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A Beginner’s Guide To Backup For Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is a guest article by Mauricio Prinzlau. Are you backing up your project and personal files effectively? Today’s practical option is a cloud storage solution. There are various types of data backup techniques. Conventional backup techniques use tape, DVDs and USB connected devices. Conventional backup techniques are now complemented by the availability of cloud-based backup.

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Think top-down and bottom-up for agile transformations

Kiron Bondale

A question which I’m asked regularly during my classes is what the best place is to start an agile transformation within a company? Given a choice, I’d prefer to use the cop-out (but correct) answer “It depends”, but otherwise I usually respond that you’d want to do both a top-down and bottom-up approach simultaneously.

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Why Agile Transformations sometimes fail

Scrum.org

Based on my experience working in agile environments since 2010, I did some research and had general observations on the topic. Regardless of the business domains or product area, there are some common rules that may devastate your efforts toward agility. . First of all, we need to underline that the Agile Transformation never ends. This is an ongoing process of continuous improvements, running inspection and adaptation.

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Hybrid Project Management: What You Need to Know

Online PM Courses

You know Agile & Predictive Project Management. But can you get the best of both worlds? That's what Hybrid Project Management can offer. The post Hybrid Project Management: What You Need to Know appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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Fight for Transparency

Scrum.org

A significantly increasing number of companies strive for agility. They intend to progress with agile transformation. Based on my research from several dozen organizations, what might prevent them from benefiting from the Scrum (or just an agile mindset) is lack of transparency. In these circumstances, any change seems to be impossible to proceed with. .

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Cancel an Unneeded Task

MPUG

Background Information. During the Planning stage of a project, it is appropriate to delete unneeded tasks from the project. After you have saved a baseline for your project, however, it is a very bad practice to delete unneeded tasks. This is because deleting a baselined task also deletes the baseline information about the task, which ends up causing negative project variance that you cannot easily explain.

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Complicated and complex

Musings on Project Management

"They" say it's complicated"They" say it's complexAre they saying the same thing?No, actually, there are differences:It's complicated if "it" has a lot of parts and piecesIt's complex if the parts and pieces have a lot of interactions among them, and many of the interactions are not readily apparent, hard to model or predict, and may even lead to chaotic responses Good or bad; fix or ignore?

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Having a Conscious Product

Scrum.org

As the product owner, you are well aware that part of the success of your product depends on your decision. Every day, you must be facing: How to trade-off with short-term and long-term benefits? How to look for the right decision? Who is the stakeholder of your product? What do they need? Who is your customer? Did they realize your product value, any gap (Unrealized Value)?

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Psychology for Project Managers

Project Smart

Psychology is present in the everyday life of a project manager. This article discusses two models that can help a project manager improve their interaction with project team members.

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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