Tue.Nov 19, 2019

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8 Tried-and-Tested Ideas For Effective Team Communication

Proofhub

Before talking about anything else, take a look at the workplace that communicates effectively. How A Healthy Workplace With Good Communication Looks Like Employees who communicate effectively at the workplace are courageous, innovative and disciplined. These three factors are levers of performance according to the communication survey for 2009/2010 of Watson Wyatt.

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How to Make a Stakeholder Management Plan

ProjectManager.com

Stakeholders are the people, groups or organizations that have a key interest in the outcome of a project. They can include department heads, investors, manufacturers, board members or simply team members. They are typically involved in the approval process and can either make a project difficult or extremely easy—depending on how well they’re managed via a stakeholder management plan.

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10 Ways To Get The Most From A Team Meeting

Techno-PM

Team Meeting Keeping staff on the same page is crucially important, and that's why you need to hold a team meeting. But that's easier said than done since there's so much to do. You'll need to clearly define the agenda for the meeting, plan ahead, and prepare a compelling presentation that will amaze everyone on your team. Furthermore, you'll have to engage with team members before, during, and after the meeting, which inevitably eats into your time.

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10 Tips for Good Meeting Agendas + Free Agenda Template

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Meetings need agendas. Agendas help with project communication – they ensure people know why they are turning up to a meeting and what they should be doing when they are there. Agendas and minutes go hand in hand. The agenda makes sure the meeting starts on a good footing. The minutes ensure everything is document and wrapped up effectively at the end.

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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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Ask A PM: How Do I Let My Project Sponsor Know a Project is Running Late?

LiquidPlanner

“Dear Elizabeth: My project is running late to the point that our delivery date has moved significantly. I want to make sure that we’ve considered all the possible options for recovering the project before I finalize the new schedule. What should I consider before I deliver the news to my project sponsor?”. I hope that the date change doesn’t come as a surprise to your project sponsor.

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The Story Writer (A Misunderstood Product Owner Stance)

Scrum.org

You’ve met them: slightly curved back, eyes glued to the screen, minimized font size and a 14 step template in Jira. Story, check. Acceptance criteria check. Examples, check. Logfiles, hmm still have to run that query. Mockups, check. Test scenarios, check. Linking all previously known issues to this one, in progress, compare it to the definition of ready, next week.

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Driving Change With The Kanban Methodology

Techno-PM

Kanban Methodology Kanban is a lean method primarily for visual management, and this means that it allows teams to bypass unnecessary processes and to see the ‘bigger picture’ easily. For project managers, Kanban methodology is a driving force that is particularly useful when working project management? Download Project Management Templates Driving Change With The Kanban Methodology How Does Kanban Drive Change?

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The Visionary (A Preferred Product Owner Stance)

Scrum.org

What is a Visionary? Visionary Product Owners are people like Steve Jobs , Elon Musk , Thomas Edison and Winston Churchill. They have a clear vision about the future, they actively challenge the status quo and they are inspiring leaders to follow. Visionary Product Owners have a relentless focus on what can be , instead of what is. It is their mission, vision, passing and inspiration that is appealing for many people to follow.

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Headaches in Managing Ad Agency Resources

Admation

One common frustration experienced by ad agencies is the difficulty of managing resources effectively. And, unfortunately, when resource management goes awry both workflows and budgets ultimately suffer. So what are the top 3 headaches experienced when managing ad agency resources? So what are the top 3 headaches experienced when managing ad agency resources?

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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