ProjectManager.com

APRIL 16, 2024

Get your free Timeline Template Use this free Timeline Template for Excel to manage your projects better. Get started with ProjectManager today for free and build a better timeline. Define the Length of the Timeline First, think about the best scale for the timeline. ProjectManger is free to use and more powerful than Excel.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you’re looking to manage a project and facilitate better collaboration with your teams, chances are you’ve heard of and are thinking of trying Microsoft Project and Microsoft Planner. MS Project integrates with MS products such as Office and has financial management tools and Gantt charts. May the best app win.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This principle, rooted in systems thinking, is crucial in understanding and managing the complex, interdependent nature of Scrum initiatives. In Scrum, systems thinking involves acknowledging the dynamic interactions within the team, the product, and the broader organizational and market environment.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 26, 2023

Think about the projects you’re working on. You’re about to learn about the magical SCARF framework and the brain basics that will help you spot what’s going on beneath the surface in those highly charged moments so you can better respond to behavior – both from yourself and others. A bit of brain science goes a long way.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2024

Products can be manufactured, but they don’t end up in a customer’s hands until they’ve been stored in a warehouse. The better the warehouse management, the greater the company’s success. Inventory Management Most think of warehouses as a place to store things, which is one of its main functions. Here are a few more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You can tailor what is discussed in a stand up meeting, so if you are working out what to say as the meeting chair, think about what is useful for the team to know. The product owner, Scrum Master and anyone else can attend, but they normally only listen and don’t contribute. That way people are prompted to be done more quickly.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

To get the benefits of better business resilience, you need to commit at the most senior levels within the delivery and change organization, preferably at board level. Ensuring diverse thinking builds business resilience. The book definitely aligns with modern project management practice and thinking, but it goes wider than that too.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this independent review, I’ll share: Whether the course is really worth it (I think so) Why it’s good for experienced project and change management practitioners Who shouldn’t do the course? Think about culture change, saving the rainforest, social planning, exploring the planets. I don’t think this is a beginner’s course.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 9, 2024

Recognizing this slant and deterring its impact makes you a better project manager. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. Think of how many times he must have felt regret when people died because of his decisions. There may be weeks of high productions and outputs far surpassing the planned quantities.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2023

You’ll need the right tools to better apply your leadership qualities in the workplace. Accountability It’s impossible to think about any leader without this leadership trait. Adaptability Adaptability helps leaders better guide their teams through crises or constantly changing environments. Download Excel File 9.

Leadership 404

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It means you have to think about what might happen and plan for it. I think it’s a good idea. I think it’s better to let them know on the phone or at a regular meeting, but it’s always useful to remind them in an email. Think about whether you want this list of internal contacts to go to external senders.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. The kanban cards move across the kanban board as they go from one production stage to the next. What Is Kanban?

Manufacturing 349

Manufacturing Software Review Lean Software 349

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ranjit Sidhu Ranjit Sidhu As we go into next year, you should be aware that self-care and wellbeing are trends worth promoting not only because they feel good, but because they lead to better productivity and happier people. But we can do better. It’s how we can help people and organisations adapt in fast-changing times.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ClickUp and Monday are two of the more visible project management software products on the market. ProjectManager is an award-winning project and portfolio management software that has better features than either ClickUp or Monday and at a competitive price. ClickUp is all about saving time by making them more productive.

Software Review 348

Software Review Software Underperforming Technical Team 2014 348

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 7, 2022

Wouldn’t life be better if your team were, well, just a little bit more productive? It is possible to create an environment where project team members can be more productive, by creating good habits. You’ve read all the articles, you’ve got ideas about how things could be better.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Related: How to Better Prioritize Work and Projects. If you have tasks that seem to tie for priority standing, check their estimates , and start on whichever one you think will take the most effort to complete. Productivity experts suggest the tactic of starting the lengthier task first. Order tasks by estimated effort.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I’ve long used products from Cornelius Fichtner of The Project Management PrepCast fame for my own professional development. If you think cartoon characters are going to annoy you after a while, and you want to know there’s a ‘real’ instructor behind your training, then The PM PrepCast would be a better choice. In summary.

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Software Review PMI Certification Process 384

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That could be to expand its market share by introducing a new product to the marketplace. The project that develops, manufactures and delivers that new product is strategic, even though it has its own unique goals. And second, the company plans on selling its products online in the upcoming year.

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Planning PMO Manufacturing Logistics 398

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Some work better in groups and others alone. As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Work style is simply the way a person thinks, structures, organizes and completes their work.

Underperforming Technical Team 332

Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Monitoring Energy 332

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I was recently at a large consumer packaged goods organization talking about Product Ownership. As I discussed the Product Owner accountabilities, I realized I had not asked why they were interested in this topic. So, I asked, “Why are you interested in Product Ownership?”. Product Ownership Skills. From work to value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 18, 2020

Thinking creatively is what takes your work from average to outstanding. It delivers better products and services, supporting the creation of better solutions for customers and businesses. And yet you need to continue to think creatively and tap into diverse ideas to get better results. Pretty cool.

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2014 Energy Innovation Risk Management 402

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A project budget is a financial document that lays out what you think you’ll spend on a project. Direct/Indirect Costs The first way to think about your project costs is to consider what’s a direct cost and what’s an indirect cost. Designing a new product? What is a project budget? Let’s look at each of those in turn.

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Budget Project Cost Estimate Finance 307

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2022

I think we can. Generalists, I think we’ll struggle to find a letter to match them, are capable of many duties but specialize in none. By pulling insights from their team, a project manager has a better “finger on the pulse” of a project than I-shaped specialists. The basics of a T-Shaped Individual.

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Prince2 Construction SCRUM Risk Management 420

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We all want to be productive in the office, but what does that actually mean? To help you get on track with your productivity goals, we’ll look at some practical examples of how you could use your time efficiently, with case studies and real-life tips. What does productivity mean? Being busy is not the same as being productive.

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Technical Review Software Review Energy Planning 338

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Who the Generative AI for Project Managers course is for I think most project managers, in all levels of job, would benefit from this training, unless you class yourself as a total AI expert already. I did wonder whether the tool library handout was sponsored by any of the products mentioned. Not quite ready? Read on for my review.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Thinking of risk as a bad thing can lead to a poor outcome. Learn more Why Project Risks Can Be Good We’ve all been conditioned to think of risks as negative. Types of Positive Risk Figuring out what is a positive risk (which can take a number of forms) can be hard because our brains are so conditioned to think of risks as bad.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 29, 2021

The mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system”. A quick Google search for bullet journal presents you with an array of beautifully crafted and decorated page layouts though, and you would be forgiven for thinking it’s just a very pretty (and time-consuming!) Think of this section as your To Do list for a single day.

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2016 Process Planning 471

Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2024

I previously wrote about 5 ways productivity culture kills business agility. And that may cause one to wonder if I think that focusing on productivity is a bad thing. I believe we can be in right relationship with productivity and use it as a tool for good. First, we overemphasize productivity as a key measure of success.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 21, 2021

From the beginning to the end of a project, the project manager and team must plan, execute, and deliver the required products and services while interacting with stakeholders. When we think about improving our communication, we often think about the words we speak. Better communication. Project Management Institute.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If you think this way about meetings, chances are others do, such as the team members you’ve called together to discuss a vital aspect of the project you’re all working on. Instead of dismissing meetings whole cloth, you could try some icebreaker games to make them more fun and productive. Try them, and let us know what you think.

Software 433

Software Process Planning Leadership 433

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2023

Listening This is the master skill of a great communicator and we could all do it a whole lot better than we do, by tuning out our tendency to rush to judgement, and instead, paying attention to what we are hearing. But since starting Brilliant Project Leader , I have been reflecting on all of these and how to merge them all, productively.

Leadership 420

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team 2013 Planning 420

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 14, 2021

Have you ever wondered if there is a better way to manage your actions and control your To Do list? From To Do to Done : How to go from busy to productive by mastering your to-do list, is part of the Empowered Productivity series from Ignite Reads. I don’t think they’d take it the wrong way…. Like, super-efficiently.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I’m more productive. I didn’t think I’d learn a lot at an event I attended a while back, with that exact name: ‘working smarter, not harder’ However, I did take away some interesting figures. Here are 5 ways that you can flex how you work to be more productive and fit your lifestyle more effectively.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 13, 2024

T he Definition of Done (DoD) in Scrum is a set of criteria determining when a Product Backlog item can be considered complete. Without a clear agreement about a Definition of Done, some developers may think they are done after the code is complete. Others may think a code review is needed before the work can be considered done.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review 175

Scrum.org

MARCH 5, 2024

I believe that a deeply ingrained “productivity culture” plays a significant role in this misalignment between intentions and impacts. And I will bring in other perspectives to help shift our relationship to productivity. And I think it is closely related to “hustle culture” (i.e.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2023

Why do we build unnecessary products? Why are most products more expensive than expected? Or should we try to communicate better? Or should we try to communicate better? Does it fit into the product portfolio? Does it fit into the product portfolio? how will we sell the product)? Can the user use it?

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