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Project Definition: The Meaning of a Project

ProjectManager.com

What is the definition of a project, exactly? We talk a lot about specific facets of project management, but it’s sometimes valuable to start at the root and dig into the basics. In order to fully understand high-level project management concepts, it’s important to know the simple answers. When you can call on this knowledge, more complicated concepts are easier to master.

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YDS: What is the Real Cost of Context Switching for a Scrum Team?

Scrum.org

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Real Cost of Context Switching for a Scrum Team? Today's question explores the real cost of context switching for a Scrum Team. Do you know how much time and money is lost because we do not let teams focus on their work? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley.

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The Ultimate Guide To Project Resource Management Plans

The Digital Project Manager

The post The Ultimate Guide To Project Resource Management Plans appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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The purpose of being Agile

Scrum.org

While many misinterpretations and misunderstandings have spread on the “what” and “how” of Agile, it is perhaps the “why” - the purpose of being Agile - that has become most lost. The one question I always want to ask prospective clients is, “why do you want to adopt Agile?” Responses vary. “To go faster”, “so that we can be more productive/efficient” and “because our competitors are doing it” are typical.

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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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Changing Requirements in Project Management: How to Stay on Track

Epicflow Blog

Changing requirements is what project managers often have to deal with. Successful project implementation depends on a number of components that are important and interrelated. However, clear requirements are the key to a project’s success: according to the Project Management Institute , almost a half of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.

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3 Proven Tips to Level Up Your Project Management in 2021

Proofhub

We’re sure that every project manager has a list of lists that they hope to get to rather sooner than later. As the business world continues to rapidly change from day to day, you should keep track of what’s important and let go of everything else. So please, take this as a sign to revisit your list of lists and throw out half of them. Not only are some of them outdated, but probably the majority of them are centred around unimportant things, and our remedy to this is a list of only 3 tips you r

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Is Proxy Product Owner a Role?

Agilemania

As a part of the Scrum team, the Product Owner is a defined accountability in Scrum Guide. As defined the Scrum Guide: “The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.” The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; Ordering Product Backlog items; and, En

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Would You Still Call 911 if it Ignored Your Escalations?

Leading Agile

Try It: Escalations. In our Try It Series, we will explain a common Agile or company problem, and provide solutions that have worked for us in the past. We’ll also include complete job aides and coaching materials for our readers to experiment with their teams. We do this to help others and solicit feedback. . Caller : Hello 911? I smell smoke!

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Resource Calendar in Project Management [4 Key Benefits]

ActiveCollab

Time management and keeping track of schedules are essential tasks that fall under the responsibility of the team leader or project manager. Sometimes, they require a little help in the form of calendars. They allow them to supervise project-related events, milestones that will happen during the project's life cycle, and occurrences. One of the calendars often used is a resource calendar, your go-to view while planning a project, managing your team members, or assigning tasks and bookings.

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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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Is Proxy Product Owner a Role?

Agilemania

As a part of the Scrum team, the Product Owner is a defined accountability in Scrum Guide. As defined the Scrum Guide: “The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.” The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; Ordering Product Backlog items; and, En

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Signs Of a Toxic Work Culture—And How To Correct Them

Trello

If you look at teams that are happy, engaged, and doing their best work, they typically have one thing in common—they work in a healthy and supportive work environment.

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Hiring a Professional Product Owner

Scrum.org

One of my customers is asking me about the accountabilities of a Product Owner and how they break down. While I had seen many things around the Scrum Master for my post on Hiring a Professional Scrum Master , this was a little bit more of a discovery session, which is why I asked some of my trusted colleagues at Scrum.org to help out. Topic(s): Discovery & Ideation , People & Process.

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Thanks for the Feedback! How the Scrum Values Can Help Product Owners Get Maximum Value

Scrum.org

“Thanks for the feedback!” “I’ll put it on the backlog.” Or, the dreaded: “Let’s talk about that offline.” . Product Owners are great at giving non-answers, but is that really the most effective way to build trust and rapport with your stakeholders? The Product Owner’s main job is to maximize the value of their product, and this cannot be done without being able to effectively give and receive meaningful feedback. .

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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.