Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
What does a business analyst do on a project, and how is that different to the role of the project manager? The headline is that the two roles serve different purposes but a lot of the skills used are similar across both positions. Let’s dive into the jobs and see how they work together to successfully deliver a project. The responsibilities of a BA and PM on a project.
Project Bliss
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
It can be tough to make your virtual meetings more engaging. But doing so can ensure you’re getting the most value from the session, and creating an experience your remote meeting participants will enjoy. Meeting participants are by now accustomed to meeting online. But meeting virtually isn’t the same as sitting across the table from your teammates.
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Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Recently, I spent some time with a few Product Owners (POs) who work at large financial services companies. I love spending time with people supporting the accountabilities of the Product Owner because I consider myself a product person and love listening to how others have solved many of the problems I still encounter when working on delivering products.
Agilemania
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Core Values of Scaled Agile Framework ®. Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) is the world’s leading framework for business agility. SAFe integrates four primary bodies of knowledge, namely Agile development, Lean product development, systems thinking, and DevOps, to help businesses deliver innovative products faster, predictably, and with the highest quality.
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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
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Agile isn’t the right fit for every business problem–it’s simply a tool in the toolkit–one of many. . Agile frameworks should be used to solve business problems in complex environments where more is known than known. For simple problems, where more is known than unknown, an alternative approach – such as Lean or Waterfall – should be applied. In this context, “simple” does not mean easy, instead it refers to the fact that more is known than unknown. .
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Online PM Courses
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
The RACI Chart is one of the most important Project Tools. Also called RACI Matrix, Responsibility Matrix, or LRC. Let’s see how to build one! The post How to Build a RACI Chart | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
PM Times
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
I overheard this conversation at work one day: Manager Shannon: “Jamie, I know you’re doing the usability assessments on the Canary project right now. Several other projects are also interested in usability assessments. How much time do you spend on that?” Team Member Jamie: “About eight hours a week.” Manager Shannon: “Okay, so you could […].
GanttPRO Project Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Do you enjoy using custom fields in the online Gantt chart maker? We believe you do: they give the flexibility to plan and manage projects with a customized approach. However, […]. The post How to Customize Projects with GanttPRO: Updated Custom Fields first appeared on GanttPRO.
Musings on Project Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Most of my career has been working in the black and grey world of classified projects. If that is your domain, heed these words:It is the nature of classified projects that "successes are unheralded and. failures are trumpeted" JFKSo, if you have an idea of putting your successes on your resume, looking for your next job, gig, or career move, beware!
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
GanttPRO Project Management
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Do you enjoy using custom fields in the online Gantt chart maker? We believe you do: they give the flexibility to plan and manage projects with a customized approach. However, […]. The post How to Customize Projects with GanttPRO: Updated Custom Fields first appeared on GanttPRO.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
What are some good clothing options to wear to client meetings without suppressing my personal style? I don’t want to wear slacks, they hired us cause we’re the cool creatives, but I also don’t want to look under dressed to them. HELP! The post Pantless in Seattle appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Does your organization invest in a Project Management Office (PMO)? If you are reading this then you must be considering setting up a PMO or have concluded your approach to project management is not working and you are in the process of analyzing, dismantling and preparing to rebuild it. I’ve been through this process with several organizations – either building a PMO from scratch or rebuilding a failing one.
ActiveCollab
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
If you think that cliques are a thing of your past or your biggest high school nightmare, you couldn't be more wrong. According to some surveys, nearly 43% of employees form cliques, a tightly knit group of people who socialize inside and outside the office while excluding others. Even though many companies insist on teamwork, cliques can be detrimental to employee morale and cause workplace bullying.
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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.
Proofhub
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Do you ever feel like your creative mind is out to lunch? We all do from time to time, and it can be frustrating. Yet, when you are in a state of flow, you can easily come up with creative solutions to problems and can brainstorm creative ideas at the drop of a hat. The question is; Is it possible to switch from creative block to creative flow on demand ?
Clint Padgett – Project Success
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Episode 21 PART TWO: A CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD E. BOYATZIS. The post Episode 21 PART TWO: A CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD E. BOYATZIS appeared first on Project Success.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
An RTM or a requirements traceability document is an important piece of information that depicts the relationship between the requirements and the other artifacts that make up the project in question. This document is also used to prove whether all of the requirements related to the project have been fulfilled or not. Some other things that this document consists of are tests, requirements, issues, and test results.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Project management is a complex jumble in which the elements related to a project development process are dependent on each other in order to make the overall process a success. One thing that you need to note is that the tasks related to the project development process are divided into two types. Main tasks that fuel the growth. Support activities that help the completion of the main tasks.
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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.
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