ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A vision statement almost sounds mystical. Rather, a vision statement is a foundational business document. There is a lot of paperwork that clutters the office of any organization, but the vision statement is unique from the rest. Often confused with a mission statement, the vision statement has a different purpose.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 15, 2023

I started my product manager career in the Pharmaceutical Industry 20 years ago. It was all about product development, clinical trials, long lead times to market, developing modelling for regulatory approval, intense competition to bring new drugs to market, market research, vision and strategy and business forecasting.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The project owner is the person who’s responsible for the vision of the project. That’s why they’re the ones who set the high-level vision, and objectives and even get the funding from the project sponsors. Each report can be filtered to show only what you want to see and displays live data that leads to better decision-making.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

TL;DR This blog explores the crucial role of a Product Owner (PO) in managing the Product Backlog, a central element in Scrum, which serves as a roadmap for the Scrum Team's potential tasks. It aims to offer a clear and transparent roadmap for everyone involved in the product's journey. The objective?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2024

Let’s have a look at the Product Backlog. Reminder: the objective of a Product Backlog is to bring transparency on what is needed to improve the product. The Product Goal, being part of the Product Backlog, is expected to bring transparency on a future state of the Product, serving as a target to plan against.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 1, 2020

Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a product so iconic that the whole world knows about it? How does a company go from making computers in a garage to commanding nearly 50 percent of the global smartphone market? It requires two things: vision and planning. But product planning is something that anyone can learn.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Product management is a way to organize the development, position and pricing of your product. It helps you manage every step of the process that sees your product go from concept to market. A product requirements document (PRD) lists the features you’ll include in your product release.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 21, 2024

Diving into the world of product development is like embarking on an epic adventure. Keeping it light but insightful, here’s how we can make this journey truly impactful. It’s the compass that guides every decision we make. This journey is exhilarating, filled with opportunities for innovation and moments of genuine connection.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2023

Product Owners are a critical role in the Agile methodology, but what does a Product Owner do? This blog post will discuss the day-to-day activities of this position and explore how these responsibilities help create successful projects. We’ll also look at some of the benefits and challenges that come with being a Product Owner.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

So thanks to it we can pull work in the right moment, make certain decisions and actively manage the flow. When it comes to the Japanese, they have a few alphabets. And now, depending on how we phonetically write the word Kanban in different alphabets, we get different meanings. If we use a board, it goes through the columns of the boards.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? I’m sure you take away tips and ideas for making this your best year yet managing projects at work. And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. I’m sure you do.

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Scrum.org

JULY 4, 2022

Following on from my previous post ( Considerations for a new Scrum Master ) this blog aims to help those just starting out as a Product Owner. Like my previous blog - the following items are in no particular order of preference. Know your product. A product is a vehicle to deliver value. Create a Product Goal.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Customers consume the products and services created by the enterprise. What makes them happy? Companies innovate and develop new products. They define the culture, vision, and strategies. A primary leadership role in establishing the organization’s vision and strategy. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. The roof is Value.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

What Is a Business Case? A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. A business case is an important project document to prove to your client, customer or stakeholder that the project you’re pitching is a sound investment. They have a goal.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Whether you’re a big or small business and no matter what product you manufacture or service you provide, you’re always looking to deliver the highest quality and greatest value for your customers. To avoid waste, operations managers must understand company processes and make them flow together better.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Since it’s the beginning of the year, it makes sense to talk about setting great goals. As you know, Product and Sprint Goals aren’t optional in Scrum. Instead you need to help your Scrum Team, and especially the Product Owner, to do so. Instead you need to help your Scrum Team, and especially the Product Owner, to do so.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2023

Numerous industry surveys have been conducted over the last decade that report a number of outcomes from being agile, including an improved ability to manage changing priorities, increased team productivity, improved transparency, improved team morale, and a faster delivery. I have been working on agile projects for the past 10 years.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Use our powerful Gantt charts to estimate your project resource requirements accurately by making detailed project plans. You can also see the availability of your project team, which makes it easier to assign them to tasks.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ideas are essential to product development, but they’re intangible. Turning an idea into a product requires many steps. One of the first is to create a product prototype. If you want to know what product prototyping is, you’ve come to the right place. Of course, you can make physical prototypes as well. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 15, 2020

The more prepared you are, the more productive the meeting and the more efficient your project planning. That’s why we’ve broken down a good planning meeting into the core items you should include to make it thorough and beneficial. We’ve even included a checklist you can use to make sure you’ve not neglected anything in your meeting.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

If you’re new to project management , a project charter template can set you up to make sure you’re hitting all the major points. If you’re new to project management , a project charter template can set you up to make sure you’re hitting all the major points. Projects need approval before they can be executed.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

These steps make sure you’re not neglecting anything crucial. You need to monitor their work and make sure that they are producing at capacity by monitoring their workload and clearing any bottlenecks that might block their progress. Make Changes. It’s a discipline of its own.” Following processes. Execute Project Scope.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 4, 2022

In this energizing 38th Hands-on Agile session, Roman Pichler delved into your questions on the role of the Product Owner. The topics range from product manager vs. Product Owner vs. business analyst to the right size of a Product Backlog to linking product vision to Product Goal and Sprint Goal. ??

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Scrum.org

APRIL 8, 2021

Grand ideas, visions are everywhere. This blog aims to shed some light on the underlying forces at play and how good goal setting with well-chosen metrics can help. Figure 1 Product Management Onion with Goals and their Categories. Each category spans a rather large area on the product management onion. Goal Categories.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In this blog post, we will discuss five key strategies for digital transformation projects. Digital technology is critical for businesses today – it can help you reach new markets, discover new business opportunities, and improve your products and services. Microsoft predicts that every company will become a tech company.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2023

Businesses need to make strategic plans if they want to remain competitive and profitable. Businesses need to make strategic plans if they want to remain competitive and profitable. From this visual tool, you can make a viable strategic plan for your business. If you can’t make a profit, you can’t stay in business.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

ProjectManager is online portfolio management software that delivers real-time data to make better decisions when managing a portfolio. ProjectManager is online portfolio management software that delivers real-time data to make better decisions when managing a portfolio. Then you have to make sure that the steps flow smoothly.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When you’re making a product, how do you ensure that all the desired capabilities are included in the final deliverable? It communicates this information to everyone on the product team. But what exactly is a product requirements document and what needs to be included in one for it to be effective? Learn more.

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Proofhub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the crucial responsibilities and best practices of SaaS product managers, uncovering strategies to drive innovation, enhance customer satisfaction, and ensure organizational success. At the heart of this digital revolution stands the SaaS Product Manager.

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Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2023

Let’s take the Product Backlog. The Product Backlog is inspected at least during Sprint Planning and Sprint Review to detect variances in what the product might be able to be, and what it might be able to provide as capabilities one day (both shorter term and long term) compared to the Product Goal. What are the overlaps?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. The first thing to do in order to learn how to be productive as a team with different work styles is to define the key types of work styles. No problem.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2021

Due to horrible time-management on my part, we could not answer all the questions in the webinar, so we are answering them in this blog instead. You might get more value from reading this blog if you watched the recording and reviewed the slides that are available on the webinar page - A Cycle Time Journey: 164 to 8 Days in 6 Months.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Put simply, product management is a way to organize the planning, production, marketing and other tasks related to the creation and distribution of a product. In reality, product management can be a complicated matter. There are a lot of moving parts in the creation of any product, regardless of its size.

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The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Essentially, these companies are Project Businesses, companies that provide products or services for their customers through projects. It doesn’t matter what products you make, if you manufacture it, you are a Manufacturing Business. For example, if we think of a Retail Business, it’s about reselling goods to consumers.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 16, 2023

I changed my role from Project Manager to Scrum Master, the developers slowly moved from programmers to product developers , and we tried many experiments with the Product Owner role because that proved to be a returning challenge. In the context of Scrum, the Product Owner plays an essential role. Start small.

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JULY 28, 2022

Let’s have a look at the Product Backlog. . Reminder: the objective of a Product Backlog is to bring transparency on what is needed to improve the product. The Product Goal, being part of the Product Backlog, is expected to bring transparency on a future state of the Product, serving as a target to plan against. ??

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 30, 2022

A program director is an essential position that oversees projects. They can be found in nearly every type of industry but are most common in business and healthcare. But how do you go about hiring a program director that will do what you want and fit into your organization? What Is a Program Director? Others focus solely on specific departments.

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