Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 7, 2020
Change management is so important for making sure that the change you deliver is embedded in the organisation. In other words, if you want people to use what you create — or to shift their ways of working to the new standards and processes you implement — then you have to help them through the transition. Here’s my list of top change management books for leaders.
ProjectManager.com
MAY 6, 2020
Collaboration is more important than ever as more people are working from home and teams are distributed across the globe. Getting people to work together in a room is hard enough, but when they’re miles or even a time zone away it can feel close to impossible. Collaboration software is the grease that turns the collaboration wheel. It helps teams work better together.
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Kiron Bondale
MAY 3, 2020
Remote teaming is not a new concept but physical distancing restrictions have forced many project managers who had never previously worked with teams of dispersed team members to quickly adapt. While this transition might create a few hiccups with a well established team it will much more challenging when we are working with teams whose members have never worked together.
Scrum.org
MAY 5, 2020
In my last post I used the metaphor of a rowing team to describe the potential implications of having more than one Product Owner per product. In this post, I’d like to use a similar metaphor to show what might happen if a Development Team member works on more than one team at a time. It’s one of the most asked questions in every Scrum training. .
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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.
Inloox
MAY 6, 2020
Due to the current situation, many project teams have to work from home. In order to enable a structured workflow and to keep track of who has to do what and which tasks still have to be done, there is a simple method: the Daily Standup. The short meeting originally comes from the agile projectmanagement method Scrum. In agile, the Daily Scrum is a central event where the team meets every day to agree on upcoming tasks.
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Planview
MAY 4, 2020
Does your PMO provide the project visibility and insights required to help the organization deliver on strategy? For some PMOs, project visibility is limited to just project status. This two-part blog series outlines how to design our own set of reports, analytics, dashboards, and KPIs to elevate visibility and provide the strategic insights your multiple stakeholders need to make critical decisions.
Scrum.org
MAY 4, 2020
TL; DR: A Remote Daily Scrum with a Distributed Team. We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. We had a look at common remote agile anti-patterns; we analyzed remote Retrospectives, Sprint Plannings as well as remote Sprint Reviews based on Liberating Structures.
ProProfs Project Management
MAY 8, 2020
Project management doesn’t seem important when you evaluate it on paper, but it has a directly proportional relationship with business growth. . It’s no brainer that when you manage in-house or clients’ projects appropriately, you enjoy amazing brand equity and economic benefits. That’s why MNCs strive to leave no loose ends while managing projects. .
Teamweek
MAY 7, 2020
There are plenty of guides online on how to become a freelancer, but not as many on how to hire a freelancer. The internet is a vast place and finding the right person to do a job for you can be quite challenging. Here are some of my top tips on how to hire a freelancer, coming from someone who has both worked as a freelancer and hired freelancers before.
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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?
Gunther Verheyen
MAY 7, 2020
My new book “97 Things Every Scrum Practitioner Should Know” is now available. In a Zoom Webinar I have read following Things from the book: article 4. Ken Schwaber – Scrum is simple. Just use it as is. article 28. James O. Coplien – Specialization is for insects. article 30. Bas Vodde – Digital tools considered harmful: Jira. article 33.
Scrum.org
MAY 2, 2020
Good Scrum Masters are passionate. Great Scrum Masters are dispassionate. I have learned that there is a good correlation between the Four Stages of Learning and the stages of Scrum Mastery. In this Whitepaper, I have tried to demonstrate how some of the behaviors of the Scrum Master block their shift to servant-leadership. In doing so, I have described the need for recognizing what stage we are in.
ProProfs Project Management
MAY 6, 2020
Project time management refers to skills, tools, and techniques, which businesses use to manage time while working on project activities. ‘Time’ and ‘Deliverables’ are the two major factors that you need to take care of during the project life cycle. It is so because clients evaluate success or failure by considering the timeframe in which you have rendered project deliverables.
Proofhub
MAY 6, 2020
It’s a crazy time to be alive! Nations are getting hit badly economically and major industrial cities are under total lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Data even shows a universal decline in responses to sales teams outreach due to the pandemic. Source But it isn’t all gloom and doom as most businesses have tried to keep their brand afloat by embracing remote work.
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Leading Answers
MAY 4, 2020
Do you need relevant, high-quality articles for your corporate website? Are you looking for an expert in leadership, agile, or project management? Maybe you require some training materials, exam preparation support, or remote coaching? I am available for remote work. If you like the ideas on this site or in my books, please get in touch, I would love to discuss opportunities to work together.
Scrum.org
MAY 8, 2020
*Covid is a fictional character based on my imagination that represents the strain of CoronaVirus that is causing the disease Covid-19. Covid: Knock! Knock! Hiren : Who’s there? Covid: It’s me, Covid again. I missed you. Hiren: Yikes! Missed me? Covid: He-he… Missed our chitchat friend. How are things? Hiren: Phew! It’s a huge mess and it’s pretty bad.
MPUG
MAY 3, 2020
Choosing a software system for an organization is something that businesses need to pay special attention to. Such systems do not pick themselves, and when it comes to finding one that is right for your specific company needs, you might encounter conflicting opinions on the matter. Ultimately, you need a capable project manager to evaluate various views and requirements and then identify the right system for your organization.
Epicflow Blog
MAY 7, 2020
Construction is one of the industries that don’t follow emerging innovative trends too quickly and enthusiastically but anyway it doesn’t ignore many of them to improve its state. At the same time, this field is sensitive to all global changes taking place in the world, which forces it to adopt many of the trends. So, let’s take a look at the challenges and trends construction is facing this year, and check out if it’s ready for them.
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
Online PM Courses
MAY 6, 2020
With the continuing rise of Agile Project Management, a term Project Managers are hearing more often is Design Thinking. So, What is Design Thinking? The post What is Design Thinking? Human-centered Problem-solving | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Growing Agile
MAY 6, 2020
Agile Alliance and Retrium are holding a series of webinars titled Suddenly Distributed. This was the first one I joined, and I highly recommend watching it. A recap and recording of this webinar can be found here: [link]. Agile retrospective experts David Horowitz , Diana Larsen , Esther Derby , Molood Ceccarelli , Paul Tevis , Jay-Allen Morris , and Kirsten Clacey gathered to share their insights on how to achieve effective retrospectives amidst a sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-
MPUG
MAY 4, 2020
MS Excel is a generic tool that can be used in many situations. In terms of project management, it is an average tool for preparing project schedules, at best. It is generally believed that MS Project is a much better solution than Excel could ever be for project scheduling. This is because Excel has some inherent disadvantages for creating and maintaining project schedules.
Agilemania
MAY 5, 2020
With many an organization now preferring Professional Scrum Master (PSM) and Professional Product Owner (PSPO) from scrum.org over other similar certifications, there has been a surge in enquiries around these certifications. Unlike most of the other certification bodies taking training from scrum.org is not mandatory to get yourself certified. If you already have enough experience and are looking to evaluate… The post How to clear PSM and PSPO Assessment Without Attending a Scrum.org Trai
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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.
Leading Agile
MAY 7, 2020
Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile Managing Consultant, Greg DePasquale explains what Outcome-Based Planning is, how it works, why it’s so critical for enabling successful delivery, and how it works at different levels of the organization.
EasyProjects
MAY 6, 2020
Teamwork and proper management are crucial for any business. The truth is that collaboration becomes significantly harder the larger a business gets. For businesses, this is a huge challenge as their capacity to grow will depend on the size and number of projects they are able to accomplish. Modern problems require modern solutions which is why it’s good that there are digital solutions when it comes to project management as well.
MPUG
MAY 6, 2020
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ira Brown’s Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies Part 2 webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content.
Agilemania
MAY 7, 2020
Being a consultant, one of the activities I often indulge in is helping the organization hire a Scrum Master if needed. I know that sounds kind of counter-intuitive after having hired me as a consultant but unfortunately that does happen. So when working with a client recently, who was on a burning platform so to say, we reached a decision… The post How to Get Hired as a Scrum Master appeared first on Agilemania.
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