Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 1, 2020
Have you ever thought about how to prepare to leave your job gracefully? What should you do before quitting your job? I’ve got all the answers for you! I’ve always tried to keep half an eye on the door. Even if you’ve got a great position right now, it might not be a great position in six months. All kinds of things can change: you get a new manager , someone you don’t like as much.
Scrum.org
JUNE 1, 2020
TL; DR: Remote Agile Event Planning — a Cheat Sheet. Imagine, you are supposed to facilitate a remote user-story mapping with 26 people from all over our organization. Or, think about a remote meta-level Retrospective of a recent release of your organization’s cash cow that went sideways. You may ask yourself: How am I planning for this given that participants likely have different levels of experience, and everyone needs to be included fully in the discussion?
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MPUG
JUNE 1, 2020
MS Project (MSP) is an excellent tool for preparing and tracking project schedules. Excel is also a great tool for analyzing any type of data. So, which one should you use for schedule analysis? You probably know that MSP has a whole host of features for analyzing project schedules like Task Filters, Sorting, and Reports. It also provides different views like Resource Usage View and Tracking Gantt View for analyzing different aspects of a project schedule.
Scrum.org
JUNE 1, 2020
Open Space is one of the 33 Liberating Structures listed in the Book "The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures " (2014), but because Open Space has been around for quite some time, the power of Open Space did not come as a surprise for many. . Being thrown into the same bag with some straight-forward liberating structures (e.g. 1,2,4,all) is a pro and con for Open Space.
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Proofhub
JUNE 1, 2020
8 Tools To Effectively Manage All Your Social Networks Under One Roof It’s a crazy time, isn’t it? More people are active on social media compared to the previous year with more than 4.5 billion people using the internet at this time. That means more audience to target for your brand! The worldwide use of social media is growing with Facebook being the most popular social media platform.
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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives
JUNE 1, 2020
I recently asked an executive where their organisation would be in 2 years’ time. After some tapping on their laptop, they proudly showed me their new corporate webpages, proclaiming their ‘strategy’, ‘vision’ and ‘mission’ statements. [1] So far so good – we’re halfway there. All we need to do now is execute that strategy! Presumably, it will just happen now that senior management have expressed the strategic direction?
Scrum.org
JUNE 1, 2020
. A lot of people are trying to do agile without being agile. But what does that mean and why should you care? In this video, Jeff Maleski, Managing Advisor at Responsive Advisors and Professional Scrum Trainer, talks about the dollars and cents of maximizing value and responding quickly to change. . For upcoming Professional Scrum courses in Chicago, Los Angeles (LA), New York City (NYC), Seattle, or even virtual: [link].
EasyProjects
JUNE 1, 2020
Our Financial Module now offers enhanced functionality and reporting to make it easier for Project Managers to apply, track, and manage their billing and costs. Financial Module Updates: Activity-Level Expenses. You can now be more granular with your project finances and apply expenses directly to the activity that's generating the costs. This is done by going to the Activity Financial panel and switching to the expenses tab.
Wrike
JUNE 1, 2020
Project managers who’ve been around the block know that even the best-laid plans can go awry. Instead of letting a delayed task derail the entire project and disrupt delivery, those PMs use float to manage delays and steer the project to on-time completion. But what is float in project management? And how can PMs use float alongside various project management frameworks?
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
EasyProjects
JUNE 1, 2020
In an effort to better support our clients, we have enhanced our functionality and reporting capabilities in our Financial Module. These updates make it easier for Project Managers to apply, track, and manage their billing and costs, with the goal to increase profitability! Easy Projects’ Financial Module offers the following updates: Activity-Level Expenses.
Project Bliss
JUNE 1, 2020
For project managers, leading without authority can be a challenge. Follow these guidelines for guaranteed success. The following is a guest post by Maxim Dsouza. People believe one needs authority to get actions and results from team members. But such an assumption is far from the truth. . In reality, a leader will fail sooner or later if he relies on authority alone to execute projects.
Online PM Courses
JUNE 1, 2020
Are you facing pressure to reduce your project budget? Then let me tell you the options that you have, to respond, and reduce your budget. The post Pressure to Reduce Your Project Budget | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Agilemania
JUNE 1, 2020
Here is a quick background on how it all started. The pandemic and its impact on our lives and businesses took us at Agilemania also by surprise and it took us a good couple of weeks to decide on our persevere or pivot strategy. We ran experiments with online classes and we got excellent & encouraging feedback, we got started… The post SAFe Thursday- An Agilemania Initiative appeared first on Agilemania.
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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.
MindGenius
JUNE 1, 2020
Projects are hard to manage. Big and small – no doubt. In the world of project management, not everything is always how it seems or should seem. When a project comes to you you may think that it should be ready to manage. Your superiors should have more experience and PM or leadership knowledge than you. The project finances should be straightforward.
Agilemania
JUNE 1, 2020
Welcome kits. Welcome emails. Welcome parties. Welcome speeches. This is generally how things looked like whenever someone new joins the team. Fast forward to today, and perhaps a few weeks ago when social distancing started to take place in most countries globally, how has the recent Covid19 pandemic affected the onboarding process for you and your teams?
Scoro
JUNE 1, 2020
It’s odd – we’re always talking about the healthy work-life balance and know that working long hours can lead to stress, anxiety , and depression. Yet, we continue to dedicate more and more time to our jobs. In fact, research shows that 80% of workers answer emails and return phone calls after hours. For one, people believe long hours on the job to be proof of their work ethic.
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