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Strategic Project Portfolio Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It covers the whole lifecycle from finding ideas for projects, through the prioritization process and planning for the most productive organization possible. Estimating for success Maybe best of all, Moore talks about range-based estimates – a topic I’m very interested in. This book review first appeared in 2016.

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Software Review: Vizzlo [2016]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is how the software review process normally goes for me. Vizzlo has over 75 template graphics for you to choose from, covering everything from Venn diagrams to milestone charts, timelines and process diagrams. Online and Windows [2016] Learn why iMindQ mindmapping software could be just the tool for your project team.

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Everyday Agile Practices

The IIL Blog

Story Sizing We use story points to estimate work size and complexity instead of hours. Relative sizing tools, like t-shirt sizing, are generally reasonable and more accurate than duration estimates. Story points are used to estimate each backlog item’s size and the team’s velocity. Then the family estimates its capacity.

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Milestone-Kanban: A Hybrid Project Scheduling Technique

The IIL Blog

The underlying assumption that the work is well-defined, and the required effort can be easily estimated is a shortcoming of these approaches. Monitoring and reporting processes are complicated and become lagging indicators. Work packages are small enough to be estimated and assigned. Done are the items that are complete.

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Myth: Velocity is Productivity

Scrum.org

Atlassian Survey,2016. It’s an estimate of relative capacity that tends to change over time, and these changes don’t necessarily indicate a shift in productivity. In this case, putting artificial upwards pressure on velocity will only serve to distort estimates. . 77% practice Agile Development. Source of References.

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030. A recent article in Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transform Project Management”. In this article, I consider how emerging trends may impact the profession. I say, “Bring it on!” I look forward to the opportunity.

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Improve Your Project Schedule

International Institute for Learning

Work packages are small deliverables that are assignable and estimable. Estimate the time needed to execute each task. Critical assumptions undergird this process: The project scope is well-defined and stable. It is possible to estimate each task’s resource needs and effort. Decompose the scope into work packages.