Project Risk Coach

APRIL 26, 2021

Think about it for a minute – what have you done in the last six months to improve your cost management? How many of your projects came in over budget? Let's look at some practical ways to actually improve your cost management. Consider John, a savvy project manager, who was asked to manage a project aimed at replacing a dated network system. The project sponsor told him that he had $100,000 for the project.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

TL; DR: Data-Informed Retrospectives. In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. As I have observed in practice, many Scrum Teams either limit the data gathering part of the Retrospective, thus lacking vital information.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 26, 2021

Last month was Women’s History Month—a reminder to focus our attention on the many achievements women have made over the course of American history. My three-year-old granddaughter has a number of favorite books that she likes me to read to her. One is a story about Helen Keller. Most of us know the chronicle of Helen Keller’s life or at least we are familiar with the impact she made advocating for the blind as well as her many other humanitarian efforts.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Our Scrum Team is late! Should we add more people? Today's question asks whether or not a team running behind should add more people to try to get things completed faster. The answer is an emphatic " NO! ". Check out the video to learn how adding people is a great way to make sure your project is even later than expected.

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Planning

MPUG

APRIL 26, 2021

Let’s consider the following scenario based true events which occurred within an organization I worked closely with recently. This company had a long-running project with a number of uncertainties. Risks were identified, then qualified, and risk responses planned. For implementation of these risk responses, a number of actions were needed. Some were taken, but most ignored or overlooked because of other projects and lack of understanding of risk management at an organizational level.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Imagine that you ask your team members to slow down instead of work faster. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? In the dynamic multi-project environment, it seems that the more productive you are and the faster you deliver, the better. However, statistics shows that the majority of employees have experienced burnout at work at least once. Such reality poses one more challenge for project managers: how to deliver a project successfully and prevent the team from overload at the same time. .

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

About five years ago I published the paper “ The 8 Stances of a Scrum Master ”. Although it definitely needs an update, the core of the paper is still relevant. In the paper, I describe the misunderstood and preferred stances of a Scrum Master. One of the misunderstood stances is the teacher. It often gets fulfilled in such a way the Scrum Master becomes Scrum police.

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Admation

APRIL 26, 2021

Spreadsheets have traditionally been used by ad agencies to track approvals, timelines, assets, resources and more. But as modern ad agencies and the needs of their clients have changed, so too have their needs when it comes to managing agency projects. Unfortunately, spreadsheet programs like Excel or Google Sheets lack the flexibility to manage project resources in the modern world.

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TrustRadius Project Management

APRIL 26, 2021

It’s safe to say that 2020 was a terrible year for most people. While there are more serious lessons to learn from last year, we can all agree on one thing that needs to stay in the past—the annoying business jargon! In 2019 over half of our community said they hear business buzzwords “often” or “way too much.” This year we returned to discover the most egregious professional faux pas of 2021.

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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

Finance

Leading Agile

APRIL 26, 2021

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. Many organizations of all sizes have been publicly experimenting with Dojos—immersive learning environments adopted from ancient martial arts practices—that focus on upskilling teams and producing products. In this week’s podcast, our guest Joel Norman shares his thoughts and experiences related to Dojos, including what makes them successful, common challenges uncovere

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ProProfs Project Management

APRIL 26, 2021

Planning, organizing, and delivering projects is a tedious task. If not done right, it can severely impact your organization’s growth and bottom-line. PwC study shows that while 97% of organizations believe in the use of a project management software for business success, only 44% of managers use a robust project management software for their projects.

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