Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

How Software Reviews Happen. This is how the software review process normally goes for me. Software company: We’ve got a really cool product we’d like you to review. Software company: It does 1000 things and will take you hours to investigate and review thoroughly, but it’s really good.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2016

The styling worked for me because I like notepads but it’s not as much of a clean presentation as other apps I have tried. Full disclosure: I have not been paid for this review. You'll also like: Software Review: Project Viewer for Primavera [2016] This article was updated with minor amends on 27 March 2016.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Accurate construction cost estimates are crucial for successful project planning and execution. Understanding the Basics of Construction Budgeting Accurate cost estimation is the cornerstone of construction budgeting. Moreover, accurate cost estimates play a crucial role in financial planning and control.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Top-down estimating is a form of estimation where existing knowledge of similar projects is used in the estimation process to produce a ballpark figure for the total cost. Like other methods to estimate a new project’s cost , top-down estimation has advantages and disadvantages. What is top-down estimating?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. Let’s have a closer look at the Sprint Planning: The Product Owner presents the business objective of the next Sprint to the Scrum Team.

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Project Bliss

APRIL 18, 2017

For full disclosure, this article contains affiliate links. When thinking of software projects, many things come to mind: requirements, writing or configuring code, testing, getting that new system implemented and perhaps getting off that old legacy system that’s outdated and no longer serves your needs. Background.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

I’ve reviewed the Google Project Management course overall, and generally the content is a good representation of your average, straightforward project. The second Week 1 peer-reviewed activity is to create an email coalition for the Sauce & Spoon team, writing “influential emails” so you can sway decision-making.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

And then I log into my PM software and suddenly that simplicity that exists elsewhere disappears… Here are my wishes for the PM software industry for 2020. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. Would you like to add 20% to this estimate? Give us more data. Yes, I would.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

“ I’ve done this a million times–let’s skip estimating just this once.”. You rush through the beginning estimates only to miss deadlines, blow budgets, and draw raised eyebrows from clients. In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? What are project estimation techniques? Cost estimations.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 1, 2022

Project cost estimation can be challenging, especially when the project is complicated and has many moving parts. In this guide, you’ll learn: What a project cost estimate is Why most project cost estimates are terrible How to create an accurate project estimate What to do after creating your project cost estimate.

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Binfire

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Good task management software is a great tool to plan a project from the high-level concept ideas to the small tasks needed to complete the project. In fact, the most basic and yet the most important element of a project management software is its task management features. Task management software should enforce the dependency rules.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 31, 2023

The underlying assumption that the work is well-defined, and the required effort can be easily estimated is a shortcoming of these approaches. Work packages are small enough to be estimated and assigned. MKS creates a roadmap depicting major milestones and deliverables with their estimated completion dates.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Plus, authors tend to have a different way of presenting information, so if you couldn’t grasp the basics from your training, you’ll get a different take on the topic from a deep dive into the topic from a book. I would suggest it’s User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn. Short on time? Buy on Amazon.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2023

Learn more about useless agile metrics, from individual velocity to estimation accuracy to utilization rates. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Comparing velocities may lead to unhealthy competition and encourage teams to inflate estimates, also known as cooking the agile books.

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

In this article, we will explore some of the practical problems faced by Lean-Agile practitioners during development of a new product or service and/or the building of a solution. Earlier, in one of my articles, I had mentioned that Agile is both iterative and incremental in nature. To utilize story points, estimate the tasks (i.e.,

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

When I present the Scrum framework to a new team, I almost always hear someone cry out, “How can we get anything done with so many meetings?! ” The Scrum framework consists of five events (what the uninitiated refer to as meetings), three artifacts, and three roles. We can’t deliver working software in less than one month! (You

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Wrike

JULY 24, 2023

Understanding Proforma Templates A Proforma template is a pre-designed document that serves as a blueprint for creating financial projections, estimates, or invoices. Due Diligence: Demonstrate your thoroughness and professionalism to potential investors or collaborators.

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Teamweek

MAY 28, 2020

In this article, let’s look at the 10 best Trello alternatives that offer the best of Trello and then some more. That way, everyone in your team is aware of when things are due. Presenting data in different formats helps users get a better understanding of the project. 10 Online Kanban Software Apps that can Replace Trello.

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nTask

DECEMBER 8, 2020

These qualifications have evolved due to the challenges that are faced by the companies in the project management paradigm – and that too on daily basis. They will help improve the communication channels that are present in the company, resulting in improved communication and collaboration between the team leaders and project managers.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Let’s figure it out in the article. It serves as a reference point for the project team members regarding project activities’ deadlines and the due date. . Most often, project timelines are developed with the help of project/resource management software that has related functionality. Estimate each task duration.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g., process, policy, practices, perceptions, etc.)

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? In this presentation, Allan "Nuke the backlog" Kelly suggests you rethink the very idea of the backlog and rebuild your agile process around outcomes. What about a forward estimation if stories are generated just in time? 15 Sprint Review Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams.

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

The following article offers a primer to creating ChatGPT prompts for Scrum practitioners to get you started running. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Explain the benefits and drawbacks of different estimation techniques. Create a code snippet for [functionality] in [language]. Yub, that works, too.) ??

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MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

A WBS is important to further estimation—cost, duration, or resources, planning for resources, risk identification, schedule development, among others. I’ll also show how, with MS Project software, you can build a WBS in all possible project life cycles. The number used is the WBS identifier (ID) , and is called the WBS code.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2019

In this article we’ll look at how you can make the best use of dashboards on your project to track metrics and project health, and help with status reporting. You get a holistic overview of project performance without having to dive into various parts of your project management software to see what’s happening. BVDash Dashboard.

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MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

A WBS is important to further estimation—cost, duration, or resources, planning for resources, risk identification, schedule development, among others. I’ll also show how, with MS Project software, you can build a WBS in all possible project life cycles. The number used is the WBS identifier (ID) , and is called the WBS code.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Blog Articles. Plus one for this article and others here at ProjectManager.com. Yes, reading blog articles can get you PDUs. You’ll need to keep a record and make an honest estimate of your reading time. This article (at around 1,500 words) will take an average reader 5 to 6 minutes to read. Write a Blog article.

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MPUG

APRIL 29, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Oliver Gildersleeve’s Analogous and Parametric Estimating Schedule Template webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. This webinar is an update of Oliver’s MPUG presentation and schedule template provided on October 2013. Kyle: More on Oliver.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

While it may not tell you when you should buy a lottery ticket, it can save you a lot of stress by estimating the project workload, the resources you need, and the best way to use them. Regardless of the size of the company that you serve, the right resource management software can help manage all the variables confusing resource forecasting.

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Teamweek

MARCH 8, 2021

Small business project management software helps you stay on top of your projects without feeling overwhelmed. In this article, we look at the top small business project management tools that are: Easy to learn and use. When it comes to small business project management software, things can quickly become confusing. Toggl Plan.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. Do you want to get this article in your inbox? Scrum has witnessed many applications beyond its origins of software development over recent years. Scrum points beyond software; see above.).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Changes could be approved, rejected or put on hold to review later. Example of scope creep in software development.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Another common cause for a Scrum Team to consistently fail in meeting their forecasts is that the team’s Product Backlog items are being poorly prepared, thus making the work items difficult for the team to estimate. Question 44: First Steps of a New Scrum Team.

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MPUG

JULY 17, 2023

This article didn’t come out of nowhere. No Estimates In the name of pragmatism, we argue for not estimating because management behaves poorly when the estimates are inaccurate. One of the suppliers to the system would deliver the product (hardware and software) to integrate into the system.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

How do you present your ideas in the most coherent, logical way? For example, if you’re a software company and you’re communicating the early roadmap of your two-year project, this template is sufficient. This template shows the standard elements like: Key project milestones Tasks with due dates Project progress via “% complete”.

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Wrike

MAY 23, 2023

Agile methodology has emerged as a dominant approach to software development as it offers several advantages compared to traditional methods. The Product Owner presents the product backlog, while the team estimates the amount of work that can be completed during the sprint.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Here’s the most important thing you need to take from this article. When you’ve reviewed risk categories for the first time. For example: You can review the project schedule with the team (#1) and brainstorm (#2) possible threats. Please provide a list of risks along with estimates. 3: Perform Requirements Review.

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