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Can you beat a checklist?

Musings on Project Management

Can anyone image doing serious risk management without a checklist? (The answer, of course, is No. or, it should be!) Actually, any procedural management can benefit from a checklist. There's been whole books written about checklists. In fact, one of the more prominent books -- "The Checklist Manefesto" by Dr. A.

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How to Fund a Software Development Project

ProjectManager.com

A critical success factor for a software development project is how it is funded. This will drive many aspects of the team’s behavior throughout the project. The greater the flexibility of the funding strategy, the greater the chance the team will produce a quality product and the greater the chance that they will delight their stakeholders. But greater flexibility generally requires a more skillful approach to governance and project management.

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Roadmapping: An Essential Planning Practice to Deliver Outcomes

Planview

In part II of this series, Strategic Planning: The Types of Planning That Bring Your Strategy to Life , we reviewed the first three planning types from the eBook, “Planning Deconstructed: 5 Types of Planning Crucial to Delivering on Strategy with a Dynamic and Continuous Approach,” covering financial and budgeting project plans, strategic planning, and program planning.

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Scrum Master Tips - Mind your "Say:Do" ratio

Scrum.org

. . How can I show the team what the Scrum values look like in action? How do I get my team to trust and/or respect me? How do I demonstrate servant leadership? . Typically, the person asking me these questions is either a new Scrum Master or someone who is just learning about Scrum in one of my Professional Scrum Master classes from Scrum.org. The answers are much like Scrum itself: simple but not easy. .

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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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9 Time Management Tips For Entrepreneurs To Tackle The Clock

Proofhub

9 Super Easy Time Management Tips For Entrepreneurs To Tackle The Clock Entrepreneurship tests many personal and professional skills. From setting up meetings, planning project budget, strategizing task management, monitoring employee performance, networking and ensuring successful work delivery, every responsibility in your job profile entails a list of leadership qualities and characteristics.

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What is The Cone of Uncertainty? | Video

Online PM Courses

The Cone of Uncertainty is a helpful way to understand the evolution of your project. So, What is the Cone of Uncertainty? 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 learning, so, sit back and enjoy Project Management […]. The post What is The Cone of Uncertainty?

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Two Technologies that Could Regenerate Our Planet

Green Project Management

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” Desmond Tutu With all the conflicts and problems and noise these days it is healthy to dream about how better our future will be. This post comes from a vision of our sustainable / regenerative future from the 1960’s courtesy […]. The post Two Technologies that Could Regenerate Our Planet appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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MindGenius Online: Quick Start Guide

MindGenius

MindGenius Online: Quick Start Guide. MindGenius Online has thousands of possible uses within an organization to help individuals and teams to plan more thoroughly, stay on track and get the right things done on time. Here’s a quick start guide for the key features. Creating A New Project Tags For Prioritising and Decision Making Task Management View Collaboration with the Team The seamless transition from map, to task board and timeline in MindGenius Online makes it easy to manage any p

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How to Stay Productive With An Irregular (Even Unpredictable) Schedule

Trello

There’s a lot of content out there about productivity.

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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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How To Agree Your Sales Strategy With MindGenius Online

MindGenius

How To Agree Your Sales Strategy With MindGenius Online. MindGenius Online has thousands of possible uses within an organization to help individuals and teams to plan more thoroughly, stay on track and get the right things done on time. MindGenius Online does this in 3 simple but highly productive and engaging interfaces (which can be used independently or in sync): A brainstorming, idea-capturing, mapping interface to allow the quick capture and visualisation of ideas – ideal for scoping and

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How to Build a Positive Team Culture | TeamGantt

TeamGantt

Research shows positive teams are more productive. See 3 simple steps you can take to create a culture that motivates your team to push for project success.

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How To Conduct an ISMS Management Review Meeting with MindGenius Online

MindGenius

How To Conduct an ISMS Management Review Meeting with MindGenius Online. MindGenius Online has thousands of possible uses within an organization to help individuals and teams to plan more thoroughly, stay on track and get the right things done on time. MindGenius Online does this in 3 simple but highly productive and engaging interfaces (which can be used independently or in sync): A brainstorming, idea-capturing, mapping interface that allows the quick capture and visualization of ideas – ide

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3 Project Management Automation Myths Debunked

Wrike

Automation has fundamentally changed the way we live both in and out of the office. We can set weekly calendar reminders on our phone, set up auto-billing so bills are paid on time, and even purchase an automatic feeder so our beloved pets never go hungry. The purpose of automation is to delegate the repetitive, tedious tasks so people can devote their time and energy to more impactful (or more fun) work.

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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.

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How to Organise a Business PESTLE Analysis with MindGenius Online

MindGenius

How To Organise A Business PESTLE Analysis with MindGenius Online. MindGenius Online has thousands of possible uses within an organization to help individuals and teams to plan more thoroughly, stay on track and get the right things done on time. MindGenius Online does this in 3 simple but highly productive and engaging interfaces (which can be used independently or in synch): A brainstorming, idea-capturing, mapping interface to allow the quick capture and visualisation of ideas – ideal for s

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How To Create A Project Initiation Document

MindGenius

How To Create A Project Initiation Document. MindGenius Online has thousands of possible uses within an organization to help individuals and teams to plan more thoroughly, stay on track and get the right things done on time. MindGenius Online does this in 3 simple but highly productive and engaging interfaces (which can be used independently or in sync): A brainstorming, idea-capturing, mapping interface to allow the quick capture and visualisation of ideas – ideal for scoping and planning any