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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Project management terminology can be complicated. It doesn’t matter whether you’re working towards your PMP certification or simply managing projects casually in your organization, knowing core project management terms always helps. On this page, we’ve collected over 600 project management terms to help you understand the A to Z of project management.

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How to Identify and Manage Emerging Risks

Project Risk Coach

Ask 10 different risk management experts to define emerging risks, and you will likely receive different points of view. In this article, let's define emerging risks, discuss ways to identify them, and look at different ways to manage these risks. What are Emerging Risks? The International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) defines emerging risks as "new risks or familiar risks that become apparent in new or unfamiliar conditions.

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Story Points & Velocity are a sign of an unsuccessful team

Scrum.org

Story Points and velocity have been used for many years in the Scrum community and have been engrained so much in the way that things are done that most folks believe that they are part of Scrum. The accepted wisdom is that Scrum Teams are supposed to use User Stories, Story Points, and Velocity to measure their work. Accepted wisdom is wrong! Reviewers: Steve Porter .

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10 Vital Project Management Concepts You Most Need to Learn about

Online PM Courses

If you're starting out, you may be wondering: what are the most important Project Management concepts that you need to understand? The post 10 Vital Project Management Concepts You Most Need to Learn about appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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The Ultimate Guide to Sprint Retrospectives

Wrike

Sprint retrospectives are a foundational element of Scrum project management. When done right, a sprint retrospective can help teams improve their processes for future sprints and see better results in less time. When done wrong, they can result in interpersonal conflicts and wasted resources. . In this article, we’ll show you how to master sprint retrospectives with project management tools like Gantt charts, detailed tasks, and automated data reporting — all within Wrike. .

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You Might Be Looking At Milestones All Wrong (with John Carter from TCGen)

The Digital Project Manager

The post You Might Be Looking At Milestones All Wrong (with John Carter from TCGen) appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Sprint Goal is an Immediate Tactical Goal

Scrum.org

In the The Evidence-Based Management Guide we talk about the Intermediate Strategic Goal and I likened that to the Product Goal in the 2020 Scrum Guide. If we also think of each Sprint as a tactical move towards fulfilling that Product Goal then the Sprint Goal becomes an Intermediate Tactical Goal that moves us towards our current Intermediate Strategic Goal.

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Dealing With “Remote Sprawl”: How to Manage Teams, People, and Projects Across Time Zones

Planio

It’s quickly becoming the ‘new normal’ for companies and teams to be split across cities, countries, and even time zones. And while there’s no denying the many benefits of working remotely , mismatched schedules, repetitive communication, and out-of-sync teams don’t make the list. We like to call these issues remote sprawl. Just like urban sprawl–the poorly planned expansion of cities–creates congestion, places unrealistic demands on infrastructure, and causes environmental damage, many remote c

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Scrum Commitments: Tying Loose Ends and Shoehorning the Definition of Done

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Commitments. While the new Scrum Guide is less prescriptive and more inclusive, it also ties loose ends by including elements better, namely the previously free-floating Sprint Goal and the Definition of Done with the creation of Scrum commitments. This inclusion works remarkably well in the former’s case; regarding the latter, we need a shoehorn, though.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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Toggl Hire: Quarter 4, 2020

Teamweek

We can’t be the only ones relieved to wave this year goodbye. But in the struggle, there has also been growth and a newfound appreciation for how sometimes the best things come from less than ideal circumstances. This year, we rebranded, added a whole host of new skills and features to Toggl Hire, and almost doubled our team size! Read on to learn more about the changes and updates in the last months of 2020.

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PMP Success Story: If You Want To Be A PMP, then Simply Read the Book – I Want To Be A PMP

Management Yogi

By Shams Ul Haq, PMP IntroductionI first heard about the Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential from my manager while I was a senior software engineer. It was around 11 years back and from that time onwards, I was curious about it. As I grew in my career, I kept hearing stories on how important the PMP credential is for management positions and roles.

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Proven Corporate Strategies To Ensure Employees’ Productivity

nTask

Productivity. The most crucial element for an employee and the employer in an organization. There are several things that are dependent on the productivity of employees , with the success of an organization leading the chart. . When your employees are productive, the chances of them achieving their targets are at an all-time high. As a result? The organization takes a step closer to success.

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