Thu.Dec 06, 2018

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PRINCE2: An Introduction to the Project Management Methodology

ProjectManager.com

Project management is a process of finding the best method to manage and control work through its every stage. There’s never just one way to accomplish this mission, and thus there is never just one methodology for project managers to use. Different methodologies work for different projects, industries, tools and teams. Methodologies can be approached rigidly, as a discipline without any deviations, or more à la carte, where a hybrid of two or more are used to respond to the unique aspects of a

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Ask a PM: How Do I Cancel a Struggling Project?

LiquidPlanner

Dear Elizabeth: My project is struggling, but no one except me can see it. I don’t have the authority to cancel the project, but I don’t think it’s worth my team working on it. On top of that, my project sponsor has unrealistic expectations, and those demands keep changing. We can’t keep up with new demands, and I know that carrying on is not the right thing for this business.

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Professional Scrum Master II - An Experience Report

Scrum.org

As of November 2018, there are 181,000 certified Professional Scrum Masters (PSM I) around the globe, but only 2,400 individuals that went for the next level Scrum Master certificate, often referred to it as an advanced Professional Scrum Master or PSM II. The large discrepancy of certificate holders might have several reasons, one being that many might not be aware that the PSM II even exists.

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The Budget Calculator: Craft a Beautiful Budget With This New Tool

Teamweek

Looking for a classy invoice that will keep you organized and impress clients? Teamweek’s new budget calculator is the perfect tool for you. The budget calculator is easy to use and creates a professional-looking PDF invoice that you can download instantly and send to your clients. With this plug-and-play tool, simply enter tasks, dates, and rates and click “Download to PDF” to create your custom invoice.

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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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Live from Product404, in Atlanta: Agile RoadMapping

Leading Agile

? ?. This talk covers techniques and approaches to developing and communicating roadmaps to your organization. Balancing Agility and predictability in a roadmap is a challenge, and stakeholders require transparency in order to effectively drive organizations forward. Product teams that efficiently deliver value to market require the flexibility to make decisions using the latest discovery and learning, while giving their team time to plan for the product’s direction.

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Designing a Feedback-Driven Strategic Execution Model w/ Dennis Stevens

Leading Agile

A few weeks ago, Dennis Stevens and I recorded a podcast called Building an Organizational System That Can Embrace Change. The podcast introduced three critical concepts which we are exploring at a deeper level in additional interviews. In this episode of SoundNotes, Dennis Stevens, LeadingAgile’s co-founder and Chief Methodologist, and Dave Prior, dig into one of those key concepts: How to design an execution model that can provide feedback which can then be incorporated back into the strategic

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TimeCamp and Dropbox Paper Integration!

TimeCamp

What Is Dropbox Paper? Dropbox Paper is a tool created by Dropbox, one of the.

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Servant Leadership 101: The 4 V’s to Create a Strong Foundation

Scrum.org

Servant-leaders must create a strong foundation that helps people feel empowered to take action, enables them to move forward in a common direction despite uncertainty, and to feel inspired and resourceful during challenging times. The 4 V’s can help you establish this strong foundation: Vision, Values, Value, Validation. Vision. “What do we want?”.

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Filters have arrived in the Schedule beta!

Resource Guru

We’ve just released shiny new filters in the Schedule beta and we hope you love them as much as we do! Along with the old functionality you know and love, we’ve added a few new bells and whistles. Super-convenient. The first thing you’ll notice is a large search field at the top. This is a universal search where you can search by any resource type or attribute, including custom fields.

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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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Holiday Gifts for your Favorite Project Manager

ProProject Manager

It’s snowing again here in the Rocky Mountain West and the holiday gift season is right around the corner. Folks are busy worrying about the conversions and implementations they’re going to do after the holiday and business slows down. Or they’re looking forward to a very quiet two weeks as their co-workers and clients go on vacation. In the spirit of the season, here are a few gift ideas for the project manager on your list.

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Project Management Gatherings

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Working in project management has always had a heavy emphasis on people. It’s people who make projects successful and it’s people coming together, working collaboratively; sharing experiences; swarming and standing up together that really makes a project tick. Project meetings; daily stand-ups; a community of practice; lunch and learns – there is a myriad of different ways we come together to progress delivery and continuously learn about how to do that better.

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