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Forget everything you think you know about project management training

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project management training courses are everything you need only part of what you need to succeed in this job. We’re flipping the script. For too long, this profession has been all about getting the certification and ticking the box to say you’ve taken an exam. Let’s set the record straight about what it takes to build a successful project management career – which means having the skills to do the job and the confidence to work with senior executives without feeling like a secretary.

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Tuckman Model of Team Development: Forming Storming Norming Performing

Project Bliss

The Tuckman model of team development describes the stages that groups go through as they mature. By moving from forming, storming, norming, and performing, your team will perform well and produce great work. Learn how to identify and help your team move through these stages of development to get the best from your team and your projects. This guide works even if you’re working with a virtual team.

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Velocity. The Revolutionary Way to Measure in Scrum

Scrum.org

Almost everybody has heard of Scrum and no sooner do we learn of its existence, we hear about 'velocity'. But what is it and what part does it play in Scrum? Let's take a look. . Definition of Velocity. Let's start with a definition of velocity within the context of Scrum. I've deliberately broken this down into small phrases as each phrase deserves an explanation: Velocity is: The Amount of work.

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5 Ways to Remove a Risk Entirely | Video

Online PM Courses

There are 6 (maybe 7) strategies for managing risk. But one is the most powerful of all, if you can make it work: removing a risk entirely. The post 5 Ways to Remove a Risk Entirely | Video 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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6 Biggest Challenges Facing the Professional Services Organizations in 2021

EasyProjects

Just like any other industry, professional services are facing a never-ending onslaught of challenges. Despite numerous opportunities for success, there are constant forces that act against companies in this sector. Along with other mounting issues in the economy and constantly changing business climate, organizations need to adapt to changes within their respective markets and internal demands.

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Defining Success in Large Scale Agile Transformation

Leading Agile

What the early Agilists were doing was right. But it wasn’t pragmatic enough in untangling organizations so they could get to the “there” they need to get to. So how do we get “there” – and how do we define “there”? First we need to get aligned in the right ways. In this video, LeadingAgile CEO Mike Cottmeyer and COO Chris Beale uncover what we’ve done to successfully help our biggest clients get aligned and create the conditions necessary to actually become A

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Say Hello to Our in-App Chat!

ActiveCollab

For ActiveCollab, 2021 has been marked by two significant additions: the brand new mobile app and the built-in Chat app. We'd like to talk about the reasons behind its development as well as how it works in detail. Let's go! THE WHY, THE WHO & THE WHEN Video calls through one app, switch to another to work on tasks, and open a third app when you need to send a quick message to a colleague.

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How Visual Basic for MS Project Changed my Life

MPUG

Doing the Impossible. In 2010, I attended a Baltimore MPUG meeting that changed my life. I learned about Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Microsoft Project, and I was stunned to discover easily-performed operations that I had previously thought were impossible. What is VBA? Visual Basic for Applications, or VBA, is behind the scenes in all of the Microsoft Office applications.

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The Incompetence Dodge

Musings on Project Management

There are so many 'laws' that govern Project Management one wonders how to keep track of them all.Now comes "The Incompetence Dodge", originally formulated by Sam Rosenfeld and Matt Yglesias. Their domain was foreign policy, but their idea can be recast to project management.Simply put: if your idea failed, you need not look to the quality of the idea; you simply blame others for implementing.

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Strategic Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Impact

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 expendi

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Scrum Master Interview Questions: Scrum Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on Scrum Anti-Patterns. Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. And that demand causes the market-entry of new professionals from other project management branches, probably believing that reading one or two Scrum books will be sufficient.

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How to Present a Project

GanttPRO Project Management

Presenting a project requires studying dozens of sources, from books and lectures to innovative methodologies. How to present a project so that your team members, stakeholders, executives, or clients say […]. The post How to Present a Project first appeared on GanttPRO.

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Tips to Design & Optimise your creative workflow

Admation

For a moment, think about everything that goes into a creative project, from receiving the brief from the client to brainstorming ideas, creating content artwork, reviews, approvals, and more. Sure, for one or two projects, managing these effectively wouldn’t be too challenging. Now, multiply the number of projects by 10, 20, or even 30, and, suddenly, managing your projects becomes much more complicated.

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How to Present a Project

GanttPRO Project Management

Presenting a project requires studying dozens of sources, from books and lectures to innovative methodologies. How to present a project so that your team members, stakeholders, executives, or clients say […]. The post How to Present a Project first appeared on GanttPRO.

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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 Pitch Project Management Software to Upper Management

Scoro

Although upper management always has the final say when it comes to identifying the tools that can streamline your workflow, it’s the people on the ground whose opinions really count. As the ones who suffer the inefficiencies of the current system daily, they know exactly what they will need to work more efficiently and effectively. But when it comes to actually pitching new project management software to upper management, what’s the best approach to take?