Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not an expert in Agile, by any means. So I’m delighted to bring you this guest contribution by Elisa Cepale who lives and breathes this stuff in her day job. Elisa, over to you…. Elisa Cepale. I facilitate daily standup meetings for our support team. When I started working for White October we followed the conventional “scrum” format, where the team get together, share what’s new, what’s challenging and what’s happening, and everyone gives feedback

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Project Bliss

MAY 12, 2020

If you’ve wondered how to develop empathy, it is possible. It may be challenging at times, especially when dealing with difficult personalities or in a charged emotional state. But practicing empathy has a place even at work, and it’s possible to tap into it in appropriate situations. Emotional Intelligence and Empathy. It’s well established that emotional intelligence is a critical trait for strong leaders.

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Scrum.org

MAY 12, 2020

I struggled in the past when people were asking me to explain scrum quickly and without putting metaphor and success stories. Mostly people from business when I was asking them to explore why they must know. I was like, how is it possible? They just wanted to know the essential elements of scrum and process flow. I learned how to teach in less than 10 mins to generate interest, and rest is continuous learning.

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Leading Agile

MAY 12, 2020

Here are some fun facts: The first company founded to provide software products and services was Computer Usage Company in 1955. Professions such as Medicine, Law, Beauty, Teaching, Transportation, Security, Accounting, Engineering, and Project Management all have one thing in common; certifications and internal governance. Almost shocking to think about how much younger the IT profession is in comparison to the other professions.

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International Institute for Learning

MAY 12, 2020

By Sander Boeije. June 4 th , 2020 will mark the opening day of IIL’s 5 th annual Agile & Scrum Online Conference. In the past years, this conference has grown into a community of agile enthusiasts, with participants coming from all over the world and all kinds of industries. This year is no different, as #AgileCon2020 promises to be an outstanding learning experience once again.

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Techno-PM

MAY 12, 2020

Request for Information (RFI) A Request for Information (RFI) is a standard business process that will enable you to gather written data in relation to the expertise and capabilities of various suppliers so that you can make an informed decision when making your purchase orders. The primary objective of the RFI is to lay the groundwork from which the customer can then proceed to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

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Wrike

MAY 12, 2020

A new project request has come across your desk. Now what? Do you jump right in with assigning tasks and making progress on that work? Not quite. Before you get started, you know that it’s crucial to answer this question: What exactly do you need in order to pull this project off? That’s when you turn to your resource planning processes to identify what’s required to complete that request, and how you can allocate those resources for maximum efficiency — before anybody on your team gets started.

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Musings on Project Management

MAY 12, 2020

There's a lot of this stuff going around: "Shut down, start up". You get a "stop work" order; if you're a government contractor, you may have strict protocols to follow, or worse, you may have a lot of expenses to secure the project for which there is no immediate cash flow. Select a skeleton staff for the shut-down work Work with HR to furlough the redundant staff; ditto "security" if there.

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TimeCamp

MAY 12, 2020

Data is the driving force of every business. It is a source of information about.

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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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Proofhub

MAY 12, 2020

Right from day one, ProofHub is determined to provide a cloud-based, all-in-one, project management software system that can be used to simplify project planning & collaboration for team managers and employees. With all the right tools in one centralized location enabling seamless user experience, our esteemed customers have shown an overwhelming response by heaping praise on ProofHub, which has helped us bag an award?

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