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Best of PMTimes: 5 Secrets To 5% Increased Profit On Your Next Project

PM Times

All resources matter on the project. Without all resources working cohesively and effectively together, it can become nearly impossible to effectively and successfully deliver on the project. But beyond that – looking to the revenue level and the profitability on the project… everything affects it, but close management and oversight of it comes down […].

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How to Manage Auditability (and other non-functional, non-technical requirements)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Dave Gordon. This is a guest post by Dave Gordon. One of the most common causes for IT projects to slip into “troubled” status is missed requirements. In many cases, this is because the subject matter experts don’t think of all at the functional requirements at the beginning of the design stage. In other cases, technical requirements may be “discovered” during the execution stage, when the team starts to build the system that will deliver on the functional requirements.

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Time Management Techniques to Prevent Burnout

LiquidPlanner

It’s ingrained in many of us to strive for optimal productivity. Are you in the habit of negative self-talk when you don’t accomplish as much as you had planned? You are not alone. Many of us may not have a healthy relationship with time management. Have you ever thought to yourself: I never have enough time in a day. I don’t manage my time well enough.

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Who writes the acceptance criteria?

Scrum.org

Who writes acceptance criteria? Should you even have acceptance criteria? It's a loaded question, because it's assuming that we're using user stories. And in user stories typically you might say in order to deliver a particular type of value, some particular persona wants or needs something in order to do so, and then you typically list off your acceptance criteria. .

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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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5 Main Challenges of Hybrid Working and How to Tackle Them

Proofhub

5 Challenges of Hybrid and How You Can Overcome Them Image Source: Pexels New working models like hybrid working present new opportunities for employees. However, the hybrid workforce model also comes with various challenges along with its benefits. In a hybrid working environment where teams work half-onsite and half-remotely, you need to come up with new best practices to manage teams effectively.

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Product Owner Gehalt 2022—eine Umfrage von der Community für die Community

Scrum.org

Der Zweck dieser anonymen Umfrage zum Product Owner Gehalt 2022 ist es, einen klaren, datengestützten Maßstab zu schaffen, der es den Mitgliedern der agilen Gemeinschaft ermöglicht, zu verstehen, ob ihre Vergütung angemessen ist. Der Bericht bezieht sich sowohl auf angestellte wie auf freiberufliche Product Owner und Produktmanager, denn ein erfolgreicher Product Owner ist ein agiler Produktmanager — oder?

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What is a Product Backlog and What is a Sprint Backlog? | Video

Online PM Courses

A backlog is an accumulation of uncompleted work or matters needing to be dealt with. So, what is a Product Backlog, and a Sprint Backlog? The post What is a Product Backlog and What is a Sprint Backlog? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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5 Main Challenges of Hybrid Working and How to Tackle Them

Sandeep Kashyap

5 Challenges of Hybrid and How You Can Overcome Them Image Source: Pexels New working models like hybrid working present new opportunities for employees. However, the hybrid workforce model also comes with various challenges along with its benefits. In a hybrid working environment where teams work half-onsite and half-remotely, you need to come up with new best practices to manage teams effectively.

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Commercial Construction Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Construction project management covers a massive number of projects and there are all sorts of builds associated with it. Most people think of the housing market when they think of construction, especially single-occupancy homes, but that’s only a small fraction of the industry. Commercial construction management, for example, is huge. Consider that commercial construction management entails everything from offices to retail shopping malls and medical centers.

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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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ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MENTORSHIP & CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL: A CONVERSATION WITH ADAM MENDLER

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information. In this episode, Clint has a conversation with Adam Mendler, CEO of The Veloz Group and host of the Thirty Minute Mentors podcast. During their discussion, the two chat about how the best mentorships are friendships, what leaders can do to communicate effectively in a remote work environment, and why understanding your superpower is the key to achieving success.

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Crossword | Achieve a Healthier Work-Life Balance

International Institute for Learning

IIL Crosswords is the online global community for the world’s most educational, informational, and inspiring crosswords and word games geared for individuals, teams, and organizations. Each weekly crossword has a special theme. This week’s theme is Achieve a Healthier Work-Life Balance Now. Stimulate your mind. Have fun and enjoy. ?.

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3 Mistakes Creative Agencies Make When Managing Retainers

Function Point

Retainers tend to be an attractive option for both creative agencies and clients. With a retainer, the client knows their monthly expense will be consistent, and the agency knows that they will have a steady stream of revenue coming in. However, retainers can be dangerous to the creative agency if they aren’t managed correctly. Here are a few common mistakes that many creative and advertising agencies make with retainers.

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HR Memes – 21 Hand-Picked Memes

Teamweek

Starting with the COVID outbreak in 2020, the last couple of years weren’t easy on anyone. And just when we hoped for things to go “back to normal”, there is the recession, layoffs, and rising living costs all over the news. To get some distraction and have a laugh, we collected our favorite memes about HR, recruitment, job applications, and interviews. 2022 HR Memes. 1.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.