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What Is a Transition Plan? Example & Template Included

ProjectManager.com

Changes, whether personal or professional, are never easy to navigate. This is where a transition plan can help provide structure to the chaos. A transition plan is used in many industries. In project management, a transition plan can help a project move successfully from one phase to the next, onboarding a new team member or transferring one team member to a new position and/or department.

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It's a Guide! (SGE004)

Scrum.org

Is it a process? A methodology? A …? It’s a Guide! That’s what is says “The Scrum Guide”. From Cambridge Dictionary: “Guide: a book that gives you the most important information about a particular subject“. This reflects the Scrum Guide’s role: it provides foundational concepts, not prescriptive practices! Example: don’t go looking in the Scrum Guide for better refinement practices.

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6 Ways OKRs Enhance Goal-Setting

NimbleWork

The term “Goal” is often vaguely used to communicate different things. In our context, it is defined as “an aim or desired result” or “the destination of a journey”. Thus, the focus of the goal-setting process has to be the “desired result” or the “destination”. We refer to this as the OUTCOME. Goal setting approaches have been there for decades. They have all been very popular – MBO,SMART, BSC, KPIs, etc.

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Product Discovery and Validation in Scrum

Scrum.org

To quote John Dewey, “A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” This quote highlights that understanding the problem requires much understanding, empathy, and hard work. The problem is part of an elaborate, interrelated model of situation, user, system, outcomes, and goals. Understanding all the elements and their connections enables Scrum Teams to build the right thing.

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The Ultimate Guide To Data-Driven Construction: Optimize Projects, Reduce Risks, & Boost Innovation

Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network

In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.

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Cascading vs. Aligning OKRs: Choosing the Right Approach

NimbleWork

The Cascading OKRs Model is a traditional, hierarchical approach where objectives set at the top level are broken down into smaller, more specific goals at each subsequent level of the organization. This method ensures that every team and individual’s work directly contributes to the company’s overarching mission. The Stages of Cascading OKRs are explained with examples: Top-Level Objective (Company-Wide) Objective: Increase Market Share in the SaaS Industry Key Results: 1.

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What is a Task Dependency? Definition, Types, and Examples

GanttPRO Project Management

Projects without tasks are impossible. To complete a project, every team member should complete at least one task. Those tasks are typically connected or, in other words, dependent on each […] The post What is a Task Dependency? Definition, Types, and Examples first appeared on GanttPRO Project Management Blog.

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Product Management with Purpose: Addressing the Problems Your Customers Face

Scrum.org

Teams can build a product or feature exactly to specification and still fail if customers don’t respond positively to the product. In their haste to deliver (maybe someone told them what was the right thing to do) the teams don’t have the necessary information to understand what their customers and users want nor why, so they build. something. When a problem is poorly understood, the expectations of internal and external stakeholders including customers are generally mismanaged and hard to overc

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Exploring the Impact of Digital Mind Mapping with AI and ML

MindGenius

In today’s digital era, modern-day technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are on the rise, and mind mapping, a technique used to visualize ideas, structure tasks, and organize workflows while managing a project, is no exception. This blog provides information about the impact of digital mind mapping with AI and ML to understand how […] The post Exploring the Impact of Digital Mind Mapping with AI and ML first appeared on MindGenius.

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Dispelling Myths of Product Discovery in Scrum

Scrum.org

In the first of two blogs , we discussed the role of product discovery in Professional Scrum and how discovery can help Scrum Teams approach problems, validate understanding, and ultimately deliver more value to customers, users, and stakeholders. We also explored how discovery can apply to significant things and small things and does not just apply to large problems.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.