Tue.Jan 17, 2023

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15 Free Word & Excel Templates for Business

ProjectManager.com

Businesses need all the help they can get. These free Word and Excel templates for business will give you an upper hand over the competition. These 15 free Word and Excel templates for business help with everything from cost-benefit analysis to timesheets. Templates are a great way to work consistently and not have to reinvent the wheel each time you need to do repetitive tasks.

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[VLOG] How to start Scrum for Enterprise Transformation

Scrum.org

What's good this week awesome people? Just before the end of last year I shared with you a video that maps out a starting point to start they journey towards agility. If Scrum is one of the options that your company has selected to start the journey towards agility, in this video I will share with you a structured process to start Scrum that I have used in several large scale transformation.

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10 Most Common Features Of Project Management Software

The Digital Project Manager

Project management software equips the project team with technology and features that help team members get, and stay, on the same page. It’s a suite of tools that allows project teams to work and collaborate together more effectively. But what are the common features across project management software that enable and support team collaboration? In […].

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Unlock the Power of ChatGPT for your Scrum Team

Scrum.org

TL; DR: ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Practitioners. Last week, I ran an “interview” with ChatGPT as an applicant for a fictitious Scrum Master position based on questions from Scrum Master Interview Guide. While the overall results were broadly acceptable, I thought that changing the ChatGPT prompts might deliver better results. So, this time, I chose to present ChatGPT with three everyday scenarios based on more comprehensive prompts.

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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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What Your People Need to Succeed in Change Management

Leading Agile

The core of change management is helping an organization prepare, support, and apply changes to an organization. In execution during an Agile Transformation, it looks different depending on how the organization is going about this change. The most significant aspect of change management is that it should include the people. Yes, deciding on the new structure, governance, and metrics is crucial.

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A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing an Automation Plan for Project Management

nTask

What is an automation plan for project management? An automation plan for project management is a set of guidelines that help you automate your project processes. By automating your workflow, you can ensure that your projects are completed on time and within budget, reducing the chances of human error. There are several types of automation […].

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What is project scope? (Plus 7 steps to help you define project scope)

Resource Guru

Project scope is the project manager’s best friend. It’s what we lean on throughout the project life cycle. It keeps us on the straight and narrow all the way to project success. But sometimes, complacency can creep in. We might think that “oh, I don’t need a project scope, I’ve done thousands of projects like this!”. Let us stop you right there. As project managers, defining and planning projects is what we do.

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4 Lies we need to stop telling ourselves about our careers as we age

Elise Stevens

4 Lies we need to stop telling ourselves about our careers as we age No matter what your age, the reality is that you will be working well into your 50s and beyond. Here in Australia, the age at which you can receive the age pension is changing to 67 years, in 2023. With so much negativity about being an experienced worker in some organisations, is it any wonder your self confidence may take a hit.

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Can ChatGPT teach you Scrum?

Scrum.org

. ChatGPT is the AI chatbot taking over the Internet (and soon the world). It can write you a poem, spit out code, and summarize articles — but what does it know about Scrum? Find out in this video! . . In a hurry? Read the video transcript.

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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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Identity Management: What It Is & Why It’s Crucial At Modern Workplaces

nTask

What Is Identity Management? Identity management is the process of tracking, managing, and securing the identities of individuals and their associated data. It helps to keep track of who is who and what is what so that people can access the information they’re authorized to see and make transactions they’re permitted to make. Identity management […].

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Why "no" is part of a Scrum Product Owner’s love language

Scrum.org

Who finds it easy to say "no" to stakeholder requests? Anyone? I don't see many hands up. We are hardwired to want to help others, and that instinct generally serves the human race well. But, when it comes to stakeholder requests that don't align with the Product Owner's strategy, saying "no" might be the best thing for the product. As the saying goes, sometimes, you must be cruel to be kind. .

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Sitetracker Creates New Corporate Development and Strategy Team to Accelerate Growth Across Multiple Avenues

Sitetracker

Company’s recent financing round provides foundation for significant expansion MONTCLAIR, N.J., Jan. 17, 2023/PRNewswire/ — Sitetracker, the leading deployment operations management software for critical infrastructure providers, has created a new team focused both on organic and inorganic growth, including acquisitions, partnerships, and other commercial opportunities.

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Scrum requires Psychological Safety

Scrum.org

In a recent Scrum.org webcast (1) I mentioned that Scrum by its nature, assumes psychological safety exists in order for Scrum as a practice to function. Furthermore I would assert that for Scrum to be truly successful Scrum absolutely requires psychological safety to be established both inside and outside of the Scrum Team. . My feeling is that within the Scrum Guide, psychological safety is an implied practice, not explicitly mentioned nor referenced as an essential element.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

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.