Tue.Mar 29, 2022

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How to Effectively Communicate Project Delays

Binfire

As a project manager, one of your primary goals is to keep your team on track and avoid delays wherever possible. But, unfortunately, sometimes unavoidable delays do occur and often come without warning. When this happens, it’s essential to effectively communicate project delays to your team and higher-ups in a way that minimizes frustration and keeps everyone moving forward.

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The Conscious Project Leader [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have been a bit lax with project management reading recently but one book that I have made time to review again is The Conscious Project Leader: How to Create a Culture of Success for Your Projects, Your Team and Yourself. Colin Ellis. I was lucky enough to find Colin D Ellis through talking to Ellen Maynes. It didn’t take much browsing on his website to realize that it was going to be my kind of book.

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Incremental Delivery and the Principles of the Agile Manifesto

Scrum.org

The concept of iterative, incremental Product delivery is included in the Scrum guide. But did you know that the Agile Manifesto refers to incremental, iterative delivery in at least 3 of the principles? (Share your thoughts in the comments below - are there other principles or values which allude to iterative, incremental delivery?) . . . What is iterative, incremental delivery?

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6 Ways to Stay in Control in Project Management

LiquidPlanner

6 ways to stay in control when your project isn’t. In celebration of National “ I Am In Control Day ” we thought it would be fun to explore the dynamics of “control” that we experience as project managers. National “I Am in Control Day” has a fascinating history. The holiday was commemorated because there was an assassination attempt made on Ronald Reagan, the president of the U.S. on March 30, 1981.

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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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Start A Stakeholder Treasure Hunt With Your Scrum Team

Scrum.org

It sounds obvious that you should include your stakeholders. But who are they? Are we talking about users? Customers? Internal or external customers? Product Managers? While some organizations work exclusively for external customers, many also have people inside the organization that should be included in deciding what is valuable. And in other organizations, the term ‘customer’ is not something that people are used to, like in NGOs and governmental agencies.

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Keep It Organized with Top 9 Online Address Book Software for CSRs And Agile Teams

nTask

The sole focus of a CSR’s job is engaging clients and making as many sales as possible. They have to get in touch with as many prospects as possible, be it over phone, email, or social media to market their company’s goods and services and attract as many clients as they can. This feat is almost impossible to achieve until or unless they have an online address book software supporting them.

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ITIL® 4 Foundation: Tips for ITIL 4 Foundation Certification Exam

Techno-PM

ITIL v4 is a framework for IT service management , and it's the latest version of the IT Infrastructure Library. This framework has been designed to provide a solid framework for managing any infrastructure, not just information technology infrastructure. It's designed to help businesses improve their operations and gain a competitive advantage in an increasingly digital marketplace.

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Work-Life Balance Vs. Work-Life Integration—Which Holds More Benefits?

Trello

Work is a part of life. But most people don’t want work to be their entire life; they want time and energy to devote to their job and to their personal life—like their family, hobbies, and personal responsibilities. And generally, there are two ways to achieve that scenario—work-life balance or work-life integration.

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ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition Module Training: Career paths after ITIL Certification

Techno-PM

ITIL 4 is an IT Service Management framework that provides a set of practices and approaches to help organizations improve the quality of their services. The new version, ITIL 4, has been designed to be more flexible and practical than its predecessor. One way this is accomplished is using modular training courses. The ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition Module Training is for those who are leading or managing the transition process of an organization, which includes both the people and tech

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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 ITIL® 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support? What are the Phases of ITIL Lifecycle?

Techno-PM

ITIL 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support helps you further your knowledge of the latest version of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and how it can be applied in your organization. This course will enhance your ability to be more effective as an IT Service Manager by learning critical concepts surrounding delivering services within a business, creating processes that support those services, and identifying improvements in the way they are.