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How to Make a Procurement Management Plan

ProjectManager.com

Project management planning is made up of many parts. There’s the schedule, the stakeholder matrix, the managing of resources. Speaking of the latter, there’s the matter of how you’re going to procure resources that require vendors of goods and services. That’s procurement management. The procurement management plan is part of the overall project management plan.

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Agile forecasting techniques for the next decade

Scrum.org

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is the oldest continuously published periodical in North America. It was first published in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas who wanted an almanac “to be useful with a pleasant degree of humor. Many long-time Almanac followers claim that its forecasts are 80% to 85% accurate. . This claim was seriously tested in 1816 when Thomas made a mistake in his Almanac.

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The unfolding course of events

Musings on Project Management

"It is not given to human beings -- happily for them, for otherwise life would be intolerable -- to foresee or predict to any large extent the unfolding course of events" Winston Churchill Of course, project management can modify such a bit to tolerate some of the intolerable: Simulations can add to the extent of foresight of unfolding events Systems tests can reveal unforeseen hazards in.

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Recruiting Great Scrum Masters

Scrum.org

Finding a Scrum Master is simple and complex. There are plenty of people out there who call themselves “Scrum Masters”, but how do you know if the person you are hiring really is a great Scrum Master? Well, let’s start with the people who do the recruiting. Typically, and especially in large organizations, before a business area gets to see a Scrum Master, they have to go through a formal HR process.

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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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Lift Positive Risk-Taking

MPUG

Most people hear “project risk” and they think of an adverse event or threat that may occur. Regardless, the term carries a negative connotation, but this common belief means you may be missing out on positive risks or opportunities that potentially have a beneficial effect on your project’s deliverables and goals. When you are presented with a risk (and most projects have inherent positive risks), don’t try to avoid it.

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Mike Cottmeyer | Elevate Agile 2019 | The Systems of Agility

Leading Agile

Becoming Agile isn’t simple. Although many think all that’s needed is a System of Delivery, like Scrum or SAFe, in large organizations, it’ll take much more than a new process, or culture shift to Transform. But without the right foundational ecosystem and systems in place to enable Agility, achieving it is nearly impossible. The three systems necessary for Agility are a System of Delivery, System of Transformation, and System of Sustainability.

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Three Keys to Project Work During the Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak

Green Project Management

The worldwide coronavirus outbreak is not the first world war, nor the great depression nor the second world war. For those with an awareness of history, we know that those events were horrific and challenging times that we got through and fortunately came out stronger on the other side. The worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and […]. The post Three Keys to Project Work During the Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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How to Boost Project Profitability With Agency Time Tracking

Wrike

What can a project management tool with time tracking do for your agency? In this article, we’ll answer questions like this and provide plenty of actionable advice to help get you started. . Learn how agency time tracking saves businesses money through better performance, more accurate billing, and excessive spending spotlights. Then, discover how leading brands use an online project management tool with time tracking to fully understand profitability in new and refreshing ways. .

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Three Keys to Project Work During the Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak – References

Green Project Management

GPM Global is dedicated to ensuring that our posts are transparent and fact based from sources that can be trusted. Providing these references can also take up a lot of space and distract from the blog post. We have provided the detailed sources for our post on “Three Keys to Project Work During the Worldwide […]. The post Three Keys to Project Work During the Worldwide Coronavirus Outbreak – References appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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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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Working From Home? 12 Guides To Help Navigate The Remote Life

Trello

With options to work from home on the rise globally, companies have been forced to reckon with the fact that remote work, works. According to Owl Labs 2019 State of Remote Work report , remote workers are not only happier at work, but they’re 13% more likely to stay at their current job for the next 5 years than their onsite counterparts.

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Discovery Mode: Cheese or Owl? | Video

Online PM Courses

If you want your team to solve problems more effectively, you need to get them into Discovery Mode. Put another way, is it to be Cheese or Owl? The post Discovery Mode: Cheese or Owl? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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4 Key Steps to Achieving Digital Transformation

LiquidPlanner

Today more than ever, digital tools, innovations, and workflows play a vital role in an organization’s work methods. Although new technology pathways can help prevent employee burnout, decrease the frequency of human error, and inform your decisions with data-driven results, the journey to full digital integrations is often not an easy one. As the need for proper implementation has become more apparent, digital transformation (DX), or the process of translating your out-of-date work processes wi

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The World of Telecommuting: A Guide to Handy Homeworking.

MindGenius

Have you been working at home recently? This blog is being directed at those around the world who have been trying to adjust to working from home. Having had personal experience at working from home in the past, hopefully these tips will provide you with the advice and guidance you need to make homeworking a success. Professionalism is key. Regardless of where you are doing your work, start your day early as if you were working in your office; get up early, avoid sitting in your pajama’s just be

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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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Latest release from Sitetracker launches new features and enhancement to efficiency

Sitetracker

Sitetracker is proud to announce Release 38, delivering on further enhancements to efficiency and ease of use while also launching new features. In this post, we will go through the highlights of this release. For full, technical release notes, please go here. Join us for a live webinar this Wednesday, March 18th at noon EST where we’ll go through the release and demo the updates — hosted by Sitetracker’s very own Lisa McNicholas!

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The 14 Best Presentation Software That Will Help You Steal The Show!

TimeCamp

Presentation software is used by people all over the globe. At least once in our.