Tue.Nov 21, 2017

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USING PLAYBOOKS TO DELIVER WINNING PROJECTS

The Squad Report

I was a pretty decent baseball player back in the day. Lots of Business Lessons were learned between the lines; Leadership, Trust, Teamwork to name a few. Another lesson was the use of a Playbook. My freshman year of High School I was called up to the Varsity team and the coach gave me the team Playbook. I had never used a Playbook in baseball. Hit the ball, throw the ball, run.

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Agile Management Excel Template

TimeCamp

Project management, especially agile management is a challenging enterprise. And when it comes to monitoring team’s effectiveness, it poses even more obstacles. Managing a group of employees is easier said than done. To help you, we prepared a special tool. Thus, we are happy to announce a new Excel Template – Agile Management Excel Template! So let’s take a look at it.

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Book of the Month

Herding Cats

Network Science addresses a topic popular in the agile community but addressed with little or no mathematical foundation. . The book describes topics in network and the complexity of network from physics to computer science, engineering, economics and the social sciences, introduces network science to an interdisciplinary audience. From the origins of the six degrees of separation to explaining why networks are robust to random failures (anti-fragile), how viruses like Ebola and H1N1 spread, and

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How Gratitude Makes You Happy, Healthy, and Successful

Project Bliss

Photo by Giulia Bertelli on Unsplash. We all want to be happy. We pursue happiness daily. Many times it’s through shopping or eating or some other type of consumption. But did you know that there’s an easy and fast way to become happier that doesn’t involve spending money? And it can have lasting positive effects. Simply counting your blessings and being thankful can make you happier.

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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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4 Practical Ways to Demonstrate Project Leadership Skills

Brightwork

In a recent post, I mentioned anyone can become a leader – it just takes practice, intent, and commitment. This applies to both project managers and team members; after all, leadership is a choice. We follow great leaders who motivate us to achieve more, not because of title or authority. Regardless of your position, you can practice leadership skills at any stage of a project.

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How to have a good day at work

Celoxis

The average working adult spends over 90000 hours at work over a lifetime (Source: Happiness at Work, Psychology Today). If you relate that number to your adult working life, it’s a huge chunk of your time spent awake. Isn’t is then absolutely crucial for us to derive happiness out of this time?

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How To Overcome Laziness? Follow These Simple Tips!

TimeCamp

For the whole week, I was collecting ideas on what tricks could be used during the battle. And believe me, there are really plenty of them! The problem is that unless you understand the nature of your opponent, they will be less effective than fighting with this mysterious knowledge. So today I want to show you the nature of laziness – what exactly is it and how to overcome laziness each of these factors!

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Infographic: How to improve your Project Administration

Hydra

Infographic: How to improve your Project Administration. An infographic with tips to improve your project administration and help you achieve an on-going workflow that keeps you at your most productive.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

Competence beats Obedience. Unite people under a goal and let them act autonomously - Dr. Jordan Peterson with Jocko Willink on Jocko's Podcast.

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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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Laser Manufacturer Gains Visibility Into Project Status and Resource Utilization with LiquidPlanner

LiquidPlanner

Access Laser , a manufacturer specializing in gas lasers, has grown rapidly over the past four years. At any time, the company’s engineering team may have several dozen active projects, ranging from small efforts that take one to two months to larger projects that take more than a year. Many of the larger projects require a mix of research, experimentation, and engineering work, making them especially hard to estimate and track.

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Work overload: an issue that your business can learn to work around

Runrun.it

If we were to list the evils that bedevil the world as we know it, stress would undoubtedly rank close to the top. This symptom of psychological suffering or tension, which arises during our day-to-day activities, whether for personal or for work-related reasons is a mark of the contemporary world in which we live out […]. The post Work overload: an issue that your business can learn to work around appeared first on For Managers | Personal Development Hacks.

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400 Life Lessons From TimeCamp’s CEO

TimeCamp

Today TimeCamp presents a special article. 400 Life Lessons From TimeCamp’s CEO. We are proud and happy to share them with our readers and customers, and reveal some of our secrets. Take a sit, make a cup of coffee and indulge yourself in this long! but an intriguing list. We hope you find something helpful. Enjoy! Never do anything in advance because often you may not need it after all.

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