The Lazy Project Manager
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
The following article is the first of four in a series on ‘Project Business’ and is authored by Daniel Bévort. I have long commented on, and grumbled about if I am honest, that most project conversations talk about internal projects and not external, client facing, business oriented projects – both of which are important but with the latter representing most of my personal career experience.
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
What are resources? They’re everything you need for a project. That includes people, places and things. In other words, resources are essential. Dealing with them and coordinating their use is one of the main hurdles that project managers have to clear if they’re going to cross that project finish line. Resources will plug into every phase of your project.
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Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Let's look at the bigger picture, leaving out the details. What we all mostly want is better health, better fitness and better movement quality. What is fitness all about? Fitness is about being functionally fit so that one can perform one’s daily chores without falling apart as one gets older. That is, we all want to feel, look, move and function better.
Binfire
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
If you are using Wunderlist, it must be disheartening that the big bad wolf named Microsoft is closing the Wunderlist down. Over the years Wunderlist which was funded in 2010 had a strong following and was considered a good to-do list. But like everything Microsoft buys, it was neglected and fell behind the competition. So instead of investing in the platform, Microsoft decided to close the Wunderlist and promote its own internally developed to-do list.
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Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Choosing how you will walk through your day, having fun with your colleagues and clients, actively listen and participating in collaborations, and ensuring others also have a great day. I have written a short story a while ago about the basics of the Fish! Philosophy for being an outstanding team member. In two other blog posts, I covered how this can make your Sprint Retrospective more effective , and also how it can improve your Sprint Planning.
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Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Siempre me han intrigado las diferentes formas en que los equipos Scrum realizan sus revisiones de Sprint. Siempre intento mostrar el flujo de una Sprint Review. No es como si yo muestre una gran variedad de técnicas, y sugiero que los equipos simplemente elijan el formato que deseen. Pero mi batalla de acompañamiento habitual es normalizar la práctica de tener un flujo en una Sprint Review.
Henny Portman
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
I published two papers in the PM World Journal during 2019: Creatures that slow down portfolio delivery and how to kill them , By Marisa Silva (Portugal/UK) and Henny Portman (The Netherlands) – Oct 2019. A bird’s eye view of the Agile forest , By Henny Portman (The Netherlands) – November 2019. Fifty-seven original featured papers were published in the PMWJ in 2019, by authors around the world.
Function Point
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Setting strategic goals gives your agency direction, sets you up for growth, lets you plan for capacity requirements, and helps you focus on the activities that will contribute to success rather than getting distracted by daily tasks. Well-defined goals can increase business returns and employee engagement through a deeper sense of motivation; with everyone on the team striving towards the same goal based on the same understanding, your agency will thrive.
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
During a People Side of Software meetup in Chicago, Robert Pieper, Principal Advisor of Responsive Advisors shared the basics of Scrum. This brief introduction offers a quick overview of Scrum from an experienced Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer while addressing some common questions about Scrum from the audience.
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
EasyProjects
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Accurately and efficiently tracking rates of resources is an integral part of a Professional Services business’s success. Easy Projects’ new rate cards for Professional Services streamline this process. The Benefits of Using Rate Cards. Easy Projects’ rate cards benefit your professional services business by offering: Flexible project billing : Set up various pricing options for different services, customers, and employee levels. .
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Hoy voy a estar examinando una pregunta que es simple. Esta pregunta es compleja en la respuesta. La pregunta es la siguiente: ¿Deben los Scrum Master ganar tanto o más dinero que los desarrolladores de software? La pregunta real que se me planteó fue un poco más matizada. Acabo de ver gráfico muestran que los Scrum Master podrían ganar tanto como algunos desarrolladores de alto nivel.
Taskque
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
According to Gallup’s study that analyzed more than 10,000 projects, Only 2.5% of companies complete their projects successfully. Most projects exceeded the deadline or budget. Even though the project failure rate might vary from industry to industry but it is important for businesses to know why projects fail so they can drive their projects to successful completion.
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