Project Risk Coach
MARCH 11, 2016
Last week, we looked at why we evaluate risks — it saves time and money by allowing us to focus on the risks that matter most. Before we look at HOW to improve your qualitative risk analysis, allow me to share one more quick example of WHY it’s important. Have you ever had a termite guy (you know — the guys from Bugs-R-Us or whatever) check your house?
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 11, 2016
Kano analysis is a new product feature/function evaluation tool that gives visualization to feature/function relative merit over time as trends change. The usual presentation is a four-sector grid with trend lines that connect the sectors. The grids are defined by the horizontal and vertical scales that are easily set up on a white boad in the war room (don't take the word 'scale' too.
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Brett Harned
MARCH 7, 2016
I've been thinking a good deal about the principles that should guide our community. But what rolls up to those principles is the vision you have for the role you play in your day-to-day as a digital project manager (or whatever similar title you may hold). The way you present your role and value to the people you work with is so important to your success as a DPM.
Function Point
MARCH 7, 2016
There are a lot of web-based project resource management software out there. A quick Google search returns over 226 million results. With so many choices out there, how do you choose the right one for your team? A Tool Just Serves Its User. Training Matters. Researchers at PwC found that the majority of project failures are directly related to poor project management.
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Project Risk Coach
MARCH 5, 2016
Evaluating risks save you time and money. Too often, project managers assign resources and spend money to manage risks that are unnecessary. Because these project managers do not know whether certain threats are significant, they may respond in ways that cause more harm than good. Photo courtesy of DollarPhotoClub.com (edited in Canva). I learned a lot about evaluating risks as a cotton scout in the early 80s.
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Wrike
MARCH 10, 2016
While project management tools are crucial for organizations that want to accomplish work efficiently, there is still some resistance to the idea of cloud-based project management. You will still find companies that insist on managing projects via email and spreadsheets (something we highly discourage ), or via sticky notes and whiteboards. There are many reasons for the all-too-common resistance to cloud-based project management software.
Function Point
MARCH 7, 2016
There are a lot of web-based project resource management software out there. A quick Google search returns over 226 million results. With so many choices out there, how do you choose the right one for your team? A Tool Just Serves Its User. Training Matters. Researchers at PwC found that the majority of project failures are directly related to poor project management.
Fix my Project Chaos
MARCH 6, 2016
Let’s talk about: tips for agile project management Shane Hastie is Chief Knowledge Engineer & Agile Practise Lead at Software Education & specialises in agile practices, business analysis, project management, requirements and methodologies for Software Education in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Over the last 30+ years Shane has been a practitioner and […].
Herding Cats
MARCH 7, 2016
Had a Twitter conversation today about deadlines and how to remove the stigma of a deadline and replace it with a more Politically Correct term. Like most Twitter conversations there is a kernel of truth in there somewhere that sparks a thought that turns into a Blog post. This was one of those. In our Software Intensive System of Systems world, we are not 5 people sitting around the table with the customer building a warehouse management application for our privately help gadget making company.
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
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 5, 2016
For many years, I've preached the benefits of the Monte Carlo simulation (MCS). For many reasons, it's superior to other analysis paradigms. In network analysis, for instance, it handles the parallel join or 'gate' as no other method will. In fact, it's this very capability that renders the Monte Carlo superior to other risk adjusted ideas, like the PERT method in scheduling.
Function Point
MARCH 9, 2016
Leader Graphic Design | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 1. At Function Point, we know the importance of getting to know our clients so we can better understand their project resource management software needs. But we also just love getting to know them! Our new client spotlight series highlights the agencies we work with and what makes them unique.
PM by PM
MARCH 10, 2016
PMBOK Guide 6th Edition and PMP Exam Change PMBOK Guide 6th edition will be published online in late 2017. PMP Exam Change will happen in Q1 2018. In last few months I have heard a lot of rumors regarding PMBOK Guide 6th Edition. I believe the rumors started when PMI announced the dates for PMP […]. The post When will PMBOK Guide 6th Edition be Published?
Project Management Hacks
MARCH 8, 2016
It pays to take a step back from our work occasionally and ask, “Am I producing value?” In this article, you will learn to reconsider whether you are working smart or simply going through the motions. Notice that “working smart” still includes the word “work”: any effort to escape that point will lead to failure. Two Ways To Think About The Value You Produce.
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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.
The Lazy Project Manager
MARCH 11, 2016
I have seen in the companies that I have worked for, and I am sure that you have all seen it as well, the special ones amongst us that are on a fast track up through the organisation destined for the hallowed ground of ‘C’ level appointment. We all watch in awe and wonder at the skill and ability in acquiring new skills and mastering new responsibilities and generally doing a whole better than us.
Function Point
MARCH 9, 2016
Leader Graphic Design | Advertising Agency Software Spotlight 1. At Function Point, we know the importance of getting to know our clients so we can better understand their project resource management software needs. But we also just love getting to know them! Our new client spotlight series highlights the agencies we work with and what makes them unique.
Musings on Project Management
MARCH 8, 2016
".He only does what only he should do" Anonymous The utter simplicity of this thought is its power: "He only does what only he should do". What else is there? But, though simple as it is, this statement is a source of constant frustration to those being micro-managed. Why can't "he" (and, not to leave out 'she') just go away and let us get our job done?
Project Management Hacks
MARCH 10, 2016
Analytical skills are a powerful set of tools and techniques to understand problems and work toward solutions. The value of analytical capability is much in the news: consider the rise of data science and Big Data. In 2015, I wrote Adding Value with Big Data Projects for ProjectManagement.com to explore one aspect of the analytics opportunity. This year, I wrote Career boost: Break into data science for InfoWorld to define the career opportunity in data science.
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Stepping Into Project Management
MARCH 9, 2016
If you have a list to get things done, but they never get done- this post is for you. May be a certification that you have wanted to go for, a personal goal you wanted to reach. I set up too many things for me and sometimes just cant keep up with the pace. It's not the time, its the motivation that slows down the run. My outlook towards this year has mostly been to be happy and be healthy.
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 8, 2016
Suzie Blaszkiewicz, market analyst and content editor at GetApp, a website offering comparisons of project management software, just released a new report on 2016’s Top 25 Project Management Apps. We asked Suzie share some highlights of the findings: GetApp’s new report ranks the 25 Top Project Management apps in the marketplace right now. What exactly.
Fix my Project Chaos
MARCH 11, 2016
Here are 6 posts to celebrate international women’s day from some of my favourite bloggers This list showcases a small sample of the many fabulous women who lead and manage projects. Happy International Women’s Day. The post Fresh Friday 11 March 2016 – 6 Posts Celebrating International Women’s Day appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.
EarthPM
MARCH 8, 2016
Today, we are proudly launching the Sustainability Manifesto for Projects. We urge you to read it, download it , support it, and share it with your teams and connections. Share it assertively! They are our projects, it’s our future. Let’s make it a sustainable one! Click here to support this effort! We don’t want any money, we’re not pushing any product.
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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.
Brett Harned
MARCH 7, 2016
I've been thinking a good deal about the principles that should guide our community. But what rolls up to those principles is the vision you have for the role you play in your day-to-day as a digital project manager (or whatever similar title you may hold). The way you present your role and value to the […].
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 8, 2016
Suzie Blaszkiewicz, market analyst and content editor at GetApp, a website offering comparisons of project management software, just released a new report on 2016’s Top 25 Project Management Apps. We asked Suzie share some highlights of the findings: GetApp’s new report ranks the 25 Top Project Management apps in the marketplace right now. What exactly.
The Tao of Project Management
MARCH 11, 2016
White Paper Those of you who have been following this blog for some time will know that I often return to the subject of why projects fail. I even gave a presentation on it to the PMI Netherlands Summit in 2015. A few people have asked me if I had considered turning it into an article for publication, so as a first step I have turned it into a white paper.
Stepping Into Project Management
MARCH 7, 2016
I like having the constraint in my flow, to ensure I also deliver. Don’t get me wrong, I like to creative as my next door neighbor, however working within certain limits also ensure I actually do something about it. I don’t know about you, I always function better when I am very busy. I know what I have to do next and I just get it done. Except that I have always struggled with certain parts of my life- like exercising.
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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