Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 19, 2021
This is a guest post by Matt Diggity. Wouldn’t it be great if project team members were engaged with their work, leapt at the opportunity to hit their milestones and proactively progressed their tasks without you having to chase them? If leading your team feels like you need to constantly prod them to get stuff done, perhaps you have an employee engagement problem.
The Digital Project Manager
APRIL 21, 2021
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Project Risk Coach
APRIL 18, 2021
One of the reasons that project managers fail to properly estimate their projects is they miss key activities when developing their schedules. Why does this happen? The failure to engage stakeholders and create a work breakdown structure (WBS). Steven Pressfield said, "A great trick that I learned having worked as a screenwriter for many years, the way screenwriters work, is they break the project down into three-act structure: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3.
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 22, 2021
Stakeholders are people or organizations that are internal or external to the project who have a vested interest in its success. That interest can have a positive or negative impact on the project execution. Therefore, it’s crucial to know your stakeholders. More than just being able to identify who the stakeholders are in the project, you need to manage them.
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The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 21, 2021
What makes a bad project manager? And how can you be a good project manager? In this extract from their new book, Jahn Karsybaev and Fred Obiero share the characteristics and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful project leaders. — Leadership. Fred Obiero. A Bad Project Manager offloads the overall responsibility on others , claiming that they are just there to “oversee” things.
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Scrum.org
APRIL 21, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How should a Scrum Team handle spikes? Today's question asks how a Scrum Team should handle SPIKES!?!?! Todd goes for the hot-take and makes it clear that he believes that spikes are an anti-pattern and should not be used! Ryan agreed and they broke down why spikes are a bad practice for a Scrum Team to follow.
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 23, 2021
No matter the project or the team, it is important to outline expectations. This is especially true of construction projects. Construction projects often require outside specialists to complete aspects of the work, and construction contracts bridge the gap between contractors who they hire so everyone knows what is required. Create and track your construction projects with ProjectManager.com’s Gantt charts.
Online PM Courses
APRIL 21, 2021
Dmitriy Nizhebetskiy understands traditional, planned Project Management & Agile PM… So, we spoke about Selecting a Project Approach. The post Selecting a Project Approach – with Dmitriy Nizhebetskiy | Interview appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Leading Agile
APRIL 19, 2021
Think about it for a moment. Whether you believe in Bigfoot or not, there are many people who do. And the vast majority (or perhaps all of them) have never seen Bigfoot. But everybody has heard of Bigfoot. It’s part of our common culture and is used in brands around the world. Conversations and strong opinions about something that people have never actually seen seem to be common.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Scrum.org
APRIL 19, 2021
En enero de 2020, tuve una entrevista telefónica para un proyecto de transformación ágil con un líder de una empresa con sede en Barcelona que estaba interesado en agile coaching. El entrevistador me preguntó si me gustaría lanzarme a una conversación de coaching y acepté. Durante los siguientes minutos, hice todo lo posible por ponerme un sombrero de coach profesional, aunque, al final, mi intento no demostró las capacidades que buscaba el líder de la transformación.
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 21, 2021
Just as a project has a charter to define its scope, so too must your team have a charter to put their work in context. Teams need to know the who, what, why, when and how of the project, and a team charter is the perfect way to feed them that information. Once you get buy-in from the team, and they know where they stand and how to maneuver through the project, you’re on the road to success.
nTask
APRIL 22, 2021
Slack vs. Discord is an interesting battle, both the tools are loved by millions, provide similar services but are used by two very different communities. Discord is the go-to app for gamers all over the world while Slack is a business communication platform. If you are looking for an efficient communication tool then, Discord and Slack should be your priority.
Leading Agile
APRIL 20, 2021
When you no longer work with an employee, you often become friends. This was a conversation with my friend Matt about his new role as a software leader in a billion-dollar organization. Hi Matt, Congratulations on your new role as a leader in a technology organization, I am glad I could connect you to the role. It is my goal that this email can assist you at a high level of discovering and visualizing the changes that need to be made and providing a high-level approach to technical remediation w
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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.
Scrum.org
APRIL 19, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Does a Scrum Team need specialists or generalists? Today's question asks if we need specialists or generalists on a Scrum Team. Ryan and Todd use a personal example from a recent medical procedure to discuss the importance of having specialists and generalists on a team. Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller are the author of Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems.
Epicflow Blog
APRIL 20, 2021
We at Epicflow are guided by researchers who have been in project management for more than 20 years and get inspired by our clients for creating new features and implementing improvements. We strive to advance our product not just to be the best in the market, but to bring the best services possible to our clients and create an absolutely new approach to project orchestration: without any stress, urgent tasks, and rush.
Online PM Courses
APRIL 18, 2021
Project Scope is simple in concept, but hard in practice. It's a measure of the breadth and depth of your project: everything you need to do. The post Establish Project Scope: How to Master Your Toughest PM Challenge appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
nTask
APRIL 20, 2021
You have probably heard of the term Agile. And if you are in the project management or development industry the word probably means more to you than simply the ability to move quickly. Agile methodology has gained popularity over the years and chances are that you stumbling onto this article is because your organization also implements some form of the methodology.
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
Scrum.org
APRIL 21, 2021
TL; DR: A Sprint Review without Stakeholders? There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. A Sprint Review without stakeholders may create an unhealthy bubble for the Scrum Team due to the disconnect, thus resulting in lower effectiveness.
Proofhub
APRIL 20, 2021
We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule?—?do unto others as you would have them do to you. Since we were children, we’ve been taught that this is the absolute best way to ensure that your actions are considerate and helpful within your relationships. However, the Golden Rule has its limitations. It may not be as universal as we might have grown up thinking it is.
Leading Agile
APRIL 21, 2021
Series: How to Beat the Silicon Valley Giants at Their Own Game. In this series, we will show you how you can compete against the Silicon Valley giants and win. They won’t be able to copy you. They won’t be able to catch you. Silicon Valley companies have invaded many, many industries and reduced existing firms to shadows of their former selves – bookstores, taxi companies, newspapers, and the music industry to name just a few.
Teamweek
APRIL 21, 2021
What Are the 4 Ds of Time Management? The 4 Ds of time management are a set of four different and complementary actions you can use to prioritize your tasks at work. This time management technique is especially useful when you’re feeling overwhelmed, since they map out exactly what you should do with each task to knock it off your to-do list. With the 4 Ds of time management, you can increase your efficiency and finish your projects faster.
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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.
Scrum.org
APRIL 22, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can the Scrum Team skip their Sprint Retrospective? Today's question asks whether or not a Scrum Team can skip their Sprint Retrospective. Todd and Ryan answer with an emphatic "NO" and explain why this Scrum Event is critical to a Scrum Teams' success. Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller are the author of Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems.
Proofhub
APRIL 21, 2021
‘Time is money.’ We’ve heard that old, cliche adage a lot yet it’s still relevant. Whether you’re an executive, a manager, or a team member, knowing where your hours are going is extremely important so that you can gain control of what you achieve during the day. When it comes to business, time has always represented the key to competitive advantage.
Henny Portman
APRIL 20, 2021
Happy to see that one of the key chapters of my Dutch book Scaling agile in organisaties is now not only available in English but in Portuguese too. O GERENTE DE PROJETO SOBREVIVERÁ NO MUNDO ÁGIL? . Together with the article Agile development – 100 mantiras de trabalhar com Agile – based on a shortened version of ‘ the bird’s eye view in the agile forest ‘ you now have access to the two key chapters in Portugese. o-gerente-de-projeto-sobrevivera-no-mundo-agil Download.
Leading Agile
APRIL 22, 2021
Webinars Learn the Physics of Agility Sign Up. Changing Culture. So you want to change your company’s culture? Because you believe that if we can’t change the culture we’ll never be able to be Agile? The reasoning goes, if we don’t change culture…. People won’t be open to new ways of working. Managers won’t empower their people. People won’t be open to inspecting and adapting.
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