Wed.Sep 04, 2019

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A Complete Guide to PMIS

ProjectManager.com

An abundance of information is created, transferred and stored over the life cycle of a project. It seems people are always communicating and making constant updates. It’s easy for something to get lost in the mix. But what if that lost snippet is an essential direction or change? Without a way of organizing all information a project is doomed to fail.

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The changing nature of project delivery

Hydra

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The Hard Truth About Scalability: What To Know Before Scaling Up

The Digital Project Manager

The post The Hard Truth About Scalability: What To Know Before Scaling Up appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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What's a Manager's Role on a Scrum Team?

Scrum.org

Did you know the word “Manager” does not show up once in the Scrum Guide ? If I were a manager in a fortune 500 organization with a mortgage and two kids in college, I’d be concerned for my job. In this blog post, I’ll explain how it’s possible for managers to work with Scrum Teams so no one has to worry about rebuilding their resume. Scrum is a framework designed to get complex products to market while mitigating the risk associated with building them.

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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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Why Time Management is Important (25 Proven Hacks)

nTask

If we talk in the context of why time management is important, I have to agree that a lot of us waste it as an indispensable resource. Imagine your entire day spent, while you did nothing of value. This could be interpreted as time wasted in the form of doing useless stuff for yourself and for people around you. Wouldn’t you agree and do something better instead?

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Is It Possible To Have Too Much Data?

Meisterplan

Imagine this: Your project landscape is getting more complicated and confusing all the time. Key resources are being booked on multiple projects at the same time. T he amount of overtime your employees are working is having a n e gative e ffect on overall morale. Despite the hard work they are putting in, deadlines are still being missed at an alarming rate and it seems impossible to deliver projects on time. .

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DoD EvoCycle, a simple technique to effectively manage your Definition of Done

Scrum.org

In today's blog, I want to talk about the evolution process of the Scrum team's Definition of Done and explain a simple technique that I found very useful in helping a Scrum team managing their Definition of Done. Core purpose of Scrum. If Scrum were to be reduced to one purpose and one only, it would be the creation of a "done" increment. Why is this so important?

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Follow This Project Management Checklist for Foolproof Launches

Workamajig

A project management checklist makes it easy to stay on top of your projects. Learn how to create one in this guide. The start of a new project is a time of excitement and anxiety. You have an entire team waiting for your direction and stakeholders who look to you for results. You’re eager to start, but you also worry whether you’ve covered all your bases.

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Why Time Management is Important – 25 Super Tips for Mastering the Art

nTask

If we talk in the context of why time management is important, I have to agree that a lot of us waste it as an indispensable resource. Imagine your entire day spent, while you did nothing of value. This could be interpreted as time wasted in the form of doing useless stuff for yourself and for people around you. Wouldn’t you agree and do something better instead?

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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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SoundNotes Live at Agile 2019: Day Four

Leading Agile

In the latest batch of videos from SoundNotes Live at Agile 2019, we sat down with eight more guests to discuss their latest projects, thoughts on Agile, and the talks they gave at the conference. Some of the guests included were our very own Heidi Musser who sat down to talk about diversity and inclusion in Agile, as well as people like Diana Larsen and Olaf Lewitz.

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How to Manage People With Different Work Styles

Teamweek

Work styles involve the way people interact with each other, think, and get things done. No style is better than any other style. For any team to thrive, it needs different people, ideas, and work techniques. When managers hire new team members, they have to decide if the individual’s style will work well with everyone else in the group. Managers can accomplish more by determining the different work styles on the team, leveraging each person’s strengths, and making sure each style is represented

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Business literacy

Musings on Project Management

In a recent essay, we learn that law students are now beginning to get courses and intern experience about running a real business. How novel! People who work for money acquiring an understanding of how money is made in a business. Business and the PMBOK? Now, looking through the PMBOK and similar guides and manuals, you'd be hard pressed to find much from a MBA agenda or even basic.

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Stakeholder Engagement Tips: 5 Tips For Project Managers | Video

Online PM Courses

Stakeholders - and good stakeholder engagement - are the key to a successful project. So, in this video, we have 5 stakeholder engagement tips for you. The post Stakeholder Engagement Tips: 5 Tips For Project Managers | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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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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Tips for Improving Your Knowledge Management Strategy

Runrun.it

Check it out what you will find on this article about the benefits of knowledge management strategy : Knowledge Management Strategy: The Various Types to Try What Motivates Employees to Share or Hide Knowledge What Type of Jobs Lead to Sharing Knowledge? When Others Depend on an Employee, Knowledge Hiding is More Likely Tips for Improving Your Company’s Knowledge Management Strategy How Runrun.it Software Helps Boost Your Knowledge Management Strategy.