Rebel’s Guide to PM
AUGUST 12, 2019
It’s human to make mistakes. And we spend so much time at work that it’s normal to make a few mistakes as part of the job. However, no one wants to be making mistakes. In this article I’m looking at three small-yet-mighty mistakes you might be making every day at work. Whether you are managing small projects or a team of global experts, I’ve seen managers of all grades make these errors time and time again.
Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives
AUGUST 15, 2019
The ability to identify, articulate and share a clear vision for the project is one of the key ingredients to project success. When we run projects we must begin with the end in mind as Stephen Covey put it in his best-selling book; The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Beginning with the end in mind – in a project context – is about envisioning what we ultimately would like the project to achieve and how it fits into the bigger context of organisational change.
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Trello
AUGUST 15, 2019
Most of us have been there—it’s time to tackle your work week and your to-do list is staring back at you from your notebook or phone. ??.
Teamweek
AUGUST 14, 2019
Theodore Roosevelt once described an ideal manager as one who has the good instincts to hire the right people and enough self-restraint to keep from interfering with them while they work. That one sentence illustrates the fine line between being an attentive manager and a micromanager. If you’ve ever had a micromanaging boss, you’ll know how frustrating it can be.
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ProProfs Project Management
AUGUST 12, 2019
When I say “workflow”, what are the key aspects that come to your mind? . Project execution? Team communication? Team performance? Or all of the above? Well, workflow, in layman terms can be defined as the “flow of work”, so ideally all of the above seems to be the right answer, correct? However, there are so many other aspects of workflow management that are overlooked by most managers. .
ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 15, 2019
Kanban is a visual tool that is ideal for managing inventory flow. It was developed about three-quarters of a century ago by Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer at Toyota. Kanban boards helped the car company restock its inventory only when it was needed, and it was the revolutionary approach that helped Toyota grow so quickly. Essentially, kanban inventory management is a way to have only the minimum amount of stock on hand that is necessary at that time.
Musings on Project Management
AUGUST 13, 2019
If you are in the project management (read: risk management) business, one of the best books that describes the philosophy and foundation for modern risk management is Bernstein's "Against the Gods: the remarkable story of risk". Between the covers of this "must read" we learn this bit: The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over the outcome.
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
Scrum.org
AUGUST 13, 2019
“Can a Development Team member be the Scrum Master?”. This is a common question in my Professional Scrum classes. It often comes up early when we are still learning the basics of the Scrum framework. And it comes up because people are already wearing two hats or are being told by their organizations that they will be. The short answer is: Scrum does not have a rule against fulfilling multiple roles.
LiquidPlanner
AUGUST 13, 2019
Employers understand the importance of diversity in the workforce and with many organizations now employing five or six generations of employees, they have ready access to a diverse pool of mature and emerging talent that can bring enormous benefits to the business. However, this can also create challenges. How do employers motivate and engage multiple generations of staff members, from the older traditionalists and baby boomers through to Gen X, Y, and Z, when each has its own preferred style o
Inloox
AUGUST 12, 2019
Learn more about our C# /.NET developer Pierre: Why Pierre came to InLoox, what connects him to San Francisco and which creative hobbies fascinate him apart from application development - all this you can read in our short interview below. 1. What motivated you to apply for a job at InLoox? The topic of project management has already accompanied me during my studies in several courses.
Binfire
AUGUST 11, 2019
There is no denying the importance that communication has when it comes to the success of an agile methodology and Scrum-based projects in particular. . Indeed there is no better solution for improving the Agile team’s communication other than holding Scrum meetings as defined by the Scrum roadmap. Typically Scrum meetups include daily scrum, sprint planning meeting, sprint review meeting, and retrospective meeting. .
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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.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 14, 2019
TL; DR: Team Building Mental Models. Team building has always been a challenge, not just since the advent of agile frameworks and the resulting emphasis on self-organization, engagement, and achieving a valuable objective. This post covers four team building mental models — or concepts — that have proven useful in understanding the context of creating agile teams: from Taylorism to Tuckman to Lencioni to Dan Pink.
Planio
AUGUST 13, 2019
What is a knowledge base? And why do you need one? Here’s the truth: Your customers want to help themselves. Self-Service Best Practices: 7 Steps to Create a Useful Knowledge Base For Your Customers. 1. Start with a plan. 2. Choose who your knowledge base is for (or make multiple ones). 3. Create a list of recurring topics, issues, and themes. 4. Define and employ a consistent tone of voice. 5.
Epicflow Blog
AUGUST 12, 2019
SoftwareWorld, a highly reputed software review platform, has recently published a list of top resource management software solutions. Epicflow has taken one of the leading positions. To rank B2B software tools, SoftwareWorld analyzes user satisfaction (based on customer feedback) and a company’s web presence. What Is SoftwareWorld? . SoftwareWorld is one of the best comprehensive software review platforms.
Proofhub
AUGUST 13, 2019
How is Digital Transformation Reshaping Businesses? Evolution makes sure that a species survives the changing conditions in the world. Similarly, digital evolution ensures that a business can sail through all technological changes happening across the globe. Continuous innovation and development help improve business results. Digital business transformation can remove all incompetencies and even result in more avenues for growth.
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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.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 13, 2019
Let’s start with a word of warning. This can be considered as a long article. To help you out, I divided the article into two parts. The first part contains my personal journey in becoming a Scrum Master, the second part includes recommendations for new Scrum Masters. Both parts can be read as separate articles. Don’t worry, I’m not going to track the readers that immediately scroll down to the section with recommendations….
Leading Agile
AUGUST 15, 2019
Last week, the biggest conference in the Agile industry took place in Washington DC at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. We were proud to be a sponsor of this event and we were even more excited about catching up with friends—both old and new. For those of you who couldn’t make it to the conference, we wanted to give you a little taste of what it’s all about, so we decided to live-stream our podcast out of our booth in the Prince George Exhibitor Hall.
MPUG
AUGUST 12, 2019
If you’re a Project Manager, it’s likely you’ve heard it through the grapevine: Microsoft has officially retired their MS Project certification exam 74-343 Managing Projects. Though the exam has been retired as of July 31, 2019, those who have taken the exam will be recognized for competency until June 30, 2020. Originally published and made available in April 2013, this examination has been popular in the project management world, and there are a number of questions about what — if anything — w
Wrike
AUGUST 13, 2019
As a design studio manager, your top priority is to provide high-quality work to your clients — work that you’re proud to put your name on. But in order to pull that off time and time again, your internal operations need to be in tip-top shape. Refining and streamlining your own processes makes it easier to consistently deliver your best work. Yet making this happen can be a challenge. .
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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.
Scrum.org
AUGUST 14, 2019
At a previous work place, we had copies of Management 3.0 by Jurgen Appelo. The book provides tools and practices that you can apply while managing an organization. We were curious to unpack a couple of the mentioned practices. It happened that we had just some new team members join our team, so at one of our retrospectives, we decided to give Moving Motivators a try.
Lynne Cazaly
AUGUST 11, 2019
This week I'm at the Agile 2019 conference in Washington DC. Some people think 'agile' or 'agility' are buzzwords or cliches. Well they are if you throw them around trying to sound all. agile! Agile is actually a way of thinking and working that's sweeping the world. And it's not just limited to the tech industries where it started to thrive. It's being applied across all sorts of fields, sectors and industries.
MPUG
AUGUST 11, 2019
Most non-technical people don’t know what the critical path is; whereas, those that work on IT projects know what it means at a high level, but have few insights into the actual mechanics of it—and how quickly it can change the outcome of their projects! The truth is that there are many misconceptions about the critical path. Let’s cover some of the major ones: Misconception: The critical path is the shortest path through the network diagram.
Admation
AUGUST 13, 2019
If you’re reading this, you’re seriously thinking about selecting and implementing marketing project management software. Why? Because the chaos of managing your marketing projects have got the better of you and your team, and you are looking for a solution to marketing project management challenges. Non-existent briefs, bottlenecks, slow email approvals and missed deadlines are just some of the reasons prompting you to update your tools.
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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