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7 Steps to Better Problem Solving

Project Risk Coach

All project managers face problems. Some big, some small. Some easy, some complex. In this articles, let's look at 7 steps to better problem solving. What are your most significant project problems? Communication issues. Changing requirements. Lack of clear goals. Insufficient budget. Scope creep. Team members failing to complete their activities. Worry and anxiety are not productive ways to respond to life's challenges.

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Digitalised Liberating Structures for your needs

Scrum.org

Hi everyone, . Let me first start by saying: Happy New Year! Hope you had a good New Year's eve. I want to wish you and your love ones a healthy 2021 full of joy and happiness. . 2020 has been a challenging year for a lot of people. Let's hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that everything will go back to normal soon. . 2021 has barely started, and today I would like to share the following product with you. .

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Project Termination Guide for Successful Failure & Minimum Blowbacks

nTask

Deciding that it is time to abort a project is never easy nor pleasant. However, at times it is inevitable. Aborting a project at the right time can make the world of difference rather than carrying on a project that is failing till its bitter end. That is why we have created this project abortion guide to help you understand how to abort a project but also highlight factors that could lead to project termination, and those that may make this decision.

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Project Initiation Checklist: The Perfect Way To Start Your Projects

Proofhub

Getting your project off on the right foot is a critical factor that helps determine its success. As you start your project, you need to take the initiative on the preparatory work, from preparing the scope, estimating the costs, assigning resources, and creating a project timeline, to getting sign-off on the key performance indicators. Without a framework for project initiation, it’s easy to get lost in all the tasks that you need to finish before the project can start.

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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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Google Keep vs Evernote: Which Is Best For You?

nTask

If you are looking for a to-do list or notes app, you have definitely come across two of the most popular choices which are Google Keep and Evernote. With the two applications offering a load of amazing features to keep you organized it’s no wonder that they are top of the list and the popular choice for many users. If you are currently in the dilemma of Google Keep vs Evernote the choice can be quite confusing.

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When are SMART goals not-so-smart?

Scrum.org

The most recent evolution of the Evidence-Based Management Guide (EBM) introduced three kinds of goals: A Strategic Goal , which is something important that the organization would like to achieve. This goal is so big and far away, with many uncertainties along the journey that the organization must use empiricism. Because the Strategic Goal is aspirational and the path to it is uncertain, the organization needs a series of practical targets, like.

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Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1

MPUG

I’d like to begin by sharing a brilliant quote that puts the latest project management fashion, Agile, into humbling perspective: “ A Waterfall project is just an Agile (Scrum) project with one huge sprint! An Agile project is just a Waterfall project almost entirely implemented using Rolling Wave Planning! (from George Intzesiloglou , UK on 2020-Sep-11 at ProjectManagement.com).

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71 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions (2): Internal Stakeholders & Product Roadmaps

Scrum.org

TL; DR: 71 Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Imposters. If you are looking to fill a position for a Product Owner in your organization, you may find the following 71 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients.

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Hub Planner New Features & Updates 2021

Hub Planner

Reading Time: 7 minutes Hub Planner New Features and Updates to Resource Scheduling and Project Planning. Throughout the year, Hub Planner updated and released some amazing new features reinforcing Hub Planner as the most powerful Resource Scheduling and Project Planning Software tool. Let’s take a quick snap shot of what we produced. Global Public Holiday Calendars.

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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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71 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions (2): Internal Stakeholder & Product Roadmaps

Scrum.org

TL; DR: 71 Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Imposters. If you are looking to fill a position for a Product Owner in your organization, you may find the following 71 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients.

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Agile is More Than a Mindset

Leading Agile

Webinars Learn the Physics of Agility Sign Up. Though it’s helpful to have the right mindset when you want to be an Agile organization, actually achieving Agility is going to require more than adopting a mindset or creating a culture. Transcript. What’s the operating model that’s going to enable those leaders to behave in the way that we want them to behave?

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