Teamweek
JULY 27, 2020
Illustration: Hanna Lee Joshi. Do you ever wonder how some people manage to get so much work done, while the rest of us barely make it halfway through our to-do list? If you identify more with the latter, you’re not alone. According to The Busy Person’s Guide to the Done List , 41% of to-do list tasks never get crossed off. For those of you at the back, we’ll say it louder: Four out of ten tasks go uncompleted.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 27, 2020
I ran a subscriber-only webinar a while back about trends in project management collaboration tools and the barriers to adopting new technology in a project environment. I think people had a great time and the feedback was fantastic. I certainly got a bigger buzz out of presenting my own webinar than I was expecting! The only problem was that we ran out of time to get through all the questions so I wanted to address some of them here.
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Inloox
JULY 30, 2020
Traditional vs. agile project management. The discussion about the right method has divided the industry. The answer to this question is usually a list of the differences, followed by the note: It always depends on the specific project. Your project determines the project management method and not the other way around. The key question is therefore: Which method fits your specific project?
Growing Agile
JULY 29, 2020
This is the fourth and final part of the blog series were we discuss the 12 Agile Principles. In this post we will focus on principles 10-12. 10. “Simplicity–the art of maximizing the amount of work not done–is essential. “ When I was an Analyst back in the day before I discovered Scrum, or even knew what agile was, I would write down the findings of my analysis in a document called a Business Requirements Specification.
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ProjectManager.com
JULY 29, 2020
Starting a new company, or working for a startup, is equal parts exciting and nerve-wracking. In a startup environment, budgets are often tight and the typical processes that keep companies running are often missing. Such a dynamic work environment can be punishing for even the most experienced employees because there will always be new problems to tackle and limited resources to tackle them.
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The Digital Project Manager
JULY 29, 2020
The post What Is & How To Create A Risk Management Plan appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Kiron Bondale
JULY 26, 2020
Scott Adams does a good job above of illustrating one of the many perils of low levels of psychological safety within a team. Dilbert is trying to raise reasonable doubts with his leader, the Pointy-Haired Boss, but his concerns are met with the threat of losing his job. How likely is it that Dilbert will raise such concerns in the future? While this scenario has been dramatized for comedy purposes, it sometimes ends with tragic results.
Project Bliss
JULY 26, 2020
A scrum master servant leader can lead his team to greatness with this advice from Geoff Watts’s wonderful book Scrum Mastery. The following is a guest post by Charlie Davidson. Please see the Editor’s note below regarding the variation in spelling of the term Scrum Master. Scrum’s framework is easy to understand but hard to master.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 29, 2020
I ran a survey about stakeholder management (thanks, by the way, if you were one of the people who filled it out) and the results surprised me. I have done a bit of analysis on the results and I wanted to share what I know so far with you. The biggest reason we do stakeholder engagement activities on projects is because they help us get the resources we need for the project.
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
Scrum.org
JULY 25, 2020
In May 2019, I spoke at the Agile Manchester conference, where I presented my talk "The Product Owner's Toolbox". I asked the audience a question, "What is the main worry for a Product Owner?". Then gave people them 1 minute to thinking about what their answer would be. Using the Liberating Structure 25/10 , the audience identified the common issues that Product Owners face and how they potentially could be solved. . . n.b.
LiquidPlanner
JULY 28, 2020
“Dear Elizabeth: What would constitute an action for the log versus a task in the project plan schedule? I don’t know where to put my tasks, and it’s confusing to have them in two places.”. This is actually a pretty common question; I’d say it comes up at least once a month! So, first: know that you are not alone in wondering what goes on the project schedule and what tasks are better suited to a to-do list or action log.
Proofhub
JULY 28, 2020
Raise Up Your Productivity Game With Effective Time Management Skills “The bad news is, time flies. The good news is, you’re the pilot.”- Michael Althsuler Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet! Sounds like a full dose of inspiration, right? Do you know what these people have in common? “ The value of time”. It’s amazing how all these people followed a different approach to achieve their goals, but there was one common factor that made them what they are today.
MPUG
JULY 27, 2020
The following true story was shared in one of my classes by a senior manager from a global corporation in South Korea. The manager’s team had worked over six months and was gearing up for a firmware release with a specific set of features. The recently new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the organization participated in a pre-release meeting, and had dropped a bombshell, cancel the project!
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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.
Scrum.org
JULY 28, 2020
We often try to make massive change once we realize something isn't right and this doesn't normally go so well. When it comes to making progress everyone wants to LEAP; take BIGGER steps. The bigger the improvement, the happier we are. But it doesn't work like that in reality. Yes, it would be : Great to run 10 kms in 35 mins, every time you get out to run.
Online PM Courses
JULY 26, 2020
When you have been managing projects for a while, you will start to notice that some things are always true. Each of these ‘Project Management Rules‘ reminds us of something important about Project Management, so I have been collecting them for nearly 20 years. I am sure the list in my notebook is far from […]. The post 12 Vital Project Management Rules You Need to Follow appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Binfire
JULY 27, 2020
The email has been hailed as the greatest communication tool, and at the same time the ravager of productivity in teams. Time has come for teamwork without email. One of our competitions, Asana, calls itself a productivity tool for teamwork without email. We beg to differ, Asana is hardly the right tool to reduce the dependency of email. In fact, Asana uses email extensively.
MPUG
JULY 26, 2020
It is said that “change is the only constant.” The PMP exam is no exception. In fact, it changes roughly once every two years, and we are seeing a change coming up in about six months. PMI will start conducting the exam based on a new pattern as of January 2, 2021. The PMP exam change has created quite a stir in the certification community. Many aspirants are confused about the changes.
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Scrum.org
JULY 27, 2020
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times : Bruce Lee. This morning, at the close of my metabolic conditioning workout, my Coach Arvind said " Hey, I have a magic training plan, that would get you closer to your goals ". It will give you the bare-bones structure, will empower you to self organize and chart out your own course to get closer to your strength and endurance goals.
Henny Portman
JULY 26, 2020
Michael K. Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The classic formulation of agile in the Agile Manifesto has no role for leadership. In fact, it is explicitly anti-leadership, encouraging self-managed teams, reliance on motivated individuals, leaving them alone and trusting them to get the job done.
Epicflow Blog
JULY 27, 2020
We at Epicflow are doing our best to provide you with the best opportunities modern technologies can suggest. As businesses are growing and their project management efforts and demands are increasing day by day, we as multi-project management software developers are striving to meet challenges and trends and offer unique solutions for your better efficiency.
MPUG
JULY 27, 2020
The following true story was shared in one of my classes by a senior manager from a global corporation in South Korea. The manager’s team had worked over six months and was gearing up for a firmware release with a specific set of features. The recently new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the organization participated in a pre-release meeting, and had dropped a bombshell, cancel the project!
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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
JULY 29, 2020
In our book?—? the Zombie Scrum Survival Guide ?—?we dive deep into what causes Zombie Scrum; something that looks like Scrum from a distance, but lacks a beating heart. We also offer 40+ experiments to recover from Zombie Scrum. In this series, we share some of the experiments from the book and many that didn’t make the final cut (but are still very useful).
Teamweek
JULY 30, 2020
According to PMI, barely 50% of projects deliver on time. Drilling down, 23% of those failures cite poor resource allocation as the primary factor. Resource allocation works the same way, whether for a project or for day-to-day operations. But, allocating the right resources at the right time could be the difference between success and failure. . In this article, we’ll give you the full rundown on resource allocation.
Proofhub
JULY 29, 2020
The idea of working at home isn’t new. According to GetVoIP , the remote workforce has increased by 140% over the last 15 years, 43% of US employees work remotely from time to time, and 79% of employees claim they would be more loyal to a business if it offers more flexibility. With the spread of COVID-19, many businesses have switched to working remotely, so the number of newly remote workers has increased.
ProProfs Project Management
JULY 31, 2020
Project management turns into a nightmare in the absence of project leadership. . Picture a cruise ship that is sailing without a captain. Ask yourself – ‘will it reach its destination?’. No, obviously! . Behind every successful project, there is a leader – who has the right skills and qualities required to steer the team. . A project leader keeps their team motivated and ensures that each task is executed perfectly during the development process.
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
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