Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 1, 2019

In this article, I'm sharing my most popular blog posts of 2018. Here were the top countries: United States Australia The United Kingdom India Canada Most Popular 2018 Blog Posts You may have noticed that I wrote more about project risk management than ever with a sprinkling of general project management articles.

2018 150

2018 2019 2014 2015 150

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

My last blog talked about how to show management how scrum helps the organization overall. Among the five Scrum events, the Sprint Retrospective stands out as a pivotal opportunity for showcasing self-management. According to the Scrum Guide, its purpose is clear: "to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness."

Software Review 195

Software Review SCRUM Initiating Executing 195

Scrum.org

MARCH 12, 2024

The project management principle of building quality into processes and deliverables resonates deeply with the Scrum framework, particularly through the concept of the Definition of Done (DoD). Undervaluing the DoD: The Definition of Done is crucial in Scrum for ensuring quality. Yes, the Definition of Done will evolve!

SCRUM 180

SCRUM Process Agile Planning 180

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

To further illustrate kanban in manufacturing, we’ll show a visual example of it at work and outline the key advantages of using this scheduling system as well as how project management software can advance its benefits. Kanban is a visual method for managing workflow and production. What Is Kanban?

Manufacturing 349

Manufacturing Software Review Lean Software 349

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2024

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. It has tools that allow you to plan sprints, track the completion of tasks, balance your team member’s workload and create product roadmaps. In addition to the kanban board , Jira only offers one more project management tool: the timeline view.

Underperforming Technical Team 329

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 2024 Software Developers 329

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

IT service management (ITSM) is the process of how those services meet the needs of the end users who employ them. Over the course of this blog, we’ll discuss how ITSM is implemented, managed and delivered to meet the needs of an organization and how project management software can help facilitate those processes.

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Process Infrastructure Information Technology Monitoring 330

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

It keeps equipment in optimal working condition, which leads to more efficiency and quality and keeps work on time and within budget. Read about the benefits of an effective maintenance schedule and see how a maintenance plan can help a diverse group of industries. A maintenance schedule ensures those tasks are done regularly.

Manufacturing 317

Manufacturing Construction Software Review Healthcare 317

Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 2, 2017

So much so, I’ve decided to leave the corporate world to help more project managers than ever. Top Blog Posts for 2016. 7 Sharp Ways to Improve Project Quality – 849. I plan to focus more on project managers working in the financial industry. It’s been a great year. Also up from 21,000 in 2014.

2016 191

2016 2017 2014 2015 191

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them. What Are Resource Requirements in Project Management?

Software Review 337

Software Review Estimate Defining Budget 337

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Keeping tabs on the performance of your project is an essential part of project management. Tracking project performance gives project managers the data they need to keep the actual effort of the project aligned with the planned effort and deliver the project on time and within its budget. Project management software can help.

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Performance Measurement Risk Management Budget Monitoring 352

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Check back often, as this list of project management terminology is ever-evolving, just like project management itself! Check back often, as this list of project management terminology is ever-evolving, just like project management itself!

Software Review 393

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 393

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 9, 2024

A kanban board is a project management tool that manages workflows and processes using two key elements: kanban cards, which represent tasks, and kanban columns which divide the kanban board vertically to represent steps or stages of completion for them. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

Software Review 348

Software Review Estimate Budget Software 348

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 4, 2024

Yes, Trello is software by Atlassian that offers five project management tools: kanban boards, project timelines, calendars, dashboards and tables. Trello’s tools and features are mainly geared towards marketing, product development and creative teams, but can also be used to manage tasks and workflows in other industries.

Software Review 358

Software Review 2024 Estimate Software 358

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 19, 2024

Managers want to stay on budget and resources cost money, which is why they use a request for quote (RFQ) to get pricing from suppliers and contractors. Setting a baseline captures your schedule and costs so you can track that planned effort against your actual effort in real time. Projects need resources, often consistently.

Manufacturing 354

Manufacturing Construction Transportation Budget 354

Scrum.org

APRIL 1, 2024

The professional project management principle to embrace adaptability and resiliency aligns seamlessly with the core tenets of Scrum. Scrum, with its empirical approach and emphasis on cross-functional, self-managing teams, inherently cultivates adaptability and resiliency.

SCRUM 161

SCRUM Agile Planning Process 161

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

But the only reason it feels effortless is because of order management. We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. There are, of course, people behind the order management process. What Is Order Management? Customer satisfaction is also an objective.

Process 309

Process Logistics Manufacturing Transportation 309

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Manufacturers have to do more than produce a product, they also have to manage their operations. That’s why manufacturing operations management is so important—it keeps the lights on. Of course, there’s more to manufacturing operations management than that. What Is Manufacturing Operations Management?

Manufacturing 358

Manufacturing Logistics Transportation Controlling 358

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Manufacturing engineering, sometimes called production engineering, is a type of engineering that’s concerned with the planning of the practices of manufacturing. The goal is to produce quality products for the least amount of cost. This requires planning to coordinate the various activities to work together.

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Manufacturing Engineering Technical Review Software Review 344

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

However, there’s a fourth constraint that’s less discussed: quality. Cost of quality (COQ) helps you avoid neglecting quality and boost customer satisfaction. How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. What Is Cost of Quality (COQ)? This concept has been around for a long time.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Manufacturing Controlling 333

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

When managing a project, there will inevitably be changes or other issues that impact the project. To prevent going off schedule or overspending, project managers are always balancing the project management triangle, which is made up of the three main project constraints. What Is the Project Management Triangle?

Software Review 311

Software Review Risk Management Risk Budget 311

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. What Is Project Management? Get started for free today.

Project Life Cycle 403

Project Life Cycle Software Review Monitoring Budget 403

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Controlling process manufacturing production is assisted by project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software with powerful Gantt charts that plan out the entire process of manufacturing step by step to ensure everything is done properly.

Manufacturing 377

Manufacturing Process Controlling Closing 377

Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

When we did our roundup of the 50 best Project Management Blogs in 2017 it quickly became one of our most popular posts. You folks do like reading about project management! So, here then is our list of the 52 best Project Management Blogs for 2019. How do People Consume Project Management Blogs?

2019 125

2019 2017 2018 Consulting 125

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. One way to achieve these goals is through operations management. Learn what operations management is and its key functions.

Software Review 329

Software Review Technical Review Manufacturing Logistics 329

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you’re looking to manage a project and facilitate better collaboration with your teams, chances are you’ve heard of and are thinking of trying Microsoft Project and Microsoft Planner. MS Project integrates with MS products such as Office and has financial management tools and Gantt charts. May the best app win.

Aerospace 379

Aerospace Software Retail Risk Management 379

nTask

MAY 27, 2019

Productivity blogs & other related content gained infamy with the advent of the internet. Things were a little different several decades ago; the management formula was old; people truly believed in the “Just Do It” mantra. Our Obsession with Productivity Blogs. Use Case: The nTask Blog.

2019 137

2019 Technical Review 2011 Innovation 137

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. We’ll answer those questions and explain what a program governance plan is and the key components to a program governance framework. Program management software is essential to proper program governance. What Is Program Governance?

Governance 360

Governance Government Monitoring Risk Management 360

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 24, 2022

Whether you’re running a simple or complex manufacturing cycle, it’ll work more efficiently if planned and monitored with project management software. ProjectManager is online software that helps you plan and manage resources during the manufacturing cycle. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help plan and manage resources.

Manufacturing 301

Manufacturing Underperforming Technical Team Monitoring Software Review 301

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

Manufacturing 229

Manufacturing 2004 Software Review 2009 229

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and Self-Management. A self-managing team is taking decisions about who does what, when, and how. Reminder: the objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. Reached the Sprint Goal?

SCRUM 165

SCRUM Process Planning 165

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

That is, they all develop strategic plans to achieve long-term goals to create value. Once the strategic plan is clear across the entire organization, project management software will help plan, manage and track those projects to successful completion. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

Software Review 363

Software Review Defining Budget Performance Measurement 363

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

There are more eyes (and pressure) on manufacturing R&D teams to quickly produce quality products than ever before. This is necessary to keep projects moving at the same pace and quality as in an office environment. This blog touches on many of the topics explored in the white paper. Balancing these two demands is difficult.

Manufacturing 296

Manufacturing Development Team Review Innovation Engineering 296

Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2024

Now that we understand that we need trust, which is built up by living the Scrum Values, to bring transparency and as such have a good basis to inspect and adapt, we can have a look at the self-managing aspect of the Scrum Team. ? Self-managing, meaning the team internally decides who does what, when, and how.

SCRUM 201

SCRUM Defining Planning 201

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2023

Leadership qualities can be difficult to label because leadership itself is so present in our lives that traits can be hard to identify and define. Leadership can take many forms, from historical figures to project managers and business managers. But what are the qualities of a leader? Get started for free.

Leadership 404

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team 2016 Risk Management 404

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Simply put, quality control in manufacturing is important. Quality control in manufacturing means your customers get what they’ve paid for. Let’s learn what quality control is, some of the methods to employ it and the roles of your team to ensure quality control in manufacturing is delivered. What Is Quality Control (QC)?

Manufacturing 292

Manufacturing Controlling Risk Management Engineering 292

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the past series of blog posts we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, and we covered the Scrum Values. Now that we understand that we need trust, which is built up by living the Scrum Values, to bring transparency and as such have a good basis to inspect and adapt, we can have a look at the self-managing aspect of the Scrum Team. ?

SCRUM 181

SCRUM Risk Management Risk Planning 181

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Everyone has their part to play in the process, which is orchestrated by the project manager acting on behalf of the project owner. The project owner is a leader who works with the project manager closely to drive the project to a successful conclusion. What exactly is a project owner, what does the project owner do and so forth?

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Closing Budget Risk Management Leadership 397