Project Risk Coach
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Project managers should be prepared to perform different types of risk analysis. For many projects, the quicker qualitative risk analysis is all you need. But there are occasions when you will benefit from a quantitative risk analysis. Let’s take a look at this type of analysis: What is it? Why should we perform it? And when should it be performed? Continue Reading.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
This article, How to Be Assertive At Work (Nicely) , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. This is a guest article from Andy Kaufman, PMP. Andy Kaufman. I work with project managers around the world, and increasingly there’s one success trait that I find could use a tune-up. In a word, it’s assertiveness. Some of this is unquestionably cultural.
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Kiron Bondale
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
According to John Kotter’s model for leading change, the first step to overcoming inertia requires us to instill a sense of true urgency in those we need to support, implement and sustain the change. While it is ideal if this urgency is tied to What’s In It For Me, at a minimum, we all want proof that committing our time and political influence to a particular initiative at this very moment is cheaper than the cost of doing nothing.
Musings on Project Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Do you use a lot of data in your project? Most everyone does. Things to keep in mind: All data has some bias(es) built in Because it's objectively accurate doesn't make it acceptably fair Bias in data There are library shelves full (or virtually full at library websites) of papers explaining biases that get built into data, even if unwittingly.
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Project Bliss
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Effective meetings don’t just happen. It takes effort. And for that reason, you might be tempted to skip the prep work needed for a great meeting. But don’t do it. It’s easy to simply send out invitations and walk into the conference room at meeting time. But you’d be making a big mistake and missing valuable opportunities. There are three big reasons why running effective meetings is more important than you think… 1.
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Zen Project Management
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
I have been exploring techniques to help my Scrum teams become more effective and one of the techniques I've been looking at is Crew Resource Management (CRM). CRM came about because of a number of airplane crashes in the 70s that were attributed to human error. More recently, it is cited as one of the reasons there were no causalities in the US Air flight 1549 (Miracle on the Hudson).
Digite
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Recently, there was an interesting problem posed on a project management discussion board. The questioner asked – “I have recently joined a company and to one of the projects that I’m engaged we have this Scrum team that has a mixed backlog (USs and Bugs). This team’s goal is to be fixing urgent bugs and when they aren’t (doesn’t happen that often :)) they should work on the product increment.
Online PM Courses
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
At some point in your project management career, you’ll need to deal with a project crisis. It may come in one of many forms, and arise for any of a huge range of reasons. It may not be the fault of you and your project team. But, equally, it may be. So, you need to prepare for a project crisis. And your two priorities are to: Be able to spot a project crisis coming, and avert it.
Herding Cats
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
From "Key Success Drivers for Large High-Technology Projects: Prediction and Practice," Phil Crosby (CSIRO, Australia) in Management Science, Logistics, and Operations Research , John Wang. Their rankings and percentage impact on project success. Project management (PM) control & execution systems in place, with robust policies, planning, procedures, document control, audit, etc - 23.87%.
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
Techno-PM
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Why do you need a program status report? Managing a program and multiple projects can be a challenging task. In addition to managing all the projects a program manager needs to have an effective tool for status reporting for all the projects in the program. This template aims at giving a birds eye view of all the project within a program. Download this template here Program Status Report Program Status Report Excel Template An effective program status should contain the important KPI at a progra
Gunther Verheyen
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
I am excited to announce that Michael Forni is working on an Italian translation of my book “Scrum – A Pocket Guide” We aim at releasing “ Scrum – La Guida Tascabile ” (working title) in 2018, hoping it brings value to many Italian Scrum practitioners. I took the opportunity to revisit my original text (dating from 2013).
Online PM Courses
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Change Management is like a companion to Project Management. To be skilled at either, you need to be capable at both. So, what is Change Management? So, what is What is Change Management? | Video? 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 What is Change Management?
Herding Cats
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Here's an extract from "Chapter 8: Human Behavior and Complexity," Terry Cooke-Davies, in Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World. Drawing Unsupported Conclusions from Incomplete and Inconclusive Data, it is not only natural but also laudable, to seek evidence that confirms something that we hold to be true. If, for example, a project manager believes a member of his or her team is a fast and effective worker, each time that team member works fast and effectively or is told b
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PM by PM
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Velociteach has recently partnered with PMbyPM to offer its CAPM and PMP Boot Camp training courses at an exclusive discount of $500. You can attend a Velociteach PMP Boot Camp that is normally offered at $2447, for only $1947. You can do so by using the coupon code ‘PMbyPM’ while making the payment. […]. The post Velociteach PMP Boot Camp: Get An Exclusive Discount Of $500 appeared first on PM-by-PM.
ActiveCollab
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
You say that you think things through when setting your goals. But, are you actually being smart about it? If businesses were to set their primary goal, it would boil down to something like: “Earn as much profit as possible.” However, if you are to give this task to a new employee (and leave it at that), they would most likely be baffled by a sheer number of unanswered questions: What is the strategy and which tactics are they suppose to use?
Brightwork
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
It’s common to find multiple project management approaches within different departments or teams. In the absence of established templates or guidance, teams have to improvise every time a new project is launched. Unfortunately, this practice hinders project success and can negatively affect how end-users feel about the final deliverables. Using an agreed collaborative tool with configurable templates is a key step towards standardizing project management processes.
Herding Cats
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
There always talk about Focus on Value. But that does that mean? What are the units of measure of Value ? What does it Cost to deliver that Value ? When will that Value be delivered? When is that Value Needed ? What are the impediments to delivering that Value and how will those be removed, handled, corrected, prevented to increase the probability that the Value will arrive when needed, for the needed cost?
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Musings on Project Management
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Cryptocurrencies are coming to a project near you! Indeed, you could be first on your block to budget in a cryptocurrencies, of which there are now hundreds according to a study by NIST It's all magic you say? You're in good company: Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from 130 magic” Now, I've worked on projects with foreign currency.
TimeCamp
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
What Is Risk Management? Cisco, Apple, Aon and Allianz have just announced a new.
Brightwork
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Having a project management solution in place will really help you get projects under control in your organization. And SharePoint is the perfect platform to achieve it! With BrightWork, you can extend Microsoft SharePoint to save time and manage projects more efficiently with project management templates, keep everyone on the same page. This blog will cover four ways that BrightWork and SharePoint save you time on your projects: Project management templates Quick and fast project reporting Au
Herding Cats
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
We're working on a white paper "Increasing the Probability of Program Success with Continuous Risk Management," for the Joint Space Cost Council, Scheduler's Forum. During our research, I found a paper "Management Disciplines: Harbingers of Successful Programs," David Acker, Defense Systems Management Review , Summer, 1979. Not the last bullet, adapting to change is a critical success factor for large defense programs in 1979. .
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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.
The Digital Project Manager
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
What’s a typical project manager salary and how much should digital project managers earn? And while we’re asking, what are average salaries for a senior. The post Project Manager Salary Guide 2018 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
TimeCamp
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Risk Management Software Risk is a big part of our life and work. It can.
Brightwork
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
I recently set the BrightWork blog team a challenge: pick a productivity method, try it for one month, and document your experiences. I decided to start the challenge in January with David Allen’s five-step approach to ‘Getting Things Done’ (GTD). So am I now a productivity guru who gets stuff done or a novice stuck figuring out what ‘stuff’ really is?
Herding Cats
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
I was thinking of my patients, and how the worst moment for them was when they discovered they were master of their own fate. It was not a matter of bad or good luck. When they could no longer blame fate, they were in despair - Anais Nïn , in Improving Project Performance: Eight Habits of Successful Project teams , Jerry Wellman, Palgrave, 2001. Since all project work operates in the presence of uncertainty - Reducible (Epistemic) and Irreducible (Aleatory) - the ONLY means of dealing with this
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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