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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Courses for 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®? Then you’ll be looking for a course that will give you exam confidence and fits the way you want to study. I’ve rounded up the best PMI-ACP training courses below based on my knowledge of the industry and working with providers and students as a project manager and trainer.

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Start using Start and Stop Using Stop (Agile Transformations)

Scrum.org

Would you be interested in increasing your chances of success following through on your New Year’s resolutions by 12%? Researchers at Stockholm University and Linköping University in Sweden analyzed resolutions made by 1,066 people and had some fascinating results that might impact not only your New Year’s resolutions but decision-making in general.

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®? The most successful students also include reading a range of PMI-ACP books in their exam prep, as well as a training course, just as that little bit of extra comfort. It’s also useful to have books to carry around with you for reference when you can’t access your training materials.

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The first steps of a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

A while back I have shared a video about what to focus on when you join a new team as a Scrum Master. It’s time to share some of the new insights I’ve gathered over the past few years. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through some important steps you need to take in your first days to set a strong foundation for your long term success. Let’s start with a disclaime.

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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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Best PMI-ACP Study Guides

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’re here because you are planning to take your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )® exam. Well, you’re in the right place! As well as a PMI-ACP training course, the most successful students also include a study guide in their exam prep because those books are designed to help you get ready for the test. Below, I list the best PMI-ACP study guides for your agile certification studies.

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How I Do It: Communication Tools & Tips

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m shining a spotlight on how I manage my projects. I’m particularly interested in the communications between people on projects and regular readers will know that, as I cover it a lot. I wanted to tell you how I run stakeholder communications on my projects (I’ve also covered the ‘how’ of stakeholder comms before ). Not because I have amazing results from the strategies I use or anything, but because it’s always interesting to find out how other people do it.

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Microsoft Planner vs Asana – Who Wins the Fight?

nTask

As we see every day in the project management paradigm, the planning and scheduling of all tasks and processes necessary to complete the project development process are crucial for effective management and working of the overall project and the development team. Big IT businesse s from all over the world have many problems streamlining their project development processes.

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How Project Managers Can UnlockVisibility In The Supply Chain

PM Times

Supply chains are an essential component of modern businesses. Every industry depends on them to ensure goods are delivered on time and in perfect conditions. The slightest disruption can throw processes awry and create immense losses for stakeholders. Visibility into supply chain processes helps minimize errors thanks to end-to-end connectivity. When speaking of visibility implementation, […].

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Best 8 Sales Team Management System In 2022

nTask

The sales team is the driving force of every organization. Thus, having the best sales team management system is vital for success. Your company can only progress if you get the best customers, and for that, your sales team needs to be on top of its game. According to a report , 66% of software companies completed their projects within their original budget while 47% failed to do so due to a lack of a proper system.

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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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Hiring at Scale in The Post-Pandemic Job Market, And Some of Its Challenges

Teamweek

Hiring at scale is exciting. It’s a fantastic feeling to work in a company that’s welcoming new and talented people through its doors week after week. But unfortunately, hiring at scale isn’t all fun and games. When it goes wrong, it can have a fatal impact on your business. In this article, we’ll show you what hiring at scale looks like in a post-pandemic world.

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How to Create an Organized Productivity Plan for the Year?

nTask

Whether you manage small business operations or work from home, you need to be productive to succeed. High productivity keeps sales flowing and profits rolling in. It helps you achieve your career goals while maintaining a work-life balance. But for many of us, productivity is elusive. So, how do you become more productive? First, it’s important to realize that being busy doesn’t always equal productivity.

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Evie Networks Selects Sitetracker for Rapid Push Towards Nationwide EV Charging Network

Sitetracker

Originally posted via Business Wire PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sitetracker, the global standard for deployment operations management software for critical infrastructure owners and operators like Chargepoint, EVgo, and Volta, is proud to announce its cloud platform has been selected by Evie Networks, a leading electric vehicle ultrafast charging provider in Australia.

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How Project Managers Can Unlock Visibility In The Supply Chain

PM Times

Supply chains are an essential component of modern businesses. Every industry depends on them to ensure goods are delivered on time and in perfect conditions. The slightest disruption can throw processes awry and create immense losses for stakeholders. Visibility into supply chain processes helps minimize errors thanks to end-to-end connectivity. When speaking of visibility implementation, […].

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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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The Diamond Model by Michael Porter

The Strategic Project Manager

Michael Porter of Harvard has developed a model for the competitiveness of industries among nations. Considering international variables is useful to governments, investors, strategists and project management pros. The post reviews Porter’s Diamond Model and provides some examples of the principles. Finally it offers ideas how PM professionals can use it to be more effective at portfolio, program, and project management.

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21 Unique PMO Use Cases Prove Wrike’s Versatility

Wrike

PMOs have a tough job as they have to play both the roles of quarterback and air traffic controller in determining project priority, when work can begin, where to allocate resources, and reporting on the team and department’s work. They are the go-to person to ensure project charters capture all requirements and impacts to the business before they’re approved to begin work.

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Goal orientation: An Interview With Ben Spielberg

Appfluence

We speak with neuromodulation expert Ben Spielberg about what got him in his field of work in the first place, how to identify undiagnosed cases of ADHD , and his thoughts on the ideal type of work for neurodiverse individuals. Read along for a true brain-tickling conversation. Thank you so much for joining our interview series! Before we get started, we would love to “get to know you” a bit better.

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When A comes before B

Musings on Project Management

When A comes before BIf you understand the nature of A and that of B, and if starting B depends on A, then getting A done before B sounds easy, but sometimes it makes you wonder!Is there a preamble to B that should be done before A is completed?Are the resources for A and B in conflict or not available; such could affect the "preamble" activity.Can B really start after A, or are there other.

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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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Three Steps To Manage, Motivate, And Support An Underperforming Employee

Trello

Leadership feels like a piece of cake when your team is running like a well-oiled machine. Everybody knows what’s expected of them and is knocking their work out of the park with little direction or intervention from you.

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Creative Director vs. Art Director [Responsibilities and Key Differences]

ActiveCollab

It's easy to confuse a creative director with an art director since many use these terms interchangeably. The difference lies in their scope of responsibilities. These roles typically require leaders who will make managerial decisions but at the same time be involved in creative processes. Learning about their main responsibilities and discovering how they are different can help you figure how which one of these roles fits your team perfectly.

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Here’s Your Brief Guide on Workflows and Work Stages in Kanban

nTask

Digital Kanban boards have become a groundbreaking invention for managing workflows in various industries. Even though there are three most common work stages in Kanban, digital Kanban boards allow you to do much more. Now, that sounds like a mystery box you’d want to open for sure, right? If we look into the history of Kanban boards, the word Kanban is translated as “signboard” in Japanese.