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Value Stick Framework for Strategic Project Management

The Strategic Project Manager

Projects are all about producing Value, and products are all about providing Value. The question is, how do you measure Value? This post examines a recent strategic framework, the Value Stick, which is great to digging in to the dynamics of value creation of products and projects. What Is a Value Stick? The Value Stick is an interesting tool that provides insight into where the value is in a product or service.

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The 12 Agile Principles: Definitions & How to Use Them

ProjectManager.com

Agile principles are the foundations of agile. Agile is a project management methodology that allows development teams to set up a dynamic work management framework. This method is based on 12 guiding principles, known as agile principles. In addition, there are also core values, techniques, ceremonies and tools that make up the agile project management approach.

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Scrum Master Choices: Professionalising the ‘Teacher’ Stance

Scrum.org

We all have strengths and weaknesses with the preferred stances of a Scrum Master. Like many of the teams we work with, being ‘key-shaped’ comes to mind – cross-skilled and competent at many things but having a deeper knowledge of certain stances more so than others. Personally, I feel more effective as a teacher and facilitator than when I’m coaching.

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Building and Analyzing Kanban Cumulative Flow Diagrams with MS Project (Agile)

MPUG

Like Sprint or Release Burndown charts in Scrum, cumulative flow diagrams (CFDs) are frequently used in projects using a Kanban framework. This is because one of the fundamental aspects of Kanban is this: Manage the flow. With a cumulative flow diagram, we can manage the flow of work. Imagine an Agile development team is delivering a number of features on-demand.

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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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Scrum Master Choices: Professionalising the ‘Teacher’ Stance

Scrum.org

We all have strengths and weaknesses with the preferred stances of a Scrum Master. Like many of the teams we work with, being ‘key-shaped’ comes to mind – cross-skilled and competent at many things but having a deeper knowledge of certain stances more so than others. Personally, I feel more effective as a teacher and facilitator than when I’m coaching.

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We stand with Ukraine

Resource Guru

Leaving everything behind, people are fleeing conflict in Ukraine. They need shelter, food and water. Resource Guru has donated to the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) and we ask you to please consider a donation yourself. Most of us feel quite helpless but it’s one way you can make a difference. As one of the world’s leading charities for emergency aid, you can be sure your money will be put to good use.

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How Do You Identify a Successful Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Success — My Top-Nine Indicators. How would you know that your Scrum Master is competent? What are indicators for Scrum Master success? Is the regular use of the Confluence retrospective template one of the desired signals? Or is the quest to understand contributing factors futile, as success reasons are so diverse? Probably, there is no direct connection between a Scrum Master, not having authority anyway, and the overall Scrum team’s performance.

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ActiveCollab Monthly Updates: February 2022

ActiveCollab

Hi everyone, Welcome to another edition of ActiveCollab's monthly recaps! In our previous post [[link] we talked about the project page header and the mobile app's progress. This month, we have an interesting topic: templates! Also, we'll talk about the mobile app and our uptime during February. APPLY A TEMPLATE However exciting and diverse our modern jobs are, there are always some elements that repeat themselves in every process.

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Incredible Benefits of PSPO Certification In 2022

Agilemania

Scrum is the most popular framework as per the 15th State of Agile Report. As a result, more companies are joining the agile Agile journey, with the agile adoption rate going from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. . One of the critical roles in Scrum is Product Owner. Learn who a Product Owner is and the benefits of PSPO certification in 2022. Who is a Product Owner?

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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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An In-Depth Primer On Product Strategy: The Essential Elements, Templates and Workflows

Planio

Creating a product strategy is one of those nebulous skills that separate great project managers from good ones. Unfortunately, too many PMs think a ‘strategy’ is the same as a product plan, roadmap, or even just prioritizing features. ‘ Well, we’re building feature X next, which should make us boatloads more money!’ is a great thought. But it’s not a strategy.

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Tips To Choose The Best Business Management Software

Proofhub

Source: [link] When you choose business software for your company, you need to pick one that meets the most important needs of your company. This can help you save money and maximize your ROI. Businesses of all shapes and sizes can benefit from implementing a management system. The truth is that businesses use different systems to run different parts of their business, like payroll, CRM, project management, and so on.