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5 Considerations for Managing a Project Portfolio

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In financial portfolios, the main objective is to diversify risk exposure so that in the event of loss the profits of other investments compensate the overall result. Consideration #4: Portfolio monitoring should be ongoing. A version of this article first appeared in 2017.

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Club Scrum: What Are You Doing all Day, ChatGPT — as a Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

Based on the survey results from 2018, the normalized total amount of time spent on Scrum events, educating themselves, or coaching teammates and stakeholders, respectively, was approximately 12 hours per week, which leaves a lot of room for dealing with impediments. Read on and learn what ChatGPT considers to be a typical workload.

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Time Tracking in Project Management (Part 1): Why there is so little acceptance for time tracking in projects

Inloox

Employees therefore fear to be judged only by their efficiency and are afraid of total monitoring. The advantages of time tracking in projects Let's say your supervisor asks you how much working time was spent last year on expo and event organisation. Which events were worth the high effort.

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ChatGPT 4: A Bargain for Scrum Practitioners?

Scrum.org

This allows me to have a more up-to-date understanding of the world, including newer events and developments. models: The first experiment compares the Scrum Guide 2017 to the Scrum Guide 2020 The second experiment is designing a Retrospective exercise The third experiment is to help a new Scrum team to design a Definition of Done.

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How to do Project Scheduling and Avoiding Scope Creep from the Start

Project Pulse Journal

With a well-structured project schedule, you gain a powerful tool to monitor progress, manage resources, and meet crucial milestones efficiently. Project scheduling provides a timeline for when project tasks and milestones are completed and helps monitor and track the progress against these targets.

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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

Scrum.org

Understanding the role became a little bit easier after the 2017 update of the Scrum Guide, when the Scrum master’s services to the Product Owner, the Development team and the whole organization were described more explicitly. Monitoring your progress. This serves a starting point for monitoring your progress. Scrum Guide.

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How to Make a Company Retreat Unforgettable (with Location Examples)

ProjectManager.com

If you’re not convinced about the benefits of a company retreat, there’s a 2017 FfK survey that was conducted for Project: Time Off that showed that working less increases productivity. Planning the event is not merely deciding on a date, time and location. It’s open to the public for events. Plan Thoroughly.

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