Mon.Dec 28, 2020

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Artificial Intelligence Enhancing the Role of the Project Manager

PM Times

Written by: Marcus Udokang Some fear the role of the Project Manager may be eliminated as the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the workplace.

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Scrum 2021: Getting You Started as Scrum Master or Product Owner

Scrum.org

As 2020 comes to an end, you are probably considering how to further your career as a Scrum Master or Product Owner in 2021. Maybe, I can support you in that regard with a set of six articles that proved to be the most popular in 2020. They range from Product Owner and Scrum Master interview questions to a variety of Scrum anti-patterns and how to deal with them to the Scrum Guide Reordered 2020, the easiest way to understand patterns and concepts of the new Scrum Guide 2020.

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Asana project management pros and cons

Binfire

If you are looking to buy project management software for your business, you probably have heard about Asana project management software. Asana promotes its app heavily on social media and on Google Ads. The company has bottomless pockets since the funders came from Facebook. The project management application space is extremely crowded. Competition is fierce and good for the consumer.

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Overview of my year 2020 book reviews

Henny Portman

2020 was again an extremely fruitful book review year. I wrote around 50 book reviews including 16 corresponding quick reference cards and several personal insights, and views on specific topics in the field of project, program and portfolio management. My own books, whitepapers and articles. PRINCE2 and DevOps, a successful marriage or recipe for divorce?

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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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Scrum Guide 2020: Scrum Masters are the True Leaders

Scrum.org

Scrum Masters Are The True Leaders. Just take a second to imagine a professional environment where every individual connects and donates their intellectual capacity to the full. It’s a place where each person experiences contentment. It’s a workplace that bestows fulfillment too. Then again, the description here seems somewhat booking and way too ideal.

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Throughput accounting: pushback

Musings on Project Management

Whenever I write about or talk about 'throughput accounting' I get pushback.Fair enough.You won't find such accounting in your Accounting 101 textbook, except perhaps in a chapter dedicated to cost accounting wherein the concept of 'variable cost' is discussed.But 'variable cost' doesn't quite capture the concept:'Throughput' is the stuff that gets through to end-users, beneficiaries, or.

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Project Management Look Forward to 2021 – 3 Questions to Ask Yourself | Video

Online PM Courses

As you look forward to 2021, here are three questions every Project manager Should ask of themselves. I'll tell you what they are. The post Project Management Look Forward to 2021 – 3 Questions to Ask Yourself | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Zijn jongeren met een chronische aandoening een vergeten doelgroep in de vaccinatiestrategie?

Gunther Verheyen

“Beste beleidsmakers, wetenschappers, politici, experts, professoren, adviseurs (en iedereen die het verder aanbelangt). Vrijdag 13 maart 2020 is een dag die wij niet snel zullen vergeten. Die dag, vijf dagen voor de eerste lockdown officieel inging, beslisten wij om ons gezin in een toestand van zelfisolatie te brengen. Vandaag, met het einde van 2020 in zicht, zijn we negen maanden, enkele golven, heel wat jojo-bewegingen en enkele zachte, harde of andersoortige lockdowns verder.

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New Year’s Resolutions: Three Words You Need to Know

Bridge the Gap Consulting

Tis the season to make New Year’s Resolutions! This time-honored tradition happens when a person resolves to change undesirable habits, or, more commonly, accomplish a personal goal. Yes, we hear them every year, and probably make a couple ourselves. But, I’ve read upwards of 80% of New Year’s resolutions FAIL! 80%! That’s a lot.

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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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A Deeper Look: Top Changes in the New 2020 Scrum Guide for Agile Practitioners

MPUG

A new version of Scrum guide was released last month. There are quite a few changes in the guide, as well as new additions. While the outline and structure of the guide have remained almost the same, as you go through the guide, you will immediately notice three high-level changes: The new guide is a much lighter and smaller version. It’s less prescriptive and seems to be intended for a wider audience group, particularly non-software users.

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Powerpoint as a Versatile Tool to Support Online Project Meetings

Appfluence

The COVID 19 pandemic compelled the businesses worldwide to shift their workflow from traditional workspace to remote work. With work from home (WFH), office-cabin meetings in firms took a novel turn to online or virtual meetings. 2020 saw webinars, sales pitches, project discussions and even business reviews via virtual communication. PowerPoint slide decks became the pillars of virtual meetings and will continue to be.