The Lazy Project Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Your portfolio reporting process and solution needs to be a good ‘fit’ for the purpose you wish to put it to, practical, usable, understandable, with the right data in it. Can you access the data you need to make the right decisions? Is that data accurate and timely? 2014) – author Peter Taylor. [2]

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 22, 2022

For example, a bespoke tool ensures good data quality, so insight is relevant, timely, and actionable. New York, NY, Penguin Random House, 2014. A dedicated and purpose-built platform enables collaboration in a manner that is not possible using something simpler like Microsoft Excel. Pompton Plains, NJ, Career Press, 2011.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 12, 2022

Stakeholders make invalid assumptions about the value of the feature and insist it is a must-have, even though this is often an opinion unsupported by facts or data. An often quoted statistic is that according to the Standish Groups’ Chaos Report (2014) – 50% of the features that are built are rarely used.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 4, 2022

If you have ever been in a meeting and someone has asked to see the latest something-report, then you’ll know it is supremely inconvenient not to have data stored somewhere accessible. A version of this article first appeared on the ESI blog in 2014. The next golden rule for key project documents is to organize your storage.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This may involve evaluating project management software, communication tools, and data analytics platforms. These organizations achieve improved project management capabilities, reduced administrative overhead, and enhanced decision-making through data-driven insights. Best Tool Wins.

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quantmleap

JULY 24, 2014

T he four weeks or so that have now passes since the Agile 2014 Conference in Melbourne have given me the opportunity to reflect on the conference and consider some of the presentations and messages I have been exposed to. The Lens concept is about taking the adaptive nature of Agile and turning it into an enterprise level tool.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Regarding Project Management (PM), the field of our interest, experts predict that by 2030, 80% of the work of today’s project management discipline will be eliminated as AI takes on traditional project management functions such as data collection, tracking and reporting [4]. Human Capital Optimization.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

Many studies have found that psychological safety has a positive influence on team effectiveness (Edmondson, 2014). This includes our own research with data from 2.000 Scrum teams (Verwijs & Russo, under peer review). A., & Mesmer-Magnus, J. The cognitive underpinnings of effective teamwork: a meta-analysis. Edmondson, A. C., & Lei, Z.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 6, 2017

AI, which fundamentally converts large amounts of data into intelligence, is being adopted at an increasingly rapid pace across many industry sectors, most notably, in manufacturing. According to a Tata Consultancy Survey , manufacturers deploying IoT solutions in 2014 saw an average 28.5 The Role of AI and IoT in Manufacturing.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

Embracing advanced techniques like data analytics and AI may utilize the power of predictive analysis to anticipate trends and make informed strategic adjustments. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—North America, Phoenix, AZ. Process Groups: A Practice Guide. & Burgan, D. link] Gemino, A., & Serrador, P.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

For me personally, it's one of the reasons why I like the Scrum Framework , as it gives guide-rails to help us think and validate our assumptions with data. Big data, in general, is highly susceptible to the false causality bias. Without that data, survival bias is likely. Survival bias. Schachter, S. 46(2): 190–207.

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WorkOtter

JUNE 14, 2021

Metric data are much more valuable when there is a history or reference with which to contrast the current data. Whatever you measure, make sure to collect data frequently enough to calculate natural process variation. ©2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. Metrics the program manager should consider include the following: 1.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 19, 2021

Case-based research is hardly objective, and Dikert and his colleagues urge for more objective data in future studies. This is why scientific research favors more objective data. The most objective data comes from experiments where the variables we’re interested in are changed (e.g. So why is that important?

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WorkOtter

JUNE 14, 2021

Contextual understanding of data and numbers is especially important in evaluating the performance of project managers even if you are just using cost and schedule. ©2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. I am suggesting that you give a lot of care and forethought to what you measure, examine the results, and ask what story those results tell.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 4, 2016

This was up from my previous level of 219 in 2014 and 196 in 2013. Here were some lessons learned: The data did not cause my problem — it made me aware of the problem. My company’s healthcare program sent me the results of my most recent health screening. My Total Cholesterol Level was 240!! Not a good trend, huh?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And we share results from our own analyses based on actual data from stakeholders and Scrum teams that we collected through the Scrum Team Survey. Daniel Russo of the University of Aalborg to answer this question with data from almost 2.000 Scrum teams. We collected the data through our Scrum Team Survey. We worked with Prof.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Between January and September 2014, there were 131,003 PRINCE2 exams taken worldwide. The data (which you can access here ) doesn’t say how many are resits from candidates who failed the first time or split it by Foundation and Practitioner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2019

If someone else has designed a tracking spreadsheet or template (for example, if you download the one I use ), spend some time playing around with it so you know how the formulae work and how to input data. A version of this article originally appeared on the ESI website in 2014. Then, populate your numbers.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

By systematically organizing and analyzing stakeholder data, you can simplify complex relationships and ensure that every decision you make is informed and strategic. Conduct interviews, surveys, or review historical data and interactions to gauge stakeholders' interests and potential impact on the project.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Integrated Master Plan: The Foundation of Program Success , College of Performance Management, May 21, 2014. Big Data Meets Earned Value Management , ICEAA 2015 Professional Development & Traning Workshop , June 10-13, 2014. Using Technical Performance Measures to Inform Earned Value Management , IPM 2014.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2016

Reports have the option of exporting data as PDF or Excel, or you can view it online. There are also cost reports on time, expenses and the project budget that can be exported to Excel if you want to do more data manipulation. But overall, this is a good solid tool which does everything most project managers will need.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 7, 2017

Do you have the data (the accurate and real data) to do this? Tailwind Project Solutions was formed in 2014 to provide a bespoke approach to project leadership development. Work out these figures now. In our example, we will use 10% across the whole portfolio for simplicity. Can you work them out? If not, does that worry you? (It

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WorkOtter

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Not having enough metrics to make good decisions, having too many metrics, or having no valid cost data. ©2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. . • Having unstable project and work schedules. Having too many meetings. • Involving leadership in too many details. Experiencing high turnover of personnel. Encountering dissatis? .

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

Benchmarking Effort Estimation Models Using Archetypal Analysis,” Nikolaos Mittas, Vagia Karpenisi, and Lefteris Angelis, ACM PROMIS ’14, September 17, 2014. 229 “How Should We Estimate Agile Software Development Projects and What Data Do We Need?” Dori, IEEE Systems Journal, January 2014. “A 153, 2007 “Overspend? Newnes, A.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

analyzing historical data, consulting stakeholders and team members, modeling and simulations. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—EMEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. How to Create a Risk Register? Before filling in a risk register, you should think of all possible risks. References. Hillson, D. Managing overall project risk.

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PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

2014; Lessard et al., This individual would most likely be someone in the organization that has a good sense of the work involved and enters the data point into a system or spreadsheet associated with the project. Information is most likely not utilized for decision-making and has no supporting data. & Sense, A., Conclusion.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2016

The portfolio view with filters is also helpful, as long as the underlying data is sound (the dummy data I put in didn’t make the view look that great until I’d replaced it with something more realistic). The task list is really limiting and as that is the feature I’d spent most of my time using then it probably isn’t for me.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 20, 2024

A systematic review of available data and active input from the team is required here, emphasizing the need to leverage collective expertise and insights to determine development strategies. Doing this technique eliminates decisions solely based on intuition and ensures the usage of reliable data for enhanced precision and effectiveness.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Evidence is data used to conclude something. If you've already decided what the cause of the problem is before you start looking for the Root Cause , you have inadvertently distorted the data to support your hypothesis. . Data of Root Cause Analysis at Four Software Companies,” Timo O. 02163, May 8, 2014. 29 May 2013.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Armour, Communications of the ACM , January 2014, Vol. What We Do and Don’t Know about Software Development Effort Estimation,” Magne Jørgensen, IEEE Software, March / April 2014. “A Sprint Planning Optimization in Agile Data Warehouse Design,” Matteo Golfarelli, Stefano Rizzi, and Elisa Turricchia, LNCS 7448, pp. 30–41, 2012.

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

See the data per country in the picture below. . Amend Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap established in 2014. Check out the total funding for the elaboration for the period 2015-2014 in the graph below. The statistics show that as of 2017, the Pentagon was producing green gas than the whole countries. According to it, .

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Paymo App

MARCH 24, 2016

The majority of SMB buyers (60%) are looking to purchase PM software for the first time, a trend that has remained the same since 2014. Many businesses that start out using spreadsheets, for example, eventually run into version-control issues or errors due to manual data entry. Important Findings.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Our perception of this world - the data and information we receive about these behaviors. This assumption can be from the lack of data - an ontological uncertainty. Epistemic uncertainty can also occur when there is a subjective evaluation of the system - a risk from a rare event or an event with little or no empirical data.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 23, 2023

Your data needs to flow seamlessly between different tools to paint the best picture possible of your agency’s overall health. It needs to accommodate your agency’s growth and handle the increasing number of projects, users, as well as data volumes. Do they integrate with the tools you need? Do they offer a robust API?

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Productivity Land

MAY 12, 2023

It enables the connection of various platforms under the Adshares ecosystem, such as: Ad servers and ad networks, Metaverses, Games, AR and VR experiences, Marketplaces for influencers, Web3 analytics tools, AdTech data analytics solutions, Browser apps, And plugins.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Microsoft began its digital transformation in 2014 with the installation of a new CEO. Finally, digital transformation is providing PMs the analytical technology to make data-driven decisions, break down patterns and trends, and ultimately enhance project outcomes and success rates.

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Ganttic

AUGUST 25, 2020

Data privacy and cybersecurity can also be major concerns for some companies when deciding if and how their employees will work from home permanently. Companies will need to consider how they can protect their data before they allow their employees to work from home permanently. She's been working remotely in the tech space since 2014.

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