ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Before defining an issue log, let’s define project issues. An issue is any roadblock or unintended impact that directly affects your project’s timeline and or performance. It’s different than a risk, which can be defined as a potential problem or future issue that might happen in your project. An issue is something that has already come up in your project, and you need to identify and track that issue immediately.
Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Let's look at three ways you can improve your risk identification and reduce major misses. Wise project managers know that there are unknown risks lurking in every corner.
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LiquidPlanner
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Risk and uncertainty are inherent parts of all project work, making project risk management an important topic for teams to address. Which is why so many projects—especially large technology projects—run into trouble. When studies tell us that easily half of all IT projects run over budget and past deadline , we see how easily risk turns into real trouble for projects and their organizations.
Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Let's look at three ways you can improve your risk identification and reduce major misses. Wise project managers know that there are unknown risks lurking in every corner.
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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.
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
LET’S APPROACH THIS FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE BY LOOKING AT HOW SCRUM WITH KANBAN CAN HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH COMPLEXITY. . Complexity often requires collaboration, not necessarily between teams, but between groups, crews, or individuals. Scrum already helps teams deal with complexity, so what does Kanban bring to the mix? Scrum with Kanban includes a definition of workflow, four practices, and four measures.
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Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Many well-meaning practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum. Scrum is a framework for doing complex work, not a how-to playbook. It’s incomplete by design because there are no simple best practices to fit all situations in complex environments. As the 2020 Scrum Guide puts it, “Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions.
nTask
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
No matter what industry you are in, having good relations with your clientele is a given. The success of your business, it’s current standing in the market, promotion, and profits are all pretty much dependent on the words of your clients. Maintaining a good relationship with all clients can boost your sales and improve your position in the market.
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Was macht Kund:innen unglücklich? . Heutzutage sind Produkte meistens wenig erfolgreich, wenn sie nicht den Nutzen liefern, den Benutzer:innen benötigen um ein Problem schnell, sicher und bequem zu lösen. Das Produkt schafft es nicht die Benutzer:innen glücklich zu machen. Im Gegenteil, die Benutzer:innen quälen sich mit dem Produkt rum, weil das Produkt. ihre Bedürfnisse nur teilweise abdeckt oder. es ihnen das Leben sogar schwer macht .
Agilemania
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
‘Another top performer quit the firm.’ . Are you hearing these words a lot these days from your managers? . Before you brush it under the carpet, here’s something you need to know. The Great Resignation is your doomsday. The pandemic has wrecked the last two years. . The dreaded Great Resignation began to spread like wildfire only when things seemed to be going back to normalcy. .
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
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Summary (TL;DR;). If you can't create Done Increments every Sprint, this is the #1 issue to fix! Done means more than what is written in the Scrum Guide. Without Done Increments, you won't get any benefits from Scrum. You need Done Increments to capture product value. You need Done Increments to manage the 3 product development key-risks. A Definition of Done first and foremost describes quality, not just work.
Musings on Project Management
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The software is never done!Certainly not news; and certainly not profound to any engineer, coder, or PM working in the software industry, writing apps, or supporting software enabled devices.Users have come to expect routine and regular updates to all things software.Ooops, not so fast!What about the automobile industry?Traditionally: the car is done!
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Was machst Kund:innen unglücklich? . Heutzutage sind Produkte meistens wenig erfolgreich, wenn diese Produkte nicht den Nutzen liefern, den Benutzer:innen benötigen um ein Problem schnell, sicher und bequem zu lösen. Das Produkt schafft es nicht die Benutzer:innen glücklich zu machen. Im Gegenteil, die Benutzer:innen quälen sich mit dem Produkt rum, weil das Produkt. ihre Bedürfnisse nur teilweise abdeckt oder. es ihnen das Leben sogar schwer macht .
Online PM Courses
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Hard and Soft Project Management are often seen as opposites. Here, I assess what the terms hard and soft mean, and why they actually complement each other. The post Hard and Soft Project Management – The Three BIG Questions: Answered! appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
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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.
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
TL; DR: Is a Scrum Certification a Sound Investment Advice? Do you need a Scrum certification to become good at what you do? Not really. It took me nine years after I started working in this industry to get my first certificate. What are the benefits then of having a Scrum certification? Well, becoming certified by a recognized Scrum certification organization such as Scrum.org is sound investment advice, as documented by the Scrum Master Salary Report 2022: There is a statistical correlation be
Online PM Courses
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
You want to be trusted. But have you thought about why you trust the people you do? What does it mean for how to secure the trust of others? The post Being Trusted: Top 8 Ways to Win and Maintain Trust | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Sarah M. Hoban
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
I first encountered the concept of a “user manual” when reading a business advice column in The New York Times several years ago. In a prior blog post on how to deal with a difficult sponsor , I mentioned that I had created one. But, I did not explicitly address what a user manual is, why a user manual is beneficial, and how to create one. We’ll dive into these topics in this blog post.
Online PM Courses
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
KPIs help focus us on delivering strategic or operational improvements. We link KPIs to business, portfolio, program, or project objectives. The post What is a KPI? What are KPIs? Key Performance Indicators | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
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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.
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
So, what is organizational agility? . I learn all the time, and 2021 taught me a lot. Based on those lessons, I’d like to share an update on what organizational agility means to me in 2022. I hope you find it useful for what it does and does not mean for you. . LET’S START BY DISCUSSING WHAT ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY IS NOT. . Sometimes it’s easier to figure out something by starting with what it is not. .
MPUG
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Fun fact: Try typing “lifecycle” into Google and you will see results for “life cycle.” Over the years, people have started using the single word instead of two words, but its meaning can be best understood by looking at it as two separate words: “life cycle.”. Although the term “life cycle” is used in many professions, its basic meaning remains the same.
The Strategic Project Manager
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The primary objective of project initiatives is the produce Value. However, many of our models for thinking are based on Cost. This post explores how Cost and Value are related – and how they are unrelated. This is not about Planned Value, Earned Value, and Actual Cost! It explores both Cost-based and Value-based thinking and when to use each.
Clinton M. Padgett
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
In project management, back and white are your friends – murky gray is not. As a project manager, you want to deal with clear and verified information, not assumptions. When assumptions are made and not validated, mistakes get made, timelines get delayed, and projects fail. Assumptions are dangerous things to make, and like all dangerous things to make — bombs, for instance, or strawberry shortcake — if you make even the tiniest mistake you can find yourself in terrible trouble.
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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.
Scrum.org
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
In my Professional Scrum Training and coaching sessions with teams, I’m often asked about how to navigate organizations’ centralized planification. In this article, I'll share an alternative to traditional organizations’ top-down structures - DAOs. We will discover what they are, how they support Scrum teams to better achieve their goals, and why this is a game changer. .
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