Workamajig
MARCH 5, 2020
Resource planning and management is crucial for project management success. Master this skill with these resource management tips. The first thing you’ll learn as a rookie project manager is this: Managing projects means managing resources. It doesn’t matter what kind of organization you work in - a factory, a construction firm, a marketing agency - your success will depend on people, i.e. your resources.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 5, 2020
This is a guest post from Varada Patwardhan from Xebrio. This is the story of my friend Angela, see if you relate. Angela always excelled at playing leader or manager at group projects growing up. She believed that she was destined to lead. College, a few odd jobs, and an internship later, she landed a job as a design engineer and got to work on some exciting and challenging projects.
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Teamweek
MARCH 5, 2020
A guest post by the remote team over at Docsketch. When you pour beer from a large bottle that has a tiny opening, or neck, it’s frustrating to see the congestion near the opening that results in the beer pouring out slowly. A productivity bottleneck is something that slows the progress of everything else. It’s a flaw in the system. There are many causes for productivity bottlenecks.
LiquidPlanner
MARCH 5, 2020
“ Dear Elizabeth: Can you help me with starting right on an international project? I will be responsible for the delivery of 3 projects in Australia and New Zealand. I have a formal project management certification, but managing projects with international teams is new to me. Any tips?”. The principles of managing projects with international teams are the same as managing a project with a team all in your own country.
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The Digital Project Manager
MARCH 5, 2020
This article will help you quickly compare and evaluate the best GoToMeeting alternatives and other. The post 10 Best GoToMeeting Alternatives + Pros & Cons appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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Leading Agile
MARCH 5, 2020
Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. Ross Beurmann is back! And this week in SoundNotes Ross and Dave discuss ATOs and PMOs. If you aren’t familiar with what an Agile Transformation Office is, how it works, why you need it and how it is different from a Project Management Office, this podcast is for you.
Wrike
MARCH 5, 2020
What is a burndown chart? In a nutshell, it’s a project management tool that PMs use to help their teams forecast, view, and track project process. But that’s not all. Keep reading to learn more about burndown charts (including its variants), concrete ways you can directly benefit from using one, and some actionable advice for how to effectively read them (with examples). .
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 5, 2020
So many column inches, blog posts and books have been written about why there’s a gender pay gap. This book is my favourite, but frankly I’m bored of the ‘why’ already. I only have to look round my office to see the reasons why. What I’m interested in is how to eradicate it. And in our world of project delivery that starts with looking at what it means to take a senior project leadership job.
MPUG
MARCH 5, 2020
“When we talk about courage, we think it’s going against an enemy with a machine gun. The real courage is seeing the truth and speaking the truth to each other.” –Dave Cooper, Retired, Commander Master Chief, SEAL Team Six (From The Culture Code , by Daniel Coyle). Why is it so hard to see the truth and speak the truth to each other? Why does that demand courage?
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
Hub Planner
MARCH 5, 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes New Report Toolbar for Hub Planner Reporting – So what’s new? New updated Report Toolbar with added features. New grouping buttons to simply group the report quickly without needing to go into the builder. Streamlined layout of the Report Toolbar features. A new ‘Options’ button. Here you can manage and edit your report with editing/formatting options.
Lynne Cazaly
MARCH 5, 2020
When you’re problem solving are you also possibility seeking? When you're into possibilities can you also see things from the problem perspective? T. hese are 2 sides of a coin, a page, two different moods, sunshine and rain. ??Problems to be solved require us to sit among some mess, discomfort and irritation. Some people don’t like it. They’ll dismiss it as negative thinking, poo-poo it and want us to all ‘move on’ to more positive ways of thinking. ??
Scrum.org
MARCH 5, 2020
As a seasoned Scrum Master, you’ve probably already read every good book there is about Scrum. As you look to broaden your knowledge you may now find yourself craving something different. If you’re anything like me, you may appreciate learning complementary ideas that can help expand your skill set. Watch Robb Pieper, CEO of Responsive Advisors share his top three books you should add to your reading list and why.
ActiveCollab
MARCH 5, 2020
Our monthly recap is here! This time you’ll be reading about: * Personal timesheet * Historical internal hourly rates * Custom date range in the Time report PERSONAL TIMESHEET Let’s start with the Personal Timesheet. You’ll find it in the My Work > My Time section, the main difference is it won’t be empty upon opening. All the tasks assigned to you with a due date will be waiting for you, so you’re always aware of what needs to be done.
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Resource Guru
MARCH 5, 2020
Towards the end of 2019 I was in our Resource Guru account and I wanted to see what the schedule looked like for January 2020. So, I clicked the following link, expecting to be taken to January 2020. Trouble was, I ended up going backwards to January 2019. At this point I realized we had a usability issue that needed fixing. I’ve always liked the single-click access to months but there seemed to be no neat way of keeping it and eliminating the usability issue at the same time.
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