Wed.Mar 18, 2020

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Why All Entrepreneurs Should Have Project Management Skills

LiquidPlanner

Not every project manager is an entrepreneur, but all entrepreneurs need to be project managers if they want their business to succeed. Whether it’s developing a new product or securing investment, where the process involves a series of steps, it should be managed like any other project. Although many elements of project management apply to startups and large corporations alike, in a small business, the approach is distinctly different to large scale organizations.

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Alternative Scrum Framework Poster

Scrum.org

We have redesigned our Scrum Framework poster and have made some changes. . . . Here is an explanation of the elements we have presented differently compared to the Scrum.org poster [1] and the reasons why: . Scrum Events . The Sprint . “The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less” [2]. To emphasize, that in Scrum everything happens within a Sprint, we visualized the Sprint as a gray dotted line surrounding the other Scrum elements.

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Remote Work: 6 Common Mistakes You Really Should Avoid to Stay Productive (Part 3)

Inloox

Home office can solve many problems, but also create new ones. But if you are aware of the challenge and know how to deal with it, you can really take the benefits of remote work. Avoid typical mistakes and use all the possibilities and tools that Inloox offers to make working from home easier. Mistakes you really should avoid to stay productive: #5: Blurred boundaries between job and private life Private calls, WhatsApp messages and the latest posts on Instagram play a minor roll during your wo

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Distributed Lean Coffee

Scrum.org

. Lean Coffee Poster The premise of Lean Coffee is relatively straight forwarded. Like-minded people that want to create or discuss something they care about use this tool to organize their conversations. Lean Coffee increases the engagement level significantly among the participants. In the early days of Lean Coffee, the choice of beverage was often coffee and the tool itself is also referent to Personal Kanban.

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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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Remote Work: 6 Common Mistakes You Really Should Avoid to Stay Productive (Part 1)

Inloox

Working remotely from home is gaining a lot of popularity. Flexible working hours, no traffic in the morning and much better coffee than in the office. Find out which common mistakes you really should avoid to stay productive. PROS and CONS of working from home A 2018 study from OWLLabs found out that 68% of global workers worked remotely at least once a month.

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4 Tools Any Company Should Adopt During COVID-19 Outbreak

Proggio

Coronavirus is here, that is a fact! Companies should get use to it and change the way they work. With tens of thousands of people around the world getting isolated to prevent further spread of the virus, productivity can be a challenge. Practically speaking, it’s 2020 and we should have already been prepared for a different way of working. Productivity is required for other reasons, and people are working remotely anyway, virus or no virus.

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Project Management Process & Phases

ProProfs Project Management

Project Management is the art of coordinating resources and directing working groups to execute components of work so that each group delivers components that can be tied together into a wholesome deliverable (contracted scope of work) within schedule and budget. — Project Management Institute. In simple terms, the Project Management process is the art of managing all components of a project from starting to closure using a structured scientific methodology.

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The importance of human contact against the backdrop of a viral war

Gunther Verheyen

The United Nations’ World Health Organization (“WHO”) correctly describes “Covid-19” as a new variant within the Corona family of viruses. A Covid-19 infection typically shows through symptoms of fever combined with respiratory problems — a dry cough, shortness of breath, and (severe) breathing difficulties. As we speak, Covid-19 is exponentially spreading across large parts of the world, infecting frightening numbers of individuals.

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White paper: Exploring the delta in AgileSHIFT

Henny Portman

Happy to see that my white paper Exploring the delta in AgileSHIFT is now live on the AXELOS content hub. Enterprise agility is key. It is not just about implementing an agile way of working in your IT department but a transformation for your whole organization. You have to understand where the market is going, where your competitors are moving, where your customers want to be, and, as a result, where your organization needs to be.

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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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Dyslexia and Mind-mapping: Organization like never before.

MindGenius

In light of the Dyslexia Show being held in Birmingham’s NEC on the 20 th March, this week’s blog shall be dedicated to those suffering from dyslexia, and showing how the use of mind maps can simplify and improve your organizational skills, whether you are dyslexic or not. As many of you reading this will know, Mind mapping can be a fantastic tool for those looking to plan and organize areas of your life.

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Top Tips for Global Project Management

Wrike

Global project teams have become increasingly common in recent times. Whether working with an overseas division, department, or managing a team of remote freelancers, the modern PM must be adept at navigating the unique challenges presented by global project management to deliver high-quality outcomes on time and on budget. . That’s why today, we’re discussing our top global project management tips and explaining how you can maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of your international project

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What You Need to Know about Reskilling in the Workplace

Runrun.it

Check it out what you will find on this article about reskilling: The Questions to Ask Your Employer about their Reskilling Programs Lifelong Learning is Imperative Key Factors for the Best Management Skills Necessary Steps for Adopting Manager Development Programs Runrun.it Project Management Software Ensures Management Success. More employees today are looking forward to learning new things on the job.

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How to Manage Multiple Projects | Video

Online PM Courses

As you become a more experienced Project Manager, you will one day be called upon to manage multiple projects. And this does not just apply to full-time Project Managers… How to do this is a question I have get a lot from project managers, operational managers, and professionals. They have been given two or more […]. The post How to Manage Multiple Projects | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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Remote Work: 6 Common Mistakes You Really Should Avoid to Stay Productive (Part 2)

Inloox

Are you struggling to create a productive work environment and stick to established routines when you are at home? In this blog post, we'll take a closer look at two more mistakes that you should avoid as a remote worker. Our InLoox tips show you how to solve these problems smartly and complete your tasks efficiently from your home office. Mistakes you really should avoid to stay productive #3: Neglecting your routines Sleeping late and sitting down on the sofa with the laptop in your pajamas.

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5 Ways to Make Remote Work more Enjoyable!

TimeCamp

Staying at home all day long can be problematic. Especially when the situation forces us.

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