Planview

MARCH 21, 2019

In this blog series, we are providing an overview of the seven planning types to help you deliver on strategy with a dynamic and continuous approach. In part one, we started with the basics of strategic planning and the need for a flexible and long-term approach, so you can zig when the market, competition, or internal issues zag. In these next couple of installments, we’re going to look at the different types of planning as they relate to your desired outcomes referenced from the eBook “ Planni

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2019

The idea of user story mapping can be traced back to Jeff Patton. He literally wrote the book about it, It’s All in How You Slice It , which came out in 2005. Patton is a consultant who helps companies work in a way that’s focused on building great products, not just improving production speeds. He achieves this with a mixture of agile, lean and lead, UX design and design thinking startup frameworks.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 21, 2019

According to executives, nearly half of all strategic initiatives fail. Various studies conducted since 1995 consistently show executives will admit their strategic objectives have failed on some level almost half the time. I am not surprised by the failure rate, but I am thrilled by the honesty. When we can admit a problem, we can begin looking for a solution.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MARCH 21, 2019

The latest Project Management Trends for 2019 from Strategy Execution highlight the complexities and uncertainties that many businesses face today. With portfolio, programme and project management being the driving force behind successful business change, it will be the practitioners that work in PPM who will steer organisations through the choppy waters ahead.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2019

The idea of user story mapping can be traced back to Jeff Patton. He literally wrote the book about it, It’s All in How You Slice It , which came out in 2005. Patton is a consultant who helps companies work in a way that’s more focused on building great products, not just faster production, through a mixture of agile, lean and lead, UX design and design thinking startup frameworks.

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Musings on Project Management

MARCH 21, 2019

Robert Gates, the former United States Secretary of Defense, in a September 2008 speech, said: “Our conventional modernization programs seek a 99% solution in years. Stability and counterinsurgency missions—the wars we are in—require 75% solutions in months. The challenge is whether in our bureaucracy and in our minds these two different paradigms can be made to coexist”.

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MindGenius

MARCH 21, 2019

No Blue Monday Here. Fiona Macintyre – 21st January 2019. Mid Jan – the point where Christmas becomes a distant memory and summer seems a long way away – it’s no wonder today is referred to as Blue Monday. How are those NY resolutions coming along? Managing to stick to them or have you abandoned them already? Apparently the mid Monday in January or Blue Monday as today is known is the recognised date when post-Christmas bills, dark winter nights, cold weather and the aban

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Online PM Courses

MARCH 21, 2019

You know you need it, if you want to be a fully-rounded project manager. But maybe you aren’t quit sure what Business Acumen really is… So, what is Business Acumen? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes. This video is safe for viewing in the workplace. This is […]. The post What is Business Acumen?

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Leading Agile

MARCH 21, 2019

This week, on SoundNotes, we’re featuring another question from a student in one of our Certified Scrum classes. The question came from someone who’s working in an organization that doesn’t see value in the role of Product Owner and isn’t convinced that it’s needed as part of the Scrum Team. The question: What is the worth of a good P.O.?

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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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Scrum.org

MARCH 21, 2019

In the first part of Getting to 85 – Agile Metrics with ActionableAgile we looked at the Cycle Time Scatterplot created by ActionableAgile software. That piece also discussed some ideas the scatter plot could bring about and conversations that potentially might occur. Part 2 took a deep dive into the wonderful world of the Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) and discussed the useful information that can be inspected and discussed by the skilled Scrum and Kanban practitioners.

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The Digital Project Manager

MARCH 21, 2019

The post Tips For New Project Managers To Be Successful From Day One appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Wrike

MARCH 21, 2019

As the project manager, you know that it’s your job to keep all aspects of an assigned project on track. But let’s just say it: That’s not always an easy task. The left hand doesn’t always know what the right hand is doing. Deadlines are missed or completely forgotten. Updates and important information are miscommunicated. And before you even realize what’s happening, the whole house of cards can come tumbling down around you.

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