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The Meaning of Technical Debt in Project Management

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Technical debt in the project context The concept of "technical debt" originally comes from the field of software development. This debt arises when rapid completion is preferred to an optimal solution. The difference between the possible optimal solution and the solution actually implemented is referred to as technical debt. Finally, the project team incurs debt in the form of errors in the software that have to be paid for later.

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The S**t-in-S**t-out Principle in Process Management: How to Avoid Digitizing Bad Analog Processes

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Welcome to the world of process management, where the dreams of streamlined efficiency often clash with the harsh reality of poorly designed processes. Today, we dive deep into the hilariously tragic realm of the "S**t-in-S**t-out" (SiSo) principle. This principle, often whispered in hallowed business school corridors, is the bane of digital transformation.

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The Stacey Matrix: Agility or waterfall in the project?

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How do agile and classic project management methods differ? Projects are defined by the fact that they are always unique and complex in nature. Consequently, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to handling projects. A variety of common and less established methods exist. In principle, project management methods can be roughly divided into two groups: There are both agile and classic approaches.

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Resource Leveling & Smoothing: What lies behind the terms

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Why we need effective resource management in projects Resource management refers to the process of allocating resources in such a way that they provide the greatest possible benefit for the company or also for the project team. More concretely, it is concerned with which financial resources, which technologies and finally which people are assigned to a task for which period of time.

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How to start a project successfully: Kick-off with the 5W2H method

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The kick-off of your project and its importance All beginnings are difficult. This is often the case with projects as well. Before the project starts, sometimes there is only a vague goal , for example a deficit that needs to be solved. How to get to the solution of the problem is often unclear. So the destination of the journey that your project represents is fixed.

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Keeping track of responsibilities in the project: The advantages and the disadvantages of the RACI matrix

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The importance of responsibilities in the project Every project team brings with it a certain social complexity. Different people with different backgrounds and ideas come together. Without a certain degree of coordination, effective collaboration in this constellation is difficult to implement. To bring social complexity under control, a project organization is defined in advance of the project.

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How-to: Responsibilities in InLoox made easy

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Transparency and clear allocations through InLoox Recently, we wrote about the use of the RACI matrix in project management and highlighted the importance of clear responsibilities on our project management blog. The transparent presentation of responsibilities can be facilitated by project management software. InLoox offers features that make the management of responsibilities much easier for you as a project manager.