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How To Better Your Quantitative Risk Analysis

Project Risk Coach

How can we better your quantitative risk analysis? Let’s talk about what it is, why it’s important, when you need to perform it, and a few techniques you can use. If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. What is Quantitative Risk Analysis? When a doctor says you have a high temperature, she is describing your temperature in qualitative terms.

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Transport for London’s Signal Failure – £886m more than planned*

Ron Rosenhead

Horrible headlines and a horrible situation. The above costs come from a report published by Budget and Performance Committee of the London Assembly. Some of the statistics and comments in the report are astounding and some are below: · ….TfL has grossly mismanaged its signalling contract with Bombardier, which means that anyone taking the District, Circle, Metropolitan, or Hammersmith & City lines will have to wait five years longer than originally expected to see the improvements.

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Did I mention: no more self-organizing teams?

Musings on Project Management

I like headlines that have a simple message This one--No more self-organizing teams--caught my eye for three reasons: I agree with the sentiment It was written by Jim Highsmith, who rights some good stuff I have an interest in leadership per se Now, to be fair, Mike Cohn has an excellent counter-point blog, except he more or less supports the thesis we present here when he (Mike) quotes.

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Project management glossary

Moira Alexander

As in many specialized fields, there is a host of terms that hold a specific meaning, and the world of project management (PM) is no exception. Although project management professionals have an understanding of these specific complex PM terms, the vernacular may not be as intuitive for professionals in other fields. These PM terms define not only what is being done, but also provide some very specific guidelines for how, where and/or when these terms are applicable.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

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.

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5 Project Management Predictions for 2016

Wrike

Project management has not been immune to technology improvements. It has been intensely impacted, with managers facing changes in teams’ working environment on a yearly, if not quarterly basis. If you still haven’t caught onto these growing trends in project management, don’t keep pushing it off until you’re behind the curve. Read up and adopt best practices on hiring remote project teams, project portfolio management, optimizing internal training, BYOD, and the new reality of

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Leader Graphic Design | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 2

Function Point

Leader Graphic Design | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 2. Being in the business of productivity and profitability, we love seeing our customers use FP’s advertising agency software to grow in productivity and profitability! This blog series is about shining a light on their agency uniqueness and successes. Be sure to catch the agency software spotlight 1 with Susan Leader from Leader Graphic Design.

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Project Summit – Business Analysis World

Project Risk Coach

I had a great time at the Project Summit / Business Analysis World in Atlanta. I always enjoy to making new friends, reconnecting with old friends, learning some new things, and having the chance to speak. 10 Things Successful Project Managers Never Tolerate. In my breakout session, I had the privilege to speak on the topic of 10 Things Successful Project Managers Never Tolerate from my book The Intentional Project Manager.

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How to Improve Your Collaborative Project Management

Wrike

There are three main factors that determine the success of a new project or campaign: Excellent top-down and bottom-up communication , so everyone is on the same page with progress, challenges, and achievements; Organized and collaborative project management to make sure all work is completed on time and within budget; Collaboration between team members and across departments to bring in more ideas and breed innovation.

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Estimating is an Everyday Life and Everyday Projects

Herding Cats

A recent twitter post started out with I predict my train will depart from platform 12 in 10 minutes: degree of predictability correlates with length of time I then asked and what is the evidence on which you base this estimated time of departure? I got back I didn't estimate departure, there is a timetable there, but Trains someone's run late & platform sometimes changes.

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Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics

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

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Leader Graphic Design | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 2

Function Point

Leader Graphic Design | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 2. Being in the business of productivity and profitability, we love seeing our customers use FP’s advertising agency software to grow in productivity and profitability! This blog series is about shining a light on their agency uniqueness and successes. Be sure to catch the agency software spotlight 1 with Susan Leader from Leader Graphic Design.

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How To Get More Luck At Work: The 4 Factors You Need

Project Management Hacks

Luck. It’s St Patrick’s Day so what better time to address this mysterious factor? Whether or not you have the luck of the Irish, there is a way to produce more luck in your career. Even better, there is no magic involved (or green beer). The Luck Formula: The 4 Factors You Need. In reading one of John C Maxwell’s books, I came across the following luck formula and thought it would be a great topic to expand in an article.

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Project Management 2.0- Book Review

Stepping Into Project Management

Sent by Wiley (publisher) for a book review, this book wasn't purchased by me. What it covers: How has project management changed over the years and why? It touches on all the topics you would need in project management from tools to governance and shows you the changes Talks about how social impacts have made changes to this line of work like recessions.

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Before looking to any solution to a problem, determine the Root Cause

Herding Cats

It is common to use the phrase . If we feel pain X. Let's explore solutions? & possibly "Solutions A & B might be a starting point?". This approach seeks a solution to the symptom not a solution to the problem. This is the false notion used by #NoEstimates advocates, with the conjecture that estimates are the smell of dysfunction. Without stating what the dysfunction is, the make the statement that Not Estimating will fix it.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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.

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The 10 most important project management skills

The Digital Project Manager

Posted in General. It would be difficult to name a profession that requires a larger or more varied skillset than project management. Today’s project managers are expected to have specific industry knowledge, strong communication skills, and top-notch quantitative abilities, just to name a few. With such an expansive list of necessary skills, it’s no wonder that qualified project managers are in such high demand around the globe.

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Book Review: Corporate Confidential

Project Management Hacks

Building a successful career in the corporate environment requires savvy, positive attitude, and mastery of certain practices that are rarely disclosed. In her excellent 2005 book, “Corporate Confidential: 50 Secrets Your Company Doesn’t Want You to Know—and What to Do About Them, “Cynthia Shapiro shares fifty secrets for corporate career success.

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How Digital Agency Kitchen Sink Studios Manages its Projects

TeamGantt

See why Kitchen Sink Studios uses TeamGantt to manage their creative & design consultancy work and how it helps them finish projects on time and on budget.

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Beautiful Example of the Disconnect Between Those who Pay and Those Who Spend

Herding Cats

Perhaps Mr. Elliott could provide answers to these questions to our clients, when he suggests that estimates are worthless. . When are those working demos being sent to production so the business can start earning back their investment? How many more working demos will be coming before we can go live with the software I'm paying you to build? What's your Estimate to Complete and Estimate at Completion for those working demos for all the Capabilities I need to start down the path to breakeve

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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.

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10 top tips for how to create a simple statement of work: make it simple

The Digital Project Manager

Posted in Statements of work. Weirdly, every statement of work you finish somehow feels like a seminal moment, a crowning glory of your illustrious career. You step back, pat yourself on the back and think to yourself how it’s the longest and most complicated SoW you’ve ever written. For a moment, you feel good, elated even. You think your SoW is more watertight than a submarine.

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Leadership’s Project Management Challenges

Gina Abudi PM

Leadership in many organizations – even today – are challenged with project management and where it fits in. Understanding the value of project management to the organization is a significant challenge for leaders. Too often it is considered as tactical – with no real thought or understanding of the strategic value of it. Shortchanging the [.].

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Updated My Task View and Home Page Options | TeamGantt Blog

TeamGantt

We're excited to announce some great new updates to the 'My Tasks' view that will make it even easier to get to the information you need and get more done.

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Living Pink | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 3

Function Point

We love our customers. We actually love them so much that we’ve launched the Spotlight blog series that celebrates their successes in productivity and profitability. Living Pink: Part 3. Here’s part 3 of our interview with Jodie Spears, Founder & CEO at Living Pink! Describe yourself in 3 words and describe Function Point in 3 words.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

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.

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What is SIPM- Connect?

Stepping Into Project Management

SIPM (Stepping into Project Management) is a community for Project Managers. While this is a blog, the SIPM community is called- CONNECT. You can be a newbie in the field OR someone who has been in the domain for years and is an expert. This is an open platform where you can interact within your own group, find a mentor to consult and learn from or simply network.

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Living Pink | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 3

Function Point

We love our customers. We actually love them so much that we’ve launched the Spotlight blog series that celebrates their successes in productivity and profitability. Living Pink: Part 3. Here’s part 3 of our interview with Jodie Spears, Founder & CEO at Living Pink! Describe yourself in 3 words and describe Function Point in 3 words.

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Weekend and Travelling

Stepping Into Project Management

I am unwinding today and its perfect because for the next 1 week I will be travelling. So, today's post is from my kitchen, while i wrap things up and start getting ready. Packing's still in progress and fun facts in my Instagram To know more what I will be doing for the next one week, follow me on twitter and Instagram. By the way, just a reminder that Elizabeth's giveaway is still there for you to consider.

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Have a Happy Weekend

Stepping Into Project Management

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From Concepts to Actionable Insights: Powering Digital Transformation Success

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.