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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The role of a release manager is crucial in ensuring that software projects are completed on time and within budget. We had a fortnightly release (and therefore a giant scrabble to try to get your changes in before the cut-off and presented to the CAB in time), but your company might have monthly releases or use a different cadence.

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Project Communication Management: What is it all about?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? However, you can do your stakeholder communication on a budget (There are ideas for cheap ways to communicate here ). We know that all projects use finite resources to achieve an objective. who support it.

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Your Strategy Planning Meeting Agenda (with Template)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s no fixed cadence for strategy conversations. Present the overall roadmap, for example, a timeline for the 5 year plan. They can bring in team members to present specific topics if that would help, and if their expertise is needed as part of the debate. When do strategic meetings happen? 10am: Big picture strategy.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s fine to have a different cadence at different points in the project lifecycle. You might want to have a conference call line open so that people who aren’t present can join the meeting on the phone. Budget position. Make sure you can present a summary of the project’s expenses. When to hold the meetings.

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13 Reasons to Choose Agile Project Management Methods

LiquidPlanner

You create a delivery cadence Timeboxing in agile is a way of wrapping up work into a clearly defined iteration (or sprint). This creates a cadence for continuous delivery: there are new features released at the end of every iteration. The benefits of agile ways of working are clear and present a competitive advantage.

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Use This Free Project Status Report Template for Fast and Easy Project Reporting

Project Bliss

Project Budget. Report the Project Budget against what you’ve actually spent to date. You can share if the project is on budget, under budget or over budget. Presenting to C-level executives is different than presenting to a team of peers. Also, provide information on the project benefits.

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The Transformation Journey: Lessons Learned

Planview

Planview is committed to helping our customers with this transition and to that end, Chief Product Officer Patrick Tickle and I recently presented a webinar on “ Leading an Agile Transformation.”. It’s difficult to react swiftly to change when your plans and budgets are set in stone. Then the past year threw everyone for a loop.

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