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AI in Project Management: An Interview with Lloyd Skinner

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Lloyd Skinner. Where is artificial intelligence taking project management? AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. I caught up with Lloyd Skinner, CEO at Greyfly , a consultancy specializing in improving project outcomes through the application of AI tools and experienced professionals, to talk about how AI is changing the way we lead projects.

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Construction Daily Report Template

ProjectManager.com

Construction worksites are a busy place, and everything that happens on one needs to be detailed and recorded daily. These reports need to be thorough and accurate to give a consistent record of all that took place each and every day of the project. The best way to make sure you log all these activities is by using our free construction daily report template.

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YDS: Why Isn't Product Backlog Refinement a Scrum Event?

Scrum.org

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why isn't product backlog refinement a Scrum Event? Today's question is about Product Backlog Refinement and why it isn't an official Scrum Event. Refinement is a great product management practice for a Product Owner to use to help the Scrum Team gain an understanding of the product and future work. Check out Ryan and Todd's take on this.

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3 Best Single-Tasking Tips for Agile & Non-Agile Professionals

nTask

People around the world are experiencing an increasing number of tasks plastered on their daily agenda and no solution on how to complete them in the desired time frame. Nowadays, no one can say that they are concentrating on just one thing at a time, throughout the entirety of their day. Why? Well, we have all bought into the myth that is Multitasking.

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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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10 Best Workflow Management Software Solutions Compared (2021)

Teamweek

Besides product and brand, successful businesses compete by continuously improving their processes. Improved processes result in cost savings, better productivity, and efficient operations. Having the right workflow management software helps streamline and speed up business process management. In this article, we’ll look at the best workflow management solutions, including: What Is Workflow Management Software?

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What is Your PMO’s “Marketing Plan”

Bridge the Gap Consulting

This post was originally written in 2019. But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. Today, 3/11, was his last day. Thank you, good sir, for being a leader, mentor, and friend. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. His previous job had been to predict timing of certain events (in this case, a health plan calculating participant life expectancy), and then calculate the ROI and abilit

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MindGenius & Unsplash; bringing your projects to life with new Taskboard backgrounds.

MindGenius

Everyone knows that age-old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” but thanks our partnership with Unsplash, it really does. Many of you use MindGenius Online Taskboards to organise you and your team’s tasks as well as managing your workload easily. You can now use Unsplash backgrounds to improve the look of your taskboards, and can be customized depending on your individual needs.

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How to Make a Gantt Chart in PowerPoint

GanttPRO Project Management

Whether you manage a project or are just involved in its implementation, you might have probably heard about or used a Gantt chart, a bar chart that visually represents a […]. The post How to Make a Gantt Chart in PowerPoint first appeared on GanttPRO.

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Bring your Mind Maps to Life with Unsplash backgrounds.

MindGenius

Everyone knows that age-old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” but thanks our partnership with Unsplash, it really does. Many of you use MindGenius Online to organize you and your team’s tasks as well as managing your workload easily. You can now use Unsplash backgrounds to improve the look of your whole project, and can be customized depending on your individual needs.

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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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Clearer user permissions

Resource Guru

A recent penetration test revealed that our permissions were not as clear as they could be. Especially when it came to access via our API. So, we reworked them to provide greater clarity about who has access to what. Now, when you add or edit a person in Resources , you will see the following. Apart from the visual changes, everything should continue to work as expected.

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Bring your Mind Maps to Life with Unsplash backgrounds.

MindGenius

Everyone knows that age-old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” but thanks our partnership with Unsplash, it really does. Many of you use MindGenius Online to organize you and your team’s tasks as well as managing your workload easily. You can now use Unsplash backgrounds to improve the look of your whole project, and can be customized depending on your individual needs.

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Is It Possible To Manage Projects From Anywhere?

ActiveCollab

It's official now: the modern workforce is going remote! According to the latest data, nearly 70% of employees work remotely at least once a week, while 99% of remote workers say they would like to stay like this until retirement. For a remote team to function properly, communication remains the biggest challenge. Coordinating workflow and tasks can be tricky when your teammates and coworkers are scattered across the world, but your client still expects you to deliver the project on time.

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How to Make a Gantt Chart in PowerPoint

GanttPRO Project Management

Whether you manage a project or are just involved in its implementation, you might have probably heard about or used a Gantt chart, a bar chart that visually represents a […]. The post How to Make a Gantt Chart in PowerPoint first appeared on GanttPRO.

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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.

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Duration And Effort - Where Are the Differences?

Inloox

One of the most common usage mistakes, which still leads to a number of misunderstandings in today's everyday project work, is the confusion between effort and duration. It is important to know the differences, especially when it comes to project planning. This article will help you to better distinguish between those two terms in the future and to avoid misunderstandings in the project team.

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11 Trello Alternatives for Kanban Project Management

ProProfs Project Management

If you have landed here, you are more than likely looking for the best Trello alternative. It can be difficult to comb through a ton of research and try various tools to find the perfect one that meets your business needs. When it comes to numbers, there is a number of project management tools that are popular in the market. Most of these tools support Kanban boards, which is why you probably tried Trello and are now looking for more advanced and efficient tools to boost your productivity.

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3 Ways The Right Hiring Tool Makes Recruiting Easier

Teamweek

Hiring has gotten harder, not easier. With online applications opening the floodgates to applicants, no matter their applications, HR professionals and managers have found the search for the right candidate takes more time. 55% of hiring experts saw an increase in applicants per position in 2020, according to a survey conducted by Toggl Hire. What’s worse, many potential candidates can get through to the interview or even on-boarding phase before employers realize they simply do not possess the

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Top 3 Virtual Machine Software

TrustRadius Project Management

Virtual machine software ranges in use from server virtualization to mimicking other operating systems to handle package dependency for development. Things as varied as package dependency and server virtualization require an equally varied solution. This means there is no one-size-fits-all virtual machine solution. Businesses can spend upwards of $150.00 per year per license just to handle virtualization.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Top 15 Agile Tools for Managing Projects

ProProfs Project Management

Effective project management is essential, and the right tools can make all the difference. Instead of trying to fit your agile team’s work into a not-much-effective system, these tools are built to boost productivity following agile workflow. Different teams and companies have different requirements, and that’s why there are a lot of agile tools out there.

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ActiveCollab, a Single Tool for the Entire Team - Arisnova

ActiveCollab

I am Borja Gramage, responsible for organizational development and people at Arisnova [[link] I am the second generation of a company present over 30 years. We are a Spanish company specialized in the development of control systems, automation, and custom software development since 1989. We make technological, exclusive, and intuitive applications that increase the competitiveness of our customers.