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What I’m Reading [October 2016]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Culdee tells the story of Godred falling off the mountain and then being used for parts which – in train terms – is pretty scary. I prefer the stories about Percy. William Dow’s book, Project Management Communication Tools , is also still on my desk and it’s huge. Project Management Books. This is what I.

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Software Review: ProjectManager.com [2016]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can also set it as a recurring expense (like payment to a contractor, or a monthly subscription) and forget about it. There’s also a neat feature where you can record up to 5 minutes of audio direct into the tool and share the resulting file with your team. Let’s face it, most of us can talk faster than we can type.

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5 Tips To Re-Energize Your Daily Standup Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The purpose of a daily standup meeting, which you will sometimes hear referred to as the daily scrum, is to get together and go over important tasks that are just finishing, or about to start. It’s a way of getting everyone on the same page about priorities. It was really useful to speak out about why we value each other.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

What differentiates us from our competitors or alternatives? These relationships allow us to focus our attention on delivering value. Agile teams use information radiators to produce radical visibility into backlogs, risks, and status through Kanban boards. The Kanban board is a primary tool for creating transparency.

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Project Management Collaboration Tools FAQ

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I ran a subscriber-only webinar recently about trends in project management collaboration tools and the barriers to adopting new technology in a project environment. These are questions about collaboration tools that I hear time and time again, so I know many of you have the same queries. What tools do you use?

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How to Engage Project Stakeholders With Good Communication

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s no denying that stakeholder management processes, documents and analysis are a great tool for project communication. Think about why you are doing your project and how it meets the business’s requirements. You are supposed to be positive about the project because it’s your job. You need actions. Get a good story.

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4 Real-Life Tips For Choosing Collaboration Tools

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Getting the right collaboration tool for your team is really important – as is knowing how to use it. It’s something that my book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers , goes into in a lot of detail because if you get it wrong it’s a massive waste of expense and energy. But I don’t have the monopoly on knowing how to do it.