8 Project Management Software Benefits: Why Use It?
The Digital Project Manager
OCTOBER 19, 2021
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The Power of Not Forcing
PM Times
OCTOBER 20, 2021
If your goal is to perform optimally, as an individual, team, or organization, cultivate the power of not forcing. A friend asked my view on Wu Wei or Flow. “In work and life, should one apply the notion of Flow in full?” My response was, “Yes, aspire to apply Wu Wei in work and the […]. The post The Power of Not Forcing appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.
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Gantt Chart vs. Kanban: What Will Empower Your Project?
GanttPRO Project Management
OCTOBER 17, 2021
About 100 years ago, the American Henry Gantt presented the chart that bears his name. A little later, Taiichi Ohno, an engineer at Toyota Corporation, developed the Kanban system. Gantt […]. The post Gantt Chart vs. Kanban: What Will Empower Your Project? first appeared on GanttPRO.
Risk Response Plan in Project Management: Key Strategies & Tips
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Projects are delicate operations. There is so much that can impact them; a storm cutting off the supply chain, equipment failure or a labor dispute are merely three possible situations in a seemingly endless succession of risks. The risk response plan that you create to deal with these risks, which describes risk identification, assessment, and mitigation response strategies, could mean the success or failure of the project.
Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation
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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.
PMI Updates PMI-RMP Exam
Project Risk Coach
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Are you aware that the Project Management Institute (PMI) is updating the PMI-RMP exam? The new exam will start in April 2022. Let's look at the PMI-RMP Pilot Exam process, what's different in the exam, the Pilot Exam Content Outline, and how to apply. Table Of Contents. 1 PMI-RMP Pilot Exam 2 What's Different in the New PMI-RMP Exam? 3 Here's the PMI-RMP Pilot Exam Content Outline 4 How to Apply for the PMI-RMP Pilot Exam.
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Project Management?
nTask
OCTOBER 21, 2021
AI (artificial intelligence) is going to continue to disrupt our daily lives in a huge way. Like the internet, this tech will completely change the way people live, information is shared, and businesses act. Every industry is going to be further impacted by AI ( many already have been), but here, we’re going to focus on how it may improve the project management sector.
What Is a Resource Histogram in Project Management?
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 21, 2021
In project management, resources are the people, tools and materials necessary to get the project done. In other words, resources are important—and so is resource management. A resource histogram is a statistical tool used to manage resources. It’s a historical bar chart diagram that defines a resource allocation schedule. Resource histograms help project managers with resource planning and quality management.
Keeping “Why?” front of mind
Kiron Bondale
OCTOBER 17, 2021
HBR published an article this week reinforcing the importance of purpose for building engagement and creating high performance with project work. Twelve years ago, Daniel Pink doubled down on purpose with his book Start with Why and made it part of his intrinsic motivation triad. Making sure that a project’s purpose is clear, well understood, and shared by key stakeholders is critical but all too often that valuable information is hidden like the Ark of the Covenant in that secret governme
My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 18, 2021
TL; DR: My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns. I recently was invited to a Scrum.org Webinar, and I picked a topic close to my heart: the worst Scrum anti-patterns. So, without further delay, here are my top ten of the meanest, baddest Scrum anti-patterns I have experienced. ?? Watch the replay of the webinar now ! ?? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?
Strategic Project Finance Essentials: A Project Manager’s Guide to Financial Metrics
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
8 Best Action Tracking Softwares that You Can Use in 2021
nTask
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Project management is a complex puzzle that takes a lot of different things to go right at the same time so that teams can generate more value for the company. These different ‘things’ are the tasks or actions that are included in the project development process. So, if you were searching for the best action tracking software on the market right now, you have come to the right place, because, in this article, we are going to talk about just that.
"Scrumban" - 5 Kanban Practices That Will Help Your Scrum Team
Inloox
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Does this seem familiar? A new sprint is coming up and with it thousands of pending tasks , an unclear allocation of tasks and confusing priorities? In this article we will show you how to bring order into this chaos. It is often assumed that there is THE ONE tool or method to tackle the complexity in a project. We’ll prove to you: The right mix makes the difference!
10 Best Free Resource Management Software In 2021
The Digital Project Manager
OCTOBER 19, 2021
I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for resource management software today—or wait, scratch that, I’ll just go and get it for free! The post 10 Best Free Resource Management Software In 2021 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
How to create high-performing Scrum teams ??
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Scrum Masters are accountable for the effectiveness of the Scrum Team. In a way, the goal is to get your team to high-performing stage where the benefits of teamwork starts to really show. This is where the team starts to act as a cohesive unit and skyrockets their productivity. They are able to deliver great results and collaborate effectively. There is no one way to help your team get to that stage, but you should know how your team develops and matures as they learn to work better together.
20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers
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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.
Plan just enough to make it work!
Project Management Update Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 20, 2021
The famous quote from Napolean Hill “Plan your work and work your plan” is intrinsically focused on making your plan work because it is a living artifact which can change and adapt to the circumstances.
The Power of Having Your Entire Team in One Project Management Solution
LiquidPlanner
OCTOBER 22, 2021
With traditional project management solutions, you have one Project Manager responsible for updating the project schedule. So much valuable time is wasted chasing down others for updates, just to have to manually adjust a constantly outdated plan. There’s no visibility into what is being worked on and when; you’re finding it hard to keep up and keep track of everything.
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Resource Guru
OCTOBER 19, 2021
In 2019, Wellingtone , a UK-based PMO consultancy, surveyed 150 organizations about the state of project management. They found that “poor resource management” is the second-largest project management challenge among respondents, trailing just a few percentage points behind “poorly trained project managers.” . Of course, advanced organizations turn to dedicated resource scheduling software to enable a smooth resource allocation and resource management process.
Unlock the Power in the Five Scrum Events
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 18, 2021
A Scrum Event is a meeting. So why don't we just call it that? Why create a new word? Given the poor reputation that meetings have, maybe it's not a surprise. Rather than replicate the name and pain of meetings, the Scrum Events are designed to replace them and be all that you need. The power of the Scrum Events is in the way they're time-boxed and in their purpose.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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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.
How to Do Resource Scheduling in Project Management with Ease
Epicflow Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Tired of time-consuming and cumbersome resource scheduling? . Probably, you are: it typically involves coordination of all the people, equipment, and facilities involved in project delivery, taking into account possible contingencies, and making sure that all the tasks are completed on schedule without delays. In addition, some factors are difficult to predict at the outset of the project, which creates additional uncertainties in the scheduling process.
We Asked, You Answered: Your Top Project Management Prioritization Issues
LiquidPlanner
OCTOBER 20, 2021
According to research, 70% of organizations have suffered at least one project failure in the prior 12 months. Over the years we’ve talked to many people who managed these projects to better understand their needs and what could have helped them succeed. Most have counted on traditional project management software to align their projects and teams, but they have consistently attributed four common problems to their failure: resources, visibility, alignment of priorities, and scheduling issues
Dynamic Capabilities Framework: Useful and Familiar to Project Managers
The Strategic Project Manager
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Dynamic capabilities allow an organization to adapt to changing conditions, and thus are increasingly valued as the pace of change accelerates. This ability to change rapidly in the face of change, both positive and negative, is what makes dynamic capabilities so important and valuable as a part of an organization’s business model. A Dynamic Capabilities Framework has evolved, and it can be used to determine your organization’s need for flexibility and to provide guidance in implemen
[VLOG] Don't Downgrade Your Definition of "Done", Level Up Your Agility.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 18, 2021
What's good this week awesome people? I hope you are all having an awesome week. In today's vlog I would like to come back to the fundamentals of Scrum. done increment. In Scrum, done means releasable. A lot of Scrum team has surpassed this fundamental requirement of Scrum because they can release to production multiple times in a day. On the other spectrum, some Scrum teams downgraded their definition of done.
Acclaim Projects Helps Deliver Innovation Projects on Time and on Budget
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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.
4 Ways To Manage Your Energy And Have A Balanced, Productive Workday
Trello
OCTOBER 21, 2021
If you were a marathon runner, you would train by starting small. You would set goals for yourself, but know your limits and never push beyond them in case of injury or burnout. You would know when to slow down, rest, and recover, and when to pick up speed. You would run in intervals based on the peaks and dips of your energy. You would listen to your mind, body, and spirit.
3 Work From Home Best Practices for 2022
Binfire
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Work from home (WFH) has become more prevalent than ever over the last few years. The pandemic of 2019 brought many offices all over the world to a standstill, as government-enforced lockdowns meant people had to stay home in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Although many offices have reopened since some are choosing to remain closed and continue to allow workers to log in and work from home.
6 Best Bug Tracking Software that You can Use Right Now in 2021
nTask
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Bugs and scope creeps are one of the biggest problems in management no matter if it is project management, task management, time management, or any other sort of management. Gone are the days when the professionals used excel sheets and yellow notepads to note down the suspected bugs and brainstorm their solutions in various meetings and gatherings.
Going Beyond Three Questions with the Daily Scrum
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 20, 2021
. Image by author . The 2020 version of the Scrum Guide dropped the classic “three questions” of the Daily Scrum. Yet many teams stick with the practice, even when it doesn’t produce the collaboration that is the hallmark of a valuable Daily Scrum. When a Scrum Team I worked with said that their Daily Scrum was lackluster and unproductive, I challenged them to design a better one.
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.
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