However, an estimated 25 – 30% workforce is expected to work from home by the end of 2021. That’s why businesses and managers are looking at Microsoft Project alternatives. In this article we’ll look at the following: Freemium Microsoft Project alternatives Open source MS Project alternatives And, Mac-based alternatives to MS Project.

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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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Henny Portman

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the book Agile transformation – Structures, processes and mindsets for the digital age , the author Neil Perkin shows how to transform an organization to a new type of business for a new age and to become fit for purpose for both the present and the future. To create the right agile transformation, you have to make sure you have the right balance between vision and iteration, you remove barriers to organizational change, and you follow a parallel, and not a linear approach.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Office politics. Those two words make some of us want to hide under our desks. Whether we like it or not, every project and organization has its politics. Project politics can be difficult to define, but generally speaking much of it has to do with power — interactions between those who hold it, and those who seek it. Project politics can be title-driven, position-driven, or just about how connected you are.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Of all the documents, forms, statements, and filings that go into planning and carrying out a project, one stands above them all as the single most important: the project charter. Your project charter serves as a guiding light that summarizes the project’s intent, clearly defines its goals and the key players involved, and officially authorizes the project manager to commence work and utilize company resources in the pursuit of project delivery.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

At work, there are certain crucial rules of business etiquette. Gifts for employees are not crucial, but they can be a nice way of showing your staff some appreciation. Regardless of what holidays your colleagues celebrate, the end of the year can be a chance to improve team morale. But once you’ve decided that you want to do the whole gift-giving thing, what do you actually give your employees?

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

70% of most digital transformation projects fail. Learn how you can quickly improve that success rate. To be successful, digital transformation involves the strategic application of digitalization to improve a business’ entire system of production, procurement, sales, operations, human resources, and financial management. In short, to basically transform the way a company makes money and delivers value to customers.

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