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How to Develop a Stakeholder Register

Project Risk Coach

A project manager does not possess all of the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver a project. Therefore, each project manager should engage the people and organizations that have interest in the project. In this article, let's talk about the benefits of a stakeholder register and how to develop one. […] The post How to Develop a Stakeholder Register appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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Thursday is the New Friday (Book Review)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Thursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money and Spend Time Doing What you Want is a book by Joe Sanok. Long working hours are the scourge of modern life. Your risk of chronic disease increases and there is more chance of burnout. More tech just leads to more messages and that feeling of being always on. I know it certainly feels like I never reach the end of my To Do list.

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UnSMART Improvements at Retrospectives — Making Your Scrum Work #18

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Unsmart Improvements. There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. One area that typically flies under the radar is improvements. While the Scrum Guide encourages addressing the most impactful ones as soon as possible, it is up to the Scrum team to figure out how to improve.

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How to Use the Pomodoro Technique for Productivity and Focus

Project Bliss

Among the many productivity hacks out there, the Pomodoro Technique is one of the simplest and most effective. It’s a great time management tool for increased focus and productivity. It’s a simple method that involves working for 25 minutes, then taking a 5-minute break to relax or do something else. The idea is that it will force you to stay focused on what you’re doing without getting distracted by other things around you.

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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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Lessons From Michelangelo - How To Crack Tough Nuts & Get Buy-In For Scrum Training

Scrum.org

Around 14 years ago, my Coach - Peggy Reed changed my life by sending me to Scrum Training. I fell in love with Scrum and chose to become a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer with the support of Ken Schwaber. Since then, I have trained thousands of students in Scrum and completed hundreds of hours of coaching. I have been a Scrum Coach for companies from ten people to ten thousand people.

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5 neue Tipps für mehr Agilität und Wirkung im Team und Unternehmen

Scrum.org

. Flexibel, schnell und kreativ Bedürfnisse von Menschen, Natur und Gesellschaft in Wert zu verwandeln und dabei die Motivation und Identifikation im Team hochzuhalten – wer wünscht sich das nicht für sein Unternehmen? Agile Methoden und Praktiken sind hier häufig der Schlüssel zum Erfolg, aber keine Selbstläufer: Agilität erfordert nicht nur Entschlossenheit und Ausdauer, sondern zum Beispiel auch Fokus, Transparenz, den Willen zum iterativen Lernen sowie Klarheit über die erstrebte Wirkung.

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Sharing Resources Across Multiple Projects

MPUG

A resource pool can help you see how resources (i.e., work or materials) are used across multiple projects, so you will be able to track costs per plan, as well as the cumulative costs across multiple plans. Maintaining a resource pool can also help you identify which resources are over-allocated or under-allocated across multiple projects. Project plans that are linked to a resource pool are considered sharer plans.

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Wie das Lieferkettengesetz die Agilität von Unternehmen fördert und fordert

Scrum.org

Keine andere große Industrienation ist so intensiv in internationale Lieferketten eingebunden wie der Import- und Exportmeister Deutschland (1). Daraus entsteht eine globale Verantwortung, die für viele in Deutschland tätige Unternehmen nun auch rechtsverbindlich wird: Das Lieferkettengesetz kommt! . Damit verpflichtet Deutschland – ähnlich wie bereits zuvor Frankreich und die Niederlande (2) – seine Wirtschaft zu verbindlichen Spielregeln im globalen Handel.

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Project242: Success is a Long Road and a Team Event

Bridge the Gap Consulting

Project242 (P242) is my journey to bike 242 miles in 24 hours, across the state of Minnesota on gravel roads, in August, 2021 (the Day Across MN, or the DAMN). I’ve found many lessons experienced riding a bike can be applied to our careers. In these posts, I will share the correlations. I looked at my watch. 11:59 PM. One more minute and the fireworks will go off, signaling the start of the race.

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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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Interview with Yasmina Khelifi| Project Manager

Stepping Into Project Management

Hello, todays interview is with Yasmina Khelifi. Yasmina Khelifi, PMP, PMI- ACP, PMI-PBA is an experienced project manager in the telecom industry. Along with her 20-year career, she sharpened her global leadership skills, delivering projects with major manufacturers and SIM makers. Yasmina strives for building collaborative bridges between people to make international projects successful.

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TrackMySubs: A Useful Tool for Managing Subscriptions

Dotto Tech

Did you know that you might be getting billed monthly for services you are no longer using? TrackMySubs is a service that tracks your purchases and notifies you when they are being renewed. It has been identified that many people are not aware of the services they are licensing and have forgotten they have them. The service helps customers stay in the know and out of the dark.

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How To Set Annual Performance Goals Iteratively (+ Examples)

The Digital Project Manager

The post How To Set Annual Performance Goals Iteratively (+ Examples) appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Segmentation Analysis - What is Segmentation Analysis and why it is important to implement in Business?

Techno-PM

Are you interested in improving your marketing efforts? Do you want to be smarter about how you spend your advertising budget? Segmentation is a technique that allows marketers to divide their customers into smaller groups based on similar characteristics. Download Project Management Templates These segments can then be targeted with specific messages or offer to appeal to the needs of each customer group.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Get to Know InLoox: Annalena - Working Student Marketing at InLoox Headquarters in Munich

Inloox

Annalena joined InLoox in early 2020 as a working student for content & cocial media management. In the marketing team, she is responsible for our InLoox blog. Here she researches and creates interesting content for our readers every week. Additionally, she supports the team on social media and SEO matters. In this article, you will find out what it is like to work as a working student at InLoox and which home office trick has proven successful for her. 1.

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Segmentation Analysis - What is Segmentation Analysis and why it is important to implement in Business?

Techno-PM

Are you interested in improving your marketing efforts? Do you want to be smarter about how you spend your advertising budget? Segmentation is a technique that allows marketers to divide their customers into smaller groups based on similar characteristics. Download Project Management Templates These segments can then be targeted with specific messages or offer to appeal to the needs of each customer group.

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6 Ways to Detect Deception and Spot a Liar | Video

Online PM Courses

How can you detect deception and spot a liar? Sadly, Project Managers will sometimes find that people lie to you. The post 6 Ways to Detect Deception and Spot a Liar | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Segmentation Analysis - What is Segmentation Analysis and why it is important to implement in Business?

Techno-PM

Segmentation Analysis Are you interested in improving your marketing efforts? Do you want to be smarter about how you spend your advertising budget? Segmentation is a technique that allows marketers to divide their customers into smaller groups based on similar characteristics. These segments can then be targeted with specific messages or offer to appeal to the needs of each customer group.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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5 Ways Admation Improves the Marketing Review and Approval Process

Admation

Let’s face it; managing creative projects is complicated. You have to keep track of all the steps and stakeholders in the process while keeping an eye on deadlines to ensure you perform the way your client expects you to. Add to that the fact that marketers nowadays have to run various campaigns across various channels, and it doesn’t get any easier.

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Design Thinking

Leading Agile

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. This week in SoundNotes our focus is Design Thinking. If you are a Product Owner and Design Thinking is not part of your toolbox you need to listen to this podcast. This is the first in what will be a series of interviews centered around Design Thinking, how it works and why it is a critical element of the work of anyone serving in a Product Owner or Product Management role.

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