LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
What are the project management skills that you really need to focus on today? I hear from project managers every week who aren’t sure what skills they should be building on. So much of what you might have read about online or in project management books, or even be taught on training courses, is simply not aligned the skills we need to use every day.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Project management can appear very formal to an outsider. That’s because project management maps out a specific, seemingly inflexible, process for initiating, monitoring and closing a project, all according to an established methodology. And if you’re an entrepreneur or working at a startup, the rigidity of these project management systems can feel constraining.
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Online PM Courses
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Project Cost Management often puts people off. It feels complicated and has the mystical air of mathematical magic and wizardry. But there’s little your project sponsor, your client, or their Finance Director care about more than your budget and how closely you can stick to it. Project cost over-runs are common. But this is not a cause for a defeatist attitude.
Project Risk Coach
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
I've observed scores of project managers through the years. Some manage projects with no input from others. Others are not afraid of asking for project management advice. How about you? Have you ever been lost without a GPS or map? Not sure where you are or how to get to where you want to be? I've been there. It's nerve-racking and embarrassing, particularly if you have passengers.
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LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. And, they’re going to be business people too. This means you have to have a really strong business case, no matter how logical and even obvious switching to an Agile system might be.
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Musings on Project Management
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Here's my three point estimate paradox: We all know we must estimate with three points (numbers). so we do it, reluctantly None of us actually want to work with (do arithmetic with) the three points we estimate. In a word, three point estimates suck -- not convenient, thus often put aside even if estimated -- and most of all: who among us can do arithmetic with three point estimates?
The Digital Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
What are project controls, and how can they help in risk management? Learn how to control projects by leveraging your existing project management reports. The post Project Controls Simplified: How To Manage And Control Your Projects appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
A couple of weeks ago Scrum.org launched the Professional Scrum Master II training. A 2-day advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. The PSM II class helps students to understand the stances that characterize an effective Scrum Master and servant-leader while diving deep into how they serve the Development Team, Product Owner and organization.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
In a sense, project management is a service industry, and the people that project managers commonly serve are clients. The client is the reason for a project, the spark that sets it off and then later glows with satisfaction when the project is complete. Therefore, client management is one more hat any successful manager must wear. Because even if you complete a project on time and under budget, but your client isn’t satisfied, then you’ve not delivered a successful project.
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
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
"Big Data" is the meme of the day, but most projects run on "little data", the sort of data that fits into the constraints of spreadsheets like Excel. It's everyday stuff that drives estimates, scorecards, dashboards, task assignments, and all manner of project analytics. So, assuming you using Excel as a spreadsheet for doing actual calculations and data entry, and not a row-column table.
Planio
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Whenever you’re collaborating with people outside your organization, it’s all too easy for miscommunication or presumptions to send a project off course. That’s why a scope of work (or, SOW) is such an important document for any project manager. A SOW brings together everything from work details, to schedules, terms, and expected outcomes to not only define exactly what should be done on a project.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
In Scrum classes we often ask the attendees to draw a picture of the Scrum framework, in order learn what their current understanding of the framework is. In many cases people are close to remembering the three roles, three artifacts and five events. But they also bring forward many related elements that are important or even indispensable to support the Scrum framework, but are not roles, artifacts nor events. 1.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Whether you like it or not, the labor landscape has shifted. Over the last few decades the idea of working until retirement at the same company, where you earn that fabled gold watch, has been more fantasy than reality. But now, even landing a full-time position with benefits is becoming rare. We’re living in a time when the economy rewards companies that disrupt old ways to create new models that drive financial success.
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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.
Kiron Bondale
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
Recently, I’ve been experiencing frequent brief loss of Internet connectivity issues at home. I live in a major urban area, no internal or external home renovations have happened which would affect cabling, and my cable modem was recently swapped. Thankfully, the technician who swapped the modem did provide me with his mobile number and recommended that I call him if I had further issues within a few weeks.
Inloox
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Unfortunately, product management is still an underestimated task in many companies although it is an important strategic and coordinating role within the company and should not also have to deal with day-to-day operations or implementations. Employers are increasingly recognizing this and turn the Online Product Manager (OPM) position into a management one.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
The Scrum Master profession spans wide variety of skills, knowledge and experience. Scrum Masters try to create high performing teams and drive organisational change. Although our primary focus and responsibility is the process, it’s people we work with all the time. Surprisingly our profession focuses predominantly on developing cognitive intelligence (IQ).
Zen Project Management
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
A long-time colleague and friend, Dave Prior, interviewed me at Agile2018 about my presentation on being an agile coach at Toyota. You can find it here.
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Proofhub
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Project Management is a specialist’s job. One that can be mastered only with years of practice. But by calling it a specialist’s job, I am in no way undermining the fact, that a typical project manager needs to wear multiple hats at work. Essentially you are accountable for the success and failure of the project. So it is not just enough for you to have just the functional and domain knowledge, you need to be good with people as well.
Planview
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
So far in this blog series, we have defined strategy, covered the basis of strategic planning, and discussed who to include in your strategic planning team. If you need a refresher on the first two phases of this rescue mission, read through parts 1 and 2 below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly. Part 2: Begin to Deliver Strategy… Fast. While the strategic plan can feed annual plans to ensure enough of the annual budget is set aside for strategy, the real value comes into creating a co
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Anyone who has participated in a Professional Scrum Master (PSM) training knows how powerful the learning experience is. The course is challenging and helps people discover a deeper understanding of the Scrum framework to enable the benefits of business agility. With the launch of the Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) course, we have another transformational learning opportunity for experienced Scrum Masters to level-up their skills and their impact.
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
This year, at Agile 2018, we had a ton of thought leaders from the Agile community stop by the set of SoundNotes to talk about the state of the industry, give us sneak previews of their speaker sessions, and to promote their latest projects/endeavors. As always, it was a blast catching up with everyone and we’re already looking forward to next year.
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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.
Teamweek
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
How many times have you given a client a timeline estimate , only to have the actual delivery date surpass it by days or even weeks? It’s embarrassing and makes you wonder whether accurate time estimates are little more than an oxymoron. They may not be easy to create, but in project management they are vital for two primary reasons: Accurate time estimation dictates deadlines and set client and team expectations.
Leading Answers
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Following my Agile 2018 conference workshop, I had a couple of people ask how I created the smooth PowerPoint animations. I have always liked using animations to explain ideas since they help me understand processes. My logic has been, if they help me understand it, then they should help others understand it too. Visual learning, and especially animations, are valuable on knowledge work projects.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
El Sprint Review es una reunión de colaboración donde se busca “feedback” de todos los presentes fundamentalmente para crear transparencia sobre el incremento de producto y permitir la adaptación del “Product Backlog” el “Release Plan” si fuera el caso. El Sprint Review no es una reunión donde se aprueban los “Product Backlog Items” terminados. Si sucede de esta manera podría indicar falta de colaboración entre el “Product Owner” y el equipo de desarrollo durante el Sprint.
Leading Agile
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
This year, at Agile 2018, we had a ton of thought leaders from the Agile community stop by the set of SoundNotes to talk about the state of the industry, give us sneak previews of their speaker sessions, and to promote their latest projects/endeavors. As always, it was a blast catching up with everyone and we’re already looking forward to next year.
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
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