ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 19, 2022

A workflow diagram is a type of flowchart that displays every task in a project or business process, including dependent tasks. Workflow diagrams were introduced in the manufacturing industry in the late 1880s to help with production process improvement. For example, an oval indicates the starting or ending point of a process.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 26, 2024

For Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, understanding how Scrum’s empiricism and iterative process effectively manage risks is key to successful initiative outcomes. Risk Optimization in Scrum Empirical Process Control: Scrum's pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation are fundamental in risk management.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 28, 2018

Here are five ways spreadsheets make project management a more horrific process than it has to be. Spreadsheets don’t give teams commenting features and audit trails that are essential to tracking how information and processes change over time. There’s no spreadsheet model of project management. Need more convincing?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

To organize and manage this process, businesses employ project management techniques and tools, such as project management software. This goes to the most specific guidelines for business processes and daily activities of employees. Operational planning is done by the lower layer of management.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This involves facilitating team processes, removing impediments, and supporting team growth. Living the Scrum Values: Scrum Masters lead by example, setting the tone for the team's interactions and decision-making processes. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Engage in training or mentorship to refine this skill.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

That’s what business process management is all about. Business process management looks at the processes a company employs to deliver its goods or services to its customers. What Is Business Process Management (BPM)? BPM designs, automates, executes, controls, measures and optimizes business processes. Learn more.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

These leaders recognise that their words wield the power to shape narratives, and they actively seek out dynamic, empowering approaches that transcend traditional transactional models. To some, the formal term, ‘change management’, often carries a weight that suggests a more top-down and directive process.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2022

As with everything in construction project management, there’s a process, meetings, checklist and more. If the client and the contractor agree to the job, that’s when the process starts. That process can be broken down into five main activities. Model Coordination. Bidding Process. Quantity Takeoff.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 27, 2021

That’s where a process called demand planning comes in. Demand planning is a cross-functional process that businesses use to meet customer demand while avoiding supply chain or inventory management disruptions. Demand planning is not a one-time process but rather is practiced continuously to respond to the market.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The last 15 years has seen huge changes in business models. Courses, coaches, blogs, and websites try to give us a rounded view of what project managers need, and some skills and tools do still have value in some situations. So what processes and techniques will catapult your career and what are the areas that you can… overlook?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 19, 2020

It takes strategy, and then a model to implement that strategy. No surprise, there are models to accomplish this called strategic planning models. Once you have decided on an objective, then you must plan a model that will execute it successfully. What is a Strategic Planning Model?

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NimbleWork

APRIL 7, 2024

Some of the popular AI technologies in the market are AI-powered chatbots, robotic process automation (RPA), and generative AI like ChatGPT. It has paved the way for creating AI models, such as the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) series. You can leverage this technology to speed up your processes, improving overall efficiency.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But the hybrid work model is more than just remote or distributed teams. Before the pandemic, the term distributed teams referred to this hybrid work model. However, they need to communicate and work together; hence, the hybrid work model. What Is a Hybrid Work Model? Benefits of the Hybrid Work Model.

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Project Bliss

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Tuckman model of team development describes the stages that groups go through as they mature. The Tuckman model of team development was developed by Dr. Bruce Tuckman in 1965. In each phase, the group shows certain behavior to help recognize where they may be in the model. How to Use this Model for your Teams.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 15, 2023

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. I found projects were driven by plans focused on process compliance rather than value.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In the last parts of our blog series on innovation management with the Stage-Gate® process, we looked at the basics such as the definition, strengths and weaknesses, and the basic principles. Procedure Stage-Gate® process. Example: Idea-to-Launch model. Stages Within the work stages, predefined tasks are performed.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2023

These construction submittals primarily involve architects and engineers who oversee that process. We’ll outline the various types of construction submittals and the process to help for your next project. It also adds efficiency to the process between the contractor’s project management and the design professionals.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In this blog post, I discuss the different ways to know your customers. User Role Modeling User Role Modeling refers to understanding the different roles that our customers and users may have while using our product or service. As you may see, I use three with slightly different meanings in this blog post.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. The waterfall model requires that you move from one project phase to another only once that phase has been successfully completed. It’s fast and flexible, unlike waterfall project management. Try ProjectManager for free!

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In this blog series, we will talk you through one of the options at your disposal; creating a Product Wall. Product Walls support the empirical process by providing a solid foundation to inspect and adapt. How can a Scrum Team working on such a device ensure that it keeps doing the right things? Let's even take one step further back.

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Smaller companies that would not otherwise hire a professional voice actor might now be able to offer audios of their blogs and training projects because of the lower costs of AI voices. If a change needs to be made much later in the process, the voice actor may no longer be available. These criteria are listed in the model below.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 7, 2024

This is substantiated by the fact that large enterprises are slow to embrace change, and Agile is predominantly driven by a shift in mindset, culture and process of operating at speed. A variety of models and frameworks for adopting the Agile project management methodology exist. How to migrate from Traditional PM to Agile?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 4, 2023

In my previous blog Are you familiar with Agile Organization Design? , I introduced the Star Model. A useful analogy is the process of developing a healthy lifestyle. In the same way, an organization needs to align its structure, processes, people practices, and reward systems to build Agile capabilities.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This is called process manufacturing and is a production method that’s common when producing in bulk. To better understand process manufacturing, let’s first define the term and explore the different types of process manufacturing. What Is Process Manufacturing?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This blog is our attempt to answer some of them. You can never build the perfect process and everything changes over time, so by focusing on delivering the value today you get an immediate return. Many of the core backbone processes of an agile organisation (e.g., It's taken from Spotify/ING model.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

The balanced scorecard measures four aspects of a business or organization: finance, customers, business processes and learning and growth. Business Process Perspective When you’re looking at the internal business processes, you’re determining how well the business or organization is performing.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 9, 2023

Suitability filters are models that offer simplified views of a decision-making process. The British statistician George Box said it best “ All models are wrong, but some models are useful.” A good model provides insights, usually a basic view of how something works or the interactions between variables.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Of course, models are always poor approximations for the reality of the world, but I am drawn to this model because it provides supporting evidence to what I see in terms of how organizations are wrestling with new ways of working that are accompanying the Digital Age. So what are the implications for how we work?

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Zen Project Management

JANUARY 4, 2023

They had adopted the "Spotify Model" (yes I know, it's not a real thing) and after that they adopted another scaling framework. In it, he talks about Amdahl's law , which was developed in the late 60s to explain parallel processing. More on this idea in a future blog post. I was working with a large financial institution.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

But is it possible to structure a process of continuous improvement at your company so that it aligns with your preferred management tools, team morale and overall objectives? In other words, can that process of continuous improvement prove productive and worthwhile? Some see continuous improvement as a meta-process, such as W.

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Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Technology Trends in Construction: 2024 Outlook Like any other industry, the construction domain has been increasingly digitalized in recent years – companies are leveraging software, sensors, drones, and other technologies that revolutionize the construction processes and are sure to transform the future of construction.

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Planview

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this blog, we highlight some best practices from our recent webinar, Getting Capacity Planning Right , with Planview’s David Blumhorst and AJ Shavell, as they demonstrate real-world examples from working with customers who are getting capacity planning right. In these models, planning is done by months or quarters, not daily.

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Wrike

APRIL 16, 2024

We wanted to take a deep dive into the ways Wrikers are using AI, both in their professional and personal lives, to give you a sense of how you can use Wrike’s AI tools (as well as large language models like ChatGPT) to improve your own ways of working. We’ll start with ideation and creative blocks that inhibit productivity and efficiency.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Predictive Analytics: AI-driven predictive models forecast project success and impact. AI Integration Strategy: Developing a comprehensive strategy for seamlessly integrating AI into the portfolio management process, encompassing the selection of AI tools, platforms, and the requisite expertise.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this blog, we'll unravel how embedding a learning perspective within your transformation strategy can lead to more meaningful, lasting change, particularly in the context of Agile methodologies and digital transformation. It is a continuous, dynamic process that profoundly influences decision-making and strategy formulation.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Then we’ll take a look at how you can communicate with AI models using prompts. Machine Learning (ML): a subfield of AI that focuses on developing models that can “learn” from data patterns without human direction. is the learning process – how the brain acquires knowledge and skills.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 12, 2023

There was a big change in the Standard as the content shifted from being focused on Process Groups to project management principles. Previous editions of the PMBOK ® Guide organized content by Knowledge Areas and processes. The final section covers Models, Methods, and Artifacts. I’ll start by describing the Standard.

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