Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2021

Have you ever run out of money for a project? Unforeseen risks knock at your door. You look at your budget, but you don't have the funds to respond to these risks. Let's explore management reserves for projects, who controls them, and how to estimate the reserves. There is a better way to handle the unexpected. You can – assuming that your organization supports the concept of reserves – create a management reserve.

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Proofhub

MARCH 2, 2021

The market for startups is growing drastically, so is its failure rate. In research, nine out of every ten startups are shut down due to multiple reasons. These rising entrepreneurs either fail in creating a space for their product in the market or die with premature scaling. The fundamental difference you will find in a startup and an established corporate is its “Structure.

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Online PM Courses

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As Project Managers, we must adapt ourselves to the fast-changing world around us. But what exactly are our priorities in the coming years? The post Project Management Priorities: Meeting 6 Big Challenges of a Fast-changing World appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2021

Whether you’re starting to work on a project plan or need to explain the project in broad terms to your stakeholders, you need a project brief to define all the main points. It’s the best way to inform and communicate the project summary. Get a head start on your project brief by downloading our free project brief template—all you’ll need to do is fill in the details.

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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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The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2021

It was (and I still can’t quite believe this) one year ago that I last stepped off a plane after a visit to Geneva and Zurich to deliver a series of presentations and workshops for CERN and PMI Switzerland. At approximately (this is flying after all, and Heathrow) 5:25pm GMT I walked off a plane without a clue as to what was about to happen (and I expect not alone in that either).

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Scrum.org

MARCH 3, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Definition of Ready in Scrum? Today's question asks us to take a look at how to know when a Product Backlog Item is "ready". Some teams use a Definition of Ready, however, this is a complementary practice, not an official part of Scrum. Check out the video for Todd and Ryan's take on this practice and whether or not a definition of ready is helpful to a Scrum Team.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 1, 2021

Getting goods to customers involves a lot of coordination. There are demands to meet and raw materials to procure—not to mention scheduling the manufacturing of the commodity to deliver it in time and meet customer needs. Using our free production schedule template lets you get those pieces together and keep your manufacturing process running smoothly.

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Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Running a perfect meeting takes a lot of work. Running virtual meetings can be even harder due to added challenges. But it’s a skill that’s critical to master. Benefits of Running Virtual Meetings. What are the benefits of virtual meetings vs face to face? Virtual meetings offer the following benefits for a remote team: 1. Increased accessibility.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 1, 2021

Clubhouse is a social platform where you can drop in to audio chats. Think: live radio shows where you can just join the conversation, or podcasts where the audience takes part in the call. Or simply conference calls where it’s OK to join in half way through, stay for a bit and then drop out. So is there a place for project managers on this new app?

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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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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Does A Scrum Team Build Trust? Today's question asks us to take a look at how a Scrum Team builds trust with stakeholders, your product owner, and the organization. Todd and Ryan discuss the only way that they have found to build trust: DELIVER! What is your favorite way to help your Scrum Team build trust?

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The Digital Project Manager

MARCH 5, 2021

The post What’s The Difference Between Iterative And Incremental Development? appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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nTask

MARCH 2, 2021

Creating a marketing plan demands hard work, acute attention, and undivided time. Understanding the fundamentals of the Marketing planning process makes it easier for professionals to come up with a robust marketing plan. Marketing is not only about putting ads or sending mass marketing emails. The success of marketing depends on the development of an efficient marketing plan, created via a strategic marketing planning process.

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Growing Agile

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

“Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what they knew at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.” –Norm Kerth, Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Review. I learnt of the Prime Directive a few years ago, when I started exploring retrospectives and what makes them so valuable.

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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2021

. . Best Sprint With My Scrum Team (parody of Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers). . Chad teaches many courses - whether you are new to Scrum or ready to take Scrum to the next level. He may even play a song or two at the end of your course! You can view upcoming courses in the United States Central Time Zone at whiteboardconsulting/upcomingcourses.

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MPUG

MARCH 1, 2021

What does it take to be an excellent project manager? While degrees and certifications and/or the ability to carry out daily tasks and responsibilities are important, being a highly effective project manager isn’t simply about deliverables, meeting deadlines, or having technical know-how. Some of the most important skills a project manager can have are “soft skills.

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nTask

MARCH 1, 2021

The influx of projects and overflowing work can make it hard to keep track of your progress. Fortunately, a Goal tracking app helps you with everything you need. Goal tracking allows businesses to keep tabs on the progress of their work. It offers clarity, ensures timely delivery of tasks, makes sure resources are used efficiently, and delineates all the important aspects related to the achievement of a goal.

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Teamweek

MARCH 1, 2021

In this article, we compare the best creative agency project management software. Creative teams, such as branding, web design, advertising, and marketing agencies, will find these tools useful for managing their day-to-day workflows. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is creative agency project management software? Who uses it? Common creative agency workflows Best creative agency project management software Toggl Plan Asana Workamajig Nifty Proprofs Projects Trello Monday.com Basecamp Wrike Functio

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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

Scrum.org

MARCH 3, 2021

This is a story about a Scrum Team using Scrum to develop a product, learning early and often how to optimize the value of the product for their users. While the story is about a fictional team, the application of Scrum that is shown here is realistic. Thus, this story aims to help achieve a better understanding of Scrum, especially for readers who have not yet experienced Scrum for themselves. .

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Leading Agile

MARCH 5, 2021

Effective strategy execution isn’t (just) about alignment, however, cascading goals through common frameworks like OKRs to create alignment to the strategic priorities is the first step towards effective strategy execution. The question for many leaders that have a clearly articulated and well-designed strategy (not just buzz words and wishful thinking), is why their teams seem to struggle to execute that strategy and deliver on the objectives.

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nTask

MARCH 1, 2021

It is 2021 where it’s pretty common for working professionals to juggle multiple deadlines on a daily basis. Maybe you might be the “One” that doesn’t need any productivity boost to tackle everything, but if you are a human, like us, then this post is for you. We are going to talk about the best android applications for productivity that you can use in 2021 on your Android devices to make sure that you have an increased level of awareness regarding your work and you can achieve greatness through

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Teamweek

MARCH 2, 2021

Toggl Track connects with hundreds of tools via its handy browser extension , from Todoist and Trello to Asana and Jira. With our browser extension, users can track time directly within the apps themselves. But we’ve taken the Toggl Track-Jira connection to the next level with our long-awaited Jira Sync. This powerful new feature allows users to automatically import existing Jira data directly into Toggl Track.

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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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Scrum.org

MARCH 1, 2021

Part 1. Recently, I have been discussing some reasons why Agile Transformation may fail or go slowly. In this blog, I am presenting some success factors that might help your organization move toward Agility. . As before , we need to emphasize that Agile Transformation is a process that never ends. There is no end state. This a learning process of the organization.

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GanttPRO Project Management

MARCH 1, 2021

A Gantt chart is a well-known bar chart and an excellent project management tool used to work with tasks, develop project plans, schedule, and track progress. This chart gives you […]. The post How to make a Gantt chart in Microsoft Project first appeared on GanttPRO.

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nTask

MARCH 4, 2021

Why is performance management important? That’s a billion-dollar question, and we’ll get to it right away! Read on…. Performance management is critical in order to monitor the efficiency of the resources. Annual checks, quarterly reports, and monthly assessments are a time taking yet crucial part of conducting business. These evaluations are the key to better performance in the future.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 1, 2021

Startups need to be ultra-Agile and able to get fast feedback on experiments by getting work out in front of customers rapidly. There’s an element of racing against time when a company must achieve success with only a certain amount of capital to burn through. Startups need to be able to pivot quickly in response to what they learn in their experiments.

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

70% of most digital transformation projects fail. Learn how you can quickly improve that success rate. To be successful, digital transformation involves the strategic application of digitalization to improve a business’ entire system of production, procurement, sales, operations, human resources, and financial management. In short, to basically transform the way a company makes money and delivers value to customers.

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