Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Wellingtone report on the state of project management in 2021 has shown that only a third of organizations deliver their projects on time and within budget. It means that the majority of companies face project failure to a greater or lesser degree. . In a complex multi-project environment, the price for improper project and/or resource management is higher due to dependencies between initiatives, and a problem with one project can negatively impact the other projects.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 25, 2022

Resource management tools are an essential part of any project management software. Every project has materials, tools, equipment, people or resources to manage. No matter how good your project plan is, if you can’t manage your resources, your project will suffer. Before we identify the five most important resource management tools, we need to define resource management and the software that’s used during projects to control them.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and Self-Management. A self-managing team is taking decisions about who does what, when, and how. This ensures the team can move forward without unnecessary waiting time.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Better project engagement can lead to better outcomes. In the project management world, we’re boldly aware of how crucial team synergy is to the project at large. . Information silos? Missed memos? Lackluster processes? No project team has time for that. . To truly thrive and meet stakeholder and organizational expectations, team project engagement must be a top priority. .

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

On a recent episode of SUCCESSFUL FACILITATION on the Agile for Humans YouTube channel , Professional Scrum Trainers Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley open their new series on facilitation with the obvious question: What are Liberating Structures? During their discussion, Ryan and Todd defined Liberating Structures, and these structures provide the guides and guards for excellent conversations and meetings.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How often have you thought: "This Sprint Review is useless and boring!" or "We are just reviewing. internally what we already have seen before as a Scrum Team. We have no new feedback. Let's skip. this event. Waste of time.". How can you avoid poor Sprint Reviews? How do we gather feedback from stakeholders? How do we. make this Scrum Event valuable and meaningful?

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Release 33 | August 25th, 2022. We’re taking a big step forward in the development of LiquidPlanner New with the release of our Open API. Learn more about it in this feature post. It was a huge undertaking, but we still found time to deliver a few other important updates. Workload View Expanded to 180 days. Workload Views helps you stay on top of it all by showing how everyone’s work is distributed over 30, 60, 90, and now by popular demand , 180 days.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? This has always been a huge struggle for us and most of the teams we’ve been part of. We’ve often found ourselves working late into the night, or during weekends. Unfortunately, many developers and development teams still burn more hours than are probably good for them. Although this is often the result of “death marches” and similar requests from management, there are also many situations where developers do this out of their own will.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Release 33 | August 25th, 2022. Development of the Open API was a major accomplishment in Release 33. Now you can share our core Planning Intelligence features across organizational boundaries by integrating work metrics, schedule and custom data into your digital ecosystem. Use the API to filter and download data for analysis, send information into other platforms or update plan items based on user actions in other systems.

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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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Teamweek

AUGUST 25, 2022

Let’s start with a quiz. When hiring a new employee, what’s the most important thing to look out for? A) A piece of paper with a college degree on it. B) A long list of work experience. C) That the candidate has the skills needed to do the role effectively. We think that, like us, you’ll have chosen C. If so – ding ding ding – you’re a winner!

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ActiveCollab

AUGUST 25, 2022

Effective research and development assist organizations in improving their offerings, understanding their client's business needs, and optimizing operations. Whether you want to improve a process, service, or product, using the right development strategy can help you accomplish your company's goals faster. The iterative process is one of the methods companies apply to boost their business strategies and improve their offer.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

Every project needs a sponsor. In this article, we’ll look at why that is and how you can work with a project sponsor as a project manager. You’ll learn tips and techniques for engaging senior leaders in the role so you can build effective working relationships and act as a team. What is a project sponsor? A project sponsor is someone who champions the project, providing resources and support.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

G'day everyone. I hope you are having a great week so far. I often get questions regarding the position of project manager in Scrum. In today's video I map some project management activities to the accountabilities in Scrum to give you an overview how project management activities are embedded in the Scrum team already. Hopefully after watching today's vlog you will come up with list of action items to empower and leverage your Scrum team even more to the next level.

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nTask

AUGUST 25, 2022

All is well that ends well… well, not so much. Sometimes the process is as important as the results. Setting up a business and running it successfully is a constant struggle. You have to be on the lookout for the most efficient ways to make the most of your resources and finances. This means continuously […].

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

Durante el Sprint el Sprint Backlog puede cambiar, los Desarrolladores pueden descubrir nuevo trabajo o el Product Owner puede darse cuenta de que un elemento urgente del Product Backlog se debe agregar. Si bien es cierto que pueden existir muchos escenarios que ameriten cambiar el Sprint Backlog está decisión del cambio corresponder a los Desarrolladores.

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nTask

AUGUST 25, 2022

Selecting the right project is the first step in effective project management. It should be based on the team’s competence, skills, and capacity. Thus, project selection methods offer the right techniques to filter the best projects out of the pipeline. This concept is widely accepted and bears great importance in the world of project management. […].

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

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Agilemania

AUGUST 25, 2022

Let’s say you’re thinking about buying a new laptop. Or perhaps, you want to buy a new phone. What’s the first thing you’ll do? Well, if you were living in the 90s, my best guess is you’d visit a local shop to buy your desired gadget. But the thing is, this isn’t the 90s! We live in 2022, where customers do around 70% of their purchasing research online.

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Function Point

AUGUST 25, 2022

Marketing agencies in the digital era often struggle with juggling too many different tasks and deadlines. To be cost-effective and successful, a marketing agency should be effective in handling its resources and team members to ensure it achieves its objectives using as few resources as possible to stay within budget. This can be easier said than done, and this is where the project manager role is increasingly becoming very important in marketing agencies.

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Sitetracker

AUGUST 25, 2022

Sitetracker, the leading deployment operations management software for critical infrastructure providers, closed the first half of its fiscal year with 50% year-over-year growth of the business highlighted by additions to its customer base, new product features, enhanced branding and market presence, and an increase in staffing. These milestones demonstrate the company’s continued growth and overall leadership in supporting the global deployment and operations of critical tower, fiber and 5G rol

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Sitetracker

AUGUST 25, 2022

The post Sitetracker Completes First Half of Fiscal Year With Significant Global Growth Across Telecom and Energy Sectors appeared first on Sitetracker.

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