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Agile is for Wimps. ?

Musings on Project Management

Here's an interesting video from a noted originalist of the Agile movement -- Alistair Cockburn Ooops! It's over an hour long, so you might want to schedule it for a lunch break. maybe more than one. He builds his talk around this graphic which is a metaphor for agile has become too complicated. lets get back to these common sense ideas Read in the library at Square Peg.

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Advice for Project Managers: Finding Mentors and Collecting Project Feedback

LiquidPlanner

Are you grappling with a stubborn project management work issue? Ask Elizabeth! Email your question to: marketing@liquidplanner.com. Anonymity included. “Dear Elizabeth: I’d like to find a mentor to help advance my project management career. Do you have advice on what I should be doing to find the right person?” — Searching for guidance. Dear Searching: Well done for deciding that you want to start a mentoring relationship.

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Are you breaching the Code of Ethics by not being sustainable?

Green Project Management

At a recent presentation to a group of project managers in Australia I spoke about sustainable projects and sustainable project management. During the presentation I put forward the argument that if project management is to be considered a profession, then we collectively need to operate to a higher set of ethical standards. So what is […]. The post Are you breaching the Code of Ethics by not being sustainable?

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Velocity versus Speed

Herding Cats

Velocity is a speed in a specific direction. Velocity is Distance traveled divided by time in a specific direction. This is defined as a Vector. Speed and Direction. . The direction can be a compass heading. A compass heading of an aircraft - 270°. The aircraft can have a 2 nd dimension of measure - the compass heading and climbing or descending at a measure of feet per minute.

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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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Managing the 2017 Epic Upgrade Project for Group Health Cooperative [Guest Post]

Brightwork

As a Project manager, have you ever managed a project where you find yourself a bit out of your comfort zone due to your lack of subject matter knowledge? As most of the projects I manage are focused on the Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC) business, I find this happening to me more often than not. Managing projects that are specific to Supply Chain Management, Financial Systems or GHC’s electronic medical record software (Epic) are not business areas that I have previous

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Best Project Billing Software

TimeCamp

In the world of industry, projects that one works on, either solo or collaborating with a team, are the products which are supposed to generate income. However, achieving profit requires incurring certain initial costs. Therefore, to maximize the profitability of such the project, one needs to take control of revenue and expenditure. It can be […].

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10 Project Portfolio Management Benefits You Need To Know

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A clearer understanding of project portfolio management will help you comprehend its benefits that contribute to an organization. In this case, portfolio management is more than just organizing projects into a single portfolio; it also enables companies to conserve time and resources and create transparency in terms of tasks and decision-making. Project portfolio management benefits vary, yet very helpful to an organization.

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The 6 simple secrets of great designer/client relationships. How to be a great design client.

Redbooth

From startup to global enterprise, every company that’s serious about its brand will sooner or later work with a graphic designer or design/branding agency. The design process is every bit as process-oriented as building anything else, but to many clients, the process seems a bit mysterious. How do you get from your original goal to a finished project that you love?