How to Develop a Quality Management Plan
The Digital Project Manager
MARCH 10, 2020
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How to Make a Marketing Plan Like a Project Manager
ProjectManager.com
MARCH 9, 2020
Marketing doesn’t get the respect that it’s due. No matter how great the product or service, it will wither on the vine and die if no one knows about it. That’s where marketing comes in. But marketing doesn’t just happen: it takes a concerted effort. You might even say it’s a project, because it is. And any project manager can tell you that without a plan, a project is aimless and destined for failure.
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5 Things In The Office Blocking Your Productivity
Project Bliss
MARCH 10, 2020
This is a guest article written by Ashley Wilson. Productivity is a big issue. When a workplace is inefficient, it leads to missed deadlines, eats time, and affects employee morale. In extreme cases, it can even make your company a less safe place to work. But productivity isn’t a standalone issue. It has various causes, including noise and lack of organization.
Tips for project managers: How to choose the right team members for your project
Inloox
MARCH 11, 2020
Projects are rarely carried out by one person. Why do project managers consistently rely on teamwork? The biggest advantages of working in a group are obvious. By bringing together different professional skills, the effort of every single employee can be reduced and therefore the strength of each individual can be better integrated into the project.
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.
How to Build Trust in Virtual Teams [Book Review & Tips]
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 13, 2020
Trust matters because it helps build a resilient project team. Trust helps get things done. Trusted team members not only do only what is asked, but what the project needs them to do, because they know that the project manager will trust their decisions and actions. . Trust is a shortcut to better working relationships and better project outcomes. That’s the premise behind Thomas P.
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Development Team Anti-Patterns
Scrum.org
MARCH 11, 2020
TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns. After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. Learn more about what to look out for if you want to support your fellow teammates. Do you want to get this article in your inbox? You can sign up here and join 25k other subscribers.
Be the eye of the storm for your team members
Kiron Bondale
MARCH 8, 2020
I’ve written a few articles over the past weeks which have touched on the current COVID-19 global outbreak. Things are likely to get worse before they start getting better, so I felt this week’s article would serve as a keystone for the series. The media are well known for sensationalizing threats and artificially elevating fear levels among the public.
Planning a Budget for a Proposal in 5 Easy Steps (+ Example)
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 13, 2020
This is a guest article by author Edoardo Binda Zane. We start with 5 steps for how to put a proposal budget together and then Edoardo shares a worked (fictional) example to show you what the budget would look like once it is completed. Scroll to the bottom to download this article as a handy PDF so you can keep it for reference as you create your proposal.
Stakeholder Analysis 101: Identification, Mapping & More
ProjectManager.com
MARCH 10, 2020
A stakeholder is anyone that has a vested interest in a project. By that definition, there are many types of stakeholders. There are external stakeholders, such customers and users, and internal stakeholders, such as executives and team members. A stakeholder always wants the project to succeed and has unique expectations as to what defines that success.
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
Multi-Functional Learning is the Heart of Agility
Scrum.org
MARCH 9, 2020
In this article, we shall investigate why the learning and development of multi-functional specialists in Scrum is the core of organizational Agility and value optimization. Many Development Teams are not collaborating as real teams, but as a collection of narrow specialists focused on "their" tasks (QA, Backend, iOS, Android). That leads to an ever-increasing number of explicit and implicit backlogs, "dependencies," extensive Work-In-Progress (WIP), queues, and unsatisfactory lead times.
The collision of risk and politics
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 7, 2020
There have been a lot of very high profile examples that demonstrate what seems like the evitable progression of the collision of risk and politics. The narrative seems to always fit this frame: Conventional risk management processes identify a risky situation and assess the unfavorable outcomes Mitigations are designed and briefed up the chain Such mitigations are immediately clamped from.
4 Easy Tips For Effective Virtual Meetings
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 13, 2020
I’m delighted to have worked with Diana Ecker from Redbooth to bring you this sponsored article on how to make virtual meetings easier. #ad. Even though we may take them for granted, virtual meetings are a dazzling concept. You bring together people who are working from home, on the road for travel, or in offices around the world with just a few clicks.
4 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Implementing OKRs
LiquidPlanner
MARCH 9, 2020
These days, many business leaders are laser-focused on goals. Organizations don’t just want to have broad goals that only top-level personnel are aware of — they want to set, track, and measure goals across the entire company. That’s where the concept of Objectives and Key Results (or OKRs) comes into play. . OKRs are a goal-setting framework developed by Intel co-founder Andy Grove and implemented at major companies like Google.
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 Goal Template
Scrum.org
MARCH 11, 2020
The Sprint Goal is mentioned numerous times in the Scrum Guide, however it can be over looked by many teams or seen as an "oh yeah" moment when teams are finishing Sprint Planning. When I started out in a Scrum Team we never really had a Sprint Goal, our focus tended to be looking at the items in the backlog then saying "Get that done and that one, if not all of them!
Work management user guide
Binfire
MARCH 8, 2020
Binfire is a work management application consisting of project management, task management, collaboration, and storage facilities and versioning tools. It is designed as all in one application with features you need to manage your business. The app is integrated with tools like Google Drive, Google Calendar, iCalendar, Dropbox, and soon G-Suite and SalesForce to create a true work management system.
Managing Portfolios of Projects with SharePoint and the Microsoft Project Sync
MPUG
MARCH 12, 2020
Successful project management requires many key ingredients. Careful planning, scheduling, task management, resource allocation, and the right team to implement your project to name a few. You also need a process and a set of tools to manage all of the above. I typically recommend SharePoint as the best collaborative platform with which to manage projects, programs, and/or a portfolio of projects.
How to Increase Accountability in the Workplace
Teamweek
MARCH 10, 2020
Illustration: Rose Wong. Imagine that your team has been hard at work on a major project for the past several months. But, despite your best efforts, you came up short—that project failed to meet the original goals that you set. In fact, the harsh truth is that you weren’t even close to hitting those objectives. You gather your team members together for a retrospective to discuss where things ran off the rails.
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.
Refinement Revised
Scrum.org
MARCH 13, 2020
What is Product Backlog Refinement? One of the concepts that, when you hear it for the first time, needs some explanation is Product Backlog Refinement. Understandable when you worked in a plan-driven approach for a long time, where you first analyze, then design, build, test and finally run a product. This concept of refining makes some sense, but to plot it in that original process then seems hard.
3 Tips to increase your sales team’s performance
Proofhub
MARCH 11, 2020
A salesperson’s job can get monotonous and demotivating if they don’t have the correct tools to keep track of their performance. Learn how to get the best out of your sales team with just 3 easy tips. 1. Know your goals Many companies have a sales department among their team, but don’t really know the specific purpose of it. And a sales team does much more than making calls!
The Best Ten Microsoft Project Tips for Beginners
MPUG
MARCH 9, 2020
There is an old adage which says, “Well begun is half done.” It means that once you start something well, the rest will become easier, and it’s especially true when learning Microsoft Project (MSP). I started using MSP in the year 1997. I was a greenhorn at that time and did not have much experience, but I was given the responsibility of managing an offshore team, and my manager told me to use MSP for scheduling.
Is that job really remote? Remote first vs. remote friendly
Teamweek
MARCH 12, 2020
There are a lot of listicles trying to pin down every single remote company in existence. Employees want in on the newfound freedom, and employers want to appear flexible and hip. It’s the new “unlimited office snacks” or “sports benefits” to list as a perk in the job ad. “Remote is the new unlimited office snacks.”. While I love all the resources shared, there’s an important detail that’s often forgotten.
Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget
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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.
That Agile Training Course Probably Wont Work…
Scrum.org
MARCH 8, 2020
‘So’ – I asked, ‘How was the training course?’. ‘Amazing’, said the newly minted ‘Super Agile Scrums Mechanical Engineer’. ‘Cool, what did you learn…? ‘. ‘I learned about all this amazing agile scrum stuff!’ replied the eager chap. ‘Great,’ I smiled, ’so what are you doing differently?’. ‘Excuse me?’. ‘What are you doing differently?’. ‘Erm, not sure what you mean’, he replied looking confused.
When is growth not the best choice? Why we chose to build Planio as a sustainable business instead of drowning in VC dollars
Planio
MARCH 8, 2020
“But [Company X] just raised $100 million dollars!” – says everyone else in Startup World. It’s every business owner’s nightmare to see the competition pull in millions of dollars in funding seemingly overnight. All of a sudden, you know you’re going to be facing an onslaught of ads, content, and marketing designed to steal your customers. Yet the business world (and especially startups) loves to glorify the kind of never-ending growth this level of investment promises.
Social Media Success: A guide to Social Media Marketing.
MindGenius
MARCH 11, 2020
In today’s world, Social Media is the most crucial, and cost-effective, marketing tool there is. Regardless of whether you’re a multinational organization or a local café, you should be using social media to advertise, communicate and interact with both existing and potential customers. This blog will provide hints and tips to help get the most out of your social media marketing and expand your customer base.
What is the difference between a SAFe and Certified Scrum Master certification
Agilemania
MARCH 10, 2020
In this article, we will discuss the significant differences between the two prominent certifications in Agile space. The post What is the difference between a SAFe and Certified Scrum Master certification appeared first on Agilemania.
From Concepts to Actionable Insights: Powering Digital Transformation Success
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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