Tue.Mar 01, 2022

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Product Backlog - A 2-min overview

Scrum.org

Welcome to Scrum Sutra — a series where I shall share a 2-min overview of each element of Scrum and how it connects with the other elements in the bead to form Scrum Sutra. This bead is about Product Backlog. The Product Backlog is one of the three Scrum Artifacts. The other 2 being Sprint Backlog and Increment. The Product Owner is accountable to ensure that the Product Backlog and its constituent Product Backlog items are transparent , visible and understood.

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18 Project Management Software Benefits and How It Can Help You

Workzone

So…do you really need project management software or team collaboration software? Think about this: Have you ever messaged a colleague with, “Is this done yet?”. Have you gone into your boss’ office and said, “What is that blank-blank project supposed to look again?”. We’ve all been there, right? If you nodded your head to either of those, believe it or not, those are pieces of project or job or work management.

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To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) Explained

Wrike

Running successful projects requires calculated planning and monitoring. Project management tools like the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) help project managers achieve this with as little risk as possible. TCPI forecasts a project’s possible outcome and alignment with the budget. It shows how to allocate and use available resources to deliver projects on time and within budget.

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How Much Does PMP Certification Cost In UK? [2023]

PMExperto

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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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Better Project Communications

Project Management Essentials

Excellent “soft skills” differentiate the great project managers. Since 90% of a project manager’s time is spent with others, it is no surprise that communications and emotional intelligence are vital traits. They are situationally aware, assess context, and communicate more effectively with their teams, customers, and stakeholders.

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How To Use Trello And Confluence Together For Optimized Project Management

Trello

Cheese is delicious. Tomato sauce is delicious. Bread is delicious. They’re all so delicious, in fact, they work perfectly well as foods on their own. Yet one day, some brilliant person came along and decided that these delicious foods could become something more: a finer food known as pizza. Our world is all the richer for it.

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Signing up in 3 simple steps: a student and admin guide to MindGenius Online.

MindGenius

You may have been asked by your college or university to create a MindGenius Online account, either for an assignment or to use as a tool to better your time management. Don’t worry, the process is simple for both students and admins. Step 1 : Create MindGenius Online account To connect your account to your university, firstly you need to sign up using your educational email.

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Refinement Myths

Scrum.org

With the rapid increase in the adoption of Scrum and other Agile frameworks over the past several years, I’m not surprised that a few misconceptions and myths about Scrum have surfaced. While many more organizations embrace Scrum, many individual practitioners have not undertaken formal training. It’s the perfect environment for misinformation and confusion. .

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Using IT Portfolio Management Software to Empower Executives

Planview

IT portfolio management software is known for helping PMOs evaluate and track multiple active projects. But it can also be used to effortlessly provide executives with high-level, global data that enhances their strategic decision-making process. Take Akamai Technologies as an example. They’re a leading content delivery network services provider for media and software.

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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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Time Based Competition (TBC): A Strategic PM’s Perspective

The Strategic Project Manager

Time Based Competition (TBC) is classic Boston Consulting Group (BCG) thinking that has evolved into a new relevance today. TBC 2.0 provides a whole new basis for achieving competitive advantage. This post looks at Time as a strategic element and how it has evolved into a critical consideration in strategy and project management. Time as a Basis for Competition.

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