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The Future is unknown

Scrum.org

The future is unknown. The future is unknown and although some people claim to be able to predict the future, most people can't. But to look a little ahead, into the future, to have a sense of when certain items on the Product Backlog are finished, predictability would be very useful. Although we can't be completely predictable, it is helpful if we are a little more predictable than we are now.

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10 Best Free Resource Management Software In 2021

The Digital Project Manager

I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for resource management software today—or wait, scratch that, I’ll just go and get it for free! The post 10 Best Free Resource Management Software In 2021 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Practical Fibonacci: A Beginner's Guide to Relative Sizing

Scrum.org

Background photo by Guilia May on Unsplash with edits by author. . O verview of Agile Estimating. Ab solute vs. Relative Sizing. When more is known than unknown, use absolute estimating. A traditional or Waterfall software development lifecycle includes a long and detailed planning period to define requirements before beginning development. Absolute estimating is the practice of applying an hourly, finite estimate to each requirement.

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Download our free resource planning & scheduling template [Excel]

Resource Guru

In 2019, Wellingtone , a UK-based PMO consultancy, surveyed 150 organizations about the state of project management. They found that “poor resource management” is the second-largest project management challenge among respondents, trailing just a few percentage points behind “poorly trained project managers.” . Of course, advanced organizations turn to dedicated resource scheduling software to enable a smooth resource allocation and resource management process.

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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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The Conundrum of Task Types in MS Project

MPUG

Let’s consider the following situation: Your project has been running behind schedule for the past few weeks. You have done everything in your power to rectify the situation and bring the project back on track, but alas, your efforts have fallen short. Your customer is quite peeved at you, and you just do not know how to handle the situation. Finally, you decide you can bring the project back on track by adding few more resources.

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8 Project Management Software Benefits: Why Use It?

The Digital Project Manager

The post 8 Project Management Software Benefits: Why Use It? appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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5 Tips for Better Thinking

Lynne Cazaly

Here they are … because better thinking leads to better decisions and results and outcomes. 1. Think about thinking 2. Be aware of loops 3. Add to your mental model toolbox 4. Make diversity the rule not the exception 5. Remember emotional agility (and Susan David, Ph.D. book ‘Emotional Agility’ is a beauty!) Read more about each of these five tips in this Entrepreneur Media article by Aytekin Tank from JotForm.

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20 Years & 20 Success Stories: InLoox Anniversary E-Book

Inloox

The hands-on success stories describe the challenges companies from various industries faced, how they structured their project management and which advantages they achieved by using InLoox. Download our eBook for free and read project stories from these and other industries: Automotive industry. Electrical engineering. Research and development. Healthcare.

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What to do when you dread the week ahead

Lynne Cazaly

Mondayitis is when it hits but many of us feel the dread of the working week before that, while we’re still in the weekend! An article labels the ‘Sunday Scaries’ that feeling when you’re already overwhelmed by what’s ahead and you haven’t even started the working week yet! Do you dread? I’ve had job roles, commitments, projects and colleagues that absolutely made me feel dread-full about Mondays … and I’d feel the dread approaching on Sunday

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Strategic Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Impact

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 expendi

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Five Things Every Starting Scrum Master Should Know

Scrum.org

When I started as a Scrum Master, the thing that scared me the most was how to translate those lofty ideals into actual down-to-earth behavior. While it sounded great that “Scrum is about empiricism”, I had no idea what that should look like with my team, how I should behave to support that and how flexible I could be with the framework of Scrum. One of my earliest blog posts was a good example of this.

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How to manage projects from kickoff to launch

Planio

There’s no denying that ‘projects’ are the currency of the modern workplace. And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Unfortunately, project management has become unnecessarily complicated over the years.

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The PMBOK guide® – Seventh Edition Summary

PM Times

In this article, I show a forecast of the new edition of the PMBOK-7 Guide for Project Management. I have read the new guide and it is important to show everyone how this guide can help us and how we can apply it to our role as project managers. The Guide to the Project Management […]. The post The PMBOK guide® – Seventh Edition Summary appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.

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Overwhelmed with to-do

Lynne Cazaly

When the ratio of to-do and done seems to be weighted in favour of to-do… what do you do? Many people take the overwhelm path. It’s all too much. Argh! But here are 5 steps that might help , thanks to Art Markman’s article in Fast Company. And if you don’t have time - or energy - to read it, I made you a picture of 5 steps. Do them, one by one.

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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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My door is open

Brett Harned

I recently jumped back out in the hallway of my career and decided to return to my career in project management consulting and coaching. This is a space where I’m most comfortable, energized, and effective. It also happens to be a space where I know I can grow and explore, and make the greatest impact.

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Are you making things easier

Lynne Cazaly

Today I’m working with a group of leaders on building their facilitation skills. Facilitation at its heart means ‘ease’, to make progress with ease. And ease is a great perspective to take. Ask yourself - are we making this harder than it needs to be? - what could we do that would make it easier? - how can I make it easier for them?

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Top 7 Tools and Apps for Professional Services Organizations

EasyProjects

The business world can argue about every topic in the world, except for one fact: change is inevitable. The changing scenery in industries and organizations derives from innovations and workers looking to adapt to new tools and processes. Temporary or not, these changes are essential for organizations that want to stay ahead of the competition and succeed in their domain.

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Resisting the flexible future

Lynne Cazaly

It’s not that we have to work remotely, it’s that we are ‘clinging’ to office based practices. At least someone or some people are clinging. It may not be you. You might be good to go with a more flexible working arrangement. But clinging to old practices has happened for centuries. The new is uncertain. ‘We’re not adopting new ways until we have proof that they work’, said a leader recently. ‘I’ll wait to see what the results are for others

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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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What Is Swarming in Agile and How Can It Boost Productivity?

Wrike

For Agile teams, flexibility is the name of the game. Team members are always prepared to change focus or alter their working style to achieve the best results for their project. And this flexibility works in their favor — the 2018 Standish Group Chaos Study results showed that Agile projects are statistically twice as likely to succeed than Waterfall projects.

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Too much information

Lynne Cazaly

The answer isn’t to communicate less. It’s to adopt some better practices. This article from the World Economic Forum ties nicely to some of the thinking in my book ‘Argh! Too much information, not enough brain’ There’s plenty of information to be had. There’s so much that it even has a name : infodemic. And synthesising or reducing information all the time isn’t the answer either.

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Do the switcheroo on your thinking

Lynne Cazaly

How readily and easily might you be able to change your mind? What would it take? The more cognitive flexibility you have, the better able to respond and adapt to change you’ll be. It makes sense, right, but still we see people ‘dig in’, ‘stick to their guns’, ‘hold the line’ But in these times of crazy change and uncertainty, convicted beliefs may be more practical if they loosened up a little.

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The most important person to influence

Lynne Cazaly

Much is written about influence: how to use it, who is impacted by it and how to get more of it. Of all the people you focus on influencing, do you put effort into influencing yourself? Do you know what to do to change your state, how you’re feeling, or what you’re doing? Rather than just accepting things for how they are or ‘going with the flow’, a more deliberate practice is to be able to influence yourself.

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3 ‘Must-Dos’ for Addressing Digital Transformation Challenges

Digital transformation projects are crucial, with global spending projected to hit $3.4 trillion by 2026. However, they often fail at a rate of about 70%. To enhance success: Employee Buy-in: Acknowledge concerns and establish a change management team to communicate benefits transparently. Identify Processes and Tools: Form a digital transformation office to establish metrics, workstream lifecycles, data capture, and tool selection.

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Do this simple thing to make your ?brain work better

Lynne Cazaly

For all the hours we’re intensely focusing, working, pushing for deadlines and trying to be productive, there are times when we need something … softer. How about this : do you like the idea of ‘soft fascination’? It sounds a little dreamy, a little curious, and as it turns out, highly recharging and refreshing. Overworking our attention wears it out.