Teamweek
JUNE 10, 2018
It’s really no secret, a lot of people despise project management. Why, you might ask? It’s really impossible to narrow it down as everyone ticks just a little bit differently. Heck, it may even be hard for an individual to explain why they don’t like it. Everyone has bad days, but for some reason, you just can’t shake this hatred for project management.
Leading Agile
JUNE 11, 2018
Often when working with clients I am asked about smaller batch sizes…mostly in the context of “How is that even possible? Look at what’s on our plate already.”. Admittedly that’s a tall order. Everyone is working as hard as they can; unfortunately, nothing is fundamentally moving through the system. Typically the result at end of the quarter is that most, if not all, the myriad of commitments end up delayed significantly or outright missed.
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Herding Cats
JUNE 9, 2018
There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. In Kahnemann's Thinking Fast and Slow there are three biases. †. Cognitive bias - a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information.
Green Project Management
JUNE 14, 2018
Does big business care about sustainability and social responsibility? I often ask attendees to my courses and presentations this question. In general, the response is a strong negative: “NO big business couldn’t care less about sustainability or social responsibility!” GPM’s experience though is the exact opposite: YES big business aggressively cares about sustainability and social responsibility!
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Brightwork
JUNE 13, 2018
Project teams deal with the possibility of failure every day. There are numerous reasons why projects fail, many of which can be avoided with a project health check. A project health check enables the team to take a step back from the daily execution of tasks to evaluate the actual status of the project in an objective way. Benefits of conducting a project health check include: Identifying issues before they occur, which can save significant time and money Overcoming current challenges and risks
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Proofhub
JUNE 10, 2018
If you’ve spent enough time as a project manager, you must have dealt with a project roadblock. You will also know that not all roadblocks are created equally. External roadblocks typically can’t be predicted. An example of this would be legislation that increases tariffs on an imported resource, or a natural disaster that brings production to a standstill.
Growing Agile
JUNE 10, 2018
I’m a tester in a small delivery squad at Trade Me. Karen joined our team four months ago as a Product Delivery Manager and in this role she’s the person I report to. She was confused about Trade Me’s lack of dedicated scrum masters. Together we started an experiment to change things. This is the first in a series of blogs documenting one person’s deep dive into an agile experiment.
Inloox
JUNE 11, 2018
The 6-hour workday model Imagine it was Monday morning. There is an 8 to 9 hour workday ahead of you. How motivated are you? Are you about to work effectively for 8 hours straight now? Of course not. Nobody can be productive for such a long period of time. The average day at the office usually looks like this: Most employees start by helping themselves to a cup of coffee and chatting with their colleagues.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 11, 2018
In this video I talk to Simon Harris about how to thrive as an accidental project manager. We discuss how people find themselves in a project management role, why stepping up can give you new opportunities, building accountability and how to make project management valued by your management through linking it back to the things executives are worried about.
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
Project Bliss
JUNE 14, 2018
If you’re managing multiple projects at once, it can be easy to give all your attention to the most difficult projects. It’s easy to stay focused on the riskiest, or the one with the loudest customer, or the most complex. There are times when you may need to manage multiple projects at once. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to devote all their attention to just one project.
Kiron Bondale
JUNE 9, 2018
If you are sensing a theme here, you probably are. After writing about the importance of courage for project managers and team members last week, I thought I’d cover another important characteristic, especially for those working on projects which follow an agile delivery approach: discipline. Merriam-Webster offers a number of definitions for discipline including a few which I’m not overly fond of such as “ Control gained by enforcing obedience or order ” and “ Puni
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 14, 2018
A living, breathing LiquidPlanner workspace is a gold mine of data about your team. Looking towards the future we can see how the work we have is falling into the schedule and the impact it is having on the availability of our resources. Looking towards the past we see when the work was done and how much effort it required. Reporting in Analytics specifically allows you to focus on a specified date range to see how hours are scheduled, or how they have been logged.
Workamajig
JUNE 14, 2018
The project life cycle describes the stages a project goes through as it progresses from start to finish. A well-defined life cycle brings order and structure to the project. This article will demystify the project management life cycle and help you run better projects. Few things in project management are more hotly debated than this: The project life cycle.
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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.
Digite
JUNE 13, 2018
We’re honored to republish this blog post ‘Beginner’s Guide to Kanban for Agile Marketing’ by Andrea Fryrear which was originally published in the Agile Sherpas blog! In this article, Andrea explains the Kanban method in detail starting from its origin to its principles and its application. She also shows you how to design your first Kanban Board, with examples.
Leading Answers
JUNE 14, 2018
Transformations are flavor of the month. It is no longer enough to launch “initiatives,” “programs” or “projects” to undertake work. Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations. They sound more revolutionary, more dramatic and further reaching. Our.
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 12, 2018
“Dear Elizabeth: I use very simple tools to manage my projects. My projects are small scale, and I generally just verbally update my client or send a weekly progress note. I have a work plan, which is a list of activity areas with sub-tasks down one column and dates across the top. This is what I use to record the actions required to deliver the project.
Online PM Courses
JUNE 10, 2018
If you want to get things done – from the simplest task to the most complex project – you need a clear project brief. So much so that this is one of my ten tools that will help you get better Project Management results. It also documents step 1 of our 8-Step Template for our Project Management essentials. What does that really involve? If you want to get things done – from the simplest task to the most complex project – you need a clear project brief.
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Growing Agile
JUNE 10, 2018
I’m a tester in a small delivery squad at Trade Me. Karen joined our team four months ago as a Product Delivery Manager and in this role she’s the person I report to. She was confused about Trade Me’s lack of dedicated scrum masters. Together we started an experiment to change things. This is the first in a series of blogs documenting one person’s deep dive into an agile experiment.
Leading Answers
JUNE 14, 2018
Transformations are flavor of the month. It is no longer enough to launch “initiatives,” “programs” or “projects” to undertake work. Instead, we launch agile transformations, digital transformations and productization transformations. They sound more revolutionary, more dramatic and further reaching. Our organizations will emerge reborn, uniquely positioned to compete in a new world of opportunities and growth.
Ganttic
JUNE 13, 2018
Father’s Day is a day to celebrate fathers, grandfathers, and fatherhood in general. It’s most commonly celebrated in March, April or June. If you are from the US or maybe the UK or France, it falls on June 17. In Estonia, where Ganttic is based, Father’s Day or ‘Isadepäev’ is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. Whatever the date, we can all agree it’s a Day worth using the capital D for.
Teamweek
JUNE 14, 2018
Planning a successful event is tough. There are so many moving pieces to keep track of. Staying organized is key. This round-up of event management software will help you evaluate the options and pick the best software for your team. We’ve found event management software that will fit every need and budget. Whether you’re a third party event planner working for multiple clients or the in-house event planner for a large corporation, we’ve got you covered.
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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.
Leading Agile
JUNE 14, 2018
This episode of SoundNotes focuses on Definition of Ready. A few weeks ago, Dave Nicolette created a post in Field Notes that was the result of a current debate in the Agile community about whether having a Definition of Ready helps, or harms our ability to deliver value for the customer. The episode begins with Dave Nicolette explaining Definition of Ready—within the context of the LeadingAgile model.
Online PM Courses
JUNE 13, 2018
Projects – especially IT projects – need to release new software into a live environment. So, what is Release Management? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of Online PM Courses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes. Project Management in Under 5. What is Release Management? You may also like… What is Change Control? What is Benefits Management?
Celoxis
JUNE 14, 2018
The number of hours employees spend on work can tell businesses owners and managers a lot about their workforce. It can answer questions about engagement, cost of labor versus productivity, and if tasks are taking too long to complete. Therefore, it is essential for workers to see the value of tracking their time.
Teamweek
JUNE 10, 2018
Research shows that people tend to absorb information better if they have visuals. Even if you don’t see yourself as a “visual” learner it’s still helpful to have visual reminders. When you create a timeline , you’re responsible for making sure everyone knows what’s going on. What better way to do that with a visual timeline? With that in mind, here are the 5 reasons you need to create a timeline visualization for your next big project.
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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