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7 Ways to Keep Remote Teams Connected and Engaged

nTask

Among the many challenges currently facing businesses is the move to either fully remote work or a hybrid model. Even before the pandemic, remote working had grown by a massive 91% over 10 years. This meant that around 3.4% of the US workforce was already working remotely prior to COVID-19 making that number soar. Once the pandemic was here, around 88% of organizations globally moved to a remote working model, either mandatory or voluntary.

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How to Create a Master Production Schedule

ProjectManager.com

Manufacturing is a complex process. It requires a balance of production capacity and the necessary materials to fulfill orders. Once you’ve got your inventory secured, you need to schedule your production. Creating a master production schedule is crucial in ensuring your supplies match demand. A robust master production schedule also supports your sales force and strengthens your businesses’ capacity to meet the needs of your customers.

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Using Video for Communications [Project Case Study]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I like doing the communication bits of projects, and when I worked on a large software rollout there was plenty of opportunity to create buy in and engagement through communication. In this article, I’ll share a project management case study: a time when we used creative solutions for project comms and got creative with video. The project was going to fundamentally change the way people did their jobs.

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The Value in the Scrum Values

Scrum.org

Somewhere along my journey of Scrum, that started in 2003, I started calling myself an independent Scrum Caretaker on a journey of humanizing the workplace with Scrum. Because there is more to Scrum than ‘process’. There is more to Scrum than rules, roles, practices and techniques. If called a process, then Scrum is a servant process. The process serves the people employing it.

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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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13 Best Tips For Increased Productivity In Video Marketing Projects

nTask

You already know that a picture speaks a thousand words! That’s the core reason why visuals and graphics have become an integral part of today’s digital marketing strategies. Even your audiences (who seem to be the busy people), their attention seems fleeting. And it’s never that simple to create quality content that engages audiences, drives traffic, and converts leads.

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8 Reasons Why Project Managers Need to Work on Branding

Proofhub

Branding has a significant impact on how the intended audience receives your project. Go off-brand? Prepare to alienate loyal customers, but stay on brand? Build momentum and perceived value instantly with your loyal audience and tap into new audience members as you go. It’s easy to see why some project managers might think branding has no impact on their project delivery, but they’d be wrong.

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YDS: Is It OK to Ignore the Scrum Guide?

Scrum.org

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Is it OK to ignore the Scrum Guide? Today's question asks whether or not it's ok to not follow the Scrum Guide. Todd and Ryan have some fun with this one because it does come up in class and on podcasts from time to time. Of course, it's OK to ignore the Scrum Guide. Check out the video for Ryan and Todd's take on this topic.

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9 Tips On How To Prioritize Tasks Effectively At Work

Teamweek

There’s nothing more satisfying than checking off work on your to-do list. But before you attack your task list, you want to learn how to prioritize tasks. Prioritizing tasks helps you: Get the most critical work done first. Better utilize scarce time and team resources. Effectively manage your team’s workload. Many software tools help you capture, prioritize, and organize your work — from simple to-do lists to visual Kanban boards.

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YDS: Can We Do Scrum with a Distributed (Remote) Scrum Team?

Scrum.org

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can we do Scrum with a distributed (remote) Scrum Team? Today's question is all about distributed Scrum Teams. What do you do when you cannot have everyone in the same room? How do you help your teams work well together when they are distributed across multiple timezones. Todd and Ryan tackle this interesting and highly relevant topic on today's show.

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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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About life and re-inventing my life as an independent Scrum Caretaker

Gunther Verheyen

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. “ George Bernard Shaw. Dear reader. If you happen to have attended one of the many online events I have been in last year, you know how important the above quote is for me. It feels like the past twelve months, more than just about creating myself, my life was mostly about re-inventing myself.

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The Untapped Powers of a Motivated Team (and how to unleash them)

Proofhub

A champion team will always beat a team of champions.?—?John McGrath Whenever I read such quotes about motivation, I am instantly reminded of what a motivated team, with a mission at hand and a vision in the head, can achieve. And how much, a team with lackluster motivation can bite its own tail. At some point, you might also have experienced this?—?

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What’s Your Learning Plan?

Bridge the Gap Consulting

I learned early in my career that professional growth and development was my responsibility, not my employers. I learned this lesson when I asked my boss what my professional development should be. He said “How the hell do I know. It’s your development.” Don’t wait for someone else to tell you what your plan is. Only you truly know what drives and inspires you.

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[PODCAST] What If the Product Owner Don't Have Ownership Over The Product?

Scrum.org

Hey what's happening awesome people? It is quite common to see someone who is called as a Product Owner but do not really have ownership over the product. This kind of Product Owner often lacking vision and demotivates the developer. In this video podcast I discussed how we can help the Product Owner take ownership of the product. Enjoy folks. .

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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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5 Ways To Successfully Ditch The Digital Distractions

Trello

Picture this: Your to-do list rolling its imaginary eyes as you scroll through social media, refreshing Instagram one more time just in case someone updated their story in the last two seconds.

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[PODCAST] What If the Product Owner Doesn't Have Ownership Over The Product?

Scrum.org

Hey what's happening awesome people? It is quite common to see someone who is called a Product Owner not really have ownership over the product. This kind of Product Owner is often lacking vision and demotivates the Developer. In this video podcast I discussed how we can help the Product Owner take ownership of the product. Enjoy folks. .

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What is Configuration Management? | Video

Online PM Courses

A system's configuration is a technical description of a system and how its components inter-connect. So, what is Configuration Management? The post What is Configuration Management? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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10 Most Influential Tactics for Ramping Up Your Project Proposals In 2021

nTask

When you think of a great proposal, you may think of clever salesmen like ‘ Mad Men’ They are stealthily tapping into the inner psyche of their target audience to close the deal. As a result, the effortless marketing campaigns, Don Draper’s audience bubbles over with enthusiasm because the presentations are always compelling and out-of-the-box.

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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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Webinar Recap: SIPOC Workshop Facilitation – Part 3: Workshop Facilitation and Questions

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jeff Bongiovani’s session, SIPOC Workshop Facilitation – Part 3, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations.

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What Is Agile Release Planning?

Wrike

Agile release planning is a valuable technique for building customer-centric products and projects. It helps achieve your product roadmap through, planning poker Agile, iterative sprint planning, and daily standup meetings where you review and incorporate feedback to ensure incremental product improvements over time. Agile release planning is a tactical version of your overall product vision and roadmap.

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Work 3.0: Enterprise Work Management Solutions Power Next-Generation Collaboration for the Post-Pandemic Enterprise

Leankor

Work 3.0: Enterprise Work Management Solutions Power Next-Generation Collaboration for the Post-Pandemic Enterprise. The enterprise workplace looks dramatically different than it did a year ago. When COVID-19 turned the world upside, the way we work flipped with it. Think: Remote workforces, tighter budgets and a critical need for seamless collaboration through shared digital access to information and resources.