Wed.Dec 11, 2019

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What are Systems of Delivery and Systems of Transformation—And Why Do You Need Both?

Leading Agile

To become Agile, your organization needs a way to become an ecosystem where Agile operating models can even work in the first place. The hypothesis amongst many practitioners is,” If I implement Scrum, I will get the Agility on the other side of it.” Usually, it doesn’t happen that fast or easy. It took time and effort to get this way, so it’s going to take time and effort to change. .

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How to Deal with Difficult Stakeholders

ProjectManager.com

When you’re leading a project, part of what you’re doing is working with stakeholders who hired you to get that work done they way they want it. This can often be a handful, so we’ve provided you some practical tips on how to deal with difficult stakeholders. 7 Tips for Managing Difficult Stakeholders. We’ve all had to deal with difficult stakeholders, but no matter how difficult they might be there are ways to build better relationships and win over their support.

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Liberating Structures — an Antidote to Zombie Scrum

Scrum.org

In collaboration with InfoQ, we wrote the article “ Liberating Structures — an Antidote to Zombie Scrum ”. Scrum.org published the article as a whitepaper. This blog post gives you an overview of the paper. It describes what Zombie Scrum is about and offers tangible examples of how to recognize, treat, and prevent Zombie Scrum by using Liberating Structures.

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Overcoming a Lack of Project Resources

ProjectManager.com

Resources are limited, but your ability to manage them to fulfill the needs of your project isn’t. One of the many challenges that face project managers is how to guide their project to a successful end without enough resources. The good news: there are ways you can take the resources you have and make them work in your project. The better news: we’ll tell you how to do it.

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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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Announcing the book “97 Things every Scrum practitioner should know”

Gunther Verheyen

During the fall of 2019, I got totally consumed (and sometimes drained and overwhelmed) by an exciting new Scrum book project. Having finalized the manuscript I finally feel comfortable sharing more information about it. O’Reilly Media envisioned adding a book about Scrum to their “97 Things” series and got in touch with me (through Dave West of Scrum.org).

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The Top VoIP Solutions for SMBs

TrustRadius Project Management

VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is a cost-effective tool that delivers voice, and other forms of online communication, over an Internet Protocol or IP. VoIP allows users to manage all of their call-related communications (e.g. voice calling, instant messaging, online faxing, voicemail) within one platform via internet connection. . Choosing the right VoIP system can be a confusing and stress-inducing task.

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InLoox Wishes you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2020!

Inloox

Thank you for an amazing year! We look foward to what the next year will bring. We wish you and your team happy holidays and all the best for 2020! Our office will be closed from December 24 to December 26, 2019 as well as December 31, 2019 to January 1, 2020. Otherwise you can reach our support team daily during our usual office hours. Please submit your support requests via our Support Center.

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Why Working With a Remote Team is a Lot Easier Than You Think

Runrun.it

Even as digital nomadism is on the rise, it is clear that companies are caught between an incredible opportunity and rampant uncertainty. On the one hand, working with a remote team can be far cheaper than hiring in-house employees as it allows an organization to forgo setting up costly infrastructure. A company will also need to only pay for work done and not a fixed income which not only saves them money, but is well known to increase productivity, too. .

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How to Run an Effective Stage Gate Review | Video

Online PM Courses

An effective Stage Gate Review process makes a valuable contribution to project governance. You will gain more control and greater accountability. The post How to Run an Effective Stage Gate Review | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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50+ Project Management Quotes to Learn From

ProProfs Project Management

Motivation knows no bounds. When we talk about project management, there are so many times and situations where teams, managers, or even stakeholders look for motivation on how to go about handling tough situations. Some look for strategies and tips, but sometimes reading a quote from a learned individual gives you all the clarity you need. Right from project management quotes to project success quotes, we bring to you all important PM quotes that will give you insight into: How to plan projects