Fri.Jan 03, 2020

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New Presentations for 2020

The Lazy Project Manager

It has been 10 years since The Lazy Project Manager was published and I have had the pleasure of presenting on this topic in 25 countries so far, but now, at the start of a new year, 2020 no less, I have decided that this will be the last year that I deliver ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ keynote. So you only have 12 months to book me if you haven’t heard this one before, or you want to hear it again.

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The Best Self-Help Books to Make 2020 Your Best Year Yet

ProjectManager.com

The idea of self-help has almost become a parody. With bookstores and bestseller lists overflowing with tomes on everything from diets to deities that can make you a better, happier person, it can be hard to take it all seriously. We’re not going to start the new year with unrealistic claims—that’s for your new year resolutions. But we do know that when it comes to business, leadership, personal productivity and work-life balance, a slew of seriously helpful self-help books has recently been pub

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The Scrum Process Explained

Scrum.org

The Basics. Within the scrum process, there are eleven basic elements that make up the framework. 3 roles, 3 artifacts, and 5 events. Practitioners need to learn to apply and understand the principles behind these in order to obtain the full benefits of the scrum process. As well as its implementation. The scrum process is often termed as a rinse and repeat process.

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Review CHAOS Report 2018

Henny Portman

Every two years the Standish Group publish a new CHAOS Report. These reports include classic CHAOS data in different forms with many charts. Most of the charts come from the CHAOS database of over 50,000 in-depth project profiles of the previous 5 years. You have probably seen some of those yellow-red-green charts showing e.g. challenged, failed and successful project percentages.

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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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Who can say "yes"?

Musings on Project Management

In your domain, who can say "Yes" -- and make it stick? Should this be a hard question to answer? It can be. Consider: Almost any ankle biter can say "no" "No" is least risky; least penalties "No" conveys an aura of toughness "No" is often the answer from the gatekeepers: the "staff" or the "back office" Who says "yes"? Secure, independent thinkers Those capable of accepting risk Those.

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10 Best Top-class Timesheet Templates Your Company Will Love

TimeCamp

There are two types of people, those who don’t like timesheets and those who hate.

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