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How to Write Effective Project Management Emails

PM Times

There is a-l-o-t involved when running a successful project: the manager and team relationships, the myriad of tasks that need to be completed, the budget, the deliverables, etc. With all the moving parts that ought to be handled effectively, project managers can’t afford to have poor communication skills, especially when sending emails. When project managers […].

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Architectural Design Process: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Just as we only look at the building and often neglect the foundation that supports it, the architectural design process is the bedrock of construction project management. It’s a lengthy process that follows the construction project from inception to completion. As the construction project unfolds, there may be external impacts, regulations and other forces in addition to internal forces.

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Stakeholder-Vertrauen

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Stakeholder-Vertrauen. Vertrauen ist der Anfang von allem. Ich zögere, einen alten Slogan eines Bankinstituts zu übernehmen. Im Zusammenhang mit der Entwicklung zu einer lernenden Organisation und dem Streben nach von geschäftlicher Agilität fasst er jedoch die größte Herausforderung perfekt zusammen: Wie können wir die Etablierten der Organisation, die ein Interesse am Status quo haben, davon überzeugen, die neue Arbeitsweise zu akzeptieren?

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5 Reasons Why You Should Get a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC)?

Agilemania

It’s no secret that SAFe® is the talk of the Agile town these days and there is a huge demand for SAFe® Program Consultants (SPCs) to be catalysts of SAFe® implementation. Since its release in 2016, the number of people getting SAFe® SPC Certified has been increasing each year. There are around 18,193 people who have received SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC) credentials since certification began in 2016.

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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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Everything You Need to Know About Value Stream Mapping

nTask

Improvements are always good for new opportunities and setting better goals. Value Stream Mapping is one way to do it. Most of us might have heard of this term but won't know what it is. This blog explains everything you need to know about value stream mapping and its benefits for your organization. What Is […].

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The business of running a distributed business: Viktor Jarnheimer of Proxify

Teamweek

Today, running a remote or distributed company is a concept that virtually every person and their pet is familiar with. But rewind a couple of years, and working remote was an exception. What’s changed? In this interview, we chat with Viktor Jarnheimer, CEO at Proxify , to learn more about the company’s path to success and the accelerating shift to a hybrid workforce.

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Submarines in the Idaho desert

Musings on Project Management

Submarines in Idaho?In the desert?Actually, a hull, a reactor, and a steam turbine.All part of the 1953 simulation of the first ever naval submarine nuclear propulsion reactor to run in an actual ship configuration all the way to turning a propeller shaft.That is what we PMs call a full-scale model and simulation test.And not only was this first-ever in a ship's configuration, but the.

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8 Tipps, wie du als Scrum Master das teamübergreifende Refinement facilitieren kannst

Scrum.org

Die Minimierung von Abhängigkeiten kostet viel Zeit. Wie effektiv Teams in der skalierten Produktentwicklung arbeiten können, hängt von ihrer Fähigkeit ab, Abhängigkeiten zu beseitigen. Nur die Reduzierung von Abhängigkeiten vereinfacht die Integration. Scrum Master, die ihren Teams helfen, effizient teamübergreifendes Refinement durchzuführen, sparen ihren Scrum Teams Zeit und somit dem Unternehmen viel Geld.

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How to Transition to Business as Usual – BAU | Video

Online PM Courses

Once your project is complete, you need to hand it over into Business as Usual, and define how project deliverables will be supported in BAU. The post How to Transition to Business as Usual – BAU | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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How To Avoid Task Switching as A Project Manager or A Team Lead?

nTask

The world has become so competitive that we constantly push ourselves to get more done in less time. From having multiple screens running in front of us to managing different tasks at once, we have slowly honed ourselves into this new way of life, in hopes of attaining success in a wink. But here's the […].

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Commitments and forecasts when using Scrum

Scrum.org

A regular topic of conversation within my Scrum training courses revolves around commitments and forecasts when using the Scrum framework. Frequently we uncover significant and important misunderstandings about what Scrum Teams can commit to and what they cannot. The most often talked about example refers to those Product Backlog Items which are taken into a sprint by the developers and which then seems to turn into a hard commitment such that if not all those Product Backlog Items are done then

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MANAGING PEOPLE, PIZZA, AND PRICE INFLATION: A CONVERSATION WITH ERIK FREDERICK

Clint Padgett – Project Success

Episode Information. In this episode, Clint has a conversation with Erik Frederick , the CEO of UNO Restaurants. During their conversation, the two discuss what brought Erik to UNO. Frederick explains his unique communication style has broken ground for both UNO and Frederick as a CEO. The two also discuss price inflation in the restaurant industry and how UNO is handling this, as well as the changes UNO has undergone through COVID-19.

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To Start or Not to Start: Overview of a Feasibility Study in Project Management

Epicflow Blog

Sometimes, it’s rather difficult to predict whether a company will be capable of delivering a certain product or service, whether it’s reasonable to invest in this project, and how it will affect the current workflow. In other words, there is much uncertainty regarding a project’s practicability. . In this case, a project manager should conduct a feasibility study that will help make the right decision as to whether it’s reasonable to intake this project or not.

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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.