ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
What Is a Project Management Methodology? A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. Project management methodologies help project managers lead team members and manage work, while facilitating team collaboration. There are many different project management methodologies, and they all have pros and cons.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
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PM Times
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
An effective PM pushes obstacles out of the way of the team to make a clear path for the project to move ahead, communicate, etc. If unable to move or eliminate the obstacle themselves, a successful PM finds ways to influence others or alternate mechanisms to employ. Obstacles can be any item that is hindering […]. The post VISUAL – The Catalyst for project acceleration appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Many companies offer their best discounts of the year on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The ones focused on project management are no exception. It isn’t just a good day for great deals on electronics! We’ve rounded up all the deals that we think you might find useful, including the best discounts of the year on Project Management Professional ( PMP ) ® certification training or professional development options including some of the partners I work with regularly and am proud to be a
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ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
At the beginning of project management, everyone was physically working together. But work management is no longer under one roof. People are now working remotely more than ever. Remote teams are hybrid teams, and they work in different locations with different tools and skills. How do project managers keep them collaborating and productive? Remote project management and project management software , that’s how.
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LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
What’s at the top of your To Do list today? Perhaps it’s something an executive called you about last night, or a new project that landed on your desk this morning. Just stop for a minute and think: is this truly your most important, highest priority work ? The real truth is most people don’t know what their top priority work should be, and in the absence of organizational clarity, they make it up for themselves.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
This free project scheduling software review covers 10 tools and all the info you need: pros and cons, pricing, features, integrations, and screenshots to help you choose something that fits your needs. The post 10 Best Free Project Scheduling Software For PMs [2021] appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
nTask
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Standup meetings are the daily booster shots for any organization! Most companies use stand ups for increased productivity and motivation. However, many people fail to follow the best practices for stand up meetings. So, how to keep these meetings focused? Well, in this blog we have shared the best practices for stand up meetings. However, for those of you who are new to this term, let’s first understand what it really is?
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
This post is part of our “in-depth” series. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. With this series, we hope to contribute to more evidence-based conversations in our community and a stronger reliance on robust research over (only) personal opinions. What makes a good Product Owner? How much time should they spend with their team or with stakeholders?
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
Proofhub
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Source: [link] The benefit of boosting departmental productivity needs very little explaining. When teams are more productive, they get more done in less time, freeing up time to focus on other revenue-generating or business improvement tasks. Marketing teams can actively leverage ProofHub for increasing intra-team collaboration, which leads to better productivity.
Agilemania
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
In SAFe, the Scrum Master is not just a Scrum Master. SAFe defines the role of the Scrum Master as a servant-leader for the agile team who helps educate the team on various frameworks and methods, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and SAFe, ensuring that the agreed-upon agile process is duly followed. So, by default, it implies that Scrum Master in SAFe needs to have more tools in the toolkit beyond just Scrum. .
The Strategic Project Manager
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The idea of the Experience Curve has been around for over 50 years. While businesses, organizations, and markets have evolved, the Experience Curve concept survives and can be very useful for informing decisions, shaping strategy, and guiding implementation. The post explores the origins of the Experience Curve, important nuances to consider, and how it can be useful for a strategic project manager.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
TL; DR: Ignoring the Capacity Check during Sprint Planning. There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Since Scrum is an intentionally incomplete framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, the Developers are ignoring a capacity check during the Sprint Planning, and as a result, the Scrum team creates a Sprint Goal that most likely cannot be accomplished.
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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.
Resource Guru
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
If you’ve ever played Tetris, made a few miscalculations, and watched the shapes rapidly stack up to the top while you struggle to keep up, you’ve had a taste of what happens when a business uses ineffective resource management. Except, instead of squares on a screen piling up, real people feel over-scheduled and under-supported. What is resource scheduling?
Online PM Courses
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
There is a wealth of great leadership tools and ideas that you can apply to your professional practice. Let’s look at seven of them. The post Top 7 Leadership Tools and Methods for Team and Project Leaders | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
nTask
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Your work and your business need to run effectively without any hindrance. Bug tracking tools allow you to work effortlessly while tracking, capturing, and resolving the bugs in your systems. This system is also referred to as defect tracking tools and issue tracking tools. Understanding Bug Tracking Systems. Bug tracking is mostly used during software testing to make sure that your work system goes efficiently.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Even a well-set team with clear objectives may fail to finish each thing when the sprint ends. . When the sprint was planned, the team might have thought about successfully tackling 6 Product Backlog Items (PBIs). But in reality, they might only address 4 or 5 PBIs. The rest of the items remain undone. . How shall we address the issue of UNDONE items?
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Teamweek
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
I have to admit, the title of this post ties company values to two complete extremes. But I wanted to get your attention and see if we could find some common ground on this topic, whether you’re Team Values Are Overrated or Team Values Are a Must. I had to ask myself the same question when I joined the People Ops team at Toggl Track a couple of months ago.
Management Yogi
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Let’s consider two real-world scenarios. In one, a product manager is asked to work on the top priority items in his project’s product backlog for an upcoming iteration. The product manager replies, “It can’t be done because the business executives have set everything to be of top priority.
MPUG
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Managing resources in Project is certainly not simple. If you’ve worked in Primavera or other scheduling tools, you know there’s even more complexity for how to utilize resources. Of course, there are also automatic types of updates that come with scheduling technologies for project managers. Remember, there are layers to managing resources. Some of the things I hear are: When I add or take away a resource, the project schedule moves around, and I don’t know why.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
It might surprise you that even those with years of Scrum practice sometimes make statements about the framework that are, well, inaccurate. The Scrum Guide outlines how teams can learn to work together to deliver complex work. It’s not a how-to list of instructions, and perhaps that’s what leads to misinterpretation. Last week , we discussed some of the most common, if well-meaning, misconceptions about Scrum in general.
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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.
Bridge the Gap Consulting
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
“Build adaptability and resiliency into the organization’s and project team’s approaches to help the project accommodate change, recover from setbacks, and advance the work of the project.” PMBOK pg. 55. In my 20+ project management career, I can truly think of only ONE project that went to plan and had no issues. It was a month long and a small application enhancement.
Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. In this episode of SoundNotes, LeadingAgile CTO, Matt Van Vleet and Principal Engineer, Daryl Kulak join Dave to talk about how LeadingAgile’s Studios takes on the technical work of Agile Transformation. One of the challenges many organizations face when trying to adopt Agile is how to address technical debt they must overcome in order to be able to create an environment tha
Hub Planner
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
What’s Next for Hub Planner? As Hub Planner is the leading Resource Management software on the market, we need to stay on top. Our constant goal is to make it better and better for our current users and attract new teams. Hub Planner provides you with transparent view of resource scheduling, project planing and forecasting. With that in mind, let’s have a quick look what new features and updates we have in store for you!
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
During trainings about Agile and Scrum I often use this image with the two triangles to compare two different mindsets with which projects can be approached; the Project Mindset and the Product Mindset. The Project Mindset approach, in which success is defined upfront based on Scope, Time and Budget, will (based on experiences) lead to less business involvement and more task management.
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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