Fri.May 19, 2023

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5 Tips on How to Improve Talent Acquisition

Productivity Land

As a business owner or hiring manager, attracting top-notch talent for your company should be a top priority. With so many businesses vying for the attention of skilled professionals, it can be challenging to stand out from the crowd. Fear not, as we’ve got you covered with five proven tips to improve your talent acquisition strategy. From revamping your job postings to leveraging your social media presence, our tips will help you attract the best and brightest employees for your company.

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Unleashing Agile Excellence: How Scrum Training Empowers Developers and Drives Organizational Success

Scrum.org

Image Source: [link] Although Scrum is a well-known framework for agile software development, implementing Scrum alone won’t guarantee success. Software development in an agile setting calls for specialized technical abilities, effective process management, and collaborative skills that help teams produce high-quality solutions in short iterations. Deliver working software more frequently and reliably, reducing the time-to-market and increasing customer satisfaction.

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Grasping a big number

Musings on Project Management

We don't think about numbers linearlyThat is, as numbers get large, their "largeness" kind of flat-lines in our thinking, like a logarithmic scale (*)Grasp the futureWe can't grasp the future very well either when it is really far removed from the present.

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Your Path To Agility

Scrum.org

The Creating Agile Organizations approach is about designing your own organizational framework and coaching its adoption. It is important to note that it is different from frameworks like Scrum, LeSS or SAFe, which have specific structures, rules, events, and artefacts to build upon. Instead, Creating Agile Organizations provides none of that, but provides two sets of guidelines that draw upon decades of academic research and practical experience in organizations similar to yours.

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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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Surprising Tax Deductions That Can Save Your Business Thousands

Productivity Land

The goal of maintaining low expenses is paramount when it comes to managing a business. One method to achieve this objective is by availing tax deductions, which can be an efficient way to reduce business costs. While several business owners may be knowledgeable of typical deductions like office rent and travel expenses related to business, other lesser-known tax deductions can aid in saving a considerable amount of money.

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Schedule Conflicts: Their Causes and Ways to Prevent Them

Epicflow Blog

Schedule conflicts belong to the typical challenges of managing multiple projects with a shared resource pool. For example, the activities team members participate in can overlap or it can turn out that you’ve assigned a task to an unavailable employee. Anyway, schedule conflicts make it rather challenging to complete the project on time and within budget, which in turn will affect the success of other projects.

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Servant Leadership

Scrum.org

While some find it a trendy fad, or a confusing concept, servant leadership can be the key to your agile team’s success and growth. Professional Scrum Trainer Gregory Crown and I will explore the concept of servant leadership, highlighting its historical roots and relevance in the agile community. We discuss influential figures who embody the idea of leading through service.

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Basic Elements of Design Every Designer Should Know

UPQODE

Design is a powerful tool that communicates ideas, evokes emotions, and captures attention. Behind every visually appealing and impactful design lies a solid understanding of its fundamental elements. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or just starting out, mastering these basic elements is essential for creating compelling and effective designs.

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Webinar Takeaways: A Clear Path Forward for Modern PMOs

Wrike

One of the most hotly anticipated live webinar series of the year has just closed, with great feedback from participants and viewers alike. “ Scalability: A Clear Path Forward for Modern PMOs” took place over three separate sessions, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers including: Carolyn Lum, Industry Principal for PMO at Wrike, is a strategic business transformation leader who has led large-scale projects, programs, and portfolios across industries.

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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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What is 10DLC and Why Does it Matter to Your Business?

Productivity Land

In today’s digital age, effective communication is crucial for businesses of all sizes. Voice and text messaging have become vital channels for reaching customers, conducting marketing campaigns , and providing support. To optimize these capabilities, businesses need to understand the evolving landscape of communication platforms. One key element that has gained significant importance recently is 10DLC (10-Digit Long Code).

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The Role of a Program Lead in Successful Collaboration and Communication

Wrike

Collaboration and communication make up the backbone of any successful program. In order to achieve project goals, it is crucial to have a skilled program lead who can foster a collaborative environment and effectively communicate with stakeholders and team members. This article will explore the key responsibilities of a program lead, the skills required for the role, effective communication strategies, and how to navigate challenges in collaboration and communication.

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Top 7 Screen Capture Software for Mac 2023

Productivity Land

Once in a while, screen recorders are used by all of us. Whether we need to capture an online presentation, live performance, or geography class for our children. They are also irreplaceable for training videos and how-to guides, explainers and product demonstrations, meeting recordings, and much more. But when it comes to screen recording, Mac owners have numerous options and often feel overwhelmed.

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The Role of Program Management in Successful Business Transformations

Wrike

The modern, fast-paced business environment has led to companies taking innovative measures to stay ahead of the curve and relevant in the competitive market. As such, business transformation has emerged as an effective way for organizations to reinvent themselves and streamline their operations to meet the evolving demands of the market. However, undertaking such a major initiative requires a well-planned program management strategy that is aligned with the key transformation objectives.

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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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Unlocking the Potential of Your Digital Marketing Strategy: Avoiding Common SEO Mistakes

Productivity Land

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an essential component of any digital marketing strategy. By optimizing your website and content for search engines, you can increase your online visibility, attract more traffic to your site, and ultimately improve your bottom line. However, there are many common SEO mistakes that businesses make that can negatively impact their search engine rankings and hurt their overall digital marketing efforts.

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The Evolution of Resume Screening: 5 Tips for Efficiency

Teamweek

It’s 2023, and the amount of layoffs we’re witnessing is through the roof. There’s even a website with a dedicated tracker showing how bad the job market is. But…if you happen to be on the hiring end now, you’re in recruiting paradise. There’s only one problem – countless resumes to screen. But it doesn’t have to be that way.