ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Project management is an increasingly diverse field. Thought leaders in project management have strong social media followings, are published authors, and are working as leaders for innovative companies and enterprises in the project management industry. Who to Follow in Project Management. Elizabeth Harrin .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Some people seem naturally good at communication in a project setting , but even if you don’t feel confident in your ability, communication skills are definitely something you can develop and improve over time. Close the window now and focus on what you are supposed to be doing!) Don’t let that be you. Put your phone down!)

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Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 1, 2021

And like any project, tailoring needs to be considered when deciding on the life cycle, the roles, governance and practices which will be used to deliver the project. Choosing our new house was a prerequisite project and one for which an adaptive approach made sense.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 13, 2022

When I asked over 200 project managers what task they would most like to drop, meetings were near the top of the list (just after project documentation). So what would life look like if it was easier to have meetings and take notes afterward? That’s what I use Otter for. Let me tell you why it’s so great. What is Otter? Meeting notes.

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Management Yogi

OCTOBER 15, 2022

A project, unlike an operation, is a temporary endeavor. Because of this fact, every project will have a beginning and an end. There can be multiple projects launched within a program life cycle or a product life cycle. Regardless, a project

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Professor Tirado is a native New Yorker, and when he started out in this field he was one of 5 people in the world who married together managing initiatives through projects and industrial psychology. In today’s Clubhouse room, we talked about what industrial psychology is and what it means for people in the project profession.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Teamhood is a Kanban project management system for teams. It’s a visual, flexible tool that is perfect for small and medium businesses who want to improve how they manage projects. In my experience, those companies are proactive, project-led businesses like agencies, engineering, software and manufacturing firms.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 28, 2019

In this release, we introduced easy-to-use project templates, improved our import functionality and added the ability to include tags on reports. Start Projects Quickly with our Industry Specific Templates. We created easy-to-use project templates to help you get your projects up and running quickly.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Plan for project risks with this risk register template for Excel. Every project has risk. The sharp project manager is going to understand that while risk is inevitable, the ability to forecast it and prepare a strategy to correct whatever wrongs may occur during the project is part of what planning for a project is.

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MPUG

MAY 29, 2023

But for die-hard followers of MPUG, you’ve read about project chatbots years ago here on MPUG: Rise of the Project Bots. In that article, I explored what a project bot would look like, and the implications of such a tool for Microsoft Project planners and all planners alike.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2020

In an attempt to contain the virus, countries like China, Italy, Spain and more have closed borders and curtailed travel. In an attempt to contain the virus, countries like China, Italy, Spain and more have closed borders and curtailed travel. Schools have closed, and sports leagues have ended their seasons early.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. We regularly feature project management resources to help train PMs to land jobs in the industry or develop better skills in their current role. What Does a Project Manager Do?

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MPUG

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s been a year of challenges and successes but in true “Project-Manager-style”, we always manage to find creative solutions and a way to get things done. As Project Managers we remain masters of organization, planning, and problem-solving, and always seem to find a way to get things done on time (and within budget ?).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2022

Or simply celebrated the fact that you’d made it through another day on a difficult project? On one project we hired a private area in a pub and they catered with bar snacks too. On one project we hired a private area in a pub and they catered with bar snacks too. However, for small teams it can work well. Drinks out.

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MPUG

MARCH 13, 2023

A Sprint is a mini-project within a larger Scrum project, and it’s usually timeboxed for two to four weeks. For a project executed in Agile mode, one can have the following: Addition, removal, or modification of work items within a Sprint, i.e., changes to the Sprint Backlog. You have to add this column.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

There are many steps that are taken just to get a project approved. The project has to have a goal and then a criteria for defining its success. But once you’ve sold the project with a strong business case and presentation to your stakeholders, the fun really begins. What Makes a Project Plan? Sample Project Plan.

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MPUG

JANUARY 31, 2022

Many times, managing a Hybrid-Agile project with a sole Lean-Agile approach doesn’t meet the needs of an organization, the expectations of stakeholders, required delivery frequency of customers, or address uncertainties associated with engineering work. Such a model would be called a Hybrid-ScrumBan project. Hybrid-ScrumBan Scenario.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 3, 2022

Workfront positions itself as a “project management platform that keeps teams and enterprises running efficiently.” Even though the software is well-known, people who have used it or those looking for project management software are searching for Workfront alternatives. But does it? Well, there must be a reason. How Workfront Works.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With over 10,000 organizations using it, Microsoft Project is a popular desktop project management tool. That’s why businesses and managers are looking at Microsoft Project alternatives. But, before that, let’s look at why you may want to look at alternative project management software. Free MS Project Alternatives.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When a combination of predictive, iterative, incremental, and/or Agile approaches are applied to projects, we see what we call a “hybrid” approach. With MS Project software, there is capability, not only to manage stand-alone frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban, but also for management of a variety of Hybrid-Agile approaches.

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MPUG

APRIL 10, 2023

Please find highlights from Satya Narayan Dash’s webinar – Practical Scrum Using MS Project Agile – being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content.

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MPUG

AUGUST 15, 2022

We are excited to announce that in partnership with author, Sam Huffman, MPUG is giving away a not-to-miss project management resource to all our current and new members! As we’ve been getting ready to share this free gift with you, we sat down with Sam, author of Microsoft Project Do’s and Don’ts. It was simple. Kanban Reporting.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We are about halfway through a list of common MS Project misconceptions that I’ve identified through my experience of working as a Microsoft Project user, teacher, and consultant for the last 27 years. What you have to understand is that MS Project has been around since 1980’s in its DOS form.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 1, 2019

Before you start any project, it is crucial to have a statement of work (SOW). Think of the statement of work, or SOW, as a bucket in which to collect all pertinent items in a project. The statement of work is the granddaddy of project documents, as it is the first you’ll create. Download Now. Yes, it has that much detail.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

If your company uses other project management tools like Jira, MS Project, or Oracle Primavera, the demo environment will be adjusted accordingly. This includes project plans, portfolios, programs, and the resource pool. Proof of Concept. Here are the main stages of the process. Preparation. User training and adoption.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2018

If you’re looking for a program manager, then that means you’re looking for someone to manage a project portfolio. A program manager is just that, a person who is responsible for managing several projects at once, and they might even have to manage many programs. Difference Between Program and Project Managers.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Agile PPM & Project. Several years ago, Microsoft outlined their commitment to providing better experiences and richer capabilities to users of MS Project. Examples include Office 365 Planner, Wunderlist which is now MS To-Do, and the Kanban and Sprint Boards now a part of MS Project.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This post takes a strategic view of the project management software landscape. Finally it identifies project management implications by offering 5 top considerations for a project manager. Finally it identifies project management implications by offering 5 top considerations for a project manager.

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Binfire

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Wrike is a popular project management application used by many and in different market segments. Like all things in life, one size does not fit all and one application does not fit every project’s needs. Although Wrike might be well suited for some projects, it lacks features, ease of use or structure to support other projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

In this webinar we discuss tips and strategies for managing multiple projects. Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity is a book that offers a comprehensive framework for juggling your workload and still leaving the office on time. Get Your Copy.

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Project management is the process of creating and monitoring processes successfully. Every enterprise works on multiple operations simultaneously, and project management ensures the projects are effective, organised, and ready for execution. Download Project Management Templates ! When is Excel the Best Choice?

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MPUG

OCTOBER 4, 2020

People are needing better and easier-to-use tools to help keep them on track and productive, while centralizing their project information, documentation, and collaboration spaces for the support of multiple projects and programs. I’d like to start this piece with a statement, “Hybrid is good.” How can this be?”

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MPUG

MARCH 29, 2020

Most project managers are aware that time is our most precious resource, particularly as the clock of deadlines keeps ticking. However, time isn’t the only resource us project managers need to concern ourselves with. Different types of resources need to be managed for most projects. Another plan for your project.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Probabilistic branching is one of the ways to represent individual project risks. In every probabilistic branch, you model individual project risks and determine the overall project risk. Consider closely our first example: Can you take two options or go for two branches simultaneously? Which option would you choose?

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We surveyed MPUG members asking, “What is your biggest frustration, issue, bug, or pain point with the Microsoft Project tool?” MS Project files (.mpp) mpp) are proprietary, so there is compatibility issues if you open a project in another workstation that does not contain the software. Not the best for Agile!

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Managing resources in Project is certainly not simple. Of course, there are also automatic types of updates that come with scheduling technologies for project managers. Some of the things I hear are: When I add or take away a resource, the project schedule moves around, and I don’t know why.

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nTask

JANUARY 19, 2021

The team members are not going to have any knowledge of who’s responsible for each individual process that is being performed in the project development process. There will be no way to track the progress of the tasks and process that are being performed as part of the project development process. What is Business Process Management?

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