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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. The scrum master is the team expert on the process, and they are instrumental in guiding the team to optimize the use of scrum in the project. What Is Scrum?

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. Operations management Operations management is the process of managing and organizing resources to ensure the efficient production of goods or services. Let’s say you work for a clothing retailer. Projects change the business.

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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A Legal Project Manager supports legal teams to deliver either process improvements and internally-facing work, or legal projects for clients. Whether you love retail or catering, tech or medicine, there will be a project management job in that field. This role tends to require a legal background and training.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

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The unbreakable bond: How outstanding service = brand loyalty

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s worth it, because the data is clear: 88% of shoppers are more inclined to continue shopping on a retailer’s website that provides a personalized experience, and that rises to 96% of Gen Z and 97% of Millennials. The video below is me speaking at the Øredev Conference in Sweden, sharing the case study from the book.

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The purpose of a Goal is not to reach it!

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There are usually many kinds of users and clients, from direct users, end users, buyers, wholesalers, retailers, and so on; all of whom with different needs based on contexts, events and time. Focusing on a goal helps Scrum teams reduce muda (waste) in their product management process. It enables autonomy, reducing decision latency.

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10 Best Procore Alternatives of 2024 (Free + Paid)

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Even the estimation, which the software prides itself on, requires so much data that the process is tedious and doesn’t even work great for all projects. That feature has change order and selection management, warranty requests and payment processing. Capterra review: 4.7 Capterra review: 4.6

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