ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

It’s been around for three decades, but Six Sigma can still be somewhat of an enigma. It can mean different things within various organizations or circumstances, but there is a way to broadly outline this business process improvement methodology and define its beginnings, its, rise, its use and its implementation. There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defec

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PM Basics

JUNE 25, 2018

The post is by PM Basics guest Ashley Lipman. [Depositphoto/jamesgroup] This year is going to be enormous for project management. 2018 isn’t going to be the year of breakout technology or an influx of government-hired project management professionals. No, this year is all about the latest and greatest trends. The business world is in for a major series of changes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2018

How do you gain influence with body language? What should you be aware of for managing stress in the workplace as a project manager? Geoff Crane and I discuss all that, plus better listening and manspreading! There’s a transcript below if you prefer to read more about our chat. Elizabeth: Hello everyone, It’s Elizabeth here, and today, I am at the PMO conference in London with wonderful Geoff Crane who’s come over from Canada.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 25, 2018

Are your projects rooted in facts or hearsay? Knowing the facts puts you in the driver's seat. Why? Because the facts provide points of reference in which we can better judge the significance of things and where there is uncertainty. So, where do facts come into play in risk management? rocket. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

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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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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 28, 2018

Hands up if you are managing multiple projects? Yes, I thought so! A while back in my career I had the luxury of managing a big project and that was all I did. I use the term “luxury” lightly because it was hard work, but at least my brain was always in the same space each day. These days, like many of you, I manage multiple projects. Some of them are actually quite big in terms of budget and duration, but not so much in terms of drain on my time each week.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 26, 2018

By Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PMP, CPT . In project management, keeping a balanced view of the competing demands (cost, time, scope, quality, risk and resources), requires evaluation to be at the center of the model. Evaluation involves a determination of merit (quality), worth (value) and significance (importance). Placing evaluation at the center helps the project team maintain focus on the potential impacts to the competing demands (AKA competing constraints): Cost = budget, including contingency

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Leading Answers

JUNE 29, 2018

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. I have worked with several organizations this year that had issues with work dependencies between teams. My session called “ Two-Pizza Team Heartburn Relief: Solutions to Team Dependencies ” highlights the shift to global rather than local optimization.

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TeamGantt

JUNE 25, 2018

Behind every successful project manager is a strong communication plan. TeamGantt walks you through the importance of creating a project communication plan and how to build one that fits the needs of your team.

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Growing Agile

JUNE 26, 2018

One of the biggest questions about this experiment has been ‘who’s doing the testing?’ I, as a full time tester, quit that to be the scrum master, right? And we only had the one tester on our squad. I don’t recommend dropping your tester in favour of a scrum master, a tester is a vital part of the team and they have experience, training and knowledge that you can’t just spread over the team.

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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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Leading Agile

JUNE 25, 2018

In our Transformation practice, we are helping organizations change how they plan and execute work to be done. We help them shift from a focus on outputs to prioritizing outcomesand delivering business value. As the product practice lead, I help our clients on the develop-the-plan parts of Transformation. Only The Starting Point. The starting point of developing a plan is to focus on outcomes—benefits for the business—and then to determine which things could be built which provide value to user

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Scoro

JUNE 25, 2018

Every company measures money in detail, but how much do we track and value time? Untracked work hours are costing businesses billions of dollars per day. In this 5-minute read, you’ll find out why time is an even more valuable asset than money – and how to make every minute count. Financial capital is relatively abundant and cheap. The after-tax cost of borrowing money is at or near inflation for many companies, making the cost of borrowing close to zero.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 29, 2018

I am excited to be presenting on the Enterprise Agile track at the Agile 2018 conference in San Diego, August 7. I have worked with several organizations this year that had issues with work dependencies between teams. My session called “ Two-Pizza Team Heartburn Relief: Solutions to Team Dependencies ” highlights the shift to global rather than local optimization.

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Growing Agile

JUNE 26, 2018

One of the biggest questions about this experiment has been ‘who’s doing the testing?’ I, as a full time tester, quit that to be the scrum master, right? And we only had the one tester on our squad. I don’t recommend dropping your tester in favour of a scrum master, a tester is a vital part of the team and they have experience, training and knowledge that you can’t just spread over the team.

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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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Teamweek

JUNE 24, 2018

New to the project management world? It doesn’t have to be as hard as you think. Project management tips, techniques, and software change daily, but the foundation remains the same. Using the following best practices will give you an edge when you’re starting off. Let’s jump right into it! Here are 11 project management tips to start you off on the right foot.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 28, 2018

Creating a Definition of Ready is one of the best ways to help your Team(s) make sure they’re only committing to work they can actually get done. It’s also one of the best ways for a Product Owner to make sure they’re not going to waste valuable time in Sprint Planning by asking the Team to work on things that aren’t in an actionable state.

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Online PM Courses

JUNE 24, 2018

Project Managers can learn from all sorts of places. And, since your job is partly to serve your clients and stakeholders, one valuable source of ideas for you is customer service. In this article we will look at how you can keep your client and stakeholders happy by applying some of the principles of good customer service. Very little of this will surprise you, because you have been a customer plenty of times.

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Celoxis

JUNE 26, 2018

Artificial Intelligence has slowly but surely entered the realm of business, and is rapidly taking roots there. Contrary to the collective fear of AI replacing us and usurping our jobs, AI has proved to be a boon to business.

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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.

Teamweek

JUNE 27, 2018

Lean project management sounds like a brand-new concept when in actuality it’s been around for over 40 years. Until the 1990s, however, it was mostly applied in the manufacturing industry. Then it slowly took hold in construction projects. Now, fortunately for project managers across all sectors, the lean philosophy is more widespread and making a difference in all sectors that value customer service.

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Techno-PM

JUNE 26, 2018

What is Wrike? “Wrike” is an on-line web PM tool which allows a number of team members to update their tasks and status. The tool is offered for a 2 week trial base, after which it is required to pay for the service. Download all our templates here Wrike Review You might be also interested in Smartsheet Review Schedule Management in Wrike Method 1 : The old fashioned way: Simply type in the tasks in the “New Task” , and after hitting “enter” it is possible to add the start and finish dates, assi

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Trello

JUNE 29, 2018

Raise your hand if you feel like you spend so much time in meetings talking about work, that you never end up actually getting any work done: ??.

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Stepping Into Project Management

JUNE 25, 2018

So, its Monday and you are looking for some inspiration to start your week right, here are some round ups of great reads to lift up your mood and set you up for new challenges. If you are interested in technology, this is a very interesting read on how “Microsoft kicked off the second phase of its experimental underwater data center project Wednesday, submerging a shipping-container sized data center with 864 servers near the Orkney Islands in Scotland.

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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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Teamweek

JUNE 26, 2018

When it comes to project management, there are many different ways to get the job done. It can be a hair-pulling tornado of frustration sometimes, but the core of the job stays the same. Deadlines need to be met, meetings need to be held, and team members need to be guided. Agile project management is one of the most popular methodologies. Let’s take a closer look at how Agile works.

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The Digital Project Manager

JUNE 26, 2018

There are lots of challenges and pains when managing website projects, and you’ve probably faced. The post 5 Tips To Help You Deliver Content On Time For Your Next Website Project appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 26, 2018

By J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, CSM, GWCPM, SCPM | Executive Vice President – Enterprise Solutions, IIL . Version 2.0 (June 26, 2018). Is it because, as the Project Management Institute reported in its 10 th Annual Salary Survey , that PMPs earn 23% more than those who don’t hold the certificate? Perhaps. Is it because it is the most ubiquitous and desired credential on earth with PMI Today reporting that as of April 30, 2018, there were 871,893 active PMPs?

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Runrun.it

JUNE 26, 2018

How many hours have you been toiling away before you started reading this article? Was this pause planned? What will your next task be once you finish here? Before you start desperately trying to put out fires once again, take some time to think about how you deal with time management. If time is money, […]. The post What is the state of your employee time tracking?

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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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