Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Summary: Kickoff is a free project management training course from PMI. It will take you 45 minutes to complete and includes useful templates. It comes in two flavors: Agile and Waterfall and you can earn a badge for both. Are you looking for free project management training ? An online course that will help you get started if you haven’t managed a project before?
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Most projects have stakeholders that expect a return on their investment. For that to happen, the project must meet its deadline and stay within budget. To create a project budget, you first need to create a cost baseline so you can compare planned spend to actual spend. It’s with this cost baseline that you can make cost estimates for each task of your project and see if you’re on target or overspending.
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Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
. As an Agile Coach, I am being asked what the Scrum Master will do if the Scrum Team is highly mature? Do we still need this role? I would like to use the metaphor of a Soccer Referee to explain. Scrum Master is not 100% equivalent to a soccer referee, they have a lot in common. A referee has in-depth knowledge of the laws of the game, s/he is accountable for ensuring everyone understands and enacts the soccer rules.
Proofhub
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Source: [link] Teams with distributed workflows might have a hard time coordinating between offices. To keep employees working in different locations in the loop about each others’ activities, managers need to invest in infrastructure. In this post, we will take a look at some of the best cross-office collaboration tools that help build and foster teamwork besides coordinating work processes.
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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.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
During each of the Scrum Events, and throughout the Sprint itself, the Scrum Team and the stakeholders inspect based on a common understanding. Without this transparency, one cannot perform a valuable inspection. Inspection is about detecting undesirable variances in progressing towards agreed goals. So far we have covered Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.
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Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Scrum is founded on empirical process control, and inspection is one of the three pillars. During each of the Scrum Events, and throughout the Sprint itself, the Scrum Team and the stakeholders inspect based on a common understanding. Without this transparency, one cannot perform a valuable inspection. Inspection is about detecting undesirable variances in progressing towards agreed goals. .
nTask
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Increasing competitiveness in the business world and businesses’ obsession with optimal performance and high profits has pushed us into a tedious grind. Working harder and smarter is the norm if you want to keep up with the ever-changing trends. The hunger for betterment has pushed companies to be on the lookout for ways to streamline their workflow and improve their productivity.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
It's hard to be a good Scrum Master. It's even harder to be a great Scrum Master! So, what sort of things should you be doing to be great? Here are some Scrum Master tips to help you get started on day one in a new job. The Challenges of Scrum Mastery. The work of a Scrum Master can seem overwhelming if you've never done it before. There's no playbook on what should be done or how it should be done.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
JIRA is a popular software created by the Australian company Atlassian, which was created in 2002. There are many reasons why JIRA is a popular task management and issue tracking software. This post will highlight the best free Jira plugins available. The tool is a powerful platform with a wide range of functionalities to help teams all over the world in vastly different industries and fields and looking for multi-functioning capabilities.
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
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
My Grandmother was a key part of my life growing up. In fact, I lived with her until I was 11 years old. Grandparents often seem to have a Yoda-type quality. They come out with little sayings when you are dealing with problems. And my Gran was famous for little sayings. One saying that she would use on a regular basis was, “Be kind today, it is free”.
Techno-PM
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
You know that feeling when you're sitting at your desk, and you think, "I have no idea what to do next." It's unsettling. For some people, this happens all the time. They don't know where to start or how to get anything done. Luckily, there is a way out of this dilemma: work plan templates! A work plan template is a valuable tool for any business owner.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
My Grandmother was a key part of my life growing up. In fact, I lived with her until I was 11 years old. Grandparents often seem to have a Yoda-type quality. They come out with little sayings when you are dealing with problems. And my Gran was famous for little sayings. One saying that she would use on a regular basis was, “Be kind today, it is free”.
Wrike
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
A business plan is a straightforward document. In it, you’ll include market research, your overall goals for the business , and your strategies for achieving those goals. But what’s a business case , and why do you need one if a business plan outlines everything else? A business case zooms in. It looks at a specific problem and how you can solve it.
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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.
Techno-PM
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Project Execution is a project management strategy that incorporates continuous processes and activities to monitor, control, and communicate progress on projects. Download Project Management Templates ! The four steps in Project Execution are: 1. Planning (understanding the scope) 2. Designing (developing action plans) 3. Executing (monitoring actions through communication) 4.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Kendall Lott explains why CEOs are ludicrous to assume that the physical presence of employees in an office equals productivity and ambition on the part of employees. Read his reasoning here. The post Hey CEOs: Physical Presence Doesn’t Equal Ambition appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
This podcast is the second in a series of conversations focused on Fixed vs. Growth Mindset. Leveraging the work in Carol Dwek’s book, Mindset, Mary Kaufman and Dave Prior are exploring the differences between having a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. Each episode of this series will focus on how our mindset impacts the way we perceive and respond to different types of stimulus / events.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The post PSOhub, A 360° Project Management Solution For Professional Services Companies appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Trello
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
If the last couple years have proven anything, it’s that the world around us is changing faster than ever before. There’s so many parts of our daily lives, from iPhones to climate change to the phrase “digital natives,” that our great-grandparents would be confused (and maybe even frightened) by.
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The post Hive Review: In-Depth Look At How It Works [+Video] appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
nTask
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
You can’t deny that any company in the organizational paradigm can’t function properly if it doesn’t have an effective HR department. From finding noteworthy recruits to hiring them for the right jobs, and making sure that the onboarding process goes smoothly, there are many different tasks and processes that the HR people have to perform, and it is high time that they get a modern ticketing system to assist them in their work.
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