Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. These same organizations may have program and project managers managing scores of projects. However, few organizations have yet to actually unite the enterprise and project risk management efforts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This article, How To Communicate Effectively When You’ve Got No Time For Meetings , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. “How can I manage my stakeholders when there isn’t enough time for meetings?” a project manager asked me recently. She had ruled out emails and wanted another option for communicating (preferably asynchronous) that wouldn’t involve sitting in meeting rooms.

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Ron Rosenhead

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This is a guest post from Helena Liu, PMP. Delivering bad news to your project sponsor is not an easy task that any project manager. You never know what you can expect. However, projects almost never go according to plan, resulting in extensions and budget increases. Learning how to communicate deal with and communicate bad news to a project sponsor effectively is vital and it can increase your trust and credibility.

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The Digital Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

What marketing project management software do you use to keep your agency running smoothly? Creative agencies, in-house digital teams and creative collaboration cooperatives all have one thing in common - pumping out amazing creative work. The post The Best Marketing Project Management Software of 2017 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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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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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. These same organizations may have program and project managers managing scores of projects. However, few organizations have yet to actually unite the enterprise and project risk management efforts.

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Zen Project Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

I’m working on a new assignment as part of an agile coaching team leading a transformation at a large organization. One of my fellow coaches is also a former Navy officer. We’ve had a number of conversations about how many of the techniques developed by the military can be applied to make any team a high-performing one. One particular tool is debriefing.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

“Dear Elizabeth: It feels like I’m spending so much time just staying on top of things. I have systems, but I don’t think they are the best. Otherwise, I wouldn’t feel like I’m never getting anything done. Does that make sense? How can I be more productive when working on a project or task?”. It makes perfect sense to me! I’ve certainly had times when I’ve worked really hard and had nothing to show for it at the end of the day.

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The Digital Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The post When the Business Dev team try to do their own estimating appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What exactly is Critical Path in Project Management ? Critical Path Method (CPM) is a mathematically-based algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. The essential technique for using CPM is to construct a model of the project that includes the following: A list of all activities required to complete the project, The dependencies between the activities, and The estimate of time (duration) that each activity will take to completion.

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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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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

A recent Twitter post make the false claim that. I won't embarrass the OP, since he seems to delight in making such unsubstituted claims. SAs an early user (as a FORTRAN 77 developer on Software Intensive System of Systems for Ballistic Missle Defense systems), the principles of Iterative and incremental development, emergent requirements, customer in the loop , and other principles, practices, and processes found in Agile started long before the Agile Manifesto.

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Workamajig

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

So you want to start or join a creative agency and be part of a creative team - congratulations! You may already have what it takes to be a successful CEO, Resource Manager, Project Manager, Account Executive, Creative/Art Director, designer, copywriter, or photographer. But, if you don’t look beyond your work history, education, talent, or skills into what could contribute to a team’s success then there won’t be much personal growth involved.

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Paymo App

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Case study: Kunder. Speakers: Luis Hernan (Chief Operations Officer), Manuel Ibáñez (Chief Commercial Officer). Year of foundation: 2013. Employees: 50. Number of active projects/month: 8. Years using Paymo: 3 years. Company history. Kunder started out in 2013 as a three person Software as a Service (SaaS) company with one idea: to provide companies with feedback tools for their clients.

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Ganttic

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

If you are using resource planning software to make schedules for your projects in an organization that has a common resource pool, you are used to seeing all kinds of different resources. Of course, in Ganttic you can schedule all kinds of resources like rooms, machinery or equipment. However, mostly you are dragging and dropping tasks for people. Now, you saw the title.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Written by: Alex Stoecker Now’s the time to blow out the candles! It’s been 5 years since our last birthday blog post, and while we’re buried up to our necks getting ready for the 6th edition update of our materials, we’re still in the celebratory mood! Since our last birthday post in 2012, we’ve been […] The post Happy 15th Birthday, Velociteach!

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TimeCamp

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

What Is The Difference Between Project Manager And Project Leader? You’ve probably heard these two terms being used interchangeably. But are they really synonymous? Today with TimeCamp you’ll find out about the differences and similarities between the two. We prepared a comparison of the position of the project leader and project manager. You’ll see which tasks belong to them and which don’t, what makes their work different and how important it is to know the distinction between them.

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

How we used Smartsheet to manage tasks with offshore team and collaborate with a backlog As we are content-based company we need to collaborate on the tasks we need to work on. We had been using excel sheets but I decided to try Smartsheet for tasks management and it has worked very well for me and my team. Smartsheet Task Backlog We regularly write articles and we need to track their progress.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The Incremental Commit Spiral Model provides an iterative and incremental framework for complex software intensive system of systems. This model has it's roots in the Iterative and Incremental Development (IID) methods in use since the mid-1970's. It's a popular misconception of the agile community that Waterfall is used in any domain outside their own personal experience, and Big Design Up Front (BDUF) and Big Bang Development (BBD) are the only alternatives to Agile. .

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Celoxis

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Productivity Killers that Stand in the Way of Your Project Success.

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TimeCamp

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Being self-employed is really time-consuming, and it can even be overwhelming at times, as you struggle to keep up with all the tasks you have. But with proper time management, you can work more efficiently, increase your productivity, and get the job done faster. Today we present five best time management tips for self-employed! If you’re working on your own, earning money as a freelancer, don’t hesitate and implement them right now.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This article, 10 Things New Project Managers Should Know , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme, and that you can tap into the experience of other project managers through this. However, that isn’t always the case. As a result, people managing projects for the first time often find themselves making mistakes.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Use of the dreaded Waterfall model is a stalking horse for agilest and #Noestimates advocates for the evils of software development guided by any Governance processes intending to be the steward of other people's money. If it's your own money spend it as you wish, no one cares. If it's not your money, you're likely to need to explain to those who gave you the money what you intend to do with it, when you intend to stop spending their money and deliver something of value in return, and what fea

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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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Celoxis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

INFOGRAPHIC: The Beginner's Guide To Agile Project Management.

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Musings on Project Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

I've always been an advocate of "bring solutions when you bring problems". In other words, no whining. Some argue the opposite: Bringing a solution is like bringing an advocate that has something to lose if the solution is not adopted. prestige, face, standing, etc.

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Leankor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

One of the constant challenges in the business world is productivity. Productivity is moving through projects at a quicker pace so that you can move onto the next one. Improved productivity also improves your relationships with your customers for continued business and a positive reputation that with increasing the amount of business that you receive.

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Brightwork

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Microsoft SharePoint is the perfect solution for collaborative project management. Native SharePoint sites can be configured to provide a centralized workspace to manage a project. All team members need is access to a web browser to be connected to their work and to their peers in SharePoint. No more worrying about what’s on the project plan or who has the latest versions of a document… it is all housed in one central project site!

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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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