Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The successful completion of a project involves the active participation of several professionals, including the Project Team Lead, Scheduler, Coordinator, Scrum Master, and Project Manager. While the project manager is responsible to lead the planning and execution of the project, a scrum master supervises the team closely and allocates resources. For an IT entrant, the roles may appear similar due to their overlapping attributes and interdependent functionalities.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Introduction. Management reviews, sometimes referred to by project managers as phase exits , stage gates , or kill points, are very important for keeping projects on track. These moments serve as decision point for if a project should be continued, re-assigned, or canceled. Remember that each project is just one part of an entire system an organization has, and changes in other parts of the organization might affect a project’s status.

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PM Times

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Over the years, many theories of change have been proposed. For example, Kotter’s theory of change articulates 8 steps in a change management process, starting with the first step of needing to ‘create urgency’ through to the final step of ‘anchoring change in corporate culture’. 1 Lewin’s change management model proposes 3 phases for organizational […].

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Leading large-scale Agile Transformation is extremely complex. That’s why Agile Transformation fails so frequently. Because to succeed at it, you need a fundamentally unique approach that most organization’s aren’t following. In this video, Mike Cottmeyer uncovers some of the biggest reasons organizations aren’t getting the value out of Agile they thought they would.

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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.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A project manager makes decisions based on their risk perspective. That is to say, he or she perceives the organization and stakeholders’ desires and seeks to fulfill them. However, the project manager may miss the mark. Why? Misunderstanding of the stakeholders’ risk appetite. In this article, let's explore the what, why, and how of project risk appetite.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. We couldn’t work without them. But they don’t always work. The bottom line is this: having processes doesn’t guarantee that your project will be any better than if you didn’t have them.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

What are you going to put on your product roadmap? It’s not an easy question. Which product gets the green light? What features need priority? The RICE framework provides a scoring model for product managers when prioritizing roadmaps. RICE is an acronym that stands for reach, impact, confidence and effort. Read on to learn how these words can help with product management and determine what are the pros and cons of using a RICE framework for prioritization.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Between Agility and Better Business Outcomes is Employee Engagement. Somewhere in between all the hard work that goes into becoming a more “agile” organization, and the real tangible business outcomes you are aiming for, there is the squishy topic of Employee Engagement. While this is not a new concept, many companies miss the mark in their efforts to help keep their employees engaged with the work they are doing.

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Musings on Project Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Who wants to write a strategic plan?Really, nobody, unless you are a professional planner and that's your livelihood.But, what if you're asked to write, or help write, a plan?Of course, you can "google" it; and you'll find no lack of help with templates and outlines and even some process.But here's a bit from my experience.Ask for the narrativeAsking for the narrative from whomever has asked for.

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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

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The definition of a program. What is a program in project management terms? Here’s a definition. A program is a set of related projects and activities, managed in a coordinated fashion and under a structure that allows for the delivery of outcomes and benefits. In other words, it’s a bunch of projects being managed together. What’s the point of a program in project management?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There’s a lot riding on what project your organization moves forward with, especially if you’re managing a program or portfolio. The investment of money, time and effort can be huge, not to mention determining where to allocate your resources. The reward can be big, too, but it can just as easily end up as a loss. Thankfully, there’s project prioritization to help guide your decision-making process.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

TL;DR: Scrum Master Salary Report 2023 — An Anonymous Poll by the Community for the Community. The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report 2023 is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the agile community to understand whether their compensation is adequate. (And yes, the report will cover Scrum Masters as well as Agile Coaches, both employed and freelancing.).

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software is a critical tool for teams who need help managing complex projects and priorities across their organization. This software isn’t just critical for enterprise organizations, but any company that manages shared resources and has complex projects with succession planning components. Teams who use PPM software need to organize resources across multiple teams and projects to ensure they are using their limited resources most efficiently.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Visual Project Management by Paul R. Williams, PMP. It’s quite a light book. Williams has put together all the different ways you can bring a visual element to your project communication and reporting. “Seeing is not only believing…seeing is understanding,” he writes. He has split the graphical and visual tools available to you into three categories.

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Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Customer Retention Let’s face it: Maintaining a customer’s satisfaction over time is far more difficult than selling them a single item. Terms in sales may differ. But in my opinion, the true effort begins once the transaction develops into a partnership. You tell me which involves more effort: going on a first date or being in a relationship for 10 years.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote a bit about Employee Engagement. Part 1 was all about measuring and understanding the current state of engagement in your organization. We also covered the importance of having an engaged staff - because it often leads to higher performing teams and ultimately, better business outcomes. In this and the next few posts, we’ll break down Gallup’s 12 questions , and how applying Professional Scrum might be just what is needed to help move the needle towards higher

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Leading Answers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On Friday, September 30, I will be presenting a session on Beyond Agile at the HTEC Project Management Virtual Conference. The session is free to attend and is part of a program that also features Scott Ambler, Sanjive Augustine, Nader Rad and Frank Turley. You can register here. “Yes, And, And”. A colleague recently described Beyond Agile as a “Yes, And, And” toolkit, and I thought it was a great way to summarize the two elements of combining hybrid agile with the Theory of Constraints, and val

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike Clayton. Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. It enables you to manage the project more effectively and work towards a smooth outcome. So what exactly is project risk management?

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

How hard is it to create a successful product? According to some studies , your chances of building a successful, revenue-generating product are only slightly better than your chances of being accepted to Harvard. As a project or product leader, you’re ultimately responsible for building a great product. You need to do everything in your power to determine that you’re not only building in the most efficient and effective way possible, but also that you’re building the right product in the first

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Are you in the market for a new Scrum Master or Agile Coach? Do you need any help in preparing questions for the job interviews? Here is a short video with 10 questions I would like you to consider based on what I have learned about the art and craft of Scrum Mastery and Agile Coaching from three sources -. Scrum.org. Co-Active Training Institute. ROI Institute.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In this post, we will look at what are the main differences between the Inherent risk and Residual risks. Both of them have their own implications, so let's take look first at what is risk management. What is Risk Management? Risk management is one of the most essential processes that is carried out in companies […].

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Risk meetings don’t have to be boring, although in my experience they often are. A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management is a book that specifically addresses how to get the best out of your risk management meetings. This book, by Ruth Murray-Webster and Penny Pullan, provides practical guidance on facilitating risk workshops, and making project risk management happen outside of the workshop setting as well.

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PM Times

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Projects are performed to deliver quality products/services and satisfy budget, and schedule expectations. This article focuses in on quality deliverables, their relationship to quality performance, and the quality management process that seeks to ensure that quality criteria are met. The quality of performance (the work required to deliver results) and the quality of the outcome […].

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Hi folks. In the past six months I have met several senior leaders from well known companies who asked me, "do they even need a Scrum Master or an Agile Coach to make their company agile?". These senior leaders understand the need for their company to be agile or to be nimble, responsive and competitive in the market, but they're wondering if additional roles like Scrum Master or Agile Coach is necessary.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Creativity is a crucial element in the planning process. Without it, your plans may lack originality, freshness, and appeal. However, with a bit of creativity, you can infuse your goals with new ideas and perspectives that will make them more exciting and engaging. Creatives are often cited as critical ingredients in succession planning. In this […].

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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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