Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. In a fixed-time, fixed-cost, fixed-scope environment, time and cost estimates are often wrong and the pressure to deliver and get things into market faster intensifies. When this happens, the delivery teams need an outlet and quality is usually the first thing to go because, in a world of fixed constraints, it’s the one thing that the delivery teams can control.

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Software Review Agile Development Team Review Governance 125

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Download this free project plan template to scope out your work and break it down into manageable components; then schedule and assign the tasks needed to complete your project. You can also use this template to manage workloads and tasks as changes occur. A project plan is the foundation of all the work you do in leading a project to a successful completion.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Anna Erdmanska, PMP. This is a guest post by Anna Erdmanska, PMP. Do you love your job? I assume yes – if you are reading this blog about doing work, you probably are committed to doing your job to the best possible level and that’s because you enjoy it. Projects are about people and the fact that you are enjoying your job does not mean that everyone in your project team feels the same.

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Energy Finance Prince2 PMI 394

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. Over 400 people joined that webinar and there were a number of questions that we did not have time to address. This blog is our attempt to answer some of them. To avoid duplication we have grouped some questions. .

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. At the beginning of the pandemic, LeadingAgile published a white paper called Maintaining Momentum in a Remote Agile World. This episode of SoundNotes is a follow up to that whitepaper. In this interview, Jeff Howey and Dave Prior reflect on what they’ve learned about successful remote interaction since the whitepaper was released, how those lessons can im

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Working with freelancers can save a lot of overhead costs. That’s why 94 percent of organizations surveyed by Upwork report utilizing remote workers. However, managing freelancers remotely can be quite challenging. Common challenges when working with freelancers are: Missed deadlines, Work quality, Lack of communication, Lack of trust, And, hiring freelancers.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

A Monte Carlo Simulation is a way to assess the level of risk across a whole project. So, it's vital knowledge for any Project Manager. The post What is a Monte Carlo Simulation? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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Risk Management Risk 90

Brad Egeland

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

There is no question that project success is hard to achieve. More than 50% of all projects are usually considered failures by someone to some degree using some yardstick. Surveys generally put project failure rates between 46% and 57%. Not good. not encouraging. Enough to make a newbie or would-be project manager go run and hide under a rock, right?

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Budget 526

Project Management Update Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

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Estimate 130

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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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Nowadays, most software is easy to use, and MS Project is one of the most user friendly out there. Unlike many other scheduling tools, you don’t need a user manual to begin utilizing the main features of MS Project. However, when get a little further into using MS Project to manage your first project, it has the potential to throw you off guard. In fact, I’ve found that the software can do its own juggling behind the scenes.

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PMI Software 59

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Milestone billing is a time based billing and invoicing and structure popular in professional services management. In fact, it’s so beneficial that leading companies like Boeing have included it in their invoicing and payment process guidelines. . In this article, we’ll provide a well-rounded look at milestone billing and the benefits and challenges of this time-based billing structure.

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Sitetracker

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Michelle Dinan is a network operations program manager at Swift Navigation. Swift, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for automotive, autonomous vehicle, mobile and mass-market applications. Michelle brings over 20 years of experience in various industries, from government to telecom, to the job. When you meet her, you notice her positivity, hard work ethic, and systematic thinking—that, and her fantastic sense of humor.

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