Project Accelerator News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

My PM friend Stu thinks you can – with OPEN-BOOK IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT. Stu had noticed that ‘responsibility for self’ had started to become a self-fulfilling prophecy, team members were responsible, but only for themselves (or at least their team) with little focus or attention on their wider business unit or organisation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 5, 2020

Management expert Henry Mintzberg, in his book, ‘Managing‘ suggests that the open-ended nature of the job is one of the most significant adjustments for new managers. According to the HRPA (Human Resources Professionals Association), 63% of millennials believe that their organisations are not developing their leadership skills.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The most obvious are impacts on project success, team performance, budgets and timelines. Read Next: Check out the 6 principles of stakeholder engagement for a better way to work with a team than the bullying behaviour described here. What is the complaints process? The impact of bullying on projects. Is it fair, safe?

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Resource Guru

MAY 27, 2022

And just like the far-reaching impact of an earthquake, the shockwaves that result from poor human resource planning are felt throughout the organization—in the form of missed deadlines, stressed employees, and unhappy customers. What is a human resource planning process? What is a human resource planning process? Try It Free.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As it turned out the traffic was in my favour allowing me longer rest periods (never a bad thing on a long journey) and all other people involved in my journey were ready and waiting for me (thank you) – result being arrival at home a little earlier (and without undue stress). In the absence of such ‘data,’ only bad decisions can be made.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however, if it isn’t bolstered with legitimate study of project management fundamentals, then it can become a bad thing in the right situation.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Here’s a career development tip for you! Scope management is a combination of processes and tools that help to identify tangible and intangible project outcomes. After that, these integrated processes help to describe, control, and validate the work to be done by the project team in order to create those outcomes.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2019

For years, I’ve fulfilled the role of Scrum Master for many different organizations and Scrum Teams. These teams were mostly focused on software development. These organizations were able to attract the smartest developers and create products customers loved. Examples of a Developer Culture.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Her book, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital describes the last 200 or so years in terms of 5 technology revolutions. . What does that mean for organization structures, team models, and the day-to-day actions of people? . Digital is a technology age and we are in the middle of it. .

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 25, 2020

It has spawned the #NoEstimates hashtag, a website, a book and countless blog posts and conference presentations. For software projects following an agile approach, the team is often asked to estimate the development effort for stories in the backlog. However, let's follow the NoEstimates logic before making a judgment.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As you struggle with project estimates, budgets, and risks, you engage with team members that bring their personal and professional issues into your world. Each project has its own unique culture, a world composed of team members’ beliefs, attitudes, values, behavior, and actions. The process never ends until we die.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Therefore, you need to systematically track and evaluate the performance of the actions you take to mitigate risk against established metrics throughout the acquisition process while developing other options. Either way, you need a template to manage the process of resolving risk. Bad news should first be communicated in person.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

That doesn’t make you a project manager, it makes you an operational team leader – although you could find that there is a useful long-term product management role for you if you prefer this way of working. have poor management. have poor oversight; and. However, zombie projects are not operational, day-to-day work.

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Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

What if you knew there’s a step-by-step process you can follow to work through even big problems. And you can lead your team to amazing outcomes. It helps your team. Follow these seven problem-solving steps to lead your team from obstacles to opportunities and take your leadership skills up several notches.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

According to an MIT study on digital transformation , 63% of people said the pace of technology change in their organization is too slow due to a “lack of urgency” and poor communication regarding the strategic benefits of new tools. This is why a poor change management process can lead to failure. Monitoring engagement .

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Alan Parker Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Despite their ominous nature, Death March projects are alarmingly common in many organisations, often arising from a mix of over-ambition and poor planning. The concept was popularised by Edward Yourdon in his book “Death March: The Complete Software Developer’s Guide to Surviving ‘Mission Impossible’ Projects.” The misfits.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Project cancelation comes from draining cost overruns, schedule overruns, changes in budget, changed or forestalled goals of the project, political factors, rocky project performance, lost stakeholder/user support interest, too many high risks, or any combination of those and other factors. Don’t play the blame game!

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Hub Planner

APRIL 23, 2021

How to get Teams to fill out Timesheets? But how do you get your team to fill out timesheets? Analytics will have a vital impact for Budget & finance analytics too. Here, you will determine if there is enough budget for projects and resources. Can budgets be better aligned? Why do we need Timesheets?

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This article offers several solutions to this challenge, providing prioritization, process and people tips and how technology can be leveraged. The temptation to pile work onto our teams is ever-present. The temptation to pile work onto our teams is ever-present. This reasoning is a fallacy.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? The Project Management Institute says, “47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.” There will likely be adverse impacts to the schedule and to the budget.

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Resource Guru

MAY 6, 2022

Common reasons include unclear goals, overallocation of resources, poor prioritization of tasks, and budget overruns. In other words, poor resource management is a major barrier to successful projects. Project delays, budget issues, stressed employees, and dissatisfied stakeholders. The result? The problem?

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EasyProjects

JUNE 5, 2019

Simple tools work well for smaller teams, but as you scale, you need to consider solutions that will also scale. When you have to upgrade your solution, When you have to slow down operations to upgrade your project management solution, it can cause some disruptions due to retraining, changes in processes, and technical adjustments.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2021

I suggest that before going all-in (the application process), you should consider analyzing the job description for Scrum Master anti-patterns first. Scrum-wise it is a good idea that the Scrum Master spreads Scrum values and, for example, coaches the Scrum Team to become self-managing. How Large Organizations Create Job Ads.

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Velociteach

JULY 3, 2023

Accurate documentation makes teams more efficient and effective. Adrienne developed a documentation approach called “dynamic documentation,” and she’s a published author of the book “The 24 Hour Rule,” and she’s going to tell us more about that book, as well. This interest actually spanned throughout my career.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 9, 2018

Learn technical skills to accelerate your projects through requirements development How big of a deal are project requirements? The Project Management Institute says, “47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.” There will likely be adverse impacts to the schedule and to the budget.

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Teamweek

APRIL 19, 2024

Project managers often struggle to calculate project ROI and communicate a project’s financial value to stakeholders as they might not have the right tools or processes to do so. Negative ROI Negative ROI is as bad as it sounds. Negative ROI often stems from unforeseen risks or poor risk management.

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Online PM Courses

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But, for a new project manager, project management books are still a great way to learn. And for those of us with experience under our belts, the right project management books can offer new insights and ideas. So, what project management books would I recommend to a new project manager? How to Manage a Great Project: On budget.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 6, 2021

The book contains ten sections and an epilogue: Section I: Factors of Success describes the three factors (good sponsor, good team and good place) the Standish Group has determined most seriously affect the outcome of a software project. Section V: The Good Team discusses the skills involved in being a good team.

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MPUG

MAY 15, 2023

I was chatting recently with a couple of project managers developing vehicle products. ” I was a bit surprised by this because, in my experience as a project manager, I would have significant supplier interactions from the beginning of the supplier selection process. .” It’s funny how things happen.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

Delivery delay, Bad weather conditions due to which the accomplishment of a task is hindered or becomes impossible, Etc. You can’t predict all bad things that can happen, because reality isn’t flawless. These factors can result in project delays or falling beyond budget frames. This list is just endless. Let’s figure out how.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 1, 2016

The CHAOS Reports have been published every year since 1994 and are a snapshot of the state of the software development industry. Successful projects were defined as projects that were completed on time, on budget, with a satisfactory result. What motivates your team? Your team members will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

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Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

All resource planning software helps you easily adjust individual workloads, but if it doesn’t alert you when team members are overbooked, it’s easy for those resource allocation issues to fall through the cracks—especially when juggling a large team or ones in different time zones. Your team members burn out. ” Katy Surr.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

No project is immune to factors that may result in cost overrun – from a mistake made by a team member that will extend a project’s timeline to force-majeure events like pandemic or war. . However, most of the causes for cost overrun can be explained by poor project and resource management. Unrealistic cost estimates.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Years ago, I was handed a brand-new project to manage and needed to get my team up-to-speed—with a tight two-month deadline to launch and no room for errors. All because the onboarding process had failed from the beginning. Project managers often introduce new processes and tools during the onboarding period.

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Teamweek

MARCH 12, 2023

It can be frustrating for the stakeholders and projects team to see a project stuck because of the lack of resources. Project managers must find a way to work around project constraints in project management to deliver on time and within budget. This results in failure to complete the project within the estimated time and budget.

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Online PM Courses

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It may not be the fault of you and your project team. As practitioners develop their skill, they learn to practice their techniques at three increasing levels of sophistication and subtlety. human error and human weaknesses. systems and processes. predict the possibility of human error/human weaknesses.

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