Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
3 Powerful Questions for Fast Tracking Your Projects In this article, let’s look at three simple and powerful questions that project managers should ask in every project, the what, why, and how of projects. Getting answers to these questions will greatly reduce risks to your projects and position you and your teams for success. 3 Key Project Questions. 1.
Kiron Bondale
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
I’ve written previously about what I look for when reviewing project manager resumes as well as what I look for when hiring for these positions. Testing a candidate’s knowledge of hard or soft skills provides limited benefit to the hiring process. If they have the letters “, PMP” or “, PRINCE2” after their names, they can very likely talk the talk even if they’ve never walked the walk.
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Musings on Project Management
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
A coffee shop discussion on process redesign and process improvement led me to state the obvious to my caffeine-charged debaters: Managers responsible for the business buy results [and outcomes], not process. Process, by itself, does not sell well; what sells is results. Process per se is a tool. For the most part, business people hire experts for their ability to deliver results; what.
Binfire
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
It is no secret that a lot of projects fail! The high failure rate of projects has a devastating effect on the bottom line of businesses and the national economy as a whole. Every year Billions of Dollars are wasted on failed projects. What is even worse the bigger the project, the higher probability of failure, which means more money and resources are wasted!
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Planview
MARCH 2, 2018
For the PMO, saying “yes” to the hundreds of requests that flood their pipeline is not a long-term, scalable strategy. Sure, in the short-term, you may end up making a few people happy, but without proper project prioritization it will likely be challenging to manage that much incoming demand across the entire portfolio. Organizations often turn to demand management tools to support this process.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
This article, AlchemyWorks: Software Review [2018] , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. General information. Name: AlchemyWorks. Vendor: AlchemyWorks Ltd. Hosting options: Web only. There’s also an android app available. Languages: English comes as standard and you can add terminology in your own language. However, system prompts and contextual help are only available in English.
Digite
MARCH 2, 2018
Here’s is another question that I recently answered on a discussion forum –. “My team is using Kanban board but they seem to prefer to collate a couple of tickets then ‘do a release’ as appose to releasing each ticket. i.e. they move tickets through the workflow and then put them in a waiting column for days on end and then they do sporadic releases.
Workamajig
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
What are the core collaboration habits of successful managers? Are there any steps you can take to improve your team’s collaboration and performance? In this article, we’ll share 8 essential collaboration strategies that will make you a more effective manager. Key Takeaways. Here are the key collaboration habits from this article at a glance: Successful teams are purpose-driven, have a balanced mix of personalities, and communicate frequently.
Planview
MARCH 1, 2018
As a PMO leader, have you ever looked at a list of projects in your company? I mean, really looked at them? The projects typically describe what is to be done, not necessarily the value of doing them. Corresponding project charters and business cases often dive into a lot more detail regarding execution and may articulate the benefits from a financial perspective, but often lack strategic outcomes.
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
Taskque
MARCH 2, 2018
Employee feedback can be really unnerving for project managers. But clever leaders maintain a balance between constructive criticism & praise. One of the core responsibilities of project managers is to give feedback to their employees. However, giving feedback is a sensitive process. A positive feedback can improve the performance of an employee, while a negative feedback may lead to a lack of motivation, anger, and most importantly deteriorate the relationship with the employee.
Digite
MARCH 2, 2018
Here’s is a question that I recently answered on a discussion forum –. “My team is using Kanban board but they seem to prefer to collate a couple of tickets then ‘do a release’ as appose to releasing each ticket. i.e. they move tickets through the workflow and then put them in a waiting column for days on end and then they do sporadic releases.
Planio
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
There is a lower turnover rate at companies that use remote workers than those that don’t for a reason – in many ways, it’s a better lifestyle. According to Stanford Professor of Economics Nicholas Bloom, people who work from home are happier and more productive. Though most people usually think that remote work is for freelancers and digital nomads, more and more companies are coming around to the idea and understanding the benefits of having remote workers on the team.
Appfluence
MARCH 1, 2018
When you have a leadership position in a company, you face enormous pressure on a daily basis in t erms of many different criteria: ensuring that your company is on the route to making a profit, maintaining a strong reputation, knowing how to prioritize, keeping an organization intact, and being the face of a business. Long story short, these individuals are responsible for strapping on and carrying a load, an entire company, on their backs.
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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.
Online PM Courses
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Confidence goes a long way to making an effective Project Manager. Because a big part of your job is to inspire confidence in the people around you: your team, your sponsor or client, and your stakeholders. And with confidence comes assertiveness. As a Project Manager, you’ll often need to ‘get your way’ in a courteous and respectful manner. but without formal authority.
Project Insight
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Communication is the life blood of projects. It is through communication that we plan, manage expectations, change, risk, conflict and any other aspect of the project requiring collaboration. We can break communication into two.
The Lazy Project Manager
MARCH 1, 2018
It was one of those moments. I was thinking that I really should get writing again and get some blogs out there in the big wide web of wonderment, but couldn’t think what to say or write about, and then ‘wham’, I get a message through my website contact form www.thelazyprojectmanager.com. It said ‘I would like to share my knowledge to the next generation PMs’ and asked for any guidance or advice in doing so.
Gunther Verheyen
MARCH 2, 2018
Try organizing a party in a “Yes, but…” atmosphere. The result is probably a zillion obstacles identified, but no party. Try moving through a door with your eyes stubbornly fixated on the door frame. People seemingly can become deeply obsessed with frames-as-obstacles. Try benefiting from Scrum in a “Yes, but…” environment, where the primary response is to raise concerns and hindrances, where the conversation is all about obstacles, and that what cannot be done.
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Hydra
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
6 steps to successful project planning in an uncertain world. We live in a world of constant change and uncertainty so it follows that when planning our projects and resources we need to be realistic and develop a more flexible and dynamic approach.
The Squad Report
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Does this look familiar? I think everyone I know plays the game of "get ALL the toothpaste out of the tube!" That toothpaste probably cost us about $2.50 and we aren't going to throw it away until we know we've gotten every last drop of toothpaste out of it. Why then, do organizations not treat projects like we treat toothpaste? Projects cost organizations $10,000 or $50,000 or $250,000 or a $1 million.
GanttPRO Project Management
MARCH 2, 2018
Agile is a huge buzzword in software development. Other terms include “Scrum,” sprint, iteration, stand-up meetings, project charter, etc. While non-software development enterprises may not be using these terms, they […].
ActiveCollab
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Hi, I’m Sharne McDonald and I work at get5 as a part of a five-strong remote team that’s developing a coworker review tool called hi5. My role at this Cape Town based company is a Happiness Hero, which means I handle Customer Support, Customer Success as well as Help documentation. Hi5 and ActiveCollab. We started using ActiveCollab several years ago when the team size increased and everyone started working remotely.
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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.
Project Insight
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Communication is the life blood of projects. It is through communication that we plan, manage expectations, change, risk, conflict and any other aspect of the project requiring collaboration. We can break communication into two.
The Squad Report
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Setting up a Project Management Office (PMO) can appear to be daunting. And let’s not kid anyone. It is. It actually is. It requires careful planning, deliberate relationship building, flawless execution and continuous improvement. Throw in a mix of doubters, “we’re not going to change”-ers, and differing demands, it makes the situation even more challenging.
LiquidPlanner
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Joe has a team. Joe’s team works long hours writing code and meeting ridiculous deadlines. Joe’s team is already well-paid with above market salaries and profit-sharing programs. How should Joe reward his team? Given the compensation structure, does Joe even need to reward his team? After all, isn’t the money the reward? The team is paid to do a job.
Fix my Project Chaos
MARCH 1, 2018
Podcast: Why Project Management Is The Ultimate Balancing Act, Explained By Julia Steel For two decades, Julia Steel has shared her speaking, training and mentorship skills with UK and Australian businesses. She’s held senior business transformation and project delivery posts, working with businesses to help them unleash their true potential using trust and engagement.
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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