Tue.Sep 24, 2019

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Proof of Concept: Definition & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

You wouldn’t build a bridge if it couldn’t hold any weight. Projects can’t move forward without evidence to support that resources expended will function properly and drive a return. How you prove a project has legs to stand on is what’s called Proof Of Concept (POC). It sounds like a simple idea—an investment will not be funded unless it can offer a return—but it is very important.

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What is Agile Project Management? (and how to implement it)

EasyProjects

What is Agile Project Management? . Imagine for a moment that you’re cooking stew for the first time. As you’re cooking, you’re following a recipe that you found online. If you follow the instructions to a tee, it’s going to taste fantastic – just like the reviews say. When it’s done, you pour yourself a bowl and take a sip – and cringe.

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Workplace Chat Is Killing Our Productivity

Scoro

Office conversations come in many forms: the watercooler chat, the status update, the long meeting that could have been an email. At the workplace, communication is key – and SaaS startups are competing to take advantage of it. Last year, workplace instant messaging platform Slack announced a $250 million investment, bringing its total funding to $790 million and boosting its valuation from $3.8 billion to $5.1.

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The 25 Best Productivity Books to Unleash Your Absolute Best

nTask

We are in a constant race against time – with so much we have to do, and so much we aspire to do. But we all get the same time – those 24 hours in the day – to work hard, to achieve and then to rest ourselves so we can continue the same cycle the next day. People who get things done acquire the ability to understand the mechanics of time and master it.

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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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Be the Eye of the Hurricane – Navigating a Project Storm

LiquidPlanner

Sometimes managing a project can feel like you’re in the midst of a hurricane, where chaos dominates and screaming is your only hope of communication. It’s a commonly held belief that the center of a hurricane—the eye—is perfectly calm. So while your project might suddenly become a raging storm of epic proportions, your best course of action is to stay calm and centered.

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How to Build a Tech Stack You Can Be Proud Of

Teamweek

As a manager, your goal is to make your company as successful as possible. This means removing inefficiencies and finding more effective ways to conduct business. And because of these goals, many managers are looking for the right tech stack to help them get things done. Your technology stack is crucial to your success as it can determine the scalability and productivity of your business.

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The 32 Best To-do List Apps of 2019 for Personal Task Management

nTask

Each new day, a list of tasks awaits us. Some of them are more interesting than others. Nevertheless, the importance of completing these tasks is undisputed, especially if they build upon a daily basis. Normally what happens is that we are either able to complete a preset number of tasks on time or we fail miserably. Although the success rate depends on many factors, there is one common thing that is mostly seen in several use cases.

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Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams - September 2019 Edition

Scrum.org

The Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams aims to help Scrum Teams leverage the ideas and practices of Flow and Kanban in a way that is coherent with Scrum as defined by the Scrum Guide. The first release of the guide has been well received. Most of the feedback we've gotten centered around the need to tighten it up around some of the concepts. We also noticed that some key concepts weren't covered well enough in the guide and we wrote some additional materials to support it. .

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Workplace Chat Is Killing Our Productivity

Scoro

Office conversations come in many forms: the watercooler chat, the status update, the long meeting that could have been an email. At the workplace, communication is key – and SaaS startups are competing to take advantage of it. Last year, workplace instant messaging platform Slack announced a $250 million investment, bringing its total funding to $790 million and boosting its valuation from $3.8 billion to $5.1.

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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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Keys to developing self-managing teams

Runrun.it

Check it out what you will find on this article about self-managing teams : Understanding the concept of self-managing teams What makes up a self-managing team? Managing self-managing teams Collaboration is key. Self-managing teams are teams that can operate largely independently, with minimal supervision. They are often more efficient, more cost-effective, and better for the organization’s overall health.