The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 3, 2018
Dealing with conflict is inevitable in a Project Manager’s line of work (and virtually any. The post 12 Techniques For Resolving Conflicts In The Workplace appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 2, 2018
Sometimes functional leads or project managers need help managing projects. That’s where project coordinators come in. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains their role further. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – the Role of the Project Coordinator: Jennifer began with acknowledging that she has already spoken a lot about project managers and their various roles and responsibilities.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 2, 2018
We tend to spend lots of time talking about project set up, having a fully-thought through business case, or all the stuff you have to do while the project work is being done. But there’s another area that is arguably as important, if not more so than those: how to close a project. If you don’t finalise and hand over the project to the operational teams effectively, you risk: Support and operational teams not knowing what they are supposed to be doing with what your project has delivered.
Entry
APRIL 4, 2018
The amount of responsibility a business owners job holds can generate a significant amount of stress from the countless tasks they deal with on a daily basis. The to-do list is almost never-ending and consists of keeping clients happy, tracking your employees, payments to make, sales to close and many, many more. Having software from […]. The post Benefits of Connecting Through One Software App appeared first on Entry Software Corporation.
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Musings on Project Management
APRIL 6, 2018
More from Nate Silver: "The more fundamental problem is that we have a demand for experts in our society but we don’t actually have that much of a demand for accurate forecasts.” Could this be the issue? (Silver continues:) "As [many] see it, [project] forecasters face three fundamental challenges. First, it is very hard to determine cause and effect from [project] statistics alone.
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Inloox
APRIL 5, 2018
The first part of this 3-part series gave an insight into what “digital transformation” means. We’ve established the following definition for this process: ". A digital transformation is a process of disruption and the following process of regeneration. Antiquated structures get torn down and are replaced by new, more efficient processes and structures. ".
Entry
APRIL 4, 2018
The amount of responsibility a business owners job holds can generate a significant amount of stress from the countless tasks they deal with on a daily basis. The to-do list is almost never-ending and consists of keeping clients happy, tracking your employees, payments to make, sales to close and many, many more. Having software from different providers, to try and manage certain jobs can become difficult to keep track of.
Musings on Project Management
APRIL 3, 2018
What about scaling down? Most of the posts I read are about scaling up to ever larger projects, but what about scaling down? What if you are doing bug fixes and small scale projects with just one or two people? Is a methodology of any help, and if you're working with software, can Agile be helpful scaled down? To the first point, my answer is: Sure!
Kiron Bondale
APRIL 1, 2018
Since 2015 when Google’s research identified psychological safety as one of the key attributes of high performing teams, it has received a lot of airtime. While there might be greater awareness of this characteristic, there is little guidance on how to cultivate it within an organization or team where it is absent. Hence, when I saw today’s Dilbert cartoon strip, it reminded me that instilling psychological safety is a cultural transformation.
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
Binfire
APRIL 1, 2018
If you are managing a project, you need a graphical view of your work’s tasks and their progression in chronological order. What you need is the Gantt chart or as some people call it the Timeline. So what is the difference between a timeline and a Gantt Chart? the short answer, nothing! they are the same type of graph used to show tasks over time, just different names.
Entry
APRIL 4, 2018
The benefits are exceptional when you combine mutiple communications and support systems into one application. The post Benefits of Connecting Through One Software App appeared first on Entry Software Corporation.
Project Bliss
APRIL 3, 2018
It can sometimes be hard to know how to be an outstanding Project Manager. There are excellent books and guides explaining what you’re supposed to do. But you want to know if there are other things you may be missing that will help you win your team over as an excellent project manager. You want your team to trust you, and to know that you’re there to help them succeed.
LiquidPlanner
APRIL 3, 2018
Emotional intelligence, or EQ as it also known, has become something of a bellwether for effective leadership. Various studies have highlighted a link between understanding emotions and leadership and team performance and success. When EQ first entered popular mainstream, sceptics dismissed it as pop psychology; a fad that would slide out of fashion like other fads before it.
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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
APRIL 2, 2018
SwiftALM 3.2 is here! This release is focused on enhancing your experience on the Mobile App. You can use the Voice search on your Mobile App’s Search bar to easily search for a workitem. You can also view the summary of the timesheet routed to you for approval on the Mobile App in a whole new way. On the ECR front, new RunAPIs have been introduced to manage your ToDos and Cards on the Program Dependency Board.
Eylean
APRIL 5, 2018
After deciding to go Agile, we change many things about our process and structure. However, many fail to understand that the people in our projects have to change as well. Whether it is adopting to new roles or accepting new people into the team, without these changes there is no chance to have a successful … The post The Agile Transition – Waterfall vs.
Proofhub
APRIL 4, 2018
The uncomfortable truth is that we all want to get the right things done at the right time and when we fail to, in despair, we wish for more time but we only get 24 hours, 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds each day. Many of us have more things to do than the actual hours of the day. So, are you facing the same struggle? “Keep your team on track and working productively.
LiquidPlanner
APRIL 5, 2018
Managing a project comes with the unique challenge of leading, without being the boss. How do you lead without holding authority? The answer is persuasion. Mastering this skill can be hard, but here are a few of the best books to read in order to make the most of your power. Read on to unlock your most convincing self: Start with Why : How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek.
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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.
PM Basics
APRIL 3, 2018
I firmly believe that project management approach should be universal. It should fit in with software development project. It should work in any other industry. Yes, there are differences. They do shift your focus. However, this differences should not be an excuse not to apply proper processes and tools. Read this article to ensure you address the most significant problems of software development project management.
WorkOtter
APRIL 2, 2018
The Significance of Ceremony With the increasing pace of business, there is a tendency to favor a “Just go do it!” mentality and underplay the significance of ceremony. That attitude can work to the detriment of project success, because taking the time to plan and conduct a formal project kickoff meeting, involving both team members […]. The post Conduct A Formal Kickoff For Your Projects appeared first on SaaS Resource & Project Management Software | WorkOtter.
Velociteach
APRIL 4, 2018
Go to Boston. In the Beacon Hill neighborhood, you will find the Paramount Restaurant. The Paramount is both a great eating experience and a fine example of Lean production. The restaurant was opened in 1937. Its unusual service policy that is prominently posted on the wall and states, “Please ORDER and PAY before being […] The post The Lean Restaurant appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
Celoxis
APRIL 2, 2018
Team members must work in harmony to ensure the project is executed well. This would require them to possess work prioritization and time management skills, in addition to the ability to follow the project schedule. So, if you are a team member, how can you polish these two important skills? By mastering the following five activities and continuing to better yourself in those areas.
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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.
Herding Cats
APRIL 2, 2018
It's a number. Just like the average speed on your sports tracker. You don't estimate it. You know it based on real data. Not some fuzzy ritual. This is yet another uninformed notion. The average is the calculated central value of a set of numbers. The mean of a series of numbers. This is the arithmetic mean of that series. There are other means, but for software estimating the mean is the correct term. .
Brightwork
APRIL 5, 2018
We’ve all heard the seemingly endless list of “common project management mistakes.” Here are a few quick examples to refresh your memory: senior executives don’t have up-to-date project information; project issues and risks are not being tracked or managed; the project schedule is out of whack and was unrealistic to begin with; there are no clear lines of communication.
Techno-PM
APRIL 3, 2018
Decision Making Definition - Project Management Project management and decision making definition go hand in hand. Very often when managing a project, a project manager is faced with a tough task of making a decision in order to proceed which may at many times be crucial for a project. In such cases, it is necessary for the decision maker to evaluate all the available options, their impact on the project and then narrow down to a decision.
Celoxis
APRIL 3, 2018
Managing a team has many challenges, two of which are the issues of accountability and finger-pointing. Accountability itself is often confused with responsibility. Here is a simple difference between the two terms. A person who is responsible is the one who completes a task, while a person who is accountable is the one who must answer to the authority.
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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