Musings on Project Management
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Now, this could be a bit stuffy: "The Requisite Law of Variety" But actually, it's an interesting concept to consider, to wit: Essential Elements (E): these are outcomes, results, or other artifacts that you want to have some control over, even if you are Agile Disturbances (D): these are events or actions that impact E. usually there are a lot of these!
The Lazy Project Manager
DECEMBER 30, 2016
A New Year’s resolution is a tradition in which a person makes a promise to do an act of self-improvement, such as losing weight, doing exercise, giving up smoking etc. Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts apparently, and the Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named.
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Kiron Bondale
DECEMBER 25, 2016
Project management methodologies define policies, principles and practices. Methodologies will also usually mandate the completion of some standard artifacts. On the low end of the prescriptive scale, specific documents might need to be produced only where organization policy dictates whereas with other methodologies, a whole slew of artifacts are required to comply with expected standards.
Digite
DECEMBER 25, 2016
With the December update, we have made a huge breakthrough in 2 major areas which have been in our backlog for a long time and have been repeatedly requested by customers across the globe. Card Color by Different Card Attributes. “Visualization” is the primary goal of Kanban and the Kanban board is the heart of any Kanban system. Any team working with Kanban follows one key principle – to have all the work items visualized on the board.
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Musings on Project Management
DECEMBER 26, 2016
I thought this posting on the "Agile Canon" was worthy of passing along in its entirety. So, there's the link for a pretty good read on the most important elements of a canon that all should be interested in adopting: Measure Economic Progress: Outcomes, means to measure, means to forecast Proactively Experiment to Improve: Assess options, embrace diversity and variability, execute.
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Wrike
DECEMBER 29, 2016
What’s the simplest way to manage your project from start to finish? Sequentially — i.e. Task A must finish before Task B is started. It’s one of the oldest and most logical methods to bring projects from conception to completion. This sequential method is even called the waterfall methodology because when you lay out the individual tasks on a Gantt chart, they look like a series of stair steps leading downward from left to right — just like a waterfall.
Project Management Hacks
DECEMBER 30, 2016
A news screen at the gym informed me that there are less than 30 hours left to go in 2016! In that spirit, it’s time for me to write my final article of the year. I’m going to revisit the most popular articles of the year. All of these articles attracted over 2,000 readers this calendar year. It’s great to see that many articles in the archives continue to attract attention including a few from 2014.
TimeCamp
DECEMBER 28, 2016
Hello! Yesterday we were presenting some of the applications designed to boost one’s productivity and help with time management, but we were focusing on the iPhone users. Today’s post is more general – we made a research to offer you a list of 15 tools for time management that you can use on practically any […].
Herding Cats
DECEMBER 28, 2016
To increase the probability of project success, many things have to happen at the same time. Here's are Five principles and practices that can increase that probability of success. Principles and Practices of Performance-Based Project Management® from Glen Alleman. Related articles. Managing in Presence of Uncertainty. Applying the Right Ideas to the Wrong Problem.
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Project Risk Coach
DECEMBER 29, 2016
Help Me Help YOU! I want to ensure my platform does the best possible job of answering your needs and interests. And that means I need to know more about you. To do that, I’ve created my 2016 Reader Survey. Would you please take a few minutes to fill out the survey? By doing so, you will ultimately be helping yourself. Why? Because you will be helping me create content even more interesting and relevant to you.
Musings on Project Management
DECEMBER 24, 2016
You know, I wrote a book on quantitative methods in project management. But somehow I missed covering these equations! Best Wishes for the Holidays! Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!
The Digital Project Manager
DECEMBER 27, 2016
Confused about what the project management lifecycle is all about? In this complete guide to the project management lifecycle, we’ll give the lowdown with handy. The post Project Management Lifecycle: The complete guide appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
PM by PM
DECEMBER 26, 2016
Discounts, Promotions, Offers and Coupons From Leading PM Course Providers You will find PMP Discounts and promo codes on training courses and other exam prep content in this post. You will also find offers and coupons on other Project Management courses like PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, MS Project, Prince2 and Six Sigma in this post. […]. The post PMP Discount and Promo Codes – 2016 Year End Coupons & Offers appeared first on PM-by-PM.
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Binfire
DECEMBER 26, 2016
Dear Collaboration Corner, My company just went through a major re-org. and round of layoffs. Surprisingly, instead of losing team members, I actually had someone from a different group added to my project. And that was the start of my problems. “Brian” is one of the most talented creative directors that I’ve ever worked with but he has one problem: he is a bully.
TimeCamp
DECEMBER 27, 2016
Smartphones are wonderful devices. Their advanced computing abilities allow us to perform practically any activity that once required a computer. Unfortunately, what can be seen mostly among representatives of younger generations, smartphones are being used mostly for entertaining purposes – they are very time-consuming, and they jeopardize personal relationships.
TeamGantt
DECEMBER 25, 2016
As a company, we want to measure our success through accomplishing our monthly company goals. Here's how we use OKRs to achieve that.
Stepping Into Project Management
DECEMBER 24, 2016
Wishing you Merry Christmas. I hope you have peace, happiness and abundance in your life and spread the cheer around.
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Ganttic
DECEMBER 26, 2016
Did you know that although about a half of us make New Year's resolutions, only 8% of the resolutions made on that blissful eve actually get fulfilled? Some say that it's due to the fact that the resolutions are too unrealistic or that there isn't a plan. Others say it's the lack of definition and the fact that the resolutions are too vague. Since we want you to be the 8% that actually succeeds, we came up with 5 resolutions to make why you should make them and the way you can fulfill them. 1.
TimeCamp
DECEMBER 29, 2016
As promised, this is the continuation of the previous post, where we described fifteen wonderful applications that can enhance your productivity and efficiency. They offer huge help when it comes to performing everyday activities, as well as completing tasks at work. Without further delay, here is the second part of our article on productivity applications […].
Wrike
DECEMBER 28, 2016
As your organization changes, your project management needs will change, too. Growth is great, but it makes the need for clear communication and task management more important than ever. . If you’re already paying for a project management solution, it can be difficult to justify the cost and time it will take to implement a new one. Plus, adoption can be a concern in organizations where staff members are slow to accept new processes and procedures.
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The Tao of Project Management
DECEMBER 30, 2016
It's always good to look back and review how things went as part of an experiential learning process, so this is my review of 2016 and no don't worry, I'm not going to mention Brexit or Trump! January began as usual with me opening Topsham outdoor swimming pool on New Year's Day (I'll be doing it again on Sunday morning). The rest of January was taken up with worrying about storm Gertrude and flooded rugby pitches.
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