Fri.Jun 02, 2017

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Socio political complexity and project management

Susanne Madsen

​I recently heard Stephen Carver speak about complexity. He captured my attention and taught me something about the different types of complexity and how it relates to project management maturity levels. Stephen Carver is a university lecturer at Cranfield School of Management and also spends much of his time consulting directly with corporations.

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#Noestimates Has Come to This

Herding Cats

This is a chart from an agile conference where #Noestimates was a topic. For the most part, the briefing follows Tony Magennis' approach from his book. So the first part is following standard estimating principles. What's fascinating is the evolution from the original post going on 4 years ago. . which states clearly and concisely that decisions can be made (in the presence of uncertainty - which is ALWAYS present on software development projects - without estimating the impact of those decision

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BrightWork Announce Integration with HMS Software

Brightwork

BrightWork have teamed with the publishers of TimeControl to integrate timesheets into their project and portfolio solution for SharePoint (Boston, MA – June 2, 2017) BrightWork are delighted to announce the availability of a new integration with TimeControl, the leading multi-purpose timesheet system from HMS Software. The integration links the TimeControl enterprise timesheet product to BrightWork, allowing users to report on timesheets right from their collaborative project management system

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When a client tells you they’ve got a great creative idea

The Digital Project Manager

It’s important to understand your client because when clients start to get creative, it’s usually already too late to have a difficult conversation and you’ll be. The post When a client tells you they’ve got a great creative idea appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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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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Virtuous Leadership

The Tao of Project Management

Over the years I've had the pleasure of meeting a few really good project managers and the misfortune of meeting a lot of poor project managers. The Way A poor project manager tries to behave in what he think is the ‘right way’ for a project manager to behave. He acts as if busy but never seem to achieve anything. This sheds no light on anything and usually backfires as the team think he doesn’t actually know what’s going on.