The Digital Project Manager

JULY 5, 2019

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nTask

JULY 5, 2019

Video Source – ProjectManager.Com. Since we have read numerous blogs on project management techniques, I still feel there is something lacking. “Project” and “Management” are two different derivatives. They embody a concept where two schools of thoughts work together to maintain workflow and productivity. All of this is done to achieve a favorable outcome.

Critical Chain 101

Critical Chain Technical Review Software Review Manufacturing 101

Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2019

A few years ago I went on a training course given by Ralph Kimball, the “inventor” of the Data Warehouse. It was a great experience but one of the main learnings for me was something he said that applied to all teams not just Data Warehouse teams. Ralph suggested that everyone on your team should be a salesman. In fact, he said that everyone is a salesman.

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SCRUM Innovation Software 114

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

The Work Breakdown Structure, usually shortened to WBS, is a tool project managers use to break projects down into manageable pieces. It is the start of the planning process and is often called the 'foundation' of project planning. Most project professionals recognise the importance and benefits of a WBS in out performing projects without one.

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Planning

Henny Portman

JULY 5, 2019

Happy to find my name on a list of 130 Top Project Management Influencers of 2019 (not in the top, but in the list) by the Digital Project Manager. Have a look at 130 top project management influencers 2019.

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ProProfs Project Management

JULY 5, 2019

Project management is an essential part of every organization. Whether you are overseeing a team or leading major projects and their execution process, it is essential to keep everything in line to ensure project success. In the long run, it is the project management techniques adopted by managers that either make or break the organization. . But, how do you know which technique works?

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Underperforming Technical Team 2019 Technical Review PMI 108

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

No matter how hard we try, no matter how well prepared we are, there are still "icebergs" out there waiting to sink our projects. All the planning, all the risk management, and all the issue tracking won't make all of these avoidable or make all of them disappear. The key is to always be observant, always be prepared, and take nothing for granted. Whether it's been going smoothly in your project or you've been hitting turbulence, there can always be something coming around the corner that you wi

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Risk Management Risk Planning 74

GanttPRO Project Management

JULY 5, 2019

Forget about office expenses with a remote team. Make sure you cover everything remote employees need to know when they join. GanttPRO is online Gantt chart software that helps thousands […].

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Software 45

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

Managing projects is all about strategy. You have to decide in advance how you're going to plan out tasks, mitigate risks, staff the project team and so on. All of these decisions and plans form the project strategy. As the project moves from planning to execution to monitoring and then to closing, the strategy is documented, refined, and implemented.

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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

Finance

Inloox

JULY 5, 2019

Scrum vs. Perfectionism Sprint planning and perfectionism only fit together to a limited extent. Perfectionism conflicts with the basic idea of Scrum. Scrum is primarily characterized by it iterative and regular approach. The process is mainly based on experience and is divided into regularly repeating stages called “ Sprints ”. Let’s take a look at why your team won’t think of everything in sprint planning and why that’s totally okay.

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SCRUM Planning Estimate Process 126

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

Every project carries some element of risk. Being able to deal effectively with these risks can be what makes or breaks a project in the end. The result of all risk management should be the ability to track a risk from beginning to end. Whether a project uses a formal risk process with automated tools or just a shared Excel file on a common drive, the risks must be tracked very carefully by the project management team.

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Risk Risk Management Process 66

GanttPRO Project Management

JULY 5, 2019

Almost 4 million Americans work remotely, with over a half taking their work home at least once a week. While that is only 3% of the workforce population, the number […]. The post The Ultimate Guide to Effectively Managing Remote Workers first appeared on GanttPRO.

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Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

As a manager or team leader, you should be full to the brim with innovative ideas about how you can improve both your workflow and business objectives. When you come across an idea that you want to implement - whether that's a new way to sustain growth, manage your inventory, or hire new staff - chances are you'll be in a rush to get it launched.

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Budget

Inloox

JULY 5, 2019

Scrum vs. Perfectionism Sprint planning and perfectionism only fit together to a limited extent. Perfectionism conflicts with the basic idea of Scrum. Scrum is primarily characterized by it iterative and regular approach. The process is mainly based on experience and is divided into regularly repeating stages called “ Sprints ”. Let’s take a look at why your team won’t think of everything in sprint planning and why that’s totally okay.

SCRUM 100

SCRUM Planning Estimate Process 100

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

From time to time, everyone will find themselves planning for and conducting some sort of meeting, right? Who hasn't led a meeting before? Raise your hand. Thought so. And for project managers, that can be something that occurs several times per week. For certain, we should be conducting formal weekly meetings with the project client. We should also be conducting weekly internal team meetings.

Planning 76

Planning 76

GanttPRO Project Management

JULY 5, 2019

Forget about office expenses with a remote team. Make sure you cover everything remote employees need to know when they join.

Software 40

Software 40

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

When starting a project, it is difficult to know how much it will cost. Project managers are held to account for their budget estimates and with so much uncertainty in projects, it can be one of the project managers' greatest challenges. Creating an accurate budget can be a daunting task, especially for new project managers; however, once you have created your first budget, you will have an approach to use and it will become easier for future projects.

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Planview

JULY 5, 2019

The past four blogs in our series are based on the whitepaper, The Agile PMO: 5 Steps to Driving Agility at Scale and have centered around how the PMO can guide the enterprise towards greater agility. It requires the PMO to reinvent itself from a central command organization to one that enables and empowers with “just enough” governance and an eye on a more product-centric approach.

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PMO Agile Governance Government 79

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

Coaching helps people develop and become better at what they do. The coach and coachee should look at what needs to change to help the coachee improve their performance. Do this by examining the current reality and understanding the starting point. Are they missing anything? What will they benefit from in terms of skills and training?

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Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

When you have great people, there's always the temptation to overload them. They become your 'go-to' people for all manner of questions and issues. The danger, though, comes when you overload them.

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Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

It is never fun to make changes, especially amidst a big project, but at times change is necessary. There might be personnel who are not working out, or the scope might be wrong or ill-defined, or perhaps the schedule needs to be overhauled; all of these things and others can cause changes on the project. If change is indeed necessary for the project, then the following checklist will help ensure that all bases are covered.

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Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

Estimating project work is fraught with opportunities for things to go badly. The customer wants new work done on the project - work that isn't currently part of the scope, of course. Or perhaps the project hasn't started yet and you're still putting time and energy into good solid work estimations that will turn into timeframes of effort in your master schedule.

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Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

Maybe you're a 'visual' person who needs to see in order to understand. Maybe you're an auditory person who prefers to hear in order to best comprehend. Wherever you fall, I think we can all agree that a visual planning system for project management is a great way to go.

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Planning 74

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

More than 50% of all projects already fail - there's no need to increase that percentage by failing to include the full project team in ownership of the project's overall mission. Every project needs a strong leader to have a decent chance of success. An organised leader running a well-planned project is much more likely to achieve project success and customer satisfaction than an indecisive, inexperienced project leader.

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Planning 74

Project Smart

JULY 5, 2019

Time to market and remaining competitive are amongst the drivers of Agile adoption. New breeds of project execution processes have been proposed recently as lightweight alternatives to the traditional phased approach. These so-called lightweight processes fall under the umbrella of Agile methodology. Agile advocates recommend executing projects based on the philosophy of iterations, incremental development, collaboration and adaptation.

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