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Project Versus Product in Agile Development

Herding Cats

Agree, and focus more on discovery since in *delivery* you have 4 problems: 1. Requirements will change, 2. Requirements are never complete 3. It’s impossible to gather all requirements in beginning 4. You don’t have enough time or $$$ to do everything. This quote is typically the basis of proposing agile software development over traditional software development.

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What Makes a Brilliant Project Leader?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton. What makes a brilliant project leader? I spoke to Dr. Mike Clayton, author of Brilliant Project Leader, , and the brains behind OnlinePMCourses.com. We talked about the key skills and talents of people who make excellent project leaders. This is what he had to say. Mike, let’s get straight to it. What makes a brilliant project leader? There are so many things that contribute to a brilliant project leader, so let me focus on three things.

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How To Be Unbeatable At Creative Project Management

Workamajig

Creative project management is that particular flavor of project management that you'd use on creative projects. Whether you're running an internal creative team or an agency, adopting better creative project management practices can transform your project success rate. Would you use the same approach to build a website as you would to build a house?

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5 Ways to Instantly Build Rapport for Increased Trust and Improved Relationships

Project Bliss

The ability to build rapport with others is often seen as a mysterious skill to those who don’t have it. Many people have a hard time connecting with and building relationships easily with others. They’re often frustrated that communication isn’t as easy as they’d like it to be. The ability to build rapport can seem elusive for many. It seems that only those with certain charisma or charm can do it.

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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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10 Ways to Keep Your Project Stakeholders Happy

Project Risk Coach

Every project has stakeholders—individuals, groups, and organizations that may be impacted by the project or may impact the project in a negative or positive manner. Your stakeholders have different views. Some are resistant. Some are neutral. Others are supportive or leading. Do you have a stakeholder engagement plan ? Have you stopped to think about the diverse needs of your stakeholders?

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Illusions

Zen Project Management

I am still reading Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow , and I came across an interesting quote People can maintain an unshakable faith in any proposition, however absurd, when they are sustained by a community of like-minded believers. He used the example of stock traders, who think they are successful in picking stocks even though evidence points otherwise.

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Advantages of Work and Resource Management Applications

Planview

“Embrace multiple work methods and integrate the various tools as needed, so people can work in the most effective way for the job.” – Jerry Manas. In part four of this series based on the Ventana Research whitepaper, “ Five Ways to Increase Efficiency and Innovate Faster ,” I will focus on the benefits of work and resource management applications for your organization and how you can select the right ones.

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A Review Of Scrum For Kanban Teams

Digite

This article is the fourth in a series of “Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together”. Inspired by Steve Porter’s efforts to bring process practitioners closer together and educate Scrum practitioners, I’m writing a shadow series of posts that will follow the Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together series and continue my own efforts to clear up misconceptions between practitioners of these methods.

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Comment on OFFICIAL! Project sponsorship has been declared null and void. by Ron Rosenhead

Ron Rosenhead

Hi and thanks for your comments Nico. What’s in a name? Project owner, project sponsor… I think that the name does not matter. What does matter though is the need to ensure that the person carries out a role that adds value to the project management process. I have run many project sponsor workshops where I take people through a job role (after discussions and getting agreement with the company).

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

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 expendi

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Using Agile Practices to Improve Business Customer Relationships

LiquidPlanner

The relationship between IT and Business teams has rarely been heralded as model for organizations to follow. The relationship is typically strained with IT being too slow to respond, expecting business teams to “define ALL of their requirements upfront” and long lead times before a product can even launch. Business teams struggled with understanding their role in a software project while trying to sort through all the technical jargon used to build a website.

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Giant Guide to Project Reporting [How to do it well]

Online PM Courses

The regular rhythm of your project is ticked out by your project reporting cycle. Quarterly, monthly, fortnightly, or weekly… you’re there again. It’s time to produce your regular project report. Project reporting is as much a part of project life as weekends and annual holidays form part of the fabric of our wider lives. They tick off passing time and are a core part of what we do.

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8 Light Bulb Ideas That Keep You Productive as an Entrepreneur

Proofhub

As an entrepreneur, you should constantly be on the lookout for ideas to improve the productivity of your business and your workflow. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you need to avoid doing busy work and focus on activities that are actually productive. However, trying to maintain productivity on the things that require your attention is not easy.

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How Marketers Stay Productive: Chris Ronzio of Trainual

Boost by Brightpod

This week we feature Chris Ronzio, Founder of Trainual. Trainual is an onboarding and training automation tool for modern businesses.

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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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Characteristics of a Sustainable Project Manager (2 of 9) “Inclusive Leader”

Green Project Management

This second installment of Characteristics of a Sustainable Project Manager focuses on the “Inclusive Leader.” Mahatma Gandhi is quoted as saying “No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.” As political and ideological differences foster growing tension around the world, nationalism, violent extremism, climate change denial, and economic uncertainty, seek to stifle progressive […].

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What is a Project Definition? | Video

Online PM Courses

The first stage of a formal project methodology is Project Definition. So, what is a Project Definition? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of Online PM Courses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes. Project Management in Under 5. What is a Project Definition? You may also like… What is a Project Goal? What is the Project Manager’s Iron Triangle?

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Don’t over-work yourself: Key to reducing stress at work

Proofhub

Have you ever been in the situation where you are simply trying to keep your head above water in the midst of impending deadlines? So overwhelmed that even a pinch of workload may flip you out of your mind? If yes, then you are going through a silent killer -“stress”. That little voice in your head says, “your job is killing you”?—?that is the voice of stress.

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Mergers & Acquisitions: No Time! We Are Merging

Meisterplan

Mergers & Acquisitions – and The Role Project Portfolio Management Plays. For months, there were whispers around the breakroom. And then, at the last company meeting it became official. A business merger is on! And you had just gotten used to the latest (now “old”) company logo. What will happen with the massive reorganization project, which we only started six months ago?

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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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Everything You Need To Know About the 4 Phases of a Project Life Cycle

Teamweek

When a project begins, the amount of planning, preparation, and work required to complete it can be overwhelming. There are dozens of tasks that need to be completed at a certain time and in a particular sequence. A break in the chain can compromise the entire project. This is why experienced project managers divide their projects into four phases that simplify and add structure to the process.

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Resource Allocation: Definition & Tips

TeamGantt

Resource allocation sounds complex. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be. With a defined scope of work and understanding of available resources, you have all the ingredients you need to start allocating resources effectively. What is resource allocation, and how does it work? Resource allocation is assigning your resources—time, people and tools—across […].

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Remote work should not be a privilege

ActiveCollab

Last week, our Marketing Team went out for some pizza after work. It was a chance to unwind after a hard day, and get to know our newest colleague and show him around town. Naturally, after a few drinks, the conversation turned to that particular combination of casual shop talk and inside jokes. Among other things, the topic of remote work also came up.

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10 Timeline Makers for Project Planning, Educational Use, and Businesses

GanttPRO Project Management

Timelines are arguably one of the most powerful ways to visualize your plans, activity or present certain events. With the help of timelines, you can emphasize events, show how they […].

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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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10 Things Every New Project Manager Needs to Know

Teamweek

Wisdom comes from experience. As a new project manager facing unfamiliar challenges in an unfamiliar workplace, you may be feeling a little light on wisdom. Project manager responsibilities can be wide-ranging and you’ll unfortunately find that not every office has a robust training program designed to set you up for success. If you’ve found yourself in a “sink or swim” environment you’d probably like it if someone — anyone — would take you aside and offer a bit of advice to keep you

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Project Management Software = Success!

The Squad Report

I talk to companies of all sizes and find a consistent theme when talking to less mature organizations. They tell me they don’t need Project Management software to be successful. They can easily use Excel or MS project and/or SharePoint to manage their work. I then ask a few questions: What results are your leaders looking for? How do you provide financials?

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25 Project Management Tools to Boost Your Project Success

BeeWits

Which Project Management tool is best for you and your business? There’s no better way of improving the chances of a successful project than by using the right project management tools for your business. Make no mistake. Your project’s success does not depend on your project management tool of choice. It solely depends on how you actually manage the project.

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Project Management Workshop - Workshop Agenda Template

Techno-PM

Project Management Workshop The lack of clarity can often lead to confusion. Sometimes, people involved in a project may not have the same understanding of the purpose and objectives of the project. Arranging a Project Management Workshop or Project Initiation Workshop can benefit all stakeholders involved in the project. This project specific workshop can serve as a guidance to the participants on how to initiate a project in a facilitated and structured manner where as having Workshop Agenda T

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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.