Mon.Sep 26, 2022

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton. Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. It enables you to manage the project more effectively and work towards a smooth outcome. So what exactly is project risk management?

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Join the Anonymous Scrum Master (and Agile Coach) Salary Report 2023

Scrum.org

TL;DR: Scrum Master Salary Report 2023 — An Anonymous Poll by the Community for the Community. The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report 2023 is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the agile community to understand whether their compensation is adequate. (And yes, the report will cover Scrum Masters as well as Agile Coaches, both employed and freelancing.).

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Killing a Project

MPUG

Introduction. Management reviews, sometimes referred to by project managers as phase exits , stage gates , or kill points, are very important for keeping projects on track. These moments serve as decision point for if a project should be continued, re-assigned, or canceled. Remember that each project is just one part of an entire system an organization has, and changes in other parts of the organization might affect a project’s status.

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6 Scrum-Dysfunktionen, die die Wertschöpfung behindern

Scrum.org

Viele Unternehmen haben sich für Scrum als Prozess entschieden, um ihre Wertschöpfung zu steuern. Dabei gibt es nur ein Problem: Scrum ist eben kein Prozess. Scrum ist lediglich ein Rahmen, innerhalb dessen Teams einen Wertschöpfungsprozess erstellen und kontinuierlich verbessern können. Die kontinuierliche Verbesserung fußt dabei auf den drei Säulen der empirischen Prozesssteuerung: Transparenz, Überprüfung und Anpassung.

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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 Role of Traffic Managers and Production Managers in Marketing Agencies

Function Point

Many in the creative industry have heard the titles ‘Traffic Manager’ and ‘Production Manager,’ however, some agencies have forgone these individual roles altogether. Some smaller agencies have account executives or the principal in charge of overseeing the Jobs for their clients; this inevitably results in a conflict when there is more than one account executive vying for the agency’s resources.

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Quiet Quitting

Musings on Project Management

One of the human resources trends going about is "Quiet Quitting". Has this come to a project on your street?As in all such trends, there are numerous versions which heretofore might have been labeled "work life balance"So, here is a bit of what to look out for:The 'union' version: Work to rules. Nothing above and beyond the call.

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Scrum Master vs. Project Manager

Techno-PM

The successful completion of a project involves the active participation of several professionals, including the Project Team Lead, Scheduler, Coordinator, Scrum Master, and Project Manager. While the project manager is responsible to lead the planning and execution of the project, a scrum master supervises the team closely and allocates resources. For an IT entrant, the roles may appear similar due to their overlapping attributes and interdependent functionalities.

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What is a Program Manager?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

First we should start with a definition of program management. What is a program? A program is a collection of related individual projects, all with similar aims, objectives and resources that together deliver a common outcome and/or significant change; for example, moving the company to being a paperless office would be a program with a number of projects like: Choosing and implementing an electronic document management system for Head Office Designing a paperless sales process for use in the c

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Supply Chain Risk Management and Its Mitigation Strategies

Techno-PM

As supply chain companies mature with budding scopes and complexity, supply chain risk management becomes inevitable in mitigating unexpected disruptions. Here is a guide that can help you understand associated risk facts in the supply chain industry and how the use of AI, SCM software, and overall digital transformation has completely changed the game for companies.

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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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Generalist vs Specialist

Scrum.org

. Is having specialists on Scrum Teams a good or bad thing? Find out as we discuss the pros and cons of specialized skills on a Scrum Team. In a hurry?

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AI Service Management: A Closer Look

Techno-PM

The advancement of technology has changed how a business operates, from designing a new product to interacting with its target audience. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used in every aspect of business, including IT service management. Download Project Management Templates ! What is AISM? AI has paved the way for an IT Service Management transformation with promises of redefining the norm and accelerating service delivery.

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Work Breakdown Structure: A Beginner’s Guide [Template Included]

Teamweek

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) helps you to break down projects of any size into manageable tasks. It can integrate scope, cost, and deliverables into a single tool. Yet, with many agencies, proper project planning is often overlooked. Whether you handle complex or simple projects, this guide will teach you how to create a WBS so that you can start delivering more profitable and timely projects.

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An Overview of Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Techno-PM

The problem with a failed venture cannot be wholly attributed to a fault in its planning or execution. There are often uncontrollable and unpredictable factors that result in complete disarray and cause a plan or project to fail. These factors could be anything from an increased cost to botched machinery or something else entirely. Here is where a Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) becomes crucial, as it can zero down on the most likely threats related to a project and aid to handle them better.

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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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Lean Transformation

Techno-PM

Every business wishes to work like a smart factory that will take its operations to the next level while also increasing its transparency. This process of a business attempting to shift away from its previous way of doing things is 'Lean transformation'. Download Project Management Templates ! What makes Lean transformation different from any other approach is its focus on the customer.

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