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Words matter -- anti-Agile dictionary

Musings on Project Management

Peter Hyde has a great piece in Front Row Agile about the ever emerging linguistics of the Agilists. He has his "top 10" of anti-Agile words and phrases. Here are a few from his list that would make my list (by the way, Hyde is looking for more, so if you have a favorite, get in touch with him) Agile in Name Only, or AINO: Companies that have adopted agile frameworks and practises without.

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The PMO Series (3): The Different Project Management Office Types

Inloox

A PMO has various functions and purposes: It’s responsible for establishing and maintaining standardized processes, methods and policies in the organization and to make sure that projects align with the organizational business strategy. The 3 Fundamental PMO types As we’ve already established, there is no one-size-fits-all PMO, each organization will define the role and responsibilities of their PMO depending on their business strategy, culture and history.

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How To Improve Execution

Project Management Hacks

3 Project Management Traps To Guard Against From digital transformation to Elon Musk’s vision to travel to Mars, a lack of vision is no longer the problem for corporate executives. Today, the real problem is execution. In many cases, the execution burden falls on the shoulders of project managers. Unfortunately, many executives are unsure how to manage their projects and project managers effectively.

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The Premises of Rational Management

Herding Cats

Organizational Effectiveness is a basis of rational management. The organization is one of mankind's all-time greatest inventions. An organization is intended to operate as one unit, with all its parts in efficient coordination. But all too often it does not. The parts operate as disparate levels of efficiency, or they overlap, or they work against others interests.

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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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Find Us at the Intersection of Marketing and Tech… and at booth #908

Redbooth

If you’re a tech-savvy marketing professional then there’s no way you’ve missed the Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic from chiefmartec.com , which lists a jaw-dropping 3,874 solutions. And just look at how quickly the martech industry has grown in the past few years: No wonder we need a three-day conference to make sense of it all. If you’re feeling just as lost as I am, punch your ticket for the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

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Time Tracking for Projects – Never Lose Track of Your Work!

TimeCamp

Everyone in the world of business realizes that time is money. There is no better occasion to prove the validity of this saying than when running our own company. Time is everything: the efficiency of your employees, the finished projects and so on. You can’t afford to lose it if you want your company to […].

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Stakeholder management – What NOT to do

Fix my Project Chaos

As part of the Stakeholder Engagement Series to celebrate the launch of our new eCourse which is now available on our website, I recently interviewed Andrea O’Halloran about what can prevent meaningful stakeholder engagement. Let’s talk about how to create Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement We know good stakeholder engagement is all about communication.

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Statement: Service Outage

TimeCamp

Dear TimeCamp users, On April 26th, 2017, we experienced a major service outage. This incident caused TimeCamp service to be unavailable for 2 hours yesterday. To provide quickest possible access to our services, we needed to go back to the state from the day before. Therefore you might be experiencing some data loss. Users and […].

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3 Ways BrightWork Makes Task Management Easier in SharePoint

Brightwork

Most people on your team are working on more than one project at once. With so many competing priorities, it can be overwhelming to stay on top of what needs to be done. Here’s a common scenario we hear from customers: It’s difficult to keep track of their assigned work and when it is due, especially across competing projects Team members struggle to contribute to projects and providing status updates is too time-consuming There is no objective way to highlight when they have an iss

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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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Sparking Girls’ Interest in Tech Careers with Entrepreneur Day

LiquidPlanner

“This girl came to play,” Marchant Couick said as she motioned toward 14-year-old Zanaasha, who was furiously taking notes at the front of the LiquidPlanner lunch room. Zanaasha smiled. She continued to write as Couick explained her work as a renewal specialist to the roomful of eighth-graders. The five other panelists went down the line, telling the students from Seattle Girls’ School about their jobs.