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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s an essential role… because without her, we risked putting any old thing live and ending up with software conflicts and no process to roll back changes if we messed up. Release managers play an important role in managing risk during the software development process – because no one wants buggy software in prod.

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How to Become a Better Project Communicator

Project Risk Coach

Just because we speak or make presentations a lot does not mean that we are improving. Notice the cadence, pauses, and the repetitions in the speech. The post How to Become a Better Project Communicator appeared first on Project Risk Coach. How can we become a better project communicator? Practice makes permanent.”

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Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

Leading Answers

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At regular meetings You’ll find a regular cadence and probably settle into a regular agenda or routine with the check in sessions. Ask about how they manage to juggle their professional life with being present at home! You’ll have more detailed discussions about areas of focus and topics that you want to get help on in future sessions.

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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? Perhaps that number (from research by PMI ) surprises you, but I’m sure you aren’t surprised by the fact that good communication management on projects leads to higher success rates. We know that all projects use finite resources to achieve an objective.

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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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13 Reasons to Choose Agile Project Management Methods

LiquidPlanner

You manage risk more effectively Another benefit of continuous testing is that you can spot risks earlier. Colleagues are more likely to talk about problems and risks with people they get on well with because they know their opinion will be trusted and they’ll be taken seriously. Is there likely to be a problem with a feature?

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