Kiron Bondale
APRIL 17, 2022
In the project management world, being a vigilante is rarely advisable. Managing a project without proper authorization is not keeping Gotham or your company safe. And the Commissioner Gordon of your organization is more likely to put you in Arkham Asylum than congratulate you for showing initiative. So what prompted this week’s Dark Knight analogy?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
APRIL 18, 2022
How do you start to get your work under control when you are juggling several projects at once? That’s the question I answer in my book, Managing Multiple Projects. The starting point is knowing how all the different parts of your workload fit together so you can manage them in an efficient way. And do not worry, I have a simple 5-step framework that will guide you through.
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nTask
APRIL 19, 2022
The sole focus of a CSR’s job is engaging clients and making as many sales as possible. They have to get in touch with as many prospects as possible, be it over the phone, email, or social media to market their company’s goods and services and attract as many clients as they can. This feat […].
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 20, 2022
Being “in-the-zone” is immensely valuable. Getting taken out of your zone to do some routine busywork, on the other hand, is annoying. Workflow automation can solve that issue and let you and your team stay properly productive. Workflow automation software lets teams stay on top of the big things, while the routine items are handled in the background.
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Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies. Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles.
Scrum.org
APRIL 22, 2022
On a recent episode of Your Daily Scrum , Professional Scrum Trainers Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley address a very popular question in Scrum circles: Why is the Scrum Master Role So Uncomfortable? During their discussion, Ryan and Todd talked about the incredibly busy life of a Professional Scrum Master and the challenges they face when confronting complexity in an organization.
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LiquidPlanner
APRIL 21, 2022
One year ago today, on April 22nd, 2021, LiquidPlanner launched its next-generation project management software! The team completely redesigned the product from the ground up without keeping a single line of code. The reason for this complete redesign was to fundamentally improve the way people manage their projects and teams in a simplified and scalable way.
ProjectManager.com
APRIL 21, 2022
Everyone is talking about hybrid work. Having the flexibility to work remotely seemed like a workers’ dream. No more commuting. No more office politics. No more managers breathing down your neck. Studies, such as this one from Stanford , sweetened the deal by noting remote workers showed an increase in productivity by 13 percent. There’s just one problem, though; the so-called “Zoom ceiling.
Scrum.org
APRIL 18, 2022
TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns — 20 Signs Your Scrum Master Needs Help. The reasons Scrum Masters violate the spirit of the Scrum Guide are multi-faceted. Typical Scrum Master anti-patterns run from ill-suited personal traits to complacency to pursuing individual agendas to frustration with the team itself. Read on and learn in this post on Scrum anti-patterns how you can identify if your Scrum Master needs support from the team. ????
Online PM Courses
APRIL 17, 2022
If you want to get started in Project Management, you need to learn the basics. And one way is a basic Project Management beginner’s course. The post Project Management Beginner’s Course: How to Get Started in PM appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?
LiquidPlanner
APRIL 16, 2022
Project estimation is hard. Why? Because the only time you know precisely how long it takes to complete a project is when it’s done. Up to the point of delivery, teams use educated guesswork to predict the future. And the bigger and more complex a project is, the hazier that future is. Faulty estimates mean missing deadlines and breaking budgets—two of the main symptoms of project failure.
PM Basics
APRIL 17, 2022
Creating a realistic project schedule is difficult when you have the wrong mindset. Everyone expects that there’s always a way to squeeze the whole project scope into the deadline project owners set. Stakeholders put a lot of pressure on you to find a solution. But, in most cases, there’s no magic formula. Therefore, the only solution is to do less, or to request more money or time.
Scrum.org
APRIL 17, 2022
When will we get there? It’s not just a question you might hear from the kids on the way to Grandma’s house for Easter. It’s something that organizational stakeholders, customers, managers and many others want to know too. And no one wants to hear, “We’ll get there when we get there,” as an answer. In Scrum, part of the Product Owner accountability is to provide a forecast that sheds light on possible answers to the when will we get there question.
The Strategic Project Manager
APRIL 22, 2022
The Satir Model for Change provides a very personalized approach to the stages that we as individuals, teams, and even organizations pass through during times of change. This post examines what the Satir Change Model is, how it is an important consideration for strategy, and how project managers can leverage it to provide leadership. What Is the Satir Model for.
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Dashboard design can mean the difference between users excitedly embracing your product or ignoring it altogether. Great dashboards lead to richer user experiences and significant return on investment (ROI), while poorly designed dashboards distract users, suppress adoption, and can even tarnish your project or brand. That’s one of the many reasons we wrote The Definitive Guide to Dashboard Design—to help you avoid common pitfalls, including… Cramming too much onto one screen and expecting the u
Ganttic
APRIL 22, 2022
Every year on April 22 the world comes together to appreciate this big blue sphere we call home. Earth Day is an annual event that gives everyone a chance to reflect on our own actions and creates an opportunity to start making a change. No matter how small. Here at Ganttic we want to make our own small contribution to our favorite planet by sharing some ways to go green at the office.
LiquidPlanner
APRIL 17, 2022
Release 28 | April 11, 2022. Here’s a small but mighty release that delivers a powerful boost for your planning and tracking. Swap Assignments. Use Swap Assignments in the bulk editor to quickly change existing task assignments and finalize your project plan by reassigning work from placeholders to your actual team members. NEW: Reassign existing assignments in Project and Assignment Grid Views.
Scrum.org
APRIL 17, 2022
First, in a blog series about the upcoming book: Creating Agile Organizations - A Systemic Approach by Cesario Ramos & Ilia Pavlichenko. ?. According to Craig Larman, a renowned consultant, reducing switching costs by learning is resisted most by any organization. Speed of delivery can be quickly "sold" to management. But speed is by far insufficient to be Agile at the organizational level.
The Strategic Project Manager
APRIL 20, 2022
Change initiatives face many hurdles at both the strategic level and project level. There are many frameworks and methods to help implement change successfully. This post examines one method – the ADKAR Method – for implementing change. The ADKAR Method is focused on the individual. The post explores details of the ADKAR Method, advantages and disadvantages, and application and impacts to strategy and project management.
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Online PM Courses
APRIL 20, 2022
In the Scrum framework, a Sprint Retrospective is the last step of a sprint. But what exactly is a Sprint Rerospective? The post What is a Sprint Retrospective? | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
MPUG
APRIL 17, 2022
Background Information. Last month there was a fascinating “brain teaser” question posted in the Project and Planner User Group on LinkedIn. The user wanted to know if there was a way to display the Actual Duration value in calendar days (including weekends and company holidays) and not in working days. At least one other group participant tried to answer the question, but the answer given was not correct.
Scrum.org
APRIL 20, 2022
In Kürze: Scrum Master Fehlverhalten. Die Gründe, warum Scrum Master den Geist des Scrum Guides verletzen, sind vielschichtig. Scrum Master Fehlverhalten reichen von unpassenden persönlichen Eigenschaften über die Verfolgung persönlicher Agenden bis hin zur Frustration mit dem Scrum Team selbst. Lesen Sie weiter und erfahren Sie in diesem Beitrag über Scrum Anti-Patterns, wie Sie erkennen können, ob Ihr Scrum Master Unterstützung benötigt. ??
International Institute for Learning
APRIL 20, 2022
By Luigi Morsa , Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager, SII Engineering & IT Risk Management is the act or practice of dealing with risk. It includes planning for risk, assessing (identifying and analyzing) risk issues, developing risk handling strategies, and monitoring risks to determine how they have changed (Ref. [1]). Risk Management is important because it is directly connected to the Project Success.
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Epicflow Blog
APRIL 19, 2022
Today, in times of war and crisis, companies dealing with aerospace and defense projects have to timely react to arising challenges and suggest the best solutions possible to meet the consumers’ requirements and stay competitive in the market. This contributes to the growth of the number of initiatives that have to be delivered synchronously. Read the article to learn how to deliver more projects on time and within budget by efficiently managing your people with the help of resource management s
Leading Answers
APRIL 16, 2022
Upcoming Presentation: “Hybrid Agile, Stepping Stone or Quicksand?”. How do you feel about hybrid agile – mixing agile approaches with non-agile approaches? Can it be useful sometimes, or is it the path to compromise and failure? (A great way to separate agile purists from pragmatists is to ask them what they think about hybrid agile.). Please join me on April 26 to discuss hybrid agile with PMI San Diego Chapter.
Scrum.org
APRIL 18, 2022
Welcome to Scrum Sutra – a blog series where I shall share a 3-min overview of each element of Scrum and how it connects with the other elements in the bead to form Scrum Sutra. Today, it's about the Daily Scrum. The purpose of the Daily Scrum is to establish a shared and common understanding between Developers on how they are progressing w.r.t. the Sprint Goal, make necessary adaptation to their upcoming planned work which reflects in the Sprint Backlog.
International Institute for Learning
APRIL 19, 2022
By Harold Kerzner, PhD and J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP, PfMP. Introduction. For more than four decades, we have been fortunate to teach project management courses to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to conduct seminars and webinars for practicing project and working professionals worldwide. Our greatest joy, as each session comes to a close, is asking participants what they think project management will look like in 2030.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Hardy, CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC
Communication is a core component of a resilient organization's risk management framework. However, risk communication involves more than just reporting information and populating dashboards, and we may be limiting our skillset. Storytelling is the ability to express ideas and convey messages to others, including stakeholders. When done effectively, it can help interpret complex risk environments for leaders and inform their decision-making.
Scoro
APRIL 22, 2022
Thryv is an agency-focused work management tool that helps to centralize business processes for small businesses, especially those that experiencing or planning rapid growth. However, there are a number of alternatives that may be a better fit for organizations, dependent on their specific requirements. 1. Scoro. Scoro is an end-to-end work management software that is popular among consultancies, agencies, and professional service firms.
Teamweek
APRIL 20, 2022
Research has shown that interpersonal and problem-solving skills are the main drivers for workplace performance, not IQ. If you’re looking to build a kickass team, we think you should pack it full of great problem-solvers, and in this article, we’ll convince you of that too. After we’ve looked at what problem-solving skills actually are and why they’re so important, we’ll look at four great problem-solving techniques your team can use straight away.
Scrum.org
APRIL 18, 2022
Welcome to Scrum Sutra – a podcast series where I shall share a 3-min overview of each element of Scrum and how it connects with the other elements in the bead to form Scrum Sutra. Today, it's about Daily Scrum. The purpose of Daily Scrum is to establish a shared and common understanding between Developers on how they are progressing w.r.t. the Sprint Goal, make necessary adaptation to their upcoming planned work which reflects in the Sprint Backlog.
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