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HBR Project Management Handbook [Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s a new project management ‘bible’ in town and it could displace some of the weighty tomes you have on the shelf (Lock, I’m looking at you). Get your copy. The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook : How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects is a masterclass in how to make project management work in modern businesses. Written by past PMI Chair and PM champion Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez , the book’s goal is to elevate project management competencies to management level

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[VLOG] How To Run A Sprint Review. Properly | Scrum Guide 2020

Scrum.org

What is up awesome people? I hope you had a great week and delivering awesome products for your customers. So we have already learned how the Daily Scrum and Sprint Planning is commonly misunderstood. In today's vlog we will learn about Sprint Review. another Scrum events that has been widely misunderstood as a Demo or Showcasing or Acceptance Testing session.

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Getting to Know the Agile Pillars

Leading Agile

The term Agile Pillars is just another name for the four core values that were laid out in the Agile Manifesto. They were intended to guide teams as they navigate their work. The Agile Manifesto Pillars are: Individuals and Interactions over processes and tools. Working software over comprehensive documentation. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.

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[VLOG] How To Run A Sprint Review.

Scrum.org

What is up awesome people? I hope you had a great week and delivering awesome products for your customers. So we have already learn how the Daily Scrum and the Sprint Planning , is misunderstood. In today's vlog we will learn about Sprint Review. another Scrum events that has been widely misunderstood as a Demo or Showcasing or Acceptance Testing session.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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How the Natural Monopoly Graph Can Inform Project Planning and Execution

The Strategic Project Manager

Business environments run the gamut from purely competitive to near monopolistic conditions. Most environments are a hybrid and have both highly competitive and monopolistic elements. The post examines the occurrence of natural monopolies, which are rich in projects and where many PMs work. Projects in a monopoly environment have different drivers – drivers that can be informed starting with a good understanding of the natural monopoly graph.

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Schedule management: who's in charge?

Musings on Project Management

I mentioned the critical path and the most important path (they are different, sometimes) in a posting this week. Thus the question is begged: who makes all these decisions about resources assigned to the schedule, and who manages the buffers, and who manages the constraints (roadblocks)?The buck stops with the PM, of course. Well, not exactly! Not all the time.

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[VLOG] How To Run A Sprint Review. Properly

Scrum.org

What is up awesome people? I hope you had a great week and delivering awesome products for your customers. So we have already learned how the Daily Scrum and Sprint Planning , is misunderstood. In today's vlog we will learn about Sprint Review. another Scrum events that has been widely misunderstood as a Demo or Showcasing or Acceptance Testing session.

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10 Sound Strategies (And Statistics) For Scaling Digital Projects

The Digital Project Manager

The post 10 Sound Strategies (And Statistics) For Scaling Digital Projects appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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The Fascinating Origin of the Term 'Scrum Ceremony'

Scrum.org

What is a Scrum Ceremony? You may have heard of the phrase 'Scrum ceremony'. Which is odd because it's never appeared in the Scrum Guide. But clearly it exists and it's in common use. So, where did it come from? What does it mean? Let's find out. What Does Scrum Ceremony mean? Let's address the easy question first. A direct translation for the term 'Scrum ceremony' is 'Scrum event' and for Scrum ceremonies its the Scrum 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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How Trees And Forests Can Teach Us Valuable Lessons In Teamwork

Trello

4,850 years old, the age of the oldest living tree. This is significantly older than the oldest human, all modern organizations, and more than double the Pandya Dynasty (generally considered the longest lasting human empire).

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Hiring Culture Fit Employees

ActiveCollab

Businesses, just like people, are prone to developing certain personalities, which is frequently addressed as business culture. Each company's culture is different. Finding a person who will perfectly fit into your organizational structure and share the same values is a challenging task. HR managers and business leaders are just starting to realize this problem and are looking to hire people with attributes and personalities that match their business.

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What is a KPI Report & Everything You Need to Know About KPI Reporting

nTask

If you are looking to answer questions such as how your team is performing or your company for that matter and want to do so quickly and accurately you need to be asking yourself another question first. That is what is a KPI report? And while KPI reporting is fairly common, let’s go back to the basics and remember what is a KPI report and understand how to create a KPI report so that your business can use the data to improve and reach its goals.

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ActiveCollab Monthly Updates: October

ActiveCollab

Hello everyone, Welcome to the October edition of our monthly updates. In our previous post [[link] we had some exciting news. The new&improved projects page was delivered to our Early Access Program users, the in-app Chat was enriched with reactions and email notifications, and company-wide days off were implemented in the mobile app. This month, we'll talk about: * The Projects page [[link] * In-app Chat [[link] * Webhooks [[link].

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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How to retain valuable employees

Tactical Project Management

The post How to retain valuable employees appeared first on Tactical Project Management.

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New Updates | Release 23 Summary

LiquidPlanner

Release 23 | October 27, 2021. In this release we added new functionality to Workload views and Dashboard widgets. We also upgraded the Help & Feedback menu so you can Contact Support without leaving your workspace, and upload images when submitting feedback through the Share Feedback link. Workload View. As work and resources change, LiquidPlanner automatically levels your team’s workload across multiple projects and dependencies.

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