Thu.Sep 13, 2018

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5 Steps to Making Your Project Meetings Effective

LiquidPlanner

“As a leader, you must consistently drive effective communication. Meetings must be deliberate and intentional—your organizational rhythm should value purpose over habit and effectiveness over efficiency.”- Chris Fussell. —. Meetings. They are the bane of every project managers existence, consuming wide swaths of the calendar without any appreciation for real work to be accomplished.

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Review of Professional Scrum Master II Course

Scrum.org

I recently attend the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) course and I'd like to share my thoughts with you about it. . First, a confession. I am a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) and intend to deliver the PSM II course soon. I took the course as part of the process but viewed it with my Scrum Master head and not as a PST. . What is Professional Scrum Master II all about?

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The 9 Best Leadership Games for Skill Development

ProjectManager.com

Leadership is not an academic pursuit. Leaders aren’t working in the abstract, but rather in the here and now. They are thrown into situations and must act. Their success is not based on clever interpretations of famous quotes or methodologies, but on unifying a group to achieve a common goal. That doesn’t mean that book smarts are a waste of time. By all means, read about what makes a great leader, but temper that cerebral exercise with something you can really sink your teeth into.

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[Success Story] How Candis Passed Her PMP on Her Second Attempt

ExamsPM

About Candis. During her 16 year operations career in the financial industry, Candis had always gravitated towards project management. Around 2012 she started to look to define and spearhead her passion and future career. Candis began to seek opportunities to further her project management career, including PMP certification. Candis went to work studying for her PMP exam while preparing for her wedding.

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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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Check Out These Top 6 Free Task Tracking Software!

TimeCamp

The Magic Behind Effective Team Management If you’re a project or team manager, you most.

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Check Out These Top 6 Free Task Tracking Software!

TimeCamp

The Magic Behind Effective Team Management If you’re a project or team manager, you most.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. — Misquoted from Plato (actual author not known). But this is still a good quote and applicable in many domains when we encounter someone making a claim that has no principles to support that claim.

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4 of the Best Strategic Planning Software and Tools You Can’t Afford to Miss

Teamweek

As a project manager, you should always be looking for ways to make your workflow more productive. Luckily for all of us, strategic planning software has come a long way in recent years, and continues to get better every day. It can be a bit confusing at times, but as long as you know what you’re looking for, you’ll be able to choose the perfect strategic planning software or tool for you and your team.