MPUG
JULY 22, 2019
How to Separate your Project into Manageable Chunks. Splitting your project into smaller parts or pieces that are more controllable helps you to move closer to your ultimate goal of achieving your project deliverables and high user satisfaction. Planning your project thoroughly means thinking of different ways to break your project down into smaller, more manageable chunks of time and work.
ProProfs Project Management
JULY 26, 2019
If I ask you, what are the key problems you face as a project manager, what will your answer be? Inefficient team collaboration? Budget overruns? Inability to meet project deadlines? Tracking exactly where the project stands? …the list goes on, doesn’t it? With so many things that can go wrong in a project, it is essential to know the perfect solution that can help you streamline workflow and team communication alongside monitor and improve team performance too.
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ProjectManager.com
JULY 23, 2019
Daily affirmations have long been used to boost self-esteem. They compel people to start their days on the right foot. But while letting a smile be your umbrella might fortify your positive attitude, it’s not going to inspire your business ventures. Everyone must work, but for many of us that job isn’t just a paycheck, it’s an opportunity to express ourselves and make something better.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
JULY 22, 2019
Creating a project budget involves: being able to identify all the items that are going to cost money building a complete picture of what you need to spend getting approval for that amount. I have left items out of several project budgets and I can tell you it’s pretty embarrassing having to ask your project sponsor to approve spending from the reserves because you messed up the budget.
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Project Risk Coach
JULY 22, 2019
When is risk exposure greatest in a project? In the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the project? It's actually highest in the beginning. Let's look at how to reduce risk exposure early in your projects. Why Risk Exposure Is Greatest in the Beginning So, why is your risk exposure greatest in the beginning? Project managers have the least amount of information.
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ProjectManager.com
JULY 24, 2019
When confronted with a problem, many of us like to procrastinate or avoid the problem altogether. Avoiding problems is a short-term solution. Problem solving keeps you moving forward. It’s essential for getting work done. Therefore, the faster you can solve a problem, the faster you can get the work done or review the solution to ensure it’s correct (and get home on time).
Musings on Project Management
JULY 26, 2019
Every enterprise engages in strategy. It's a matter of routine to some: Driven by the calendar, it's now time to do the "strategic plan". To others, it's another name for how to engage with risk -- a risk might be a tactical failure, but at the same time, it could be a strategic success: The other guy won today, but he killed himself doing it.
Scrum.org
JULY 23, 2019
“There is also camaraderie in the huddle. They regroup, they focus, they keep the momentum going” -- Everts, Gordon, & Schaupp. “Breaking the Huddle”. Scrum provides numerous opportunities for teams to inspect and adapt their progress, including on a daily basis. A time-box of 15 minutes is taken -- out of what should be a busy day of collaboration and getting work done -- for the team to get together and refocus their full attention on the Sprint Goal.
Kiron Bondale
JULY 21, 2019
It is easy to say that demonstrating behaviors consistent with the values and principles of the Manifesto is proof of agility but this test leaves significant wiggle room for interpretation and for exception cases which fall through the cracks of the four values and twelve principles. It is also somewhat of a cop-out to plagiarize Justice Potter Stewart’s famous phrase “ I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of behaviors, practices or methods I understand to be embrac
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
ProjectManager.com
JULY 25, 2019
Although product design requires artistry and creativity, products made by businesses can’t really be considered art because art is not dictated by market forces. Products must, especially if you’re in the business of selling them at a profit, survive and thrive in the marketplace. The great dictator of a product’s success is something called product-market fit.
Musings on Project Management
JULY 23, 2019
"Big Data" is the meme du jour, 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. Let's Excel So, assuming you using Excel as a spreadsheet for doing actual calculations and data entry, you will find that.
Scrum.org
JULY 24, 2019
TL; DR: The Scrum Guide Reordered. The Scrum Guide Reordered is based on about 90 percent of the text of the 2017 Scrum Guide, extending its original structure by adding additional categories. For example, you will find all quotes that can be attributed to the role of the Scrum Master in one place. While the Scrum Guide is mainly focused on the three roles, five events, and three artifacts, I aggregated quotes on specific topics as well, for example, on self-organization, finance or technical de
LiquidPlanner
JULY 23, 2019
Dear Elizabeth: We have quite an established project management office, and we use a standard methodology and tools. My team is good, they have experience, and we work well together. My problem is with the levels above me. My sponsor won’t even meet me. She’s a very senior executive, and I can’t get past her PA [personal assistant] to organize a meeting, and she doesn’t respond to emails.
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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.
nTask
JULY 25, 2019
If I were to point out one of the most critical factors contributing to project success, it will probably be effective communication. It is evident from the statistics too; 59% of the US workers have stated communication to be their biggest hurdle in success; hence, the importance of communication skills in project management. . By communication, we don’t mean only the verbal cues.
WorkOtter
JULY 21, 2019
An oldie but a goody! As we wind through summer vacations, staff members out of the office and competing priorities, we’re re-sharing a great blog post from last summer on how to manage the manager. Project priorities are frequently decided by emotionally charged managers who scream, politic, and subvert in order to push their agenda forward. This kind of “Management by Screaming the Loudest” demoralizes the workforce and buries the RIGHT projects that can better satisfy custom
Scrum.org
JULY 22, 2019
We have already reached the halfway point in our Scrummer Quiz. Today is the start of round 3 of 5. Summer + Scrum = Scrummer. Just like in the past 2 weeks, we give you 3 quiz questions and raffle off two Software in 30 Days books autographed by Ken Schwaber by Friday. We will also add a complimentary Scrum Poster to the shipment of the winners. .
Teamweek
JULY 21, 2019
Back in 2002, successful businessman Verne Harnish wrote a book he titled “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits.” The book highlighted specific practices that a business could follow to strengthen company culture and improve their bottom line. Its main premise is that these changes come through routine choices both leaders and employees make each and every day.
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nTask
JULY 25, 2019
If I were to point out one of the most critical factors contributing to project success, it will probably be effective communication. It is evident from the statistics too; 59% of the US workers have stated communication to be their biggest hurdle in success. By communication, we don’t mean only the verbal cues. They are important, but the key is with the way things are done around the organization.
Henny Portman
JULY 21, 2019
The Toyota Flow System (TFS , developed by Nigel Thurlow, Professor John Turner, and Brian Rivera, 2019 ) can be described as a system of patterns, practices and techniques to enable organizations and institutions to achieve desired outcomes in a complex world. This model uses the popular representation of a house, from the Toyota Production System model (TPS), to outline an evidence-based approach to achieving business transformation.
Scrum.org
JULY 26, 2019
I recently performed an organizational agile assessment and learned a great deal about how they served their customer’s technology needs. We investigated their technical practices, processes to develop and release, but also dug deep into how the people worked together from the people side of things. What we discovered was fascinating. Everyone in the technology group was described as being “so nice and pleasant”.
Teamweek
JULY 24, 2019
“Can I give you some feedback?”. At one time, I used to absolutely hate that question. Why? Because I worked for a boss who really meant, “Do you have time for me to tell you what you did wrong?”. For him, giving feedback meant criticism. When new employees would complain that he never commented on their work, office veterans would joke, “Good! It means you’re doing everything right.
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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.
Proofhub
JULY 23, 2019
Employee Appreciation is the Key Player in Employee Retention Appreciate More To Get More Every employee dreams of working in an organization that promotes honest conversations, respects employees, and believes in them. These three are the elements of a vibrant workplace. Moreover, a little appreciation is all that employees need to push their limits and give their best.
Epicflow Blog
JULY 22, 2019
Public speaking comes in different forms. It doesn’t always mean delivering an inspirational speech in front of a big audience. As a manager, you need to speak confidently when holding presentations, leading trainings, motivating your team, and consulting with others. Whatever the topic, there are some tricks for getting your message across effectively and being a convincing speaker.
Scrum.org
JULY 23, 2019
Scrum was developed out of necessity. Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber needed a better way to develop software and built Scrum out of three very simple ideas. Empirical process, self-organized teams and continuous improvement. Those three ideas defined the framework that over the last 20+ years has been used by thousands of teams to solve complex problems.
MPUG
JULY 21, 2019
Decision-making. For some of us, the very words cause cold sweats and anxiety. After all, when you’re making decisions that can have an impact on your entire project, it comes with its fair share of stress. By definition, decision making is “the thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options.” For Project Managers (PMs), decision making is a ‘must-have’ skill, no matter the industry.
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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