Project Risk Coach
JUNE 17, 2019
What is the role of the project manager? The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) says, "The project manager is the person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives (my italics)." Defining clear objectives and goals is the foundation of the project. Let's look at how to write SMART goals.
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 17, 2019
If you do any job for long enough, you’ll definitely weather a few storms. Project. The post 5 Steps To Survive The Tidal Waves of Project Management appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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Workamajig
JUNE 18, 2019
A project dashboard gives you exceptional insight into your project’s status. Learn how to create your own project management dashboard in this post. Do you know exactly how your projects are doing right now? Can you tell which tasks are delayed and which are ahead of schedule? Which of your resources are falling behind? Unless you have a capable project dashboard, you likely answered ‘no’ to all these questions.
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 19, 2019
Whether you call it backlog refinement or backlog grooming, it’s a crucial task for product managers and their teams. There is always going to be a backlog, but not all items on that backlog are equal. Backlog grooming allows the manager to make sure that there is an appropriate number of items on their backlog list, and that they’re listed in order of priority.
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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.
Kiron Bondale
JUNE 16, 2019
At the start of our vacation, we had one stop en route to our final destination. We were supposed to have a two hour layover, but after landing we learned that our outbound flight would be delayed by another hour. As the end of that extra hour drew near we were informed that our flight would be delayed by a further two hours. While we were dismayed by these successive delays, I enquired and learned that the cause was a mechanical problem with the plane we were supposed to have departed on, hence
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nTask
JUNE 16, 2019
In today’s digital age, it’s difficult to stay focused and avoid distractions. With so many different social media platforms and always having something extra to do, you’re bound to lose track. This has a direct impact on your productivity, which is why the question of how to be more productive always stays relevant. An important thing to understand about productivity is that being productive doesn’t always mean fitting everything in your schedule and getting overwhelmed.
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 18, 2019
Great ideas remain beautiful hypotheticals if there isn’t a way to implement them. Think of the idea as the inspiration, and the organization of that idea as the work required to actualize it. But that work isn’t a one-time activity, of course: it’s a process that flows from one task to the next. There are many points along that journey, from the idea to the execution to the customer.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 18, 2019
Dear Elizabeth: There are people in my team who don’t pull their weight. They don’t deliver what they say they will, and they don’t seem committed to the goals of the project. I need them to step up and do what’s required, but I can’t seem to make that happen. Instead, rather than let them derail the project, I find myself doing extra work (their work) to keep the project on track.
Scrum.org
JUNE 15, 2019
"When trying to teach someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary and more from the way the boundary was established." - Bryant H. McGill. A few months ago we looked at how teams can optimize flow across the Sprint boundary , a technique which is founded on their ability to make limited and sustainable commitments. To recap: not all of the work a team plans into its Sprint Backlog necessarily has to relate to the Sprint Goal and the commitment to that goal which team
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
Leading Answers
JUNE 21, 2019
In my last article on Incubating Innovation , we explored the culture and mindset of accountable experimentation. This article focuses on actionable tools and approaches. Within agile frameworks, the team retrospective is the primary workshop for planning and evaluating experiments. Yet most team retrospectives I see are broken. Teams spend too much time recording viewpoints and information—but not enough time reviewing or planning experiments.
ProjectManager.com
JUNE 20, 2019
Office etiquette might sound like an old-fashioned concept, and perhaps it is, but that doesn’t mean it’s antiquated. Good manners have a purpose. They provide a social roadmap and foster a culture of respect where people on the job can get along better. Of course, no one is going to deny or sacrifice the bottom line. Profitability supports the success and ongoing viability of any enterprise.
MPUG
JUNE 17, 2019
Outlining the Purpose of Project Change Requests and Change Control Boards. Very few projects run exactly to plan. This happens for a number of reasons (one example is scope creep). The bottom line is that you should expect changes to happen! Integrated change control (ICC) is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and managing changes to deliverables with documentation.
Scrum.org
JUNE 17, 2019
Writing code is like finding your path through a dark forest. Behind each tree can lurk a monster, a treasure or a pit. Or there is no path at all. You don’t know until you look. For me, this attitude encapsulates the essence of writing software empirically. A developer culture is one where this kind of thinking is enabled and encouraged. It values an empirical approach to every level of development.
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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.
Leading Answers
JUNE 19, 2019
Phew, the wait is over! I have been wanting to talk about this for what seems like ages and now the official announcement is out! If you have ever been frustrated by the PMBOK Guide now here’s your chance to fix it. We are looking for volunteers to write and review the next edition of the PMBOK Guide. However, this will not be just an update, instead a radical departure from all previous editions aligned with PMI’s new digital transformation strategy.
Teamweek
JUNE 17, 2019
Zig Ziglar once said, “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24-hour days.”. Those two short sentences perfectly summarize the value of a project charter. While a calendar indicates how long your team has to get everything done, a charter plan shows everyone how to make the most out of their allotted time. It sets out exactly what the project will achieve so that you can make the smart and timely decisions that are crucial to success.
Proofhub
JUNE 20, 2019
Why You Should Invest In Your Employees If You Want To Grow Your Business Business owners with traditional mindsets tend to only focus on capital investments. They believe that spending money is the only way to make more money. That means cutting costs in places like quality assurance or human resources. The message it sends to its employees is clear: the money you make is more important than you.
Scrum.org
JUNE 19, 2019
Scrum Masters, ask yourself - Are you a natural servant leader, or do you struggle to be the inspiring coach that creates high-performing teams? If you have a real desire to change and are ready for some tough self-reflection, this article may inspire you, and give you hope that you can influence major changes, by starting with things that are within your control. .
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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.
Leading Answers
JUNE 19, 2019
If success goes to those who can innovate the fastest, how do we nurture innovation? The basics are simple to understand—but difficult to implement and stick with in the face of adversity. We need to create an environment that encourages experimentation while also tolerating, investigating and learning from the inevitable failures. It may sound easy, but executives and shareholders demand results, not “learning opportunities.
MPUG
JUNE 20, 2019
We are excited to announce the lineup of participants for MPUG’s 2019 Vendor Showcase. We’ll be hearing from companies like Prosperi, Critical Tools, and Barbecana in just a few weeks. There’s no better way to learn about the latest Microsoft Project-related apps, add-ins, and services. Truly, this showcase will feature tools that take project management with MS Project out of the box and to a whole new level!
Teamweek
JUNE 19, 2019
Whether you travel every week or rarely have to leave the office, there are a few simple techniques to make sure things go smoothly every time you go on a business trip. Doing your research beforehand and planning ahead are just a few ways you can take the stress out of your next trip. If you really want a hassle-free trip, make sure everything is in order back at the office and that you have a communication plan set up with your team members before you go anywhere. 1.
Scrum.org
JUNE 20, 2019
En Nexus no se requiere una reunión “Scrum of Scrums” ya que se usa el Nexus Daily Scrum. El Nexus Integration Team tiene la responsabilidad de gestionar las dependencias de un Nexus y es un equipo dedicado a esta labor entre otras responsabilidades. El Nexus Daily Scrum es un evento del Framework Nexus de Scrum.org que sirve fundamentalmente para gestionar las dependencias entre varios equipos Scrum y analizar el impacto de las mismas.
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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.
iZenBridge
JUNE 18, 2019
I receive lots of queries on the Sequence of Change Request by PMP® aspirants. This blog is a step towards addressing queries related to –. Integrated Change Control and Sequence of Change Request. A formal integrated change control starts with a change request. So, let’s begin by answering the question – What is a change request in project management?
Leading Agile
JUNE 20, 2019
In this episode of SoundNotes, we tackle the question of whether or not it’s a good idea for the Development Team to limit the size of work brought into a Sprint. Many teams consider this to be a valuable practice during Sprint Planning or when creating a Definition of Ready. The goal is to make sure that the Development Team is not committing work into a Sprint that they cannot complete during the course of a Sprint.
MindGenius
JUNE 20, 2019
10 Common Project Management Pitfalls. There is always a sense of optimism at the start of a project that surely everything will go smoothly this time. Of course, even the most novice project manager is less than surprised when things don’t always go quite according to plan. So what project pitfalls could we anticipate and what plans should we develop to address these pitfalls and improve the chances of preventing them from derailing things entirely.
Scrum.org
JUNE 20, 2019
En Nexus no se requiere una reunión “Scrum of Scrums” ya que se usa el Nexus Daily Scrum. El Nexus Integration Team tiene la responsabilidad de gestionar las dependencias de un Nexus y es un equipo dedicado a esta labor entre otras responsabilidades. El Nexus Daily Scrum es un evento del Framework Nexus de Scrum.org que sirve fundamentalmente para gestionar las dependencias entre varios equipos Scrum y analizar el impacto de las mismas.
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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