Planio

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A happy team is a productive team. However, any time you get a group of diverse people working towards a common goal there’s bound to be conflict. As a project manager, it’s your job to manage people as much as projects, which unfortunately means breaking up the occasional verbal brawl. (In fact, The American Management Association claims that managers spend around 24% of their time managing conflicts!).

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Proofhub

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Millennials are individuals who are born between 1980 and 2000. They are peculiar in many ways. First, they are the last generation of the 20th century. They are the first generation that can be rightly called a truly digital one. They have been exposed to the inconveniences of the analog era and are eager to adopt digital technologies that can reward them with a better lifestyle, everyday conveniences, and choices like never before.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This is a guest article by Elizabeth Harrin from GirlsGuideToPM.com. So you’ve got a problem. It’s on the issue log. You’ve pulled together the key subject matter experts who can help get the project over this hurdle. But how do you come up with the answer? Sometimes, the answer to a problem is staring you in the face. There is only one sensible solution to fixing an issue.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? It sounds negative, but pragmatic project managers know this type of thinking is preventative. Issues will inevitably come up, and you need a mitigation strategy in place to know how to manage risks on your project. But how do you work towards resolving the unknown?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This is an extract from Project Pain Reliever. I contributed two chapters. Are your project requirements constantly changing? Are you expected to get something done without really knowing what it is that you are supposed to be doing? If you find yourself in a similar situation, here’s what you can do about it. Note: This article assumes you are working in a predictive environment.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Are you having a tough time adjusting to the ‘ work from home ’ routine? Has your productivity plummeted in the recent months? Your productivity factors that might have gotten hit by the recent pandemic. Productivity refers to the efficiency of a person to complete a task. It’s not about doing more in less time but being adept at what you do. Certain productivity factors influence your work pace, your overall efficiency, and the quality of your work.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A project isn’t complete until all the work is done. But what do you do when there are straggler tasks that fall outside of the boundaries of the contract? How do you keep track of these items and ensure they’ll be completed? That’s where this punch list template comes in handy. You need to have some mechanism to capture and complete these extraneous tasks and close your project.

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Musings on Project Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Agile means: ‘Agile’ means small teams, working collectively and collaboratively, with this mission: To deliver frequent, incremental releases of innovative functions and features, prioritized for need and affordability;Evolved iteratively from a vision according to user reflection and feedback; And produced at the best possible value.(*) Agile ideas to keep in mind Requirements are too.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Have you been wondering how you can measure the impact of your Scrum Masters? And how these Scrum Masters or Agile coaches can really help with the bottom-line result? Working with agile or Scrum generally means having several Scrum Masters in place, but can you measure their effectiveness and impact. If so - how? More importantly, will more Scrum Masters significantly improve the overall result?

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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

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nTask

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Many individuals and organizations use dedicated Google products and tools as their go-to software. So, it makes sense that many would also choose to pick Google Tasks as their go-to task management or preferred to-do list tool. Google Tasks was created in 2018 to provide a platform where users could set reminders and get to-do functionality. However, with the range of other such software in the market offering the same features plus much more, it is possible that Google Tasks is not the best op

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Whether it’s a meeting or you’re just trying to organize your tasks, you need some documentation to know what is being asked, who is tasked with executing it, when it’s due and so much more. Download our free action item to make it fast and easy to identify and execute those tasks. Don’t be caught off guard when taking minutes in meetings – our action item template will help you never miss out on a critical task.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. Simply sending your people off to training, or bringing someone in to train isn’t going to automatically get you the value you want out of it. In this quick podcast, Dave Prior and LeadingAgile’s Jeff Howey dig into five things you can do to ensure you get the most value out of Agile training in your organization.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where Does a Business Analyst Fit on a Scrum Team? We get this question pretty often, especially when speaking at conferences: I'm a business analyst at a company that just adopted Scrum, am I now out of a job? The quick answer is: Of course not, but there are likely some changes coming your way. Ryan and Todd take the question head-on in today's video.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Do you find it hard to compile and organize all the proceedings of a meeting? Worry no more, we have simplified the process to make it easier for you. So, how to take meeting notes? Taking meeting notes is not really rocket science. It’s simpler than you think. Taking meeting notes is more than just important as you wouldn’t want to draw a blank when your senior asks for specific information from the meeting.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When managing a project, you must be constantly vigilant that time, cost and scope stay in check. Any one of them going awry can wreak havoc on your schedule and send you off-track—or worse. Each one deserves its own article, but let’s just focus on time (and how to track it) for now. A time tracker is an essential tool for managing a project. Let’s take a look at what a time tracking software can do to help you stay on schedule and then explore some free time tracker apps as well as more robust

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I had a conversation with a client today who correctly pointed out that KPIs can be leading or lagging indicators. He was disagreeing with some of our materials, where we treat KPIs as explicitly leading (and not lagging) indicators mapped to the success criteria of an epic. Maybe in a little bit different of a writing tone than I normally use, here’s how I responded to our client – who I will call “Mark” (not his or her real name).

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

TL; DR: Product Discovery Anti-Patterns. Scrum has proven to be an effective product delivery framework for all sorts of products. However, Scrum is equally well suited to build the wrong product efficiently as its Achilles heel has always been the product discovery part. What product discovery part, you may think now. And this is precisely the point: The Product Owner miraculously identifies what is the best way to proceed as a Scrum Team by managing the Product Backlog.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Since the inception of lean Agile project management , the organizational paradigm has inclined, more or less, towards managing remote teams that can work from anywhere rather than office-based staff. There are several reasons why they did that, but our main concern regarding this article is how they keep track of all of the billable hours that their employees are putting in on a daily basis.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

To start your small business journey off on the right foot, download our small business plan template and break down your idea into actionable components. Before you can start your business, you need to find your niche, seek out financial backing and create a plan to bring your idea into fruition. Our small business plan template will guide you through every step of the way.

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WorkOtter

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2021 WorkOtter Named Best Project Portfolio Management Software Company of 2021 by Digital.com The company was recognized among the most efficient solutions for planning, prioritizing, and managing multiple projects Boulder, Colorado – Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has named WorkOtter to its list of the best project portfolio management software companies of 2021.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This post will explain how the Product Owner can leverage the Product Goal to improve the engagement with stakeholders during product development because it provides context on why the Scrum Team is doing the work. The Product Owner is responsible for communicating the Product Vision and maximizing the value of the product. With the introduction of Product Goal to the new Scrum Guide, the Product Owner will be more supported to engage with Stakeholder because it has a strategic view and measur

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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.

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ProProject Manager

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Graphic provided courtesy of Pixabay. In the day-to-day of life and work, we often don’t put much thought into what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. I want to pause for a moment to review why, exactly, I love project management. Projects End. “Some things are better done than described.” ~ Hunt and Thomas. For me, Operations tasks are a never-ending bore.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

An event is a project. You have to plan, execute and close within a specific timeline and a limited budget. In order to have a successful event, you need an event plan to coordinate all the elements so that they fall together correctly. A good place to start is with an event plan template. Our free event plan template in Excel breaks your event into phases, and even acts as a checklist to make sure your event goes off without a hitch.

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TrustRadius Project Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The coronavirus outbreak has created a question of remote working becoming a new normal for millions. Productivity tools and collaboration software makes working from home a real possibility. Amazon and Facebook have already made long-term remote work a reality. Many other companies are doing the same. Should more traditional office time or permanent telecommuting become the new standard?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Help! The Product Owner and Developers Don't Get Along! Today's question is a tricky one. A Scrum Master wrote in asking, what do you do when the Product Owner and the Developers hate each other? This is a sad situation that a Scrum Master needs to address quickly. Clearly, the conflict needs to be de-escalated.

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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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