Epicflow Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Eli Schragenheim is a respected expert in organizational improvement and strategy, celebrated for his deep knowledge of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). The article advocates for adaptive strategies and the use of buffers as protective measures against unpredictable organizational challenges.

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2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

Scrum.org

APRIL 3, 2023

You designed the class around three Daily Scrum questions from the Scrum Guide 2017, which are no longer recommended. Comment : “Streamline,” “automate,” and the three questions from the Scrum Guide 2017: This suggestion for lesson #4 mimics a classic report status. PS: An estimation of the workload using ChatGPT?

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Artificial Inteligence 143

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

I eventually learned it stood for “Scientific Wild-A** Guess,” which really meant a high-level estimate, a ball-park number, or guesstimate. A Lessons Learned Register : Review lessons learned from past projects or from a Lessons Learned Register to find effective estimates for resources and durations.

Software Review 69

Software Review Estimate 2017 Technical Review 69

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

CPM-200: Scope and Organizational Management, Lesson C: Using Technical Performance Measures to Inform Earned Value Performance , EVM World 2017. How to Develop Credible Cost & Schedule Estimate. Estimating and Reporting Physical Percent Complete on Agile Projects , DHS Cost Analysis Stakeholder Working Group, June 26, 2017.

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2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Project value delivery drives to fulfill its intended purpose and deliver tangible value that is aligned with the business strategy, with support from both stakeholders and business leaders. The system for value delivery refers to a structured framework and methodology used in project management.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For example, project managers will aggregate the results and understand the range and likelihood of possible outcomes, such as costs, schedules, and resource needs, to make informed decisions, plan contingencies, and formulate risk mitigation strategies. Each cost estimate is based on uncertain factors like labor rates, material costs, etc.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Risk Engineering Estimate 52

The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Next it identifies strategic implications by citing 5 strategy frameworks that can be helpful. Smartsheet – HQ in Bellevue, Washington, USA, annual sales over $300 million, estimated 2,000 employees. Asana – HQ in San Francisco, California, USA, annual sales over $200 million, estimated 2,000 employees.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Technical Review Infrastructure 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. In 2021, Cisco estimated that 82% of consumer internet traffic was video. And my own research during winter 2017 shows that getting people involved in projects is still the most challenging part of getting work done.

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2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 484

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017–2027 report , the third commissioned by the PMI, explored the problem in depth across a number of global markets, including China, India, the U.S., The previous PMI Project Management Talent Gap report in 2012 had estimated that the number of project-related jobs would reach 52.4

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Artificial Inteligence 2027 Underperforming Technical Team PMI 135

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 20, 2020

The direct impact of an event risk may be easy to estimate, but what about the wider impacts? This can arise as projects fight for contingency budgets, management fights for margin, and finance fights for an EAC (estimate at completion) acceptable to the board. Use an Integrated Approach. Download the course catalogue to learn more. [1]

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2020 Risk Risk Management Technical Review 95

Ganttic

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Join us as we explore the key elements, challenges, and strategies to help you craft a strong resource management plan. Gather the information about the finished projects: Going back in history can be a necessity when estimating the scope for a new project or simply when estimating task duration.

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Planning Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Budget 78

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 18, 2019

Not only has he been recognised as such by Thinkers50 with its ‘Ideas into Practice Award’ in 2017, but he has shown that his ideas translate to practice – he has a distinguished project career and is currently Director of the Project Management Office at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines. The Project Canvas. I like this approach.

Governance 52

Governance Government 2017 2014 52

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 20, 2022

It includes planning for risk, assessing (identifying and analyzing) risk issues, developing risk handling strategies, and monitoring risks to determine how they have changed (Ref. [1]). More in detail, effective risk management strategies allow you to identify the project’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and, above all, threats.

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Risk 2003 Aerospace 2022 59

Planio

JANUARY 31, 2022

It’s the next logical step in turning your product vision and strategy into actionable projects and tasks your team can work on each day. In fact, you should definitely not think about your roadmap until you have a clear strategy in place. Strategy: How will you achieve your vision? Tasks: What can you do today to move forward?

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Development Team Review 2022 Technical Review Software Review 148

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Eli Schragenheim is a respected expert in organizational improvement and strategy, celebrated for his deep knowledge of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). The article advocates for adaptive strategies and the use of buffers as protective measures against unpredictable organizational challenges.

2016 52

2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Strategy (#Strategy). Here's how to connect dots between strategy, mission success, programmatics, and technical performance management in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Capabilities Based Planning (V2) - Capability-based planning fits naturally with Strategy Based Planning and Business Process Improvement.

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Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

According to PMI’s Job Growth and Talent Gap in Project Management 2017-2027 , throughout these years, the biggest number of vacancies in PM will be suggested by the manufacturing and construction sector. . PMs can use this knowledge to estimate the time needed for accomplishing tasks, order them, and allocate resources adequately.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2027 Risk Management 102

ProProfs Project Management

OCTOBER 9, 2020

If you really want to reap benefits from your project execution strategy, setting milestones properly is imperative. . However, project managers put change requests on the back burner, which as a consequence, affects their project execution strategy later on. . It is the estimated cost of planned project activities.

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Executing Underperforming Technical Team Closing Budget 98

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Shanghai (2017-2035) Master Plan lays out the bigger picture for investment and development across the city. We don’t have figures at a city level but across China, 78% of project professionals believe they will get a 5% of more pay rise in the next 12 months.

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Infrastructure Transportation Construction 2020 471

Online PM Courses

JULY 2, 2018

And, as we have done with the 2016 and 2017 Pulse of the Profession reports, we will take a selective look at the aspects that catch our attention, and encourage you to read the full report for yourself. You can find our previous reviews at: Good News from the PMI Pulse of the Profession 2017 Report. trillion over the next 20 years.

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2018 Technical Review PMI 2017 65

Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Take a look at our reviews of the last three ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 ). Time, budget, and cost estimation. In discussing the Talent Triangle, PMBoK emphasises three business-oriented skills you’ll need, to fit your project into the mission and strategy of your organization: Explaining the business aspects of your project.

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PMI Technical Review Certification Leadership 73

Teamweek

OCTOBER 24, 2018

A career listing site called FlexJobs did a study at the end of 2017 showing that there were approximately 3.9 Gary Vaynerchuk, who has developed multiple online companies and made a name for himself as a social influencer, has said on multiple occasions that the “single most important strategy in content marketing today is video.”

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2019 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review 84

The Squad Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

The most important item to consider to deliver successful projects is to align your projects to your Strategy. The 2017 PMI, Pulse of the Profession provides statistical support of my assertion. When projects are aligned to strategy the organization better appreciates the importance of the project. Why the glaring disparity?

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Web Development 2017 2018 Software Review 45

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. Go-to-market strategy. Published date: 2017 (6th edition). Published date: 2017. However, while this book covers basics like estimating and planning projects, where it shines is in covering the soft skills of project management. Gantt Chart.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Knowledge of these risks helps prepare mitigation strategies and foresee possible hurdles. Project initiation ensures the project's goals align with the broader organizational strategy. Prepare a Business Case : Outline the reasons for undertaking the project, including the estimated costs, timelines, benefits, and risks involved.

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Initiating Technical Review Prince2 Risk Management 40

iZenBridge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

2017, Figure 5-2, Page 134. how the project is performing against cost and schedule estimates. Your creation may support a strategy that works for you. PMBOK® Guide , Outputs from one process can be Inputs for another. This Scope Management Plan is an input to “Collect Requirements”, “Define Scope”, and “Create WBS”.

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Certification Monitoring Controlling Executing 87

The Squad Report

JULY 18, 2018

Which is why we have gathered 10 Project Management hacks you should have known and can still use in the future: Automate your project management methodologies ​ KPMG’s Project Management Survey 2017 reported 80% of organizations, use more than one project management methodology.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review 2017 Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 40

Paymo App

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Improve time estimates: You can use p reviously tracked time entries as the main indicator for your future projects. Through them, you’ll make better estimates for following tasks and set more accurate deadlines for similar projects. Intuit acquired the tool in 2017. Small office ($11.95/user/month): Why They Say It’s Awesome.

2018 75

2018 Software Review Software Technical Review 75

Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

A recent lawsuit by Hertz Rental Car against Accenture has turned into a rallying cry by Agilest and No Estimates advocates. It assessed the current state of its e-commerce activities, defined goals, and strategy for its digital business, and developed a roadmap that would allow Hertz to realize its vision. Court Document. Assessment.

Software Review 41

Software Review Technical Review Engineering 2018 41

Tony Adams

APRIL 9, 2019

This is an evergreen topic and is always fun to revisit – we last discussed it in mid-2017. The ongoing challenge is to make sure that project work is aligned to the company strategy – that there is a direct link between the company’s strategic objectives, planned benefits and enablers. Why Benefits Management Matters.

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2017 Defining Estimate Initiating 40

Tony Adams

APRIL 9, 2019

This is an evergreen topic and is always fun to revisit – we last discussed it in mid-2017. The ongoing challenge is to make sure that project work is aligned to the company strategy – that there is a direct link between the company’s strategic objectives, planned benefits and enablers. Why Benefits Management Matters.

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2017 Defining Estimate Initiating 40

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

requires making estimates) ? This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Estimation of Long?Term February 2017. “A (Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Appfluence

MARCH 23, 2021

Strategies In Operations Management. Operations managers are now deeply involved in a variety of roles and functions, so they have developed several important strategies and tactics to ensure that their obligations and responsibilities are carried out effectively. Required Degrees And Qualifications, Skills And Salary.

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Underperforming Technical Team Manufacturing 2017 Engineering 68

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

requires making estimates) ? Risk Management: A Maturity Model Based on ISO 31000,” Diogo Proença, Joao Estevens, Ricardo Vieira, and José Borbinha, IEEE 19 th Conference on Business Informatics , 2017. Estimation of Long?Term February 2017. “A Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ? Emmons, Thomas A.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. What Impediments will be encountered along the way to Done and what are the handling strategies for each impediment? Andersson, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty , 54(1), June 2017. [3]

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Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 39

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

When we hear about software development disasters and then hear that estimates are to blame, and NOT Estimating will somehow reduce or prevent these disasters, think again. Each of the categories operates in the presence of uncertainty and requires that estimates be made about the probability, conseqeunce of the resutling risk.

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Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. What Impediments will be encountered along the way to Done and what are the handling strategies for each impediment? Andersson, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty , 54(1), June 2017. [3]

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Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 28