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Win at Digital Transformation By Connecting Portfolio Management and Value Stream Management 

Planview

Organizations can maximize ROI and increase the likelihood of a successful digital transformation by connecting portfolio management and value stream management (VSM) practices. Portfolio Management: Turning Strategy into Plans A big part of portfolio management focuses on planning.

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Luck has Little to Do With Achieving Positive Project Outcomes

LiquidPlanner

Project management is a lot more complicated than relying on the luck of the Irish to ensure people are working on the right priorities at the right time. Luck comes along suddenly and unexpectedly in managing priorities without a project management tool. Project management software is a great way to work smarter, not harder.

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March Project Madness

LiquidPlanner

Do you ever feel like this same kind of madness is reflected in your project and portfolio management? Portfolio management is the practice, the science and the art of balancing investments and resources between a group of multiple projects. The right project portfolio management tool will help you ensure that isn’t happening.

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Calming Project Management Anxiety

LiquidPlanner

These feelings are sometimes our reality in the project management world. We dread that next call from our customer, the project management office leader, or a company executive looking for answers or updates on our latest project. We can dread the inevitable fire drills that come with being a project manager.

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Falling in Love with Your Project Plans

LiquidPlanner

When I asked my wife about the theme for this article, she rolled her eyes with wonder on how I could geek out so much on project management. Project love comes easy with the right project management software that uses predictive scheduling to dynamically adapt to change and manage project uncertainty. Winning at work.

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Scrum Master Interview Questions: The Sprint Review

Scrum.org

Scrum has repeatedly proven to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. The ebook provides questions and guidance on the range of suitable answers. TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review.

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Flat Rate vs. Hourly: A Guide For Agencies

Teamweek

Here’s a quick scenario: A client needs one 10,000-word eBook for a flat rate of $1,000 Another client needs two 10,000 eBooks for $1,000 each So these two jobs will be worth $3,000. You take on most of the risk. Fixed-rate projects are OK if you can manage the risk. The client takes on most of the risk.