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KPIs for Project roles

Rebel’s Guide to PM

People often ask me how project managers can be evaluated, or what targets should be set for people in project roles. It’s a bit tricky to provide a one-size-fits-all answer, but I have come up with some Key Performance Indicators for project managers, that you can use as a starting point for your own team. I find it easiest to start with the ‘why’ of why your team exists.

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How to Craft Effective Product Experiments

Scrum.org

Experimentation is a powerful tool in product development. When done right, it allows teams to test assumptions, validate ideas, and gather crucial data before fully committing to a feature or change. But what does it take to design an effective experiment? In this blog post, we’ll explore the key steps to crafting product experiments and delve into various techniques you can use to ensure your experiments lead to actionable insights.

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Powering Success: The Impact of Project Management in the Energy Industry

The IIL Blog

By Jorgelina Bross-Puglisi By 2050 renewable energy could account for 90% of the world’s electricity and effective project management will be key to achieving this ambitious goal. The energy and utilities industry is facing one of the most significant transitions in its history. From the rapid growth of renewable energy sources to digital transformation and infrastructure modernization, managing complex and high-stakes projects has become more critical than ever.

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PMI Global Summit: What's Possible in the Future of Project Management

PM Solutions

On day three of the summit, Jean-Luc Favrot presented on: New Hybrid: Bridging AI Tools with Human-Centered Approaches to Maximize Efficiency As the project management landscape evolves, the fusion of AI tools and Human-Centered Approaches (HCA) is proving to be a game-changer for maximizing efficiency and innovation. PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2024 emphasizes this hybrid approach, combining technology with human insight to shape the future of project work.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Dr. Rodolfo De Acutis on Leading PMOs, Strategic Programs, and Sustainable Practices that Lead to Success

The IIL Blog

With Guest Dr. Rodolfo De Acutis hosted by Dr. Leon Herszon: Join Dr. Leon Herszon as he sits down with Rodolfo de Acutis, the leader of the Global PMO, Strategic Programs, and Sustainability at one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods organizations in the world. Rodolfo shares his personal journey, background, and challenges. He shares stories about his role leading a global Project Management Office and key success factors for a PMO that truly adds value.

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Human–AI Synergy in Innovation: from Innovation Management Software To Open Innovation

The IIL Blog

By Luigi Morsa and Richard Maltzman Introduction In a former article on this Blog, we discussed how Artificial Intelligence (AI) software intersects with Project Management [1]. In that article, we highlighted how AI can assist with daily Project Management work, and more specifically during the typical tasks of planning, monitoring, scheduling, resource allocation, KPI reporting, risk analysis, customer and sponsor reporting, and so on.

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Guide to Outcome Based Product Roadmaps

ProductSide

Introduction What do you think of when you hear the word ‘Roadmap?’ If you’re like me, situations like this come to mind: It was a normal day until it wasn’t. I was at my desk, ready to dig in, when the VP of Sales walked up and blurted out, “The competition just announced a new.

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Future-Proofing the Grid: The PLTE, Industry Cloud Advantage

Sitetracker

Traditional utility-telecom systems are strained under the data loads of the clean energy transition. Private LTE and industry cloud for infrastructure could help. The post Future-Proofing the Grid: The PLTE, Industry Cloud Advantage appeared first on Sitetracker.

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Developing your Company as a Product using Agile/Scrum/EBM

Scrum.org

“One of the things that we do differently is that we treat our company as a product” – Jason Fried – CEO and co-founder of 37signals (on Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz ) “ Culture is a Product. Every company builds two products, one is the product they build for their customers, and the other is a product they build for their team…. ” Dharmesh Shah – Founder and CTO at HubSpot on Lenny Rachitsky ‘s Podcast What does it mean to treat your company as a product?

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Just because they are non-critical, doesn’t mean they are not risky!

Kiron Bondale

The term “critical path” is unfortunate. While a critical path does denote the longest sequence of activities through a project network diagram from start to finish, the activities along the critical path (also unfortunately named “critical activities”) might not be those which possess the greatest uncertainty. Why should this concern us?

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Breaking the Myth: Developers Aren’t Just Software Engineers (SGE006)

Scrum.org

From the Scrum Guide: “We use the word “developers” in Scrum not to exclude, but to simplify”. From Oxford Languages: “Developer: a person or thing that develops something”. In other words, a developer is not only a software developer. It is every person who is part of the development of something. Sometimes this is software, sometimes that is a plane, sometimes it is a marketing campaign, sometimes it is… So let’s bust this myth that a developer equals a software developer.

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ManagementYogi’s Hybrid-Agile (CHAMP) Certification: Retrospective Boards in Hybrid-Scrum Projects (2)

Management Yogi

In the earlier part, we saw the following:A Retro Board and Out Current ScenarioCreation of the “isRetro” custom fieldCreation of Retro Board FilterCreation of the Retro Board In this post, we will visualize the retrospective work items in the boards, associate them with the Sprints as well as manage the retrospective work items.