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Stressed leadership

Musings on Project Management

Well, here in the Spring of 2020, leaders are stressed; and circumstances are somewhat chaotic (meaning not only disorganized and counterproductive, but small effects are highly leveraged by exponential responses) And so one wonders: are our best leaders in crises and chaos likely to have been trained in the military where the 'fog of war' is all too real?

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Managing Product Risk and Uncertainty with Design w/ Scott Sehlhorst and Will Evans

Leading Agile

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. When we are trying to figure out what products to build, we have to develop a deep understanding of the problem we are solving. To do that, we have to understand who we are solving problems for, what is important to them, and what offering would be most appealing to them or most likely to cause a change in behavior.

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Overcoming Distance and Cultural Barriers to Virtual Teamwork

International Institute for Learning

“Out of sight, out of mind.” This expression exists in many cultures. In some cases, the distance makes us far from the mind. In others, it is from the heart that we are far. This thinking versus feeling cultural aspect is interesting in itself… But in all cases, we agree that when one is far, one is easier to forget! To conclude our quest for full proficiency in virtual, international teamwork, today we will investigate the distance and human aspect/cultural barriers, finalising the

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Project Milestones are Useful Indicators

Project Management Resource Network

A project milestone is an indicator that shows an important achievement in a project. The event could be the breaking of ground on a new building. A milestone could be a final testing event. A milestone could also be the end of one phase of a project. . Project milestones are a way of knowing how the project is advancing. Milestones should be a clear sequence of events.

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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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18 Best Monday.com Alternatives for Project Management in 2020 (Free and Paid)

Workzone

In 2010 daPulse, created by Wix.com , joined the vast array of project management tools on the market, and in 2017, daPulse went through a transformation to become Monday.com. Comparing Monday.com alternatives can help you identify whether it’s the right tool for your team. Designed to come across as colorful and friendly, Monday aims to help you kick your case of the Monday blues through the use of its software.

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Time Management: Best Tips and Techniques!

TimeCamp

A day takes 24 hours. For many of us, it’s enough for all the things.

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Team File Sharing 101: The 7 Best Business Tools for Keeping your Files (and Projects) in Sync

Planio

It’s safe to say that most teams live and die by their ability to work together. As The Economist writes: “In modern business, collaboration is next to godliness.”. Whether you’re collaborating on a website redesign , working on a video presentation to share with a project stakeholder , or updating your go-to-market strategy , your team needs the right tools to do their best work.

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Custom Visuals for Power BI

MPUG

Organizations that use Microsoft Project Online or Project for the web to manage their portfolio of projects often need to develop reports that can support Executives, PMO Members, Project Managers, and other key users in understanding how these projects – alongside with resources – are consolidated, and also how they are performing. To help users get up to speed, Microsoft has developed two Power BI Content Packs designed to be used with the PPM solution: an initial version designed to work wit

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Remote Facilitation Workshop

Growing Agile

With most of the world in lock down, most events have become virtual. I was fortunate to join Women in Agile Singapore for a Remote facilitation Workshop with Dana Pylayeva & Kriti Jaising. I met Dana a few years ago (virtually) preparing for World Retrospective Day, then in person when she presented at Scrum Gathering South Africa 2017. I knew she would share awesome tips, and boy did she and Kriti deliver.

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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