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Gantt charts still have a place in the agile-verse!

Kiron Bondale

Those of you who have followed me for a while will know that I value pragmatism over absolutism when it comes to delivery practices, tools and techniques. Pick the right tool for the right job should be a guiding principle followed by all project teams. Easier said than done! It is difficult when enterprise standards dictate a fixed tool set, but it is even more challenging when a company is undergoing a fundamental transformation of its delivery practices.

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How to Actually Develop a Project Management Plan

Project Risk Coach

Featuring baselines, subsidiary plans, and other ancillary plans Do you know the 5Ps? Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? One of the reasons is that project managers may not know what to include. I’ve developed this checklist to help you develop your project management plan including baselines, subsidiary plans, and ancillary plans.

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How to Get the Best from Your Project Team with Situational Leadership

Online PM Courses

Situational Leadership is a simple and compelling idea. If you want to get the best from someone, choose a leadership style that suits the situation. I almost don’t need to write any more… Done. But, if you want more, here it is. You need to assess what the situation is, and you need to pick the correct style from a variety of choices. And that’s what this article is all about.

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We don't do manifestos

Musings on Project Management

I wrote this a couple of years ago; not much has changed: You gotta love the first bullet from this conclusion by Stephen Welby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering, speaking at the AFEI Agile for Government Summit, November 21, 2013 When he says in the 4th bullet point "upcoming revisions to 5000.2", he is referring to the DoD instruction for operation of the.

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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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Launching Leantime 2.0

Leantime - Project Management

Sometimes, you get lucky and your first version is the right version. Sometimes, that first version teaches you a lot about yourself, your product, and where you want to go. It was a great time, great experience and good for you. That was Leantime 1.0 for us. Leantime 1.0 was our first push into the world — our “we know something better is out there, let’s go for it!”.

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How Marketing Agencies Stay Productive: Lee Dobson of Bulldog Digital Media

Boost by Brightpod

This week we feature Lee Dobson,COO of Bulldog Digital Media. Bulldog Digital Media is an award-winning agency specialising in SEO, PPC, Content marketing and Conversion Optimisation.

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Meet Brett Harned, TeamGantt's Director of Education | TeamGantt

TeamGantt

Brett Harned has been a TeamGantt friend and champion for 5 years. Now, he’s officially joined the team as Director of Education. Here's why we're so excited.

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The Art and Science of Networking [Infographic]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Source: NetWorkWise. The post The Art and Science of Networking [Infographic] appeared first on Girl's Guide to Project Management.

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Is Opinionated Software the Future of Project Management?

Leantime - Project Management

In 2000, two psychologists based out of California released a study article regarding choice. Their study set up a display of jam offerings. On one instance, they would offer 24 jam varieties and on another only 6. On the day that 24 jam varieties were offered, 60% of people stopped by to sample the jams. Only 40% on the day of 6 jams. If we stopped here, we’d decide that more must be better — but in Business, stopping by doesn’t pay the bills.

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

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 expendi

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Are You Finding It Hard to Track Time? 5 Effective Things You Can Do

TimeCamp

Why Track Time? Time can be tricky.

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The Digital PM Summit Agenda is Live!

Brett Harned

The Digital PM Summit is now in its sixth year. We’re expecting a full house September 4-6 at the The Guest House at Graceland in Memphis, TN. Check out all of the amazing content will bring to this year’s sessions, and a sneak peek at some of the companies attending, and you’ll want to register […].

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