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The Newbie Guide To Agile Project Management

Proofhub

Let’s face it?—?Agile is the new normal. Today, nobody just picks up a project and does it. No, today everybody is agile, with more companies adopting the methodology with every passing year. Jokes aside, Agile has earned its reputation. It is efficient, it is fast, it is flexible, and it is easy to adopt. If you know how, that is. What is Agile project management?

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The Uncertain World

The Lazy Project Manager

Is your business life ‘Uncertain’? Well don’t panic, you are certainly not alone, but you should accept that you are part the ‘VUCA’ world today! U = Uncertainty: the lack of predictability, the prospects for surprise, and the sense of awareness and understanding of issues and events. Meaning: Not able to be relied on; not known or definite. In a Forbes article ‘What Does VUCA Really Mean?

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Workshop: Tools, Habits & Techniques for Successful Remote PMs

The Digital Project Manager

This content is exclusive to DPM Pro Members! DPM Pro Members get: Instant access to. The post Workshop: Tools, Habits & Techniques for Successful Remote PMs appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Book Review: The Power of Project Leadership

LiquidPlanner

I just finished the last chapter of Susanne Madsen’s piece on The Power of Project Leadership (2nd edition). I closed her exceptional book completely inspired and itching to get a copy in the hands of both LiquidPlanner employees and our customers. I’ve been a longtime student of both Project Management and of researchers like Brené Brown , who explore emotional intelligence with leadership.

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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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Black Friday Software Deals 2019: The Best and Hottest Sales

GanttPRO Project Management

GanttPRO software Black Friday deal 2019 Sale: 30% Off any plan for the first purchase. The discount will be applied automatically after following the Black Friday offer link. Period: November […].

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What Does a Project Manager Do in a Marketing Agency?

Wrike

There’s a lot that businesses need to get done. They’re juggling tasks, deadlines, resources, budgets, and team members, and are always moving around priorities in order to take steps toward their larger goals. Sounds like a lot, right? It is. And it’s exactly why project management is a continuously growing and high-demand field. . According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), project managers work in a variety of industries — from manufacturing or construction to finance or utilities.

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The Ideal Product Manager Career Path

Techno-PM

Product Manager Product managers are integral to ensuring that processes run smoothly and efficiently from beginning to end and are an essential component in the smooth running of any organization. The product manager's role is to guide cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle. This means from initial concepts and roadmaps all the way through to handing over to the client.

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The Customer Representative (A Preferred Product Owner Stance)

Scrum.org

What is a Customer Representative? The Customer Representative Product Owner is the go-to person for people in the organization who want to gain a understanding of what customers (and/or users) are looking for in the product or service which the Product Owner is responsible for. Product Owners who take the stance of the Customer Representative tend to focus on helping other people (Development Team or others) to understand what customers need, what their challenges are, what pains and gains

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9 Benefits of CPM Certification

Techno-PM

Certified Project Manager CPM Certification Although becoming qualified may not be required in your particular line of work, there are many benefits to obtaining CPM certification. This is true even for those people who are not pursuing a career in project management. Download Project Management Template 9 Benefits of CPM Certification In order to fully appreciate what these benefits include, we have provided you with a list of the top nine benefits of CPM certification below - Acquire the skill

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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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What Is A Product Launch Plan and Why Your Startup Desperately Need It

Teamweek

When I woke up the morning after the launch party, I felt like I had been hit by a Mack truck. Every time I turned over, it hurt. When my roommate opened the door to offer black coffee and Tylenol, the creaking hinges practically made my ears bleed. “Never again,” I muttered into my pillow when the sunlight made my head start pounding. “Next time we launch a product, I’m using a plan.”.

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Black Friday Software Deals 2019: The Best and Hottest Sales

GanttPRO Project Management

GanttPRO software Black Friday deal 2019 Sale: 30% Off any plan for the first purchase. The discount will be applied automatically after following the Black Friday offer link.

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The new "they"

Musings on Project Management

Pronouns are problematic I've said before pronouns should be banned in technical and official writing. Why? because people screw up or unwittingly mess up the antecedents. But, if pronouns are to be used, take note that the rules -- such as rules are want to be -- are changing as a matter of culture and usage, not because the rulebook has been rewritten.

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What Businesses Can Learn About Cybersecurity Threats From the US DoD’s Latest Initiative

Runrun.it

Check it out what you will find on this article about cybersecurity threats: CMMC in a Nutshell What Can SMBs Take From the CMMC? Security is Always a Work in Progress. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is no stranger to cybersecurity threats. Case in point, highly sensitive data on the US’s latest 5th generation fighter F-35 Lightning II was compromised with cyber attacks earlier this year, leading to what was described by state sources as an intensive and extreme compromise.

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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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Black Friday Software Deals 2019: The Best and Hottest Sales

GanttPRO Project Management

Black Friday 2019 is rolling out and ready to knock at everyone’s door with its super sales, deals, specials, and giveaways. This is the best time for shopping. Have you […]. The post Black Friday Software Deals 2019: The Best and Hottest Sales first appeared on GanttPRO.

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Your Definitive Guide to The New 2020 Department of Labor (DOL) Overtime Rule

TimeCamp

On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the new overtime rule. It.

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Cultivating an Adaptive Mindset

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Carol Dweck, author of ‘ Mindset ’ and Professor at Stanford University writes about two mindsets; a “fixed mindset, where you believe your qualities are carved in stone,” and a “growth mindset, where you believe that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate and build on through your efforts.”. In today’s complex business world it’s a ‘growth mindset’ that is required from our leaders to navigate the complexity of our new business context and successful execute strategy.

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Project Manager Career Path vs Scrum Master Career Path

PM Basics

The Project Manager career path has more options. But it requires more knowledge and skills. The Scrum Master career path is easier to enter. And it heavily focuses on soft skills. Which journey should you choose? What career will make you happy? Let’s review the pros and cons of Project Manager vs Scrum Master. Project Manager Career Path. (watch the video as it has more visual explanations).

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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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Power BI Got You Puzzled?

MPUG

Using Microsoft Project Online or Project Server is commonplace for many Project Managers and report writers alike. Of course, there are reports online which provide project or portfolio views. There are also useful reports in Project Professional, showing a single project. However, these are difficult to use when trying to combine other data sources or when doing heavy customization.

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The Decision Maker (A Preferred Product Owner Stance)

Scrum.org

What is a Decision Maker? Decision Maker , which helps the stakeholders and Scrum Team to keep time-to-market short, by keeping decision-making time short. All sorts of decisions have to made on a daily basis. Some can be delegated to the Scrum Team or stakeholders, some the Product Owner has to take him-/herself. The “act of deciding” is a term coined in the mid 15th century and from the Latin word Decisionem: Decisionem (nominative decisio ) “to decide, determine,” literally “to cut off”. —

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