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Calculating Estimate at Completion (EAC)

ProjectManager.com

Even the most meticulously planned projects experience unforeseen changes, and when this happens, we need to quantify the effect these changes have. Luckily, there are formulas that eliminate the guesswork. One of these formulas solves for Estimate at Completion — an important metric for monitoring a project budget. Keep reading to learn why to always calculate Estimate at Completion and exactly what this formula can do.

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Evidence-based Interventions—Agile Camp Berlin 2021

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Evidence-based Interventions w/ Viktor Cessan — ACB21. In this highly engaging speaker session from the Agile Camp Berlin 2021, Viktor Cessan shares lessons learned as an agile coach when working with systems, resulting in evidence-based interventions. ?? Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Awesome! You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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10 Best Project Management Software With Invoicing

The Digital Project Manager

The post 10 Best Project Management Software With Invoicing appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Back to the foundations of the Scrum framework - The Product Backlog and Transparency

Scrum.org

Scrum is founded on empirical process control, and transparency is one of the three pillars. Each of the Scrum Artifacts exist to bring transparency to the Scrum Team and the stakeholders. If you feel that there is a lack of transparency for any aspect of your initiative, have a good look with your team at your Artifacts. Note: transparency is way more than bringing “visibility”.

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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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Problem Solving Activities to Improve Team Creativity

ProProfs Project Management

“Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it.”. – Travis Kalanick. Problem-solving is a skill that undoubtedly comes into play to improve creativity, execute and deliver projects delightfully. Strong problem-solving skills to improve creativity is a crucial asset for any team.

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The Definitive Guide to Project Planning Software

Wrike

Every successful project needs a great plan. But how can you develop a project plan that’s actionable and easy to implement? More than 28% of projects end up failing due to inaccurate estimates and poor project planning. For companies that don’t realize the value in project planning, it could mean a lot of wasted time, resources, and efforts.

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Growth Mindset: Embracing Challenges

Leading Agile

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. This is the first in a series of podcasts we’ll be doing on Growth Mindset. In this episode Mary Kaufman and Dave Prior discuss what a growth mindset is, why it is vital it is to the work we do at LeadingAgile, and how embracing challenges fits into a growth mindset approach.

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The Most Common Project Blockers And Ways To Eliminate Them

Trello

Picture this: You’ve brought a project to the finish line and mere days before launch, a new stakeholder comes into the fold at a final project meeting. You know where this is headed because you’ve been here before. They don’t like the direction, so back to the drawing board you go.

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Project Risk Management: Importance, Challenging Issues, Recommendations

Epicflow Blog

Risk is often perceived as a potential hazard or something that should be better avoided. However, we all know that the road to success is fraught with risk, as it’s often associated with new opportunities that lead to better results. The process of managing projects is always accompanied by a certain degree of uncertainty and risk. While uncertainty is something unmanageable and not so easily taken under control, risk management is one of the necessary components of a successful project.

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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