ProjectManager.com
APRIL 24, 2025
There are many projects, but not all are the right fit for an organization. Project appraisal is how one determines what is right for them. Its like risk management or risk analysis to ensure that the approved project delivers benefits worth the investment. To better understand this process, lets define the term and when a project appraisal should be done.
Scrum.org
APRIL 24, 2025
People tend to highlight that Scrum is best suited as training wheels. However, what most people forget is Scrum is a means to an end; it's not a silver bullet. It is only as good as the members of the Scrum Team. If your team is not getting the desired results with Scrum, then probably its not Scrum, its your Scrum team that is ineffective. Here are 5 ways to identify if your Scrum team is ineffective.
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KT Project
APRIL 24, 2025
By Roy O. Christensen, RET, Integrity Specialist at Christensen Qualityworks Inc. This article appears in the March/April 2025 issue of Inspectioneering Journal. Introduction Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS), also known as source inspection or vendor surveillance, is a critical process in project and supply chain management that ensures equipment and materials (i.e., deliverables) meet specified requirements, are complete and correct, and are delivered on time.
Scrum.org
APRIL 24, 2025
From the ScrumGuide: determine if its structure helps to achieve goals From Cambridge Dictionary: Structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way. Scrums structure is deliberately minimal, while its precise in how its theory, values, accountabilities, events, and artifacts interconnect and support one another.
Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business
For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
MPUG
APRIL 24, 2025
For years now, the PMP certification introduced by Project Management Institute (PMI) has seen high acceptance and recognition by the project-program-portfolio (PPP) management community. Various agile approaches have seen wide acceptance in the industry. Since the beginning of this decade, practical hybrid-agile certifications such as CHAMP , and practical scaled agile certification such as CIPSA from ManagementYogi, are used by industry professionals and practitioners.
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Brett Harned
APRIL 24, 2025
Music plays a big role in my house. When we agree on an artist or album, it repeats until we’re all singing and dancing along. At the top of that list? Taylor Swift. Whether it’s Reputation , Folklore , Midnights , or TTPD , her music has a way of pulling all of us in. And while I didn’t set out to become a full-on Swiftie, here I am.
NimbleWork
APRIL 24, 2025
Imagine trying to conduct a grand symphony without a conductor. The violinists are battling the trumpets, the drummers are setting their chaotic beat, and somewhere, someones playing “Jingle Bells” in July. That, my friends, is exactly what running a business without proper project management feels like: pure, unfiltered chaos. From my experience, project management is like the central command center of a complex operationcoordinating moving parts, aligning resources, and ensuring ev
Scrum.org
APRIL 24, 2025
Fr den Begriff Softwarearchitektur finden sich eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Definitionen. Ich definiere Softwarearchitektur gerne als die Summe an Entscheidungen, die spter nur schwer zu ndern sind. ( [link] ). Doch um wirklich erfolgreich zu sein, muss die Softwarearchitektur nicht nur technische Anforderungen erfllen, sondern vor allem die bergeordneten Produktziele untersttzen.
Sandeep Kashyap
APRIL 24, 2025
Social media has been full of dreamy anime-style portraits lately. Everyone seems to be in their Ghibliera. Those still unfamiliar, Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio based inTokyo. But is it just a fancy source of cinematic magic? To me, its a masterclass in visionary leadership that inspires me in one way or theother. Similarly, I look at Studio Ghibli as more than an animation studio.
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
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