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The Frog Project: Saving wildlife one bucket at a time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2012, Helen Mason stood outside her home and looked at the road. Every day there were more frogs and toads that hadn’t made it to the other side. The increasing numbers of dead amphibians made her feel that the local population of frogs and toads needed a helping hand to cross the road. So she set up a project to do something about it. The frog-saving team.

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Starving or stretching the Critical Path?

Musings on Project Management

In project management school, the lesson on Critical Path includes Rule #2: Apply resources first to the critical path, and subordinate demands of other paths to ensure the critical path is never starved.But, of course, Rule #2 follows from Rule #1Rule #1, if you haven't guessed is: Create a schedule network so that the critical path is revealed. But here's an issue: If you're only working with.

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What do you call a Product Owner with no authority?

Kiron Bondale

In 2003, Barry Boehm and Richard Turner coined the acronym C.R.A.C.K. to remind us of the key characteristics of an effective Product Owner: C ollaborative – Are they able and willing to negotiate with stakeholders about needs, wants and priorities to come up with an optimal product scope? R epresentative – Are they able to “walk a mile in the shoes” of a given stakeholder to help team members and others understand the context behind a particular need?

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Project Management YouTube Channels: All the Ones We Love the Best

Online PM Courses

It's time to round-up the best Project Management YouTube Channels. There's a wealth of valuable material out there. And it's all free. The post Project Management YouTube Channels: All the Ones We Love the Best 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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How to Avoid Data Loss in Microsoft Project for the Web

MPUG

The thought of losing mission-critical data in Microsoft Project for the Web can keep any project manager up at night. But this should not be the case. As a project, program, or portfolio manager, you handle sensitive client information and business data. A single wrong click can wipe out everything. To avoid data loss, you need an efficient data protection solution for Microsoft Project for the Web.