Fri.Sep 23, 2022

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Don't risk the team (in extremis)!

Musings on Project Management

Are you on one of those death march projects about to burn out. Want some time off? Perhaps it's in the plan Formula solution Google among others -- Microsoft, etc -- are well known for the "time off, do. what you want toward self improvement and personnel innovation" model; formulas like that lend objectivity to the process (not playing. favorites, etc).

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What does Done really mean for your Sprint Review? ?? (69)

Scrum.org

We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and a Self-Managing and Cross-Functional Team. The concept Done is the fourth of these concepts. It needs a self-managing, and especially a cross-functional team, a team living the Scrum Values, to make it work in a way that it brings the needed transparency with regards to the quality of your soluti

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Automated RAID logs & Action logs versus Spreadsheets (Part 1)

Traxidy

Automated RAID logs & Action logs versus Spreadsheets (Part 1). By: Steve McBroom, CEO, Traxidy. (Click to follow me on LinkedIn). A RAID log is the best place for Project Managers (PM) to organize, track and manage all the smaller, but key work items that support the project schedule and plan. Items like actions and dates, risks and issues that arise almost daily, during a project.

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The Best Employee Scheduling Software for Small Businesses

TrustRadius Project Management

If there’s anything people in the world of small business like, it’s time and money. Bad scheduling processes are costing you both. Over half of employers spend two hours each week creating a work schedule. Some even spend up to twelve. Missed shifts also cost employers $7,500 every year. If those wastes sound unacceptable to you, check out these employee scheduling software packages.

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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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10 Tips for being more customer-centric on your projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Do you wish that your project stakeholders were a bit more involved, or that you knew what they were thinking? You can find out – you just have to ask them. One technique I use is to ask project stakeholders (whom I call customers, as they are the customers of the project management process) how they think the project is going. I ask them the same questions each month, and ask them to sum up by giving me and the project a score out of 10.