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30 Quick Risk Evaluation Tips

Project Risk Coach

Winston Churchill said, "True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information." In this article, I share 30 risk evaluation tips to help you tap into your genius. Use some of these tips to help you and your project teams determine which risks matter most. Enjoy! One of the top reasons for evaluating risks is to determine which risks are most significant.

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The 9 Biggest Project Management Trends in 2022

Inloox

Content. Remote work & leadership. Bigger focus on soft skills. Professionalization of project management & increasing demand for project managers. Agile is here to stay. Value and principle-based perspective. AI, machine learning & automation. Cloud as the standard. Lifelong learning & knowledge management. Sustainability & social responsibility. 1.

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9 Essential Excel Spreadsheets for Tracking Tasks, Costs and Time

ProjectManager.com

Your work isn’t going according to plan. Nobody has enough time or money to do their tasks. The best you can hope for is to finish them quickly, saving as much time and costs as possible. If you’re in this spot, then you may seek out some task, cost and time tracking templates for Excel. We’ve collected ProjectManager’s 9 best Excel spreadsheets for tracking that you can download and use for free.

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7 Best PRINCE2 Books for 2022 (Including PRINCE2 Agile Books)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. The PRINCE2® certification exam is tricky to pass because of the style of objective testing and the number of questions you have to answer. But PRINCE2 itself is not a difficult method to learn – and the official manual is actually pretty easy to follow and understand. When I did my Foundation and Practitioner exams, I only used the two official PRINCE2 handbooks: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2. and the partner b

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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We are entering the Deployment Phase of the Digital Age

Scrum.org

As of today the top 10 most valuable companies in the world as defined by market capitalization are Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Oil Company, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Tencent Holdings, Tesla, Alibaba, and Berkshire Hathaway. Of course, this list changes with the markets, but if you compare that to 2011, the list is 60% different. Compare to 2001 there is only one company that is on the list, Microsoft.

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How to Create a Project Execution Plan (PEP) – Free Template Included

ProjectManager.com

Coming up with a great idea is only the beginning: t o realize it, you need a project execution plan (PEP). A project execution plan is a document for executing projects that helps you strategize, come up with project management processes and put the whole thing into action. Creating a project execution plan is part of the planning phase and allows you to realize your idea.

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How to Become a Project Manager in 2022: 3 Ways to Get A Job (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. The projects that you read about in the media are often high profile, with budgets in the multimillions or even billions. They all seem to be led by highly experienced project managers who have the confidence and skills to deal with the complex sociopolitical environments of their projects, international and virtual teams and other factors that make their work particularly challenging.

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Don’t confuse Scrum with “An Implementation of Scrum”

Scrum.org

Scrum was introduced in 1995. Since then, as more people, teams, and organizations have started using Scrum, the framework has grown into the most used method for agile product delivery. And as the popularity of Scrum started to grow, many misinterpretations of the framework grew with it. Interestingly, the strength of Scrum is also its “weakness”. The power of Scrum.

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January 2022 - PMI-ACP Supported Self-Study Group

Leading Answers

The next 7-week PMI-ACP Supported Study Group with Mike Griffiths is starting soon. Register by January 15 th for Earlybird pricing of just $99 (regular $199). This live 7-week online book-club / self-study program works as follows: Read one chapter of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book each week. Join me for a one-hour Zoom call to review topics and ask any questions you may have.

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Strategic Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Impact

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 expendi

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10 Best Process Management Software Reviews 2022

nTask

In today’s business world, the need to have a good process management tools is pivotal. In this blog, we have gathered the 10 best process management software reviews for you to choose the best pick for your company. However, let’s first see what process management is and the need to have process management software. What is Process Management? Process Management or Business Process Management (BPM) is a systematic approach that analyzes, defines, optimizes, monitors and controls all the busines

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. Project management conferences are a fantastic way to meet new people and improve your skills. I always come away feeling energised about where I am in my career and relieved having met people with similar problems to me. With the global pandemic, all of these live events have looked very different over the past couple years.

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Six Insider tips to be a good Scrum Master

Scrum.org

1) Stronghold over Scrum and other Agile Frameworks Knowledge. A stronghold over your training gives you the advantage to set the tone right for your peers. For example, scrum comes with guidelines and values that a true leader needs to comprehend to help people understand the importance of continuous inspection and adaptation. 2) Organizational skills.

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Predictive Project Management is not Dead: it’s in Rude Health

Online PM Courses

The way some folk talk about Agile, it'd be easy to think Predictive Project Management is dead. But this couldn't be further from the truth. The post Predictive Project Management is not Dead: it’s in Rude Health appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

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.

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KPI Tracking For PMs & The Best Practices To Adopt In 2022

nTask

How do you identify whether you are accomplishing your targeted goals or not? Against what parameters do you measure your performance? How do you know you are ready for the next step to expand your reach? Simple, KPI tracking! KPI tracking can answer all the questions for you. Through this post, we aim to make it easier for you to understand the concept of KPI tracking and the best practices for the same.

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What is Integrated Project Management?  Plus Proven Tips for Success

Workamajig

This post was originally published on February 26, 2016, and was updated with new information on January 3, 2022. There are multiple project management methods that can be used to ensure a project’s specific objectives are delivered on time and on budget. To select the most effective project management strategy for your business, you need to know what each methodology involves and how they differ from one another.

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It’s actually OK to be a Scrum Purist, and this is why!

Scrum.org

“You’re a Scrum purist”. When I hear people say this, it’s often associated with something negative. As if you’re a dogmatic, one-trick pony disguised as a Scrum police. Inflexible with an attitude of it’s the Scrum way or the high way! And if I’m being honest, I have missed out on some freelance opportunities based on this thinking in organisations.

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HR Revolution

Leading Agile

2020 was a year of tremendous change around everything in our lives. It seems that nothing is the same as it was before. The way we shop, order food, and even see our loved ones has shifted permanently. One of the most dramatic shifts in our society happened in the world of business, more specifically within HR divisions. The status quo around professional America has shifted, and a new way of working has taken over.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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.

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What Is Agile Velocity & Why Should You Care About It in 2022

nTask

One of the best things about the Agile Methodology and the core reason for its popularity in today’s market is its ability to deliver and reiterate. What we mean by that is that you are using the methodology to not build an entire system in one go, instead you deliver a system or a product that is able to satisfy the customer in the shortest development time possible, so that you can continue to develop incrementally.

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Rescheduling Incomplete Work As Part of a Project’s 4-Step Tracking Cycle

MPUG

In the first two articles of this series, a four-step tracking cycle was defined. It includes setting the status date , entering actuals , rescheduling incomplete work, and resource leveling the remaining schedule. This article addresses the third step in the cycle: rescheduling incomplete work. Do Not Rewrite Project History. The status date defines the time through which project progress has been recorded.

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Scrum 2022: Getting You Started as Scrum Master or Product Owner

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum 2022 — Getting You Started as Scrum Master or Product Owner. Probably, you are considering how to further your Scrum Master career or Product Owner career in 2022. Maybe, I can support you in that regard with a set of articles, documents, and LinkedIn polls I authored that proved to be the most popular in 2021. They range from Product Owner and Scrum Master interview questions to a variety of Scrum anti-patterns to the most engaging polls on seemingly simple questions on “agile” in

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A Deeper Look: Top Changes in the New 2020 Scrum Guide for Agile Practitioners

Management Yogi

A new version of Scrum guide was released in November, 2020. There are quite a few changes in the guide, as well as new additions. While the outline and structure of the guide have remained almost the same, as you go through the guide, you will immediately notice three high-level changes:The new guide is a much lighter and smaller version.It’s less prescriptive and seems to be intended for a.

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Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget

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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Everything you need to know about Gantt chart dependencies in nTask

nTask

Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place if to learn all about Gantt chart dependencies in nTask as well as some quick tips on how to boost up your processes while using nTask Gantt chart. But wait! Hold on! Do you know what Gantt charts are used for after all? Gantt charts are used to show a visual timeline of all tasks in a pictorial form. It is one of the most important features in any project management app.

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5 Step Guide to Avoid Digital Transformation Failure in 2022

Agilemania

Do you know what’s common between Nokia, Kodak, Blockbuster, Yahoo? They all failed to adapt to change. With the fast-paced world, technologies have become obsolete, and those who fail to adapt today become ghosts. With this, we’re moving to today’s topic -Digital Transformation. But, before we get to unveil our, 5 Step Guide to Avoid Digital Transformation Failure in 2022. you need to know what Digital Transformation is and why you need it. .

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5  misconceptions about Scrum's Sprint Event

Scrum.org

Many well-meaning Scrum practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum, which sometimes leads to creating “rules” that do not exist in the framework. Scrum is deliberately incomplete because the framework is used in complex environments where simple best practices won’t fit all situations. So, there are no directions about HOW to run your Scrum team.

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MPUG 2022 Call for Content

MPUG

We know it takes a community to build top-quality, useful content. In 2021, we asked you to share your biggest frustration with the project management tool(s) that you use. Then, we followed with a pop up poll and asked you which tools, alongside Microsoft Project, you’re using within the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond to manage your projects. Learning about the tools/software PMs are utilizing for each stage in the project life cycle helps us to curate relevant content and further support each

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From Concepts to Actionable Insights: Powering Digital Transformation Success

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.