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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. What is scope creep?

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Is the IBM IT Project Manager Certificate worth it?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Note: The IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate opens for enrolment on 30 June 2023. Are you considering the IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate ? This course is new (it launched in June 2023) and it could turn out to be one of the most popular project management certifications for beginners on the market.

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Empower your Jira Environment with Advanced Project and Resource Management Capabilities

Epicflow Blog

Let’s say, your company has expanded, and now you have to manage your globally distributed resources. Or your projects are accompanied with numerous risks and uncertainties, and you’d like to make your decision-making process more informed by means of analyzing possible consequences. . Jira for Managing Projects.

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IT project management explained: How to run great IT projects

Planio

If you’re used to shipping features and new products, IT project management (ITPM) probably isn’t on your radar. IT project managers play a critical role in ensuring their company’s IT capability is dependable, up-to-date, and secure. Jump to a section: What is IT project management? The 5 phases of IT project management 1.

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Job of Agile Release Train Engineer and Status Reporting

The Strategic Project Manager

It then looks at the intersection of RTE responsibilities with the strategy and project management functions – and shows how broad of a role RTE can be. A Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a key role in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology for managing and coordinating large-scale software development projects.

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New PM, New Choices

Leading Answers

These days, new project managers are exposed to conflicting guidance. When our projects undertake defined, repeatable work using technologies and approaches our organizations have experience in, then uncertainty and change rates are typically low and manageable. Here, traditional project management approaches work great.

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A modern (and easy) guide to the 5 agile ceremonies

Planio

But what if you’re not entirely comfortable managing and running Agile ceremonies? Agile ceremonies — also known as Scrum ceremonies or just ‘events’ — are specific events that provide a structured framework for iterative software development processes. Working this way reduces the risk that you’re building the wrong software.

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