Project Smart
APRIL 7, 2022
Project management can be both challenging and rewarding. Steering a project to a successful conclusion can even be quite addicting for anyone fortunate enough to have spent significant time managing projects. Still, the waters can be sometimes choppy and sometimes calm.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 7, 2022
Communication in the workplace is what we all do, day in, day out. Our ability to communicate with colleagues makes the difference between people taking us seriously, doing what we ask (without too much hassling) and our ability to influence others. So it is worth spending some time thinking about how to improve your communication skills for work. Books are a great way to learn different techniques and see how others use their skills.
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Musings on Project Management
APRIL 7, 2022
Is keeping project history valuable? Doesn't every project office have at least cost history? Isn't all parametric pricing based on history? Yes, Maybe, Yes. respectively, to the above! And, could there be parametric estimating without history (*)? No, definitely not.Or, could there be project, event, or risk statistics without history? (**) No!
Scrum.org
APRIL 7, 2022
We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, and we covered the Scrum Values. . Now that we understand that without trust, which is built up by living the Scrum Values, we can bring transparency and as such we have a good basis to inspect and adapt, we can have a look at the self-managing aspect of the Scrum Team. . ??
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The Strategic Project Manager
APRIL 7, 2022
Key Resources encompass people as well as other important assets that are needed in order to execute a business model. As with managing projects, without Key Resources, nothing will happen! This post provides an overview of the Key Resources block on the business model canvas, provides related considerations for organizational strategy, and outlines the impact on project management.
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Scrum.org
APRIL 7, 2022
image by de zaak.nl . When I coach, consult and teach classes, I often get questions about creating an agile maturity tool or defining agile maturity metrics. I understand the need for this kind of metric. I also noticed that the purpose and value of agile maturity metrics are misunderstood. This article will help you to find agile maturity metrics that bring value and offers a free maturity tool to download.
nTask
APRIL 7, 2022
Time is the most critical factor that you can’t overlook as a freelancer. You live and die by the time you promise the assignment or the project to your client, and if you don’t deliver the required work over to the client, then all of your hard work goes to waste, and there is no coming back for that client. This is why time tracking tools for freelancers are one of the most sought-after tools in the market right now in this world of productivity.
Scrum.org
APRIL 7, 2022
Recently, the concept of “fluid teams”, “dynamic reteaming” or “ad-hoc teaming” has gained traction in the Agile community. Although the concept has many different definitions, a characteristic they share is that members move in and out of a team during its lifetime. There is obviously a wide range of fluidity, ranging from changes on a Sprint-by-Sprint basis to relatively infrequent changes.
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Teamweek
APRIL 7, 2022
New to the term People Ops? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. As a fairly new concept, the People Ops demand has boomed, with vacancies growing 6x faster than their traditional HR equivalent. This is especially true for remote companies, where remote People Operations roles are actually the norm. By the end of this article, you’ll be an expert on all things People Operations.
Resource Guru
APRIL 7, 2022
Research shows the many benefits of visual decluttering – better focus, higher productivity, and greater mental well-being. The same benefits of organizing your home apply to organizing your work calendar. They are a visual representation of our work lives. Nothing can set off anxiety faster than looking at a calendar that’s overbooked and has no gaps scheduled to catch up on administrative tasks or just get a mental break.
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