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7 Awesome New Employee Onboarding Ideas

Teamweek

With such a heavy focus on hiring great talent, recruitment teams rarely put much effort into onboarding their newly acquired staff. We think that’s a mistake – and we’re backed up by the facts, too. Research shows new staff are 2x more likely to look elsewhere following poor onboarding. But don’t worry, we’re here to provide some awesome new employee onboarding ideas to ensure your onboarding process is as good as it can be.

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Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We were due to go live with our pilot software launch but things didn’t feel right. We had the go/no go meeting and as I sat in the office, it just felt like we weren’t ready. My project sponsor was on holiday in Canada. I emailed him, because I wanted to be told that we were making the right decision. I got a message back: his hotel had burned down.

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When the Management Ignores Self-Management— Making Your Scrum Work #16

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Ignoring Self-Management — Undermining Scrum from the Start. There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. One of Scrum’s first principles is self-management. It is based on the idea that the people closest to a problem are best suited to find a solution.

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2021 Best Guide to Resource Allocation in Project Management

nTask

The success or failure of a project is largely dependent on the resources allocated to it. For resource allocation in project management, PMs have to keep an eye on all the aspects of the project. Resources in project management include employees, equipment, budget facilities , etc. Optimizing the use of these resources is the first and foremost important step in project management.

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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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The 7 Habits of ?Highly Effective ?Agile Transformation: Think Win-Win

Leading Agile

We are at the midway point in our Agile Transformation-focused exploration of Stephen R. Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” with Habit 4 – Think Win/Win. I’m sure we’ve all said it in business and even relationships, but how does Covey intend it towards being highly effective and what does it mean to an Agile Transformation? Before we explore the answer to that question, it seems appropriate for a quick refresher on the first three habits.

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What Is Admation and how can it benefit my creative team?

Admation

Admation is a marketing project management tool and approval workflow software that helps marketing and digital teams, ad agencies, brands and compliance teams to manage the creative project life-cycle. Admation is an end-to-end solution that incorporates project briefing, document management, task and resource allocation, online proofing, review and feedback process, project approvals, team collaboration and management of brand assets.

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Project Management Software Guide for Freelancers

Wrike

In the world of freelancing , every day is different. When you’re working on several projects with a number of clients at once, it can be easy to lose track of your notes and client information. There are many responsibilities to juggle as a freelancer, such as client work and projects, contracts, invoices, emails, and other administrative tasks.

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Como a transformação digital está ajudando a reter e contratar talentos em um mercado cada vez mais competitivo

Scrum.org

A contratação de profissionais da área de Tecnologia da Informação está cada vez mais difícil. De acordo com dados da Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (Brasscom), até o ano de 2024, o Brasil precisará de 420 mil profissionais de Tecnologia da Informação (TI). A Brasscom alerta ainda que o país forma, aproximadamente, 46 mil profissionais por ano. .

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Tips To Improve Collaboration for Remote Teams Working on Creative Projects

Admation

A few years ago a Stanford University study found that collaboration fosters motivation and transforms "work into play". In simple terms, effective collaboration creates a dynamic environment where team members can cross-pollinate and create. It becomes a space where team members are inspired to come up with great ideas and do excellent work.

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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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7 Best IT Management Softwares to Use in 2021

nTask

It’s the 21 st century and technology is everywhere. If you are a common reader, then the knowledge of IT software for you would revolve around all of the things that you use on a daily basis. But when it comes to companies and businesses, IT software or specifically IT management software is a big deal. This information management software is the lifelines of tech businesses nowadays.

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