Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

Rolling wave planning, also known as progressive elaboration, is an iterative planning technique to use when it’s difficult (or pointless) to schedule too far ahead. The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time. Primarily more detailed planning in the immediate future and less detailed planning towards the end of the project.’.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 3, 2022

I’ve had two periods of maternity leave and returning to work after having a baby doesn’t get easier the second time! I did do a little freelance work during my maternity leave, supported by my wonderful family, and my book, Shortcuts to Success , was published. But after that it was time to take it up a gear and get back to work properly.

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Kiron Bondale

APRIL 3, 2022

If you ever find yourself wanting to inject some energy into a cross-functional gathering of delivery staff and stakeholders, ask for their opinion on estimates. For every person who adamantly insists that estimates are needed to support proper governance, someone else will argue that the inherent wrongness of an estimate and how estimates are abused will wipe out any benefits of defining them.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 6, 2022

It’s inevitable. How we work is changing, and we’re all experiencing this shift together. Hybrid work is here to stay, and ProjectManager is here to help your teams deliver timely projects, better manage resources and derive essential data insights needed to be successful. In this complete reimaging of ProjectManager, you’ll find: A new user interface (UI) that provides 30% more workable area and faster access to key features.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 5, 2022

I’ve been part of the Scrum community for about 12 years. In this period, I’ve noticed a clear pattern in the majority of Scrum-related threads on social media like LinkedIn, Medium, Twitter, and so on. As a community, we excel at putting our fingers on the sore spots of what teams and organizations do wrong. We are also very good at contrasting this with the ideal state of Scrum.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 5, 2022

For World Health Day this year, we want to talk about burnout prevention. This is a very important and popular topic as there has been a significant rise in burnout rates among all professions. The Great Resignation is underway for a reason that appears to have accelerated from the pandemic. Today, 58% of employees report burnout, up from 45% in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Musings on Project Management

APRIL 7, 2022

Is keeping project history valuable? Doesn't every project office have at least cost history? Isn't all parametric pricing based on history? Yes, Maybe, Yes. respectively, to the above! And, could there be parametric estimating without history (*)? No, definitely not.Or, could there be project, event, or risk statistics without history? (**) No!

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

image by de zaak.nl . When I coach, consult and teach classes, I often get questions about creating an agile maturity tool or defining agile maturity metrics. I understand the need for this kind of metric. I also noticed that the purpose and value of agile maturity metrics are misunderstood. This article will help you to find agile maturity metrics that bring value and offers a free maturity tool to download.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

Are you going up? Sometimes you don’t need to take a promotion in order to get a new job or to get ahead in the career stakes. Taking a sideways move is just as valuable and can get you where you want to go, faster. The career path for many types of jobs is pretty straightforward. For a project manager, it often looks like this. Start on project support and small projects, manage bigger and bigger projects, then become a program manager — a role that, according to salary survey data

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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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Proofhub

APRIL 6, 2022

Over the past few years, SaaS applications have grown manifold in terms of usage across various industries. Software as a service has been the fastest-growing segment since 2010, and businesses are now investing 50% more in these cloud-based technologies than they did a couple of years ago. A recent research reports that 73% of organizations indicated nearly all their apps will be SaaS by 2021.

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MPUG

APRIL 3, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has gone through quite the metamorphosis over the past few years, positioning itself once again as one of the top authorities on how project management is practiced. However, those of us who just so happened to pick up or download a copy of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide Seventh Edition , the most recent edition published in 2021, may have noticed it’s quite different.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 4, 2022

In this energizing 38th Hands-on Agile session, Roman Pichler delved into your questions on the role of the Product Owner. The topics range from product manager vs. Product Owner vs. business analyst to the right size of a Product Backlog to linking product vision to Product Goal and Sprint Goal. ?? Watch the video now: Roman Pichler: The Product Owner — Hands-on-Agile #38. ??

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

In this webinar we discuss tips and strategies for managing multiple projects. If you prefer to read, there is a transcript is below the video. Get Your Copy. Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity is a book that offers a comprehensive framework for juggling your workload and still leaving the office on time.

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Ganttic

APRIL 8, 2022

According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) , all tasks should have a dependency. That’s because, in project management, all tasks are related. And by not indicating task order and relationships, you can inadvertently put your project schedule in harm’s way. How so? Well, unclear directives, a lack of focus, and an unrealistic schedule are all main drivers of project failure.

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MPUG

APRIL 4, 2022

A project, unlike an operation, is a temporary endeavor. Because of this fact, every project will have a beginning and an end. There can be multiple projects launched within a program life cycle or a product life cycle. It’s also possible that a project can be specifically chartered within a portfolio, or a greenfield project can be launched independently by an organization.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Recently, the concept of “fluid teams”, “dynamic reteaming” or “ad-hoc teaming” has gained traction in the Agile community. Although the concept has many different definitions, a characteristic they share is that members move in and out of a team during its lifetime. There is obviously a wide range of fluidity, ranging from changes on a Sprint-by-Sprint basis to relatively infrequent changes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s easy to find examples of high-profile projects that fail. The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. Here are some high-profile failed projects: Following an internal review, Multiplex, the Australian development company responsible for the reconstruction of the Wembley Stadium, became aware that costs for the project were escalating to the point that the company would make a loss of £750 million on the project.

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Teamweek

APRIL 7, 2022

New to the term People Ops? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. As a fairly new concept, the People Ops demand has boomed, with vacancies growing 6x faster than their traditional HR equivalent. This is especially true for remote companies, where remote People Operations roles are actually the norm. By the end of this article, you’ll be an expert on all things People Operations.

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nTask

APRIL 7, 2022

Time is the most critical factor that you can’t overlook as a freelancer. You live and die by the time you promise the assignment or the project to your client, and if you don’t deliver the required work over to the client, then all of your hard work goes to waste, and there is no coming back for that client. This is why time tracking tools for freelancers are one of the most sought-after tools in the market right now in this world of productivity.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 6, 2022

In Kürze: Roman Pichler über die Product Owner Rolle — HoA #38. In dieser spannenden 38. Hands-on Agile-Session ging Roman Pichler auf eure Fragen zur Product Owner Rolle ein. Die Themen reichen von Produktmanager vs. Product Owner vs. Business Analyst über die richtige Größe des Product Backlogs bis hin zur Verknüpfung von Produktvision und Product Goal und Sprint Goal. ??

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2022

Communication in the workplace is what we all do, day in, day out. Our ability to communicate with colleagues makes the difference between people taking us seriously, doing what we ask (without too much hassling) and our ability to influence others. So it is worth spending some time thinking about how to improve your communication skills for work. Books are a great way to learn different techniques and see how others use their skills.

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Planview

APRIL 6, 2022

Demand management software helps companies improve productivity, reduce bottlenecks, and make better-informed decisions. It can transform the way organizations plan and execute projects. But there’s a catch. If employees don’t know how to use this technology, there’s no point in implementing it. For all the time and resources organizations invest in new software, they often experience a similar challenge ­­­– a resistance to change from within.

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nTask

APRIL 5, 2022

As we see in the market nowadays that much different software can perform project management processes for you, some can time track your entire team’s tasks and techniques. Some can even help you collaborate with all of your team members from around the world. This is all well and good, but if you want to have a cohesive and seamless tool that can help you perform all of the upper mentioned processes on a single interface, you need to try out the professional services automation software t

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Scrum.org

APRIL 5, 2022

If you are a Star Wars fan like me, then you know that Star Wars is more than a story; it’s an Epic which holds many important life lessons. Below are the top five things I learned about Scrum from Star Wars. . #1 Do or do not. There is no try. Star Wars: Episode V. The Empire Strikes Back. 1980. . One of the most memorable quotes from the Star Wars franchise comes from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, when Yoda demonstrates to Luke that he must believe in the Force to use the Force.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2022

Do you think about what you say at work? Alfonso Bucero certainly does. He presented at PMI Global Congress EMEA in Dublin on the subject of why we should choose our words carefully. “During many years as a project manager, I was not conscious about the consequences of the words I used with my team members, customers and other stakeholders,” Bucero said. “Many times your words can have more power than you imagine.

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