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7 Factors of Good Governance

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects ideally sit within a governance framework that is bigger than the project team. It’s actually easier to work in an environment where there is governance in place because it gives you boundaries. And, like toddlers, people respond well when they know how far they can go. But what does governance on projects actually look like? Here are 7 factors that make up good governance.

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How to get the most from your Sprint Retrospective Event

Scrum.org

According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, “The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness.” Scrum Teams must take the Retrospective seriously to achieve these outcomes. Let’s look at three tips for getting the most from your Sprint Retrospective and several agenda ideas that you can use to keep this event fresh.

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Remote collaboration solutions | ShareTheBoard

Project Management Update Submitted Articles

In an increasingly remote world, learning how to successfully work with other teammates is about more than just using the right tool.

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Um Scrum zu lernen, sind Konferenzen überflüssig. Warum ich sie trotzdem besuche und du es auch tun solltest

Scrum.org

Lohnt sich der Besuch einer Konferenz noch? Können wir nicht bereits alles im Internet lesen? Geben wir in die Amazon-Buchsuche „Scrum“ ein, dann erhalten wir 10000 Treffer. Auf dem Scrum.org -Blog wurden allein im Juli 60 Artikel zu Scrum veröffentlicht. Und auf YouTube erscheinen jeden Tag mehr als 10 Videos zu Scrum. Trotzdem besuche ich weiterhin Konferenzen.

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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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Adriana Girdler’s Best Project Management Advice: Get Strategic

Online PM Courses

What are Adriana Girdler's best Project Management Tips, Tools, and insight? In this video, she tells me about your need to get strategic. The post Adriana Girdler’s Best Project Management Advice: Get Strategic appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Closing a Sprint with MS Project Agile

MPUG

A Sprint is considered to be a mini-project within a Scrum project. Like every project has to be closed, a Sprint, also has to be closed. However, many Agile practitioners do not follow this practice. In this article, we will take a scenario for Sprint in a Scrum project and follow the steps needed to close a Sprint Project. We will begin with a scenario for a project, proceed with various steps to close the Sprint within a release, and learn a variety of functionalities available in MS Project

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Employee Training Plan

Techno-PM

What is Employee Training Plan? Employee training and development refers to the process of providing employees with the skills and knowledge necessary to perform their jobs effectively. The goal of employee training and development programs is to help employees improve their work performance and contribute to the overall success of the organisation.

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Advanced Use of the Nonworking Time Calendar

MPUG

Background. In my previous article on Understanding the Nonworking Time C alendar , I showed you how to apply an alternate base calendar as the Project Calendar and the Nonworking Time Calendar for a project. I suspect that for many of you, the Nonworking Time Calendar might be a new concept to you. Whether the concept is new or not, in this article, I would like to extend that knowledge even further and show you an advanced use for the Nonworking Time Calendar.

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Agile Release Planning

Techno-PM

What Is Agile Release Planning? Agile Release Planning is a process that helps organisations to plan and manage agile software development projects. The process includes creating a product backlog , prioritising items in the backlog, and creating a sprint backlog. Additionally, the process helps organisations track progress and identify risks. Download Project Management Templates !

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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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Planning to Create a Simple Business Website? Here’s How to Start

Tactical Project Management

Learn how to create a simple business website with several easy steps. Creating a website is a great way to promote your business. The post Planning to Create a Simple Business Website? Here’s How to Start appeared first on Tactical Project Management.

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Daily Task List

Techno-PM

The daily task list is a simple yet powerful tool that can help you increase your productivity and effectiveness. It is a list of tasks that you need to complete in a day, and it can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Download Project Management Templates ! There are a few things to keep in mind when creating your daily task list. First, make sure that you include only the most important tasks that you need to complete in a day.

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Nine Sprint Goal Principles to Get Your Scrum Team Going

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Nine Sprint Goal Principles. In Scrum, the Sprint Goal serves as the spotlight that provides transparency to the Sprint Backlog, as the flag that allows the team to rally, and the one thing that provides focus and cohesion. No Scrum team has ever been able to reap the benefits of the framework to the fullest extent without making the Sprint Goal a cornerstone of its efforts.

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Why Is There No Project Manager In A Scrum Team?

Agilemania

Every time when we have a discussion about scrum and SAFe, we usually hear that there is no such role as a project manager. And that’s the reason people are apprehensive about the success of a project without a project manager. Can the scrum team manage to perform their tasks very well, without a project manager? Is it possible? The scrum team can work well without a scrum project manager, but the project can still stall.

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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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What is Program Management & Do You Need It?

Planio

If you’ve been managing projects long enough, you’ll know there’s a fair bit of confusion around roles and titles. But few cause as much confusion as the difference between project and program management. While there are some similarities between the roles, there are critical differences that — if misunderstood — can lead to confusion, chaos, and project failure.

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Wrike vs. Monday.com: Compare Monday.com Alternatives

Wrike

If you’re looking for a versatile work management platform for your team, chances are you’ve come across numerous brands. As different businesses have varying needs, there are many highly-rated solutions that dominate this space. . When it comes to modern project management tools with valuable features and essential functionalities at reasonable pricing, you’ll notice Wrike or Monday.com on the shortlist.