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What Is a Technical Project Manager? (Job Description Included)

ProjectManager.com

There are many different project managers, but today we’re interested in focusing on just one, the technical project manager. Are you interested in becoming a technical project manager or are you in the market to hire one? What Is a Technical Project Manager? What Is a Technical Project Manager? But that’s not all.

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Technical Debt: What Is It & How Do I Avoid It?

ProjectManager.com

This is often due to the various forces at play that impact decision-making, like those related to the project budget, schedule or resources. There’s a term to explain this idea: technical debt. If you’re about to embark on a new project, take a moment to read about what technical debt is and why you’ll want to avoid it at all costs.

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5 Steps to Create Technical Documentation That’s (Actually) Helpful

Planio

For as long as we’ve had tools we need help using (and language to talk to each other), we’ve had technical documentation. The first example of technical writing in English dates back to the Middle Ages when Chaucer wrote a guide to the astrolabe—a device used for measuring the distance of stars). Don’t believe me?

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Product Planning Fundamentals: Develop a Product Plan in 6 Steps

ProjectManager.com

Product planning utilizes many of the same processes, documents and tools that are used in project management. While the technical theory of product planning may interest some, we’ve found it more helpful to use an action-oriented method, which we will outline below. Bring Your Idea into Focus. Do Market Research. of your product.

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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. Using an outside assessment team creates objectivity.

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What’s the big deal about the Definition of Done in Scrum?

Scrum.org

If we don’t have a straightforward answer about a batch of cookies, imagine how much more grey area there might be in something as complex as software development. Without a clear agreement about a Definition of Done, some developers may think they are done after the code is complete. Prevents misunderstandings among Developers.

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What Is Change Control in Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

Teams get sick. Any changed that is approved is then documented. Change is an opportunity for your team to work together to figure out how to respond to the change request. Change control not only reinforces your team’s ability to work better together, but the positive effects bleed into overall efficiency.