Mon.Jul 08, 2019

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Backlog Review (Nulab – 2019)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Backlog (from Nulab) is a project management tool for prioritising and tracking work. This is a review of the product using my laptop and Chrome browser, and my iPad with Safari, in June 2019. General Information. Name: Backlog. Vendor: Nulab. Hosting options: Online and enterprise version which is self-hosted. Cost and plans: There’s a full free trial for 30 days, and a free plan (1 project, 10 users, plenty to give it a test drive).

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The Power of If-Then Risk Statements

Project Risk Coach

IF. Have you thought about the use of this two-letter conjunction in risk management lately? Let's look at how to use the power of If-Then risk statements. IF is a simple word that can open up new doors to writing clear risk statements. And it can be used to write opportunities as well as threats. If-Then Risk Statements Write Opportunity Statements Opportunities are events and conditions, that if they occur, have a positive impact on your project objectives (e.g., schedule, scope, budget, quali

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Agile Leadership — A Brief Overview of Concepts and Ideas

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Agile Leadership. I recently started aggregating my notes, links, and references related to agile leadership to understand better what it — in the context of an agile transition — may look like. In the end, becoming agile is not the goal of a transition; surviving as an organization is. Hence I appreciate whatever appeals to business leaders and their motivation to delve into agile ideas, frameworks, or practices.

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Can Project Duration Estimation be done without Assumptions?

MPUG

One of the most frequently asked questions when someone is about to start a new task is likely, “how much time will it take?”. Time is limited. Our lives are limited, and unfortunately, we just cannot wish away time limitations. That is why duration estimation is one of the most important aspects of project management. Sometimes, the above question is not directly asked; however someone still imposes a deadline.

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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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Debunking Six Misconceptions About Agile

Stepping Into Project Management

This articles was first published in ProjectManagement.com For those of us in the project management community, agile is a familiar term. But despite its prominence, it’s often misunderstood. All too often, teams and organizations focus on the wrong things or are misinformed. And eventually, agile takes the blame. Here are six common misconceptions that can lead to an anti-agile mindset: It is all about the tool.

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Scrum provee límites para la Auto Organización

Scrum.org

Scrum es un framework fácil de entender y difícil de dominar. Scrum no intenta ser una herramienta para solucionar todos los problemas, no es tampoco una receta completa que prescribe paso a paso lo que se debe hacer. Scrum brinda límites para fomentar la auto organización, estos límites protegen a las personas para crear un ambiente saludable para crecer en la colaboración y el trabajo en equipo usando un entorno empírico.

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Meet the New TimeCamp: Introducing the Redesigned Web App!

TimeCamp

TimeCamp is now redesigned! As many of you probably know, TimeCamp wasn’t pretty. Like one.

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Mito: En Scrum lo que importa es la velocidad

Scrum.org

La velocidad es uno de los temas de Scrum más discutidos online y offline. Sólo hace falta acercarse a la comunidad de Scrum Masters en Facebook para comprobar como muchas de las cuestiones planteadas están en la linea de la velocidad de entrega de los equipos de desarrollo de Software. En muchas compañías, existen sofisticados métodos de estimación basados en la velocidad y yo mismo he tenido la oportunidad de usar -y odiar- hojas de excel que hacen estimaciones basadas en Puntos de Historia de

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Top 10 Variables of a Simple Project Management Software

nTask

A project manager (male or female) cannot expect to make his project a skyrocketing success without investing in a simple project management software. There are innumerable advantages associated with using a project management software for project delivery — one of them is the provision of a streamlined way to collaborate on project goals and objectives.

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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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It's Summer. It's Scrum. Time to Start the Scrummer Quiz!

Scrum.org

For the next 5 weeks we are trying to have a little bit of fun during the summer month of July. I will be asking you three questions every Monday in the Scrummer Quiz and raffle off two books written by Ken Schwaber Software in 30 Days. A week later we will announce the two lucky winners and give you the answer key plus 3 new questions. Not only are we sending out two books, those books are autographed by Ken himself.

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PM Minimalism: Why You Need to Declutter Your Tech Environment

Epicflow Blog

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