ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2024

Businesses are always looking for ways to improve efficiency. Manufacturers are no different, except in the areas in which they seek to standardize and streamline their production processes. One method they use is shop floor manufacturing. For those new to the term, let’s first define its parts, such as what is a shop floor and a shop floor plan. Then we’ll explore shop floor management, what a shop floor manager does and best practices to achieve the benefits of effective shop floor management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 30, 2024

Ever wondered what RAID is all about in project management? You'll hear project managers talking about their RAID logs as part of how to manage a project , or updating the RAID, but what does it all mean? I've been working with RAID logs for over 20 years, so I have plenty of practical tips to share! My RAID log is THE most useful tool I use to keep my projects on track, and it will do the same for you.

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Scrum.org

MAY 29, 2024

At Scrum.org, we have a website that draws in millions of visitors, all thanks to our small but efficient team and robust cloud infrastructure. This setup allows our team to make instant changes to the website, introduce new products, or publish a blog with the potential to reach thousands of people. The power of LLMs and Generative AI amplifies this reach, offering innovative ways to access information, generate content, and structure it according to the customer's needs.

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Musings on Project Management

MAY 31, 2024

I generally do not endorse products on this blog, and this posting is not an endorsement per se, but more of a "heads up" because in the PMO there are always a lot of documents and things to write, many to a multi-lingual project team. Here is a tool that might be of use.

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Speaker: Kat Conner

The challenge of delivering the right product at the right time while aligning with strategic objectives is more pressing than ever. Product management is evolving and gaining greater recognition as the means to creating this connection. Join our upcoming webinar and learn how to streamline your product development processes, infuse product thinking across the organization, and bridge the gap between vision and delivery.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 29, 2024

By Amit Raj May 29, 2024 Introduction In today’s digital landscape, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the backbone of a successfully thriving online business. Whether you want to enhance the visibility of your business in the digital world, or generate high quality leads, a well-crafted SEO strategy is essential. It builds trust, credibility, and drives traffic to your website.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2024

Does your project include processing of personal data? Or any other kind of data? Or sharing data between organizations? Chances are, you're going to have a workstream of activity related to data management and data protection. I've worked on a lot of projects with a data migration element, and many of my projects require DPIAs (more on those later).

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Scrum.org

MAY 28, 2024

Agile frameworks are used in complex environments where requirements and technology are ever-changing. It seems pretty unrealistic to think that we could envision all of the customer’s requirements upfront. And yet, that’s what many of those using a Waterfall approach to value delivery are trying to do. The Waterfall approach is both a structured and sequential process.

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Green Project Management

MAY 28, 2024

GPM is active as part of the IFRS Consultant Content Program and constantly monitors changes in reporting requirements to ensure what we are sharing is both correct and up to date. Today, I want to talk about something that is very important as organizations start working on 2024 disclosures. The ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) […] The post Integrating Dual Materiality in Project-Intensive Organizations to Meet ISSB Disclosure Requirements appeared first on Insights int

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The IIL Blog

MAY 28, 2024

Résumé Alors que l’IA s’intègre de plus en plus dans divers aspects de la société, une question se pose : l’IA est-elle un outil, un ami ou un ennemi ? Ou s’agit-il d’un mélange des trois, en fonction de la situation et de l’application ? Ce livre blanc explore les multiples facettes de l’IA, en examinant son potentiel en tant qu’outil de progrès, ami renforçant les capacités humaines, et adversaire potentiel si elle n’est pas gérée avec soin

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar

Picture your projects as patients, each with its own unique rhythm and pulse, thriving under your care 🥼 🩺 Step into the role of an innovative project doctor in our upcoming webinar! This session is your guide to evaluating the health of your projects through Waterfall and Agile practices like Scrum and Kanban. We’ll explore the vital signs of project success through the lens of the “iron triangle” metrics, using deliverables as tracers.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2024

Buildertrend is construction project management software used by residential builders, from custom builders to specialty contractors and remodelers. This cloud-based solution helps to manage projects, reduce errors and increase customer satisfaction. However, there are many Buildertrend alternatives that offer construction project managers and their teams better tools to manage their work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 29, 2024

I asked ChatGPT to make me some pictures of project managers for an article I was working on and the results were surprising. Or rather, as a female project manager, the results were not surprising at all. There's lots of chat in the world of project management at the moment about the value of AI, but what are the biases that sit behind that AI? Anyway, before I rant, let me show you what happened when I ran my ChatGPT 4o experiment.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 2, 2024

Empezar una carrera en Agile puede ser una excelente decisión en el entorno actual, donde la flexibilidad y la adaptabilidad son claves para el éxito de cualquier iniciativa, servicio o producto. Agile no es solo una metodología, sino una mentalidad que puede transformar la manera en que trabajas y colaboras con tu equipo, tu organización y sobretodo con las personas.

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MPUG

MAY 30, 2024

Introduction Scope or requirements creep is the uncontrolled and often unmanageable growth of a project’s original requirements. According to a study done by the Project Management Institute , about 50% of projects experience scope creep, and only about 60% finish within budget while about 50% are finished on-schedule. In addition, scope creep is notorious for stressing out team members and taking time away from the original deliverables.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

The IIL Blog

MAY 28, 2024

Par Harold Kerzner, PhD. et Al Zeitoun, PhD. Résumé Dans ce livre blanc, nous aborderons quelques éléments pour entamer le dialogue sur ce que pourrait signifier un “leadership inspirant” et pourquoi il est essentiel de conduire et de motiver les générations futures, y compris les plus jeunes personnes d’aujourd’hui, la génération Alpha.

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Ganttic

MAY 28, 2024

This past month we released a long-awaited update to our custom data fields : Multi-select. Allowing more than one value to be selected from a user-defined list. This data field is ideal for managing employee skill sets, narrowing down large resource pools, and more. Discover some tips and use cases for the multi-select data field type in Ganttic. Using the Multi-Select Data Field The multi-select data field is available for resources , tasks , and projects.

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Scoro

MAY 30, 2024

The lifeblood of any project is its profitability. And calculating project profitability doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s how to easily calculate profitability in five steps: 1. Determine the project’s total revenue This part is usually the easiest. Your project revenue is simply the amount your client will pay you. So, if your company charges them $20,000 for an ad campaign, that’s your project revenue.

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Scrum.org

MAY 29, 2024

Was ich dir heute über die Karriere von Scrum Mastern erzähle, widerspricht der gängigen Meinung. Wann immer mir jemand sagt, dass er als Scrum Master Karriere machen möchte, hat er oft eine Annahme. Seine erste Annahme ist, dass er dazu eine Stelle als Agile Coach annehmen muss. Dabei denkt er an den typischen Karrierepfad für Scrum Master: Erst Entwickler, dann Scrum Master, irgendwann agiler Coach.

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Henny Portman

JUNE 1, 2024

“ The Courageous Sponsor – How to overcome challenges to get your project done ” by Annie Sheehan helps project sponsors to improve their project outcomes. It offers practical lessons, cases, templates, checklists and actions. The book takes you on a journey up the sponsorship productivity ladder, starting from level one, where sponsorship behavior is categorized as paralyzed, and a project that is out of the game.

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Teamweek

JUNE 3, 2024

Keeping projects within budget is one common challenge that most project managers face at least once in their careers. Scope creep is one of the main reasons why projects exceed their budgets. It happens when a project’s scope keeps expanding without proper control, resulting in higher project costs. This article aims to help project managers who are burdened with monitoring project scope and reducing project costs.

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Celoxis

MAY 30, 2024

Guide to PMO software tool like Celoxis for project success. Explore resource management, collaboration, and strategic planning in the software industry.

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Project Management Essentials

JUNE 1, 2024

We should view project management approaches as a palette of options. Predictive, Agile, and Lean/Kanban form the boundaries. Hybrid is the vast interior space. The first article in this series described the boundaries and color-mix of approaches: This article discusses how these approaches may be reflected in central project management domains.

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Scrum.org

MAY 31, 2024

As a Scrum Master, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity and inclusion within Scrum Teams. Scrum is inherently collaborative and adaptive, making it the perfect environment for fostering diverse perspectives and inclusive practices. But how do we, as Scrum Masters, ensure that our facilitation actively promotes these values?

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Project Accelerator News

JUNE 3, 2024

When it comes to project management, Agile methods have revolutionised how we work. However, even the most flexible of approaches can benefit from a regular project health check. A fixed period review can serve a purpose but they can be too rigid which means that critical developments can be missed between milestones. This is why project health checks are important whatever the type of project you are running.

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MindGenius

MAY 27, 2024

It is argued that ideas are valuable to humans, particularly in the contemporary society characterized by scarcity of time as with organizational tools. Mind mapping software creates a radical shift in your working or studying process at school or college, as an employee or self-employed, as a thinker and a doer. After this, you are […] The post Unleash Your Creativity with Mind Genius: The Ultimate Mind Mapping Software first appeared on MindGenius.

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Celoxis

MAY 30, 2024

Guide to project management software, including best tools, features, benefits, and types. Learn what is project management software and how to choose the right one.

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