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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. There are three types; supportive, controlling and directive and each has varying degrees of involvement. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios.

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Are you Giving your People the Time and Space to Learn and Improve? The 9@9 rule.

Scrum.org

Executive leaders, try giving your people time to learn 9 minutes at 9:00 AM every day. Give them the space so that they don’t have any meetings booked in their diary. What does it look like in practice? For the first 15 minutes of every day, they get time to grab a cup of tea/ coffee, and they sit down and watch a video for nine minutes. They’ll read some article. 9 minutes at 9am every day and get people into the habit of that.

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Schedule your day for focus: 6 steps toward a flow state for project teams

Resource Guru

When was the last time you were completely absorbed by a task? A time when you were so immersed in doing something, you forgot about the world around you? This is called the “flow state.” But as we’ve designed a world full of distractions, experiencing a flow state is a rare commodity these days. So how can you eliminate distractions and set your day up for a flow state, and as a result, increase productivity and performance?

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Your Daily Scrum: Applying Flow Metrics to Sprint Planning

Scrum.org

The video is about flow metrics in Sprint Planning on a Scrum Team. Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley mention that many people have debated the usefulness of story points and how flow metrics can be a better solution. They mention that throughput is the most suitable flow metric for Sprint planning as it measures the number of things getting done per unit of time.

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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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We Don’t Always Start Fresh

PM Times

Project Management texts usually assume we’re starting at the beginning of a project, with control over scope, schedule, and resources. Frequently, project scope, resources, and schedule are already determined through strategic planning, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), or the project charter process. In other cases, we take on projects that are in progress.

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Product Review: Toodledo

Sarah M. Hoban

Ironically, I’ve had it on my list to review Toodledo, a to do list, for a long time. This is an OG productivity product in my toolkit, one I’ve used for many years and that came from an unexpected source—my mom. If you’re looking for a basic to do list without too many bells and whistles, read on. Toodledo may be for you. Disclosure: This post includes affiliate links.

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Can You Do Scrum without a Product Owner?

Leading Agile

If you don’t have a backlog that’s been influenced by the business, you’re merely going through the motions Agile. If the backlog items don’t result in working tested product at the end of the sprint, then it doesn’t matter how good you are at the ceremonies of Scrum or any other methodology. So, what does it take to ensure that your backlogs are filled with stories that are meaningful to the business and result in working tested product?

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List Of Essential Social Media Metrics To Track In 2023

UPQODE

Social media metrics are measurements used to evaluate the performance and impact of social media activities. These metrics provide insights into how your social media accounts and content are performing and can help you adjust your social media strategy to improve your results. Source: Pexels The Social Media Metrics That Matter Most The most important social media metrics vary depending on your goals and the specific platform you’re using, but here are some common metrics to consider: Re

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RACI 2.0: A New & Improved RACI For The Future

The Digital Project Manager

A few years ago, McKinsey published a study that showed that 80% of organizations surveyed thought their decision-making was ineffective—it took too long and/or the decisions made weren’t good. Almost half of those surveyed thought their organizations did not make decisions quickly enough. Respondents said they wasted a lot of their time on inefficient decision-making—almost […] The post RACI 2.0: A New & Improved RACI For The Future appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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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

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MindGenius Online Now Available on Microsoft AppSource

MindGenius

Glasgow, Scotland – February 21st, 2023 MindGenius Online today announced the availability of MindGenius Online on Microsoft AppSource, an online cloud marketplace providing tailored line-of-business solutions. With the transition to hybrid work in the last few years, more organizations are becoming reliant on collaboration tools to get their work done from anywhere.

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ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview

Scrum.org

TL; DR: ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview A few weeks ago, I ran a simulated job interview with ChatGPT for a fictitious Scrum Master position. Admittedly, I would not have invited this “interviewee” for an interview with other team members; however, the interview produced some remarkable answers. Consequently, I tried the same with a Product Owner position, aware of the challenges this would pose, as the Product Owner role is significantly fuzzier than the one of a Scrum Master.

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PMP Live Lessons Success Story: Tomorrow is Hope, Today is Real, Go For it Today and Be A PMP with PMP Live Lessons

Management Yogi

By Adinarayana Murthy Bhuvanagiri, PMP IntroductionI began my career in marketing and finance domains and moved my career later into the Information Technology industry. I started looking for PMP to have better career prospects and a better future.

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Sitetracker Finishes 2022 With Record Increase in Customers, New Product Innovation, Talent Acquisition, and Geographic Expansion

Sitetracker

Year-over-year customer count grew by nearly 50% and existing agreements by over 65%, further defining company’s leadership role in telecom and energy industries MONTCLAIR, N.J., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sitetracker, the leading deployment operations management software for critical infrastructure providers, finished 2022 with nearly 50% year-over-year revenue growth due to an almost 50% increase in new customers.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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How does an agile team maintain requirements? 6 Easy Ways

Agilemania

Not maintaining requirements in an Agile team can lead to several challenges, including scope creep, missed deadlines, low-quality deliverables, and dissatisfied stakeholders. When requirements are not continuously reviewed and updated, the project can deviate from the original plan, leading to unexpected changes and increased workload for the team.

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Feature Tip #7: Save Time & Streamline Adding New Work with Intake Forms

LiquidPlanner

Feel like you’re always chasing down details for new work requests? Always missing a few important bits of information at the start of your projects? Disorganized and uncertain is a bad way to start a new project.Luckily, we built Intake Forms for projects and tasks so you can start off on the right foot. No more chasing down details through email or Instant Messaging someone for missing information.

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Where can scrum NOT be used?

Scrum.org

The background The 2020 scrum guide was a major departure for Scrum in that most references to software development were deleted from the scrum guide. The only reference that even hints at software development is the word developer, one of the accountabilities in Scrum. The accountabilities You’ve got: Scrum master; Product owner; and Developer. The meaning of ‘developer’ Developer in Scrum just means anyone: Doing the work to deliver a done increment; or Helping with the discovery to discover w

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