Tue.Dec 04, 2018

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Project Management Intuition: Why Some Have It and How You Can Get It

ProjectManager.com

Intuition is an important part of decision making. There’s a reason why we use phrases like “listen to your gut” or “let your heart speak.” Both our gut and our heart have complex networks of nerve cells. Medical scientists even talk about a “gut brain.”. Although your gut brain (properly, your enteric nervous system) doesn’t do thinking, it does control your digestive system, and interacts with your brain.

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How to Collect Stakeholder Requirements (Real-life Example)

PM Basics

It’s always interesting to compare how other PMs manage projects , isn’t it? So, let’s see how we collected stakeholder requirements on a real project. It’s a software project. Rather big for a fast-paced project life cycles that we have. Interesting to notice that our clients were from a large enterprise organization. It did software development for many years already.

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Getting Rusty

Zen Project Management

I was in the Moab, Utah area last weekend and got some mountain biking in. I haven't spent a lot of time mountain biking this year so I was a bit rusty. By the second day I was starting to get my rhythm but it took a little time. Just like mountain biking, our agile skills can get rusty. I ran a Lean Coffee last week and before it I read a couple articles because I hadn't done a Lean Coffee in a while and wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.

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How to Create and Energize a Fan Base

LiquidPlanner

Building a Community of Engaged Customers, Stakeholders, and Employees with Tod Leiweke. I was super excited to sit down with Tod Leiweke, the first CEO of NHL Seattle, just a week before Seattle was awarded its new NHL franchise today. As a former professional hockey player and an avid fan, hearing Tod’s plan on how he’s going to make Seattle a world-class hockey city is very exciting for me.

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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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22 Project Manager Gifts For Every Budget

The Digital Project Manager

Show your PM some holiday love with these project manager gifts for every budget that can help them stay organized and energized, on and off the job! The post 22 Project Manager Gifts For Every Budget appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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The Meaningless Blog

The Lazy Project Manager

Can I borrow you for a sec because I’m stacked? It will be a win-win situation. I have been blue sky thinking and want to keep you in the loop on my thinking outside of the box, as well as picking your brains, I’m just playing devils’ advocate on this teamwork/dreamwork idea. Will it work? Well how long is a piece of string? Have I lost you? I suspect I have as the above paragraph includes all ten of the most annoying things people say in the office according to a survey of 2,000 people by recru

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Upgrade your Sprint Planning, gain engagement from your Development Team

Scrum.org

. Hello great people of the world. It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post here. This time I want to share my experience working with Development Teams and a Product Owner at iPrice group who upgraded the way they ran their Sprint Planning. In some teams around the world, the Sprint Planning is seen as the most dreaded Scrum events and because of this reason, they’re thinking to drop Sprints.

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Project Planning 101: How to Stay In Budget and On Deadline

Teamweek

To be a successful at project planning, you need to be able to deliver quality work while balancing a budget and sticking to a deadline. This can be a tricky process even for simple projects, which is why advance planning and organization are essential. The tips below can help you accomplish your project planning goals and set you up for ongoing success in the field.

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