ActiveCollab
MARCH 3, 2022
There is never enough time when it comes to project management. By making schedules, we try to control the outcome of the project. However, even when managers are successful, things can go astray. While changes are welcomed and often necessary, the project manager's job is to ensure those changes don't affect a project schedule. This is why triple constraints such as budget, time, and scope are necessary.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MARCH 3, 2022
It’s human to make mistakes. And we spend so much time at work that it’s normal to make a few mistakes as part of the job. However, no one wants to be making mistakes. And the worst ones can be career-limiting. In this article I’m looking at three small-yet-mighty mistakes you might be making every day at work as well as how to fix them.
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Susanne Madsen
MARCH 3, 2022
In recent years there has been much debate on how to characterize management versus leadership. Management is said to be the discipline that specializes on maintaining the status quo, conforming to standards and organizing and directing individuals around the boundaries (time, money, quality criteria etc.) that have been set to achieve the task. If you are a good manager it means that you are good at producing a set of products and services in a predictable way, day after day, on budget and to c
Leading Agile
MARCH 3, 2022
So we want to function better as an organization. We see what our problems are—or at least some of them. But then what? “Let’s be Agile” isn’t as simple as snapping our fingers. Maybe we haven’t taken any steps toward change yet because we don’t feel we can effect change in the organization to begin with. Or, maybe we do, and any conversations with leadership or colleagues make it seem like we can’t get aligned on how changes should be made, and if they should be made at all.
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Agilemania
MARCH 3, 2022
Agile is a word that was added to the corporate dictionary two decades ago and is still relevant today. The Agile adoption rate increase from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021 has left the business world stunned. Amidst all the chaos, there is one designation that helps organizations realize their dream of Agile transformations. . An Agile Coach ! . There’s a lot of confusion when it comes to the roles and responsibilities of an Agile Coach.
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Traxidy
MARCH 3, 2022
Project Status Reports: Time Wasted or Time Well Spent? Project status reports provide a useful communication tool for multiple audiences on how your project is progressing. You may have to use the same template you’ve always used, or you may have started to deliver a new report based on a new template for a new audience or client. Either way, the project status report should always be judged by the value of the information versus the amount of time you may have spent to produce the report.
Agilemania
MARCH 3, 2022
Scrum is a lightweight framework through which people can address complex problems while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest quality. . It is an empirical process that builds the products in increments. Every iteration is called Sprint, which is ideally 1-4 weeks. . Scrum is based on 3 pillars of empirical process control that are difficult to master for many teams.
Leading Agile
MARCH 3, 2022
Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. This is the fourth episode in our series of podcasts about Fixed vs. Growth Mindset. Using the book Mindset by Carol Dweck as a jumping-off point, Mary Kaufmann and Dave Prior dig into the topic of criticism. The conversation focuses on the way fixed vs. growth mindset people approach giving and receiving criticism.
MPUG
MARCH 3, 2022
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Michael Dennis and J Caldwell’s Jira Panel Discussion, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations.
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
nTask
MARCH 3, 2022
Sometimes your usual ways of working might not be enough, it might not reap the results you want or fail to fulfill the demands of the stakeholders the way they want. In times like these, all you need is a workflow diagram. Sometimes having a simple workflow diagram might be the answer you are so desperately looking for Having the whole layout laid in front of you is more miraculous than you would ever think.
Henny Portman
MARCH 3, 2022
The book Better Agile – How every software firm can spend less time firefighting and have more fun building great software by David Daly highlights his experiences to make agile work. It offers Scrum and Kanban mistakes to avoid and three agile secrets to continuously improve your agility. The book can be divided in two parts. The first part elaborates on the author’s three agile secrets: how to optimize for flow, how to get the right people doing the right things and the impact of the rig
nTask
MARCH 3, 2022
Marketing Campaigns have been a part of the business world for a long time now. However, with rising competition and inventions, organizing marketing campaigns that are not only attractive but also result-driven is hard. Whether, it is Nike’s “Just Do it” or Wendy’s “Where’s the beef”, brands have been coming up with tons of creative ideas for years now.
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