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Availability is Not a Skill Set! 5 Tips for Resource Allocation

Rebel’s Guide to PM

“Who is free to work on this task?”. That’s something all project managers will hear at some time or another. And it isn’t the best way to allocate work to your project team members. After all, would you have brain surgery done by a surgeon who specializes in feet just because he or she happened to be free that day? Of course not. Would you ask a colleague to give a presentation to the board, just because they happened to have some spare time?

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36 Fehlverhalten von Scrum Interessenvertretern

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Die Fehlverhalten von Scrum Interessenvertretern. Erfahren Sie, wie individuelle Anreize und veraltete Organisationsstrukturen – die persönliche Agenden und lokale Optimierungsbemühungen fördern – sich in Fehlverhalten von Scrum Interessenvertretern manifestieren, die leicht jede agile Transformation zu einer produktorientierten Organisation behindern. ??

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How to Analyze Risk in Project Management?

nTask

Life is a series of unexpected events, however having a plan can save you from catastrophe. The rule is applicable to all lines of work including project management. Having a risk management plan is crucial for the successful initiatives of any business or project venture. Risk assessment has never been more vital than it is […].

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[VLOG] 8 Hats The Scrum Master Wears As A True Leader Who Serves

Scrum.org

Hey what's good this week awesome people? I hope your team are creating something amazing for your customers. Something has been disturbing my mind and I wanted to share it with you. Btw, have you noticed that the Scrum Guide described the Scrum Master as a true leader who serves ? This was change from what was initially called servant leadership. The word "servant" is not widely accepted in some cultures but it's also misunderstood in some cultures.

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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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What Is Work Management Software And How Does It Help Your Team?

Sandeep Kashyap

You may have heard and applied project management in your daily work schedule, regardless of the types of jobs. To manage their teams, professionals worldwide use a variety of project management tools and practices. Similar to project management in many ways, work management is a word that has recently joined the corporate lexicon. But what is work management, and how can it assist your team in achieving success?

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

As products become more complex, technical project managers have quickly become the holy grail for growing businesses. Technical project managers (TPM) bridge the gap between understanding what’s technically possible in a project and managing the resources, timelines, and expectations to get it done. This hybrid of business and engineering skills is a superpower.

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What Is Work Management Software And How Does It Help Your Team?

Proofhub

You may have heard and applied project management in your daily work schedule, regardless of the types of jobs. To manage their teams, professionals worldwide use a variety of project management tools and practices. Similar to project management in many ways, work management is a word that has recently joined the corporate lexicon. But what is work management, and how can it assist your team in achieving success?

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What Is Work Management Software And How Does It Help Your Team?

Sandeep Kashyap

You may have heard and applied project management in your daily work schedule, regardless of the types of jobs. To manage their teams, professionals worldwide use a variety of project management tools and practices. Similar to project management in many ways, work management is a word that has recently joined the corporate lexicon. But what is work management, and how can it assist your team in achieving success?

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Pros and Cons of a Decision Matrix

ActiveCollab

Making decisions, especially those that will affect your entire team and their performance, is the most challenging thing to do as a project manager. While many believe that writing pros and cons can fix this issue, it's not as easy as it seems. Different aspects need to be revised and when stakeholders are part of this process, come prepared because there will be a lot of biased opinions involved.

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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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Steering Committee: Definition, Roles & Meeting Tips

ProjectManager.com

You’ve been tasked to lead a project and create a project plan only to learn that it’ll be reviewed by a steering committee. Or maybe you don’t currently have a steering committee for your business but you’re interested in assembling one. If you’re not sure what a steering committee is or what it does, don’t panic. Let’s explore what a steering committee is, how it relates to project management and what steering committees do.

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Vendor Management: How to Work with Vendors | Video

Online PM Courses

Vendor Management is working with vendors to get what you need, when you need it, to the specifications you need, and at a fair price. The post Vendor Management: How to Work with Vendors | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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10 Time Management Tips You Aren’t Using

LiquidPlanner

Do you wish there were more hours in the day? Me too. For years now, I’ve been on a quest to eek more productivity out of each day. The good news is that I am winning at doing that, and I’ve become really efficient at crossing things off my to-do list. The bad news is that sometimes work still encroaches on my personal time because I find it hard to stop, especially when I’m on a roll!

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How resource management can save you from The Great Resignation

Resource Guru

Most people think the Great Resignation—employees quitting their jobs in droves—is a fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s true that the pandemic opened our eyes to the possibilities of remote work and better work-life balance, but look closely, and you’ll see that the “Great Resignation” has been a long time coming. The number of Americans quitting their jobs was already on the rise until it dipped to around 2% in 2020 before jumping to about 2.7% in 2021.

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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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Sprint-Based Work on Multiple Projects: How an Agile Resource Management Solution Can Assist

Epicflow Blog

Agile has become the most popular methodology in recent years and has proven its efficiency for millions of companies already so nobody has any doubts about it today. Being agile means being flexible enough to adequately and timely react to any alterations of your project environment and any external changes that may happen at any time. Sprint-based work has become a common way of organizing business activities as an optimal tool that helps reach short-term objectives.

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Importance Of Checklists: 7 Benefits To Help You Get Buy-in At Work

Teamweek

What’s common between airline pilots and hospital nurses? Both are responsible for other peoples’ lives. And both need to be on their toes every single day. How do they do it? They use checklists —a simple, proven tool that helps avoid human error and improves work quality. You only have to look at these numbers to understand how critical checklists are to the airline and healthcare industry: The WHO post-surgery checklist reduces deaths by 22 percent.