Tue.Sep 18, 2018

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Pert v Monte Carlo. some still care

Musings on Project Management

A note from a reader of some of my stuff on slideshare.net/jgoodpas: ". I just read your slide presentation on using stats in project management and am a bit confused or perhaps disagree. that using Monte Carlo will improve the accuracy of a schedule or budget based on subjective selections of activity or project. a) optimistic, realistic and pessimistic ($.Time) values, b) a.

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What is a Stakeholder in Project Management?

Planio

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it’s safe to say it takes a whole city to run a project. No matter how agile and lean you try to run your projects there are inevitably going to be a lot of people involved in getting you from project proposal to launch day. One very important group of these people are your project stakeholders. What exactly is a project stakeholder?

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What Is a Scrum Master? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

ProjectManager.com

A Scrum Master might sound like a character in a role-playing game, but it’s a serious job that’s rooted in leadership. The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring a true Scrum process over the course of a project. They hold together the Scrum framework, facilitating the process for the organization, product owner and Scrum team. Scrum, according to Scrum.org , is a framework that allows teams to work on complex projects and deliver high-value products by approaching problems adaptively.

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Achieving Greater Agility - Your Way to Being an Agile Organization

Inloox

Achieving and maturing organizational agility is the key object for established organizations in order to keep delivering business value. In fact, an organization’s agility level is the most important factor influencing project success rates. But what does agility really mean? And what does it take for an organization to successfully implement agile approaches?

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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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5 Actionable TED Talks for Project Managers I Recommend

PM Basics

TED talks for project managers ? I can list dozens! They would all make a perfect sense. Why? The role of a PM is that much diversified. In this article, I want to share my top five TED Talks any project manager should watch. (In fact, I hope you will find time to watch at least one or two. Yeap, I know you are busy ). The Project Management knowledge domain is big.

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The 7 Best Executive Assistant Conferences to Attend in 2019

Appfluence

Finding the Best Executive Assistant Conferences to Attend in 2019. As Executive Assistant, you are constantly looking for ways to hone your skills. Attending executive assistant conferences, workshops or retreats is a great way to learn new skills. It can also give you time to ponder how you can do your job even better. However, between your and your executive’s schedule, time to research this is at a minimum.

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What, Exactly, Is a Project Manager?

Teamweek

Quick grammar review lesson… a noun is a person, place, or thing and a verb is used to describe an action or occurrence. Instead of being recognized as simply a job title, the individuals who coordinate projects are defined by the tasks they complete and the responsibilities they handle. When you look at the action and effort these people put into their jobs every day, you’ll quickly find the term “project manager” is more of a verb than a noun.

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Introducing one-click Task Status update!

Avaza

We’re happy to announce a new usability feature for those who frequently work with tasks. You can now, with one click, update any task to its next status, by clicking on its colored status icon. Here’s a little reminder of the status trifecta, and their update sequence: Figure: Logic – One-click Task Status Change. Here’s what the update looks like in practice: Note that depending on your task Filter settings, you may have configured to only show Outstanding (In Progress

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Optimising project and resource management

Hydra

Hydra is committed to helping its customers optimise their project and resource management capabilities.

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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 The Best Project Management Software for Small Creative Teams?

TimeCamp

What Does It Mean to Have Small Creative Team? Having a small creative team is.