Rebel’s Guide to PM
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Understanding project failure is the first step to putting it right. Let’s explore why businesses are so slow to learn the lessons of the past and what you can do to boost your chances of project success. Every researcher, management guru and project manager has their own view on why projects fail. Project failure – and preventing it – has been the subject of countless academic studies, surveys and books over the years.
Paymo App
OCTOBER 24, 2018
A reality that most project managers face only later on in their careers is that they’ll have to take over a project, if not many. Sometimes even 3 months before the actual deadline. No need to feel like a scapegoat though, as this usually happens either because: The previous project manager was fired, removed from the project by the sponsor or client, or simply transferred to a project with a higher complexity, OR.
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Proofhub
OCTOBER 24, 2018
This is an exciting time in the project management world. Why? Because people are coming up with new approaches, trying new combinations, and even inculcating their leadership styles to manage projects in the best possible way. Project management experts agree that organizations can be largely benefitted when you use a recognized project management methodology.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Transformational leadership is a creative style of leadership that focuses on a continued push towards growth and a rejection of complacency. Basically, what that means is that everyone has the potential for improvement. And that’s what a transformational leader exploits; they lift themselves and their teams to higher levels of achievement. It’s going beyond expectations, and reaching for what’s just beyond grasp.
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Project Risk Coach
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. I've seen others that are started and year or so later die a slow painful death. So, how can you build a PMO you can be proud of, one that thrives? Why Are There So Many Troubled PMOs? No one intends to build an impotent PMO, but it happens. The PMO lacks power and effectiveness. Therefore, people see the PMO as a hindrance, not an enabler.
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Proofhub
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Project Scope Management: What is the Scope of a Project When you’re kicking off a new initiative like building a construction site or any such project, the constructor has to define the boundaries of construction as such. They raise a fence on the site that is called scoping(defining the boundaries). A successful project scope statement is concise and clear.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Failure is an unavoidable part of any project process: it’s the degree of failure that makes the difference. If a task fails, there are ways to reallocate resources and get back on track. But a systemic collapse will derail the whole project. What good can come from failure? A lot, actually. Sometimes a project reaches too far beyond its means and fails, which is unfortunate, but can also serve as a teaching moment.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 22, 2018
I first met Sally,and then later Francis her husband, at a local user group - Agile in Leeds , where Sally delivered a fantastic 10 minute talk on how she implemented Scrum to help Francis with ADHD. . It blew my mind then and it still does now. Taking a framework which I have seen work multiple times and to use it in the most complex of all situations - Home life and Marriage.
The Digital Project Manager
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Compare the best PPM tools by pricing, features, integrations, and pros & cons in this expert project management review. Project portfolio management software helps you manage resources & risks and leverage cross-project data for more strategic high-level decisions. The post A Complete List Of The Best PPM Tools appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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
Planio
OCTOBER 25, 2018
It’s probably safe to say that every company wants to grow. Yet while growth can come from wildly different sources, they all share one quality: Without a solid strategy, you’re going to spend a lot of time spinning your wheels and not getting anywhere. Nowhere is this more true than when you’re trying to launch a new product and break into the market.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Leadership is a combination of innate and learned traits. That’s why great leaders are always pushing themselves to continuously grow. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you three key leadership building activities that will help you become a better leader. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – Leadership Building Activities.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 26, 2018
You’re likely to have been asked the question: “we need to go faster, how many more people do we need?” Most people naturally understand that just adding a random number of people isn’t likely to make us any faster in the short run. So how do you scale Scrum to the limit? And what are those limits? Meet Peter, he’s a product owner of a new team starting on the greatest invention since sliced bread.
Musings on Project Management
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Looking for project dashboard that really provides insight at a glance? This one from John Higbee might be the answer If you've not a Higbee person, maybe you've not seen it. Take a look at John Higbee's presentation about "Program Success Probability". (*) Take notice of the neat arrangement of program success divided left and right by internal and external factors.
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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.
Project Bliss
OCTOBER 22, 2018
An easy explanation of how to use this powerful problem-solving tool with a simple fishbone diagram example. Have you ever been faced with a problem you didn’t know how to address? It seemed that there were many contributing factors and you didn’t know where to start? You knew what the problem was, but not how to fix it? Or you’re working with a team and you have different ideas about how to fix the issue.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Nothing is more effective than consistency when it comes to making your company, or your performance, stand out. In a sense, it underlines the message you want to convey to stakeholders and customers regarding your ability to regularly achieve goals and objectives. In short, consistency is the habit that leads to successful projects. In any enterprise, consistency means that you’re organized, and people know what to expect from you.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 24, 2018
When Two Lives Intersect . I live many lives – in one of them, I am happily residing in the world of software development where I am also a Professional Scrum Trainer. In another, lesser known one – I am Band Manager (and former band member/musician myself) to a highly-regarded and awarded independent/underground musical act. . I found two of those lives intersecting when the musical artists whose band I manage and I decided to use Scrum to work on their second album.
TeamGantt
OCTOBER 21, 2018
Learn how to use Agile methodology with gantt charts for a blended project management approach, & build an agile project plan that works better for you & your team.
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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.
Herding Cats
OCTOBER 26, 2018
“Only those general principles and attitudes that result from clear and deep understanding can provide a comprehensive guide to action.” [1]. Agile Program Management contains practices found in traditional program management, delivered through the principles of agile. For the traditional program manager, this description is likely meaningless. Before these principles can have value to an IT organization some background on the problem and the previous approaches is needed to show how these gaps
LiquidPlanner
OCTOBER 23, 2018
I’m the first to admit that I work through lunch more often than I should. Usually so I can beat the traffic during my commute home. Working through lunch doesn’t mean I skip lunch, however. Too many studies stress the importance of not skipping meals, and I don’t have time for mood swings, poor concentration, and increased stress. For me, remembering to eat is not the problem.
Ganttic
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Planning and management of human and non-human (equipment, machinery, etc) resources play an essential role in the success of a project. According to the findings of Huemann and colleagues , resource management has strategic importance. In traditional project management, each project is independent. However, in today’s project portfolio management setting, the majority of the projects compete for the same scarce resources.
Online PM Courses
OCTOBER 21, 2018
Project Quality Management can often feel like an unloved part of project management. Too many basic books and guides to project management either mention is only in passing, or not at all. On the smallest projects, with few products, we can probably take quality for granted. By this I mean that we can assume that a project manager will be reviewing the quality of everything you deliver, and making sure it’s right.
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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.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 22, 2018
I have an important favor to ask to Scrum practitioners who are asking their team to commit themselves to their sprint backlog at sprint planning. If you do so, please stop. The Scrum Guide doesn’t mention committing to work planned at sprint planning. Have a look. Please. Do a “Find” on the word commit (or commitment). It is not mentioned in the sprint planning section.
Teamweek
OCTOBER 24, 2018
While there are plenty of books, manuals, and websites out there claiming they can teach individuals how to be a good manager, there really is no perfect way to do it. Ideally, a manager will have experience in the field they are overseeing and the education necessary to handle most of what is thrown at them. While experience and guile and are great characteristics to get a new manager started, there are many other factors to being a good leader.
Function Point
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Here at Function Point, we are constantly working with creative firms, advertising agencies and digital agencies to better define internal processes and workflow management using our software. In doing this, we have come up with 6 personas that interact with the typical creative agency. Helping these people work more efficiently and effectively together ultimately helps the agency become more profitable.
Planview
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Working out of spreadsheets can make life stressful—unnecessarily so. This is only compounded when teams are also spread out across departments and geographic locations. Take Giorgos for instance. As a global PMO team member for the world’s leading aviation trade organization, his work days are often extremely stressful. Not only must he help monitor work across three continents and 12-time zones, but he must ultimately manage a portfolio of about 45 projects per year, all while operating out of
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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