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How to Control Project Scope and Avoid Scope Creep

PM Basics

You’ll get into the implementation phase of a project at some point. You need to start to control project scope right away. Most of all, you need to focus your attention on scope creep. I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Controlling the project scope is arguably the most challenging project management activity.

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A story of why psychological safety enhances the abilities of the Scrum Team

Scrum.org

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community. Long has spoon-feeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. We seek out frameworks in the hope of solving our issues. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. And quite often, I see the main reason is worrying about repercussions when things get awry.

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Using OneNote For Project Management: Easy Templates & Meeting Minutes

The Digital Project Manager

Microsoft OneNote is the underrecognized superhero of a project manager’s world. Many people tend to overlook the product for what they feel are flashier note taking tools, like EverNote, Notion, or Clickup. While all three are solid products, OneNote is often ignored as it is a freebie included with every Microsoft Office 365 account. As […].

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The Complete Guide to SAFe vs Agile for Project Managers

nTask

As a project manager, you must have heard about different project management methodologies like Scrum, Agile and SAFe. While each of these is designed to better the management process and improve overall performance, it is important to understand the differences between various methodologies. Once you get familiar with the core values and features of each […].

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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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Lean Agile Project Management for the Strategic PM

The Strategic Project Manager

Agile and lean are not the same thing but are closely related. This post looks at the idea of ‘lean agile’ and its application to project management and strategy. What Is Lean Agile Project Management? To understand what lean agile project management is, it is helpful to compare it to other approaches to project management. The above graphic shows the software development life cycle (SDLC) for waterfall and agile, and then shows the difference with lean.

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How to use Slack for project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When used effectively, Slack is a powerful add-on to your project management toolkit. Slack is a collaboration tool for teams. With more and more teams operating in a virtual environment, and stakeholders wanting instant answers, it’s a great way to stay in contact with your colleagues. However, Slack goes beyond messaging. It integrates with many project management apps, and Slack is useful for providing a central hub for all the chatter that goes with projects.

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Stakeholder Register in Project Management

ActiveCollab

Even though they are in charge of projects, project managers don't possess all the knowledge and skills necessary to complete them. Usually, projects involve various people and organizations with a vested interest in a project. These are commonly known as stakeholders. Projects come in all sizes; the bigger they are, the more complications project managers face.

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Conflict Management Strategies In Project Management (PMP)

PM by PM

According to the PMBOK Guide (A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge) 7th edition, there are six conflict management strategies. These are: Confronting/Problem Solving Collaborating Compromising Smoothing/accommodating Forcing Withdrawal/avoiding The previous edition of the Guide had five conflict resolution strategies. The 6th edition of PMBOK Guide did not have ‘Confronting’ as one of the… Read More » Conflict Management Strategies In Project Management (PMP).

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Dominion Energy Expands Operations Faster with Sitetracker

Sitetracker

The French company quickly developed a significant telecom asset portfolio, and uses Sitetracker to digitize business processes and drive needed efficiency improvements. The post Dominion Energy Expands Operations Faster with Sitetracker appeared first on Sitetracker.

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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