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Jira Kanban Board: Pros, Cons & Alternatives

ProjectManager.com

Jira is project management software designed for agile software development teams. It has tools that allow you to plan sprints, track the completion of tasks, balance your team member’s workload and create product roadmaps. Does Jira Have a Kanban Board? Here are some of the key features of a Jira kanban board.

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How to Actually Develop a Project Management Plan

Project Risk Coach

Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? I’ve developed this checklist to help you develop your project management plan including baselines, subsidiary plans, and ancillary plans.

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How to Cash In on Project Opportunities

Project Risk Coach

Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines risk as "the possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as injury or a loss) will happen." Here are some examples: Your software development project is behind schedule.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Whether you are just starting out, developing your project manager resume, or a seasoned professional, mastering the Project Management Buzzwords is non-negotiable. Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Business case An organization will develop a document to justify the investment in a project (i.e.,

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How to Calculate Realistic Time Estimates for a Project

Teamweek

You may have stellar skills and a fantastic team, but neither helps that sinking feeling when you have to ask a client for a deadline extension on a project. Inaccurate time estimation is the cause of 25% of failed projects. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. You’re not alone.

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Time to Check-in on Your Mid-Year Goals

LiquidPlanner

Shifting priorities isn’t always a bad thing. Software like LiquidPlanner makes it easy to create an action plan against your goals. LiquidPlanner helps you estimate timelines by listing tasks and then applying ranged estimations. In fact, it may well yield better outcomes. This is the time of year to assess and find out!

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Agile Project Management for Distributed Teams

nTask

Likewise, we live in a world where the whole organizational approach to remote teams is finally changing. The distributed team concept is getting so endorsed that 50% of all of the US Workforce will be completely remote by the year 2020. Agile Project Management for Distributed Teams. Make your team more Agile.