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Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. Simply sending your people off to training, or bringing someone in to train isn’t going to automatically get you the value you want out of it. MORE
I had a conversation with a client today who correctly pointed out that KPIs can be leading or lagging indicators. He was disagreeing with some of our materials, where we treat KPIs as explicitly leading (and not lagging) indicators mapped to the success criteria of an epic. MORE
Anything and everything can be hacked. You, me, your top competition, your favorite customers. Everyone. MORE
An event is a project. You have to plan, execute and close within a specific timeline and a limited budget. In order to have a successful event, you need an event plan to coordinate all the elements so that they fall together correctly. A good place to start is with an event plan template. MORE
Many individuals and organizations use dedicated Google products and tools as their go-to software. So, it makes sense that many would also choose to pick Google Tasks as their go-to task management or preferred to-do list tool. MORE
After drafting an impeccable project plan, the next step is to present it to your clients. This is the turning point, as PMs have to deal with the age-old ‘ How to present a project plan efficaciously ?’ dilemma. Presenting a project plan requires more than just PowerPoint slides. MORE
This is a guest article by Elizabeth Harrin from GirlsGuideToPM.com. So you’ve got a problem. It’s on the issue log. You’ve pulled together the key subject matter experts who can help get the project over this hurdle. But how do you come up with the answer? MORE
When managing a project, you must be constantly vigilant that time, cost and scope stay in check. Any one of them going awry can wreak havoc on your schedule and send you off-track—or worse. Each one deserves its own article, but let’s just focus on time (and how to track it) for now. MORE
A digital transformation means far more than offering products and services digitally. That is undoubtedly the core of it, but as this article illustrates, it goes far beyond. To start, let's review a simplified business model for a traditional bricks-and-mortar company. MORE
Whether it’s a meeting or you’re just trying to organize your tasks, you need some documentation to know what is being asked, who is tasked with executing it, when it’s due and so much more. Download our free action item to make it fast and easy to identify and execute those tasks. MORE
If you are interested in finding out the top Outlook Calendar integrations available with the software that you are using, you have come to the right place. MORE
There’s no doubt that we will all be hacked or breached or have our data and identity affected by a breach sooner or later. Most of us already have. I know my Twitter account has been hacked twice and my Facebook account has been hacked at least once. MORE
What do you think of when you hear the word resource? Perhaps natural resources in the form of oil or gold, hidden in the earth beneath our feet. Or do you have a project budget in mind that is running low? We've all heard phrases like "our resources are depleted" However, in HR, phrases like "we need more resources for our software engineering team" are also quite common. MORE
Picture this. You’re ready to attack your work plan and delegate work to your team. But, just then, you realize that a team member is busy on another project (or has time-off). Your work plan, which you’ve painstakingly created, is on the verge of collapsing. MORE
This is an extract from Project Pain Reliever. I contributed two chapters. Are your project requirements constantly changing? Are you expected to get something done without really knowing what it is that you are supposed to be doing? MORE
To start your small business journey off on the right foot, download our small business plan template and break down your idea into actionable components. Before you can start your business, you need to find your niche, seek out financial backing and create a plan to bring your idea into fruition. MORE
Use our free stakeholder analysis template to help you identify and manage the stakeholders in your project. It features all the details you need to understand and communicate better with your stakeholders. Stakeholders have a vested interest in the project. Knowing what they’re expectations are is the first step towards managing them. If they’re not happy with the project, then the project isn’t a success. Download Stakeholder Analysis Template. What Is Stakeholder Analysis? MORE
The discussion continues between Dennis Stevens and Alistair Cockburn as they further explain the relationship between system effects and psyche effects through the lens of their unique perspectives. Transcript. MORE
With the world delivering more and more projects remotely, having a project management software tool that works for your team is critical to success. If you also consider that 1 in 6 IT projects have a cost overrun of 200% , those tools need to not only connect teams but help them stay on track too! MORE
PMBOK 7 is the short name given to The Standard for Project Management and A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition , which are bundled together. MORE
Are you having a tough time adjusting to the ‘ work from home ’ routine? Has your productivity plummeted in the recent months? Your productivity factors that might have gotten hit by the recent pandemic. Productivity refers to the efficiency of a person to complete a task. MORE
Roughly a year into this "new normal," the vast majority of companies are labeling the remote work shift a resounding success — improving productivity and accelerating their digital transformations. MORE
A project isn’t complete until all the work is done. But what do you do when there are straggler tasks that fall outside of the boundaries of the contract? How do you keep track of these items and ensure they’ll be completed? That’s where this punch list template comes in handy. MORE
Agile means: ‘Agile’ means small teams, working collectively and collaboratively, with this mission: To deliver frequent, incremental releases of innovative functions and features, prioritized for need and affordability;Evolved iteratively from a vision according to user reflection and feedback; And produced at the best possible value.(*) Agile ideas to keep in mind Requirements are too. agile MORE
Do you find it hard to compile and organize all the proceedings of a meeting? Worry no more, we have simplified the process to make it easier for you. So, how to take meeting notes? Taking meeting notes is not really rocket science. It’s simpler than you think. MORE
Since the inception of lean Agile project management , the organizational paradigm has inclined, more or less, towards managing remote teams that can work from anywhere rather than office-based staff. MORE
I'm starting a new series here on Project Times – a series of articles on PM tools and services. MORE
In two recent IDC MarketScape reports, International Data Corporation (IDC) – a leading IT and telecoms market research firm – named Clarizen a Leader in Work Management 1 and Cloud PPM 2 solutions. MORE
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
A project isn’t complete until all the work is done. But what do you do when there are straggler tasks that fall outside of the boundaries of the contract? How do you keep track of these items and ensure they’ll be completed? That’s where this punch list template comes in handy.
Girl's Guide to PM
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
PMBOK 7 is the short name given to The Standard for Project Management and A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition , which are bundled together.
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Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
This is a guest article by Elizabeth Harrin from GirlsGuideToPM.com. So you’ve got a problem. It’s on the issue log. You’ve pulled together the key subject matter experts who can help get the project over this hurdle. But how do you come up with the answer?
nTask
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Are you having a tough time adjusting to the ‘ work from home ’ routine? Has your productivity plummeted in the recent months? Your productivity factors that might have gotten hit by the recent pandemic. Productivity refers to the efficiency of a person to complete a task.
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Musings on Project Management
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Agile means: ‘Agile’ means small teams, working collectively and collaboratively, with this mission: To deliver frequent, incremental releases of innovative functions and features, prioritized for need and affordability;Evolved iteratively from a vision according to user reflection and feedback; And produced at the best possible value.(*) Agile ideas to keep in mind Requirements are too. agile
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Girl's Guide to PM
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
This is an extract from Project Pain Reliever. I contributed two chapters. Are your project requirements constantly changing? Are you expected to get something done without really knowing what it is that you are supposed to be doing?
Clarizen
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
In two recent IDC MarketScape reports, International Data Corporation (IDC) – a leading IT and telecoms market research firm – named Clarizen a Leader in Work Management 1 and Cloud PPM 2 solutions.
nTask
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
If you are interested in finding out the top Outlook Calendar integrations available with the software that you are using, you have come to the right place.
Brad Egeland
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
Roughly a year into this "new normal," the vast majority of companies are labeling the remote work shift a resounding success — improving productivity and accelerating their digital transformations.
Speaker: Shannon Lietz, Director of DevSecOps Team, Intuit
The new DevSecOps team is up and running, and you feel ready to take on rising security threats while delivering quality software updates. But that leaves just one question: how do you monitor your new program as effectively and efficiently as possible? Join Shannon Lietz, Director of DevsecOps at Intuit, and award-winning innovator, to learn the answers to these questions so you can lead your DevSecOps team to the top!
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Whether it’s a meeting or you’re just trying to organize your tasks, you need some documentation to know what is being asked, who is tasked with executing it, when it’s due and so much more. Download our free action item to make it fast and easy to identify and execute those tasks.
WorkOtter
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Leading Agile
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. Simply sending your people off to training, or bringing someone in to train isn’t going to automatically get you the value you want out of it.
nTask
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
After drafting an impeccable project plan, the next step is to present it to your clients. This is the turning point, as PMs have to deal with the age-old ‘ How to present a project plan efficaciously ?’ dilemma. Presenting a project plan requires more than just PowerPoint slides.
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Does your analytics solution work with your current tech stack and DevOps practices? If not, any update to the analytics could increase deployment complexity and become difficult to maintain. Learn the 5 elements of a DevOps-friendly embedded analytics solution.
Leading Answers
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
A digital transformation means far more than offering products and services digitally. That is undoubtedly the core of it, but as this article illustrates, it goes far beyond. To start, let's review a simplified business model for a traditional bricks-and-mortar company.
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
An event is a project. You have to plan, execute and close within a specific timeline and a limited budget. In order to have a successful event, you need an event plan to coordinate all the elements so that they fall together correctly. A good place to start is with an event plan template.
Inloox
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
What do you think of when you hear the word resource? Perhaps natural resources in the form of oil or gold, hidden in the earth beneath our feet. Or do you have a project budget in mind that is running low? We've all heard phrases like "our resources are depleted" However, in HR, phrases like "we need more resources for our software engineering team" are also quite common.
Brad Egeland
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
There’s no doubt that we will all be hacked or breached or have our data and identity affected by a breach sooner or later. Most of us already have. I know my Twitter account has been hacked twice and my Facebook account has been hacked at least once.
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This whitepaper discusses how automated business monitoring solutions like Yellowfin Signals revolutionize the way users discover critical and relevant insights from their data.
nTask
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Many individuals and organizations use dedicated Google products and tools as their go-to software. So, it makes sense that many would also choose to pick Google Tasks as their go-to task management or preferred to-do list tool.
Leading Agile
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
I had a conversation with a client today who correctly pointed out that KPIs can be leading or lagging indicators. He was disagreeing with some of our materials, where we treat KPIs as explicitly leading (and not lagging) indicators mapped to the success criteria of an epic.
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
When managing a project, you must be constantly vigilant that time, cost and scope stay in check. Any one of them going awry can wreak havoc on your schedule and send you off-track—or worse. Each one deserves its own article, but let’s just focus on time (and how to track it) for now.
Teamweek
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Picture this. You’re ready to attack your work plan and delegate work to your team. But, just then, you realize that a team member is busy on another project (or has time-off). Your work plan, which you’ve painstakingly created, is on the verge of collapsing.
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Selecting the right solution for your embedded analytics is crucial to the success of your application. But with so many solutions and vendors, how do you make this critical selection? Learn about the different approaches to analytics and the pros and cons for each.
Brad Egeland
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Anything and everything can be hacked. You, me, your top competition, your favorite customers. Everyone.
nTask
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Since the inception of lean Agile project management , the organizational paradigm has inclined, more or less, towards managing remote teams that can work from anywhere rather than office-based staff.
Leading Agile
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The discussion continues between Dennis Stevens and Alistair Cockburn as they further explain the relationship between system effects and psyche effects through the lens of their unique perspectives. Transcript.
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Use our free stakeholder analysis template to help you identify and manage the stakeholders in your project. It features all the details you need to understand and communicate better with your stakeholders. Stakeholders have a vested interest in the project. Knowing what they’re expectations are is the first step towards managing them. If they’re not happy with the project, then the project isn’t a success. Download Stakeholder Analysis Template. What Is Stakeholder Analysis?
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This report is designed to help readers select an embedded analytics product. It provides 12 criteria to consider when evaluating embedded capabilities. It also comes with a companion spreadsheet that enables users to score and compare products along these 12 dimensions and others they may add.
Teamweek
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
With the world delivering more and more projects remotely, having a project management software tool that works for your team is critical to success. If you also consider that 1 in 6 IT projects have a cost overrun of 200% , those tools need to not only connect teams but help them stay on track too!
Brad Egeland
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
I'm starting a new series here on Project Times – a series of articles on PM tools and services.
nTask
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Do you find it hard to compile and organize all the proceedings of a meeting? Worry no more, we have simplified the process to make it easier for you. So, how to take meeting notes? Taking meeting notes is not really rocket science. It’s simpler than you think.
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