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What Are Milestones in Project Management?

ProjectManager.com

A project milestone is a management tool that is used to delineate a point in a project schedule. These points can note the start and finish of a project, and mark the completion of a major phase of work. Milestones can be used to symbolize anything that has started or finished, though it’s primarily used as a scheduling tool. If a milestone focuses on major progress points in a project, you can see how it is useful in scheduling.

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Sprint Goal en Scrum

Scrum.org

El compromiso del equipo de desarrollo durante el Sprint es lograr el Sprint Goal y con ello el impacto en los clientes y en el negocio. El éxito del Sprint está asociado al logro de este objetivo y a los cambios en el comportamiento de los clientes que se puede provocar con el uso del producto. El objetivo del equipo de desarrollo durante el Sprint no es lograr una cantidad de requerimientos terminados sin dirección.

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6 Ways to Track Project Expenses

ProjectManager.com

Projects cost money. Being able to manage and track expenses is what keeps the project within a budget. Stakeholders are not likely to consider the project a success if it costs them too much. Remember the triple constraint: cost, scope and time. You have to manage all three, giving and taking from one to the other. The following tutorial video addresses costs, specifically project expenses.

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5 Key Success Factors that Large Companies Can Learn from Start-ups

Inloox

Anyone who has ever worked in a large corporation knows the working conditions: long decision-making processes, rigid hierarchies and ineffective communication inevitably creep into companies with 1000 or more employees over time. To remain relevant in today's fast-paced world, large organizations must question their established business processes, way of thinking and behavior.

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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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Online Gantt Chart Maker: Free Trial & Walkthrough

ProjectManager.com

The Gantt chart is an essential tool for successful project management. A Gantt chart, in essence, serves as both a spreadsheet and a bar chart for your project. It compiles your project tasks on a timeline and is a great way to organize and control your project. Of course, Gantt charts can serve as more than just a visual representation of your project over a period of time.

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How to Hold a Daily Stand-up Meeting | Video

Online PM Courses

The Daily Stand-up Meeting is a part of many Agile Project Management approaches. But in my experience, the idea pre-dates Agile. The post How to Hold a Daily Stand-up Meeting | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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How Management Implements Transparency in Large Agile "Transformations".?

Scrum.org

The foundation of Agility and Scrum is the principle of Empiricism - using what is happening in front of us to learn and adjust what we do next. The building block for empiricism is Transparency - objectively examining what is happening in front of us. Sometimes, different people in the exact same situation might have different experiences and views around what is happening.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Scrum Master Training

Agilemania

I often receive a question from people asking - WHY one should attend a PSM training when it is not mandatory for taking the certification? The post 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Scrum Master Training appeared first on Agilemania.

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Planner vs Priority Matrix

Appfluence

Hi there- Erica here with Priority Matrix- I have been working with an influx of users who are primary using the Priority Matrix and Microsoft Teams integration. One of the most common questions I get is, how is Priority Matrix different from Microsoft Planner? Stay tuned to see the similarities and differences of these two power applications. The first thing most people notice is the visual difference- Priority matrix is Based off of the Eisenhower Matrix, giving you 4 quadrants for each proje

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

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

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Sitetracker announces unprecedented AI capabilities to fuel data-driven decision making and revenue growth for its customers.

Sitetracker

Sitetracker AI delivers actionable insights to drive opportunities for workflow optimization and process improvements. The predictive analytics tool is powered by Salesforce’s Einstein Analytics and fuels data-driven decision making for critical infrastructure providers. Sitetracker is the only true end-to-end platform for managing high-volume projects and assets that enables continuous improvements to business operations.

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Webinar Recap: Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ira Brown’s session, Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content.

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How Do You Define Goals That Keep You Motivated?

Agilemania

It is not that difficult as you might be thinking. Here is a 7 step quick NLP way of defining goals which would keep you on track. Step 1: Define the goal in a positive tone. Focus on what you want instead of what you don’t want. For ex: If you want to change your job then the goal can… The post How Do You Define Goals That Keep You Motivated?

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Move beyond the clichés

Lynne Cazaly

- Let’s take it offline - I hear what you’re saying - Let’s car park it - I’ll take it on board These meeting clichés can be said to dismiss, defer or redirect attention. We might be economical, to “keep things moving”, so we use clichés for convenience. But they’re overused, unoriginal and predictable.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

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.

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12 Steps to Creating a Successful Project Scope

Scoro

This year’s State of Project Management Survey reveals that only 23% of organizations complete projects on time, with just 43% staying within budget. But how to turn things around and improve the way we execute projects? While no two projects are ever the same, many common threads can still be found in successful projects. According to a 2018 report from the Project Management Institute , controlling the project’s scope is a universal top driver of success.

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To Avoid Burnout, I Shifted My Workday 4 Hours Backwards. Here’s What Happened.

Teamweek

Earlier this year–pre-viral apocalypse–I found myself in serious need of a vacation. I love my work as a freelance writer. But after one year with barely a day off, I began to feel tapped out of the creative energy and stamina required to spring out of bed and write content all day. I needed a break, and a week-long vacation in late spring sounded perfect.

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