Thu.Apr 27, 2023

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The Future of Agile Transformation & Change Management

Leading Agile

Today, the market for Transformation is a transition period. We see some companies looking for the next big thing, and others going back to what they know. Is this a sign that Agile is waning? Is it evolving? Or is Agile so deeply engrained in the way business gets done, people have just started calling it something else to deny the fact they just aren’t very good at it?

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How to Secure Resources for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Resource management is planning, getting and using the resources that you need to do your project efficiently. Often, organizations use ‘resources’ as an unfriendly shorthand for ‘people’. The term can also mean equipment, services, software, hardware, supplies, raw materials and anything else you need in order to make the project go forward efficiently.

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How the Sprint itself supports Inspection (16)

Scrum.org

During each of the Scrum Events, and throughout the Sprint itself, the Scrum Team and the stakeholders inspect based on a common understanding. Without this transparency, one cannot perform a valuable inspection. Inspection is about detecting undesirable variances in progressing towards agreed goals. So far we have covered Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.

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Ghostwriting for Project Communications

Musings on Project Management

So, you work in project communications, perhaps directly for the PM. Great job, and it can be a lot of fun being creative.In the 'old days', that probably meant long-form press releases and updates to the project web page or communications dashboard.

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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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Selbstmanagement: Essentiell oder Nettigkeit? ??

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Selbstmanagement Ist Selbstmanagement ein wesentlicher Bestandteil auf dem Weg einer Organisation zu geschäftlicher Agilität oder ein kulturelles Extra, um zum Beispiel Teams bei Laune zu halten und neue Talente anzuziehen? Während viele Menschen, vor allem auf der Managementebene, dem Konzept skeptisch gegenüberstehen, bin ich davon überzeugt, dass Unternehmen sich in einem komplexen Umfeld um aufeinander abgestimmte, autonome, selbstverwaltende Teams herum neu gruppieren müssen.

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4 Project Scheduling Techniques for Project Managers

WorkOtter

4 Project Scheduling Techniques for Project Managers Managing a project can be an exciting endeavor. However, it’s also challenging for even the most experienced managers. Poor management processes led to a loss of 11.4% of resources across all organizations. Projects involve a lot of moving parts and tough decisions. Because of this, time management in project management is one of the biggest challenges.

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Episode 176 – Strength and Warmth – Balancing Your Leadership Style

Velociteach

The podcast by project manager for project managers. A great leader strikes a balance between warmth and strength. If it’s time for you to conduct an honest assessment of your leadership style to connect better with your teams and understand your stakeholders more effectively, take a listen to hear how to connect, then lead. Table of Contents 02:47 … Meet Matt 04:44 … Social Power and Personal Power 06:38 … Knowing your Likeability 09:17 … Strength and Warmth 12:12 … Strength and Warmth Matrix 1

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Work-life balance in ad agencies—time to rebrand agency life

Resource Guru

The advertising industry doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to work-life balance. It’s notorious for its fast-paced, high-pressure environment, where tight deadlines and demanding clients are the norm. “It’s agency life” is the rationale behind the culture. You’ll hear the term echo across the globe, from advertising and marketing agencies, to design and brand studios.

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Why Proactive Change Management is the Right Approach to Transformation (Part 1)

Planview

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true in business — it’s certainly true in life — and it’s why proactive change management matters. Consider this statistic from Gartner: “The typical organization today has undertaken five major firmwide changes in the past three years — and nearly 75% expect to multiply the types of major change initiatives they will undertake in the next three years.

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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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Dark Matter of Work: The Cost of Work Complexities in The PMO

Wrike

Efficiency is everything for organizations – especially as we face a possible recession and mass layoffs continue. Plus, the way we work continues to evolve and become more complex, causing efficiency to suffer even more. Over the past few years, modern work complexities have been eating away at your bottom line through an invisible yet powerful presence in your organization — what we call the Dark Matter of Work.

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