ProjectManager.com
MARCH 14, 2018
Does the business organization where you work feel… a little disorganized ? Does it seem like every department and team has their own way of doing things, harming overall efficiency, production, and your work environment? If so, it might be time to start implementing proven project management processes and phases at your organization in order to bring your company’s workflow under control.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 12, 2018
Someone got in touch recently and asked for a copy of one of my premium templates for free. I said no politely (even though inside I was composing an email along the lines of ‘I bet no one asks you to work for free and doesn’t even say please!’ which of course I didn’t say). But I get that not everyone can afford $6 for a project workbook and budget tracker.
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Project Risk Coach
MARCH 12, 2018
Discover how to ensure risk ownership at the right level of your organization The Project Management Institute added a new risk strategy in the Sixth Edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Let's take a look at what it means to escalate risks and how to escalate risks, both threats and opportunities. Escalation is one of the eight ways to treat risks.The PMBOK® Guide–Sixth Edition says: "Escalation is appropriate when the project team or the project sponsor agrees that a threat is o
Entry
MARCH 16, 2018
Every project manager knows the importance with keeping a project on track. When a project falls behind, the team needs to put in a great deal of effort to put ensure it is back on track because of the time-sensitive stages of a project; most of the time it leads to the project being delayed or cancelled entirely. Keeping employees motivated to complete a project can be difficult, the easiest way is with the use of project milestones.
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Ron Rosenhead
MARCH 13, 2018
That is the question…. Now I know I may well upset a few people with this articles however here goes…. I receive many emails asking for advice how to ‘get into’ project management or what project management training should I undertake? ‘Should I get PRINCE2/ APM/PMI’ is usually attached to the question. Enquirers tend to fall into 3 categories: The inexperienced – no project management experience at all.
Project Management Update brings together the best content for project management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Digital Project Manager
MARCH 13, 2018
Whether you’re new to the software development game or been a player for years, chances. The post How To Run A Sprint Retrospective That Actually Leads To Change appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Entry
MARCH 16, 2018
Every project manager knows the importance of keeping a project on track. Setting meaningful milestones will motivate your employees more than setting unmeaningful milestones. Here are things to consider when deciding your milestones. The post Importance of Properly Setting Project Milestones appeared first on Entry Software Corporation.
Project Bliss
MARCH 13, 2018
. A. This week I’m on vacation with my family and featuring a post by Ari Farrow of Cerri. . Regardless of what you’ve put on this year’s bucket list, managing your time in order to get stuff done is going to be the top concern for anyone hoping to achieve their goals. While this is true of both your professional and personal goals, the solution to the problem of being more efficient is one that can apply to all aspects of your life.
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 15, 2018
I was recently asked if Agile and "R/D" go together. The issue at hand: how do you reconcile agile's call for product delivery to users every few weeks with the unknowns and false starts in a real R/D project? Good question! I'm glad you asked. Let's start with OPM. Other people's money. And the first question: What have you committed to do? There are two possible answers: (1) apply.
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
LiquidPlanner
MARCH 15, 2018
A decade ago I was staying with a friend in Tokyo who ran a global team for a top multi-national technology company. Meeting times that were convenient for the company’s headquarters in New York were less than ideal for my friend. Since my friend worked from a home office, I was able to witness all the separate conversations she juggled—from the actual conference call to all the other micro-conversations happening in the four open instant message chat windows.
Inloox
MARCH 15, 2018
Digital transformation, digitization, internet of things, big data – these are topics that are of interest to all industries, even those that have not been affected by digitization so far, not just the IT world. Digitization is not a new topic, the success of the web 2.0 has paved the way for an almost perfect penetration of our lives by new technologies.
Redbooth
MARCH 13, 2018
Most project managers are familiar with Agile and the Scrum Board. Agile works for fast-moving startup teams that need to deliver new products constantly. While Agile has many benefits, it is only one of several ways to manage a project. To choose the system that’s best for you and your team, it’s important to consider all the options. In this short guide, we’ll look at several established project management systems, including PERT, Critical Path, and Critical Chain, to help yo
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 12, 2018
In 1711 Abraham De Moivre came up with the mathematical definition of risk as: The Risk of losing any sum is the reverse of Expectation; and the true measure of it is, the product of the Sum adventured multiplied by the Probability of the Loss. Abraham de Moivre, De Mensura Sortis, 1711 Ph. Trans. of the Royal Society I copied this quote from a well argued posting by Matthew.
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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.
Zen Project Management
MARCH 13, 2018
I recently completed the book Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal , a retired Army General and former commander of the Joint Special Operations Task Force, operating in Iraq. It's the story of how he transformed that command in order to more effectively execute their mission. The book explores the ideas of complicated and complex. I kept thinking about the Cynefin framework , though McChrystal does not specifically mention it in the book.
Online PM Courses
MARCH 12, 2018
From time to time, every Project Manager will find themselves managing difficult conversations. Because it is an important part of our role. But it’s one we’d rather not have. Then, of course, at the end of a hard day or week at work, you leave work. And again, you will have to face these types of conversation at home, with friends and in social situations.
Eylean
MARCH 15, 2018
Time tracking has been a tough subject in the project management world from the day one. On one hand it is a greatly useful tool to help push your business forward. On another hand it is a burdensome task to control your employees. With two greatly different takes on the topic, there is no wonder … The post Time Tracking – Not Just Something to Torture Your Team appeared first on Eylean Blog.
Wrike
MARCH 16, 2018
Last year, LinkedIn reported it had grown to over 500 million users in 200 countries. To nurture this meteoric growth, LinkedIn has been heavily investing in the platform, adding loads of new features that businesses and individuals can use get more value from the network. One of those areas of investment has been LinkedIn Groups. For years, LinkedIn Groups provided their members with little more than self-promotional posts and spam, but new changes have transformed Groups into some of the most
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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.
Techno-PM
MARCH 16, 2018
Here at techno-pm we are committed to get the list of best free project management software for you. Our team is working on this list by doing extensive search on internet using various sources. We will actively continue to update this list with the latest project management software. Company Name Type of Software Free Trial Period Price of Software Featured Function Taiga Cloud, Web Open Source NA Good For Agile Development Kanban Scrum Backlogs User stories Wiki page edit Lacks Gantt Chart fea
Online PM Courses
MARCH 15, 2018
These days, every organization seems to be going Lean. So, what is Lean Project Management, and how does it relate to Agile Project Management? So, what is Lean Project Management? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of Online PM Courses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes. Project Management in Under 5. What is Lean Project Management? You may also like… What is Agile Project Management?
WorkOtter
MARCH 15, 2018
WHAT MAKES AN EXCELLENT PROJECT MANAGER? A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to form a unique product, service or result. The environment in which a project is carried out is different from an organization’s regular operations. Therefore, a project manager must have special skills and a unique demeanor to operate effectively in novel and […].
Herding Cats
MARCH 13, 2018
Here's a time series from one of the advocates of #Noestimates showing the number of stickies processed on a weekly basis. This chart is used to conjecture that decisions can be made using emperical data from the past. Trouble starts when there is no mention of the wide variance of this data and the credibility of the forecast of the future made from this data.
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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.
Resource Guru
MARCH 15, 2018
“I would recommend Resource Guru to other agencies. The flexibility allows for easy adoption across a wide variety of models.”. Publicis Hawkeye are a marketing agency of over 300 people, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With an impressive client list including Bridgestone, Red Bull and T-Mobile, they needed a way to effectively manage resources across their many ongoing projects.
Techno-PM
MARCH 13, 2018
Definition of Agenda An agenda lists all of the activities / topics which are planned to be discussed during a team meeting, along with their specific start and end time. Team Meetings Agenda is customarily sent a few days before the meeting takes place, and is also presented at the opening of the meeting. It also has the list of expected attendees and the goal of the meeting.
Workzone
MARCH 14, 2018
Higher education institutions have in recent years been spending more time and money on digital marketing, which is a good thing because traditional marketing is just “obsolete.” With everyone skipping TV ads and not many people interested in newspaper and magazine commercials, putting your ads there would be a big waste of time. The problem, however, is that digital marketing itself doesn’t seem to be bearing the fruits most high education marketers hoped for.
Herding Cats
MARCH 12, 2018
"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew." - Herb Caen. Related articles. Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain. IT Risk Management. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. Making Conjectures Without Testable Outcomes. Deadlines Always Matter.
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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