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When Is It Time to Stop Using Scrum?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: When Should a Team Stop Using Scrum? When is the time to look beyond Scrum? After all, many things—ideas, practices, mantras, etc.—outlive their utility sooner or later; why would Scrum be an exception? Moreover, we are not getting paid to practice Scrum but solve our customers’ problems within the given constraints while contributing to the sustainability of our organization.

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Best Product Owner Certification in 2022

Agilemania

As software expands its wings in all industries, the demand for skilled product managers continues to grow. The role and responsibilities of the product owner includes identifying the business needs & market opportunities, establishing project objectives, and managing the product development process from ideation to final release. A Certified Product Manager (CPM) or a Product Owner certification can help you boost your career and advance your job prospects in this field.

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What happens if a Scrum team becomes too large?

Scrum.org

According to the Scrum guide, Scrum teams typically have 10 or fewer people, including Developers, Scrum Master and Product Owner. But what happens with a Scrum team that includes more than 10 people? What if the Scrum team has 10, 15 even more people? First, the events become too long. All of the events in Scrum are time boxed, which means that they should not exceed a certain amount of time.

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What I Wish Everyone Knew About Operational Planning in 2022?

nTask

Everyone in the project management world wants their project to be the most significant success in the market. They want the project to generate more value and increase the recognition of their company. But that project success is not earned that easily. The project managers have quite an effective way to achieve that success, called […].

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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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Das bestgehütetste Geheimnis erfolgreicher Facilitatoren und wie du es nutzen kannst, wenn sich die Sprint Retrospektive im Kreis dreht

Scrum.org

Die Diskussionen in der Sprint Retrospektive drehen sich seit geraumer Zeit nur noch im Kreis. Das Resultat? Wieder eine Retrospektive, die ohne konkrete Verbesserung endet. Zu Beginn meiner Karriere fand ich mich häufig genau in dieser Situation wieder. Auf der Suche nach Hilfe erhielt ich diesen gefährlichen Rat: „Am Ende musst du als Scrum Master halt die Verbesserung festlegen.“.

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From Aspiring RMP to Actual RMP – What Does It Take to be an RMP?

MPUG

The biggest risk in any project is not to act on the risks in a projec t. – From the Book, I Want to Be A PMI-RMP. Every project is risky and executed in an uncertain environment. If it’s not risky and the work is completely predictable, then you’re probably working on something other than a project. Every management professional understands this aspect of a project, program, and/or portfolio.

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Records Management Guide For Agile Project Managers

nTask

The ability to handle and use project records in a way that ensures seamless storage, and smooth records management of documents, and papers by seniors, team members, and other stakeholders is made feasible by managing records on a project. Records management, which is a component of overall document management, enables a project manager to direct […].

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What’s Missing From Project for the web

MPUG

The project management world is abuzz with talk of Microsoft’s Project for the web , a fully cloud-resident PPM offering, which is intended to eventually replace Project Online. Some in the community are excited about a product that offers a middle ground between the simplicity of Microsoft Planner, and the potentially overwhelming complexity of Project Online.

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Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams

Project Management Essentials

Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive. The image of an English butler still comes to mind when I hear “servant leader.” We can use simple rules to deconstruct, visualize, and describe these abstract concepts.

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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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Create a 5/4-9 Calendar in Microsoft Project

MPUG

Background. A number of organizations in the United States, including agencies of the US federal government, use a compressed work schedule to manage projects. A common type of compressed work schedule is known by the names 5/4-9 and 5/4/9. In this compressed work schedule, during each bi-weekly pay period, a full-time employee works eight consecutive 9-hour days, followed by one 8-hour day, followed by a nonworking day.

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How To Use Monday.com For Project Management: Expert Tips & Tricks

The Digital Project Manager

The weekend has come and gone. You slept in, socialized with your peeps, and maybe even indulged a little too much (not so good for you) food and drink. These are just a few behavioral changes occurring on the weekend that are scientifically proven reasons why Mondays are the most disliked day of the week. […]. The post How To Use Monday.com For Project Management: Expert Tips & Tricks appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Stop Looking for Leaders, Start Looking for Teammates

Scrum.org

. "We can mathematically prove that we must make teams to deal with today's complex problems. We don't fight gravity. So, we shouldn't fight this fact either.". This is how Professor Yaneer Bar-Yam , founder of New England Complex Systems Institute , welcomed his audience in a virtual room just before he started his talk "Stop Looking for Leaders, Start Looking for Teammates" which was co-hosted by Nithin Bopanna and myself on the 13th of October.

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Top 10 Ways to Make an Enthusiastic Team | Video

Online PM Courses

One thing can make leadership easier: an enthusiastic team. But you must earn that enthusiasm. Here are some things you can do to create it. The post Top 10 Ways to Make an Enthusiastic Team | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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Get Ahead of the Stress-Procrastination Cycle With Effective Project Management

Celoxis

You don’t have to have a Master’s degree in clinical psychology to know that people are stressed: Work stress, home stress, and life stress. It’s a lot, and your employees are by no means immune. Stress in the workplace, though, rarely occurs in isolation.

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