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Are your PMs drowning in paperwork?

Kiron Bondale

One of the unfortunate perceptions which many project managers face when trying to do their jobs is that some stakeholders perceive that they are just bureaucratic paper-pushers. While there are certainly some ineffective project managers who put a greater emphasis on administrative activities than the real job of leading, with most of the practitioners I’ve worked with, this is not how they see their role.

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A Complete Guide To Project Estimation Techniques

Agilemania

Project Estimation is an underrated skill that has not been talked about much. Despite 35,00,00,000 search results for the query as we speak, project estimation still remains a topic that needs education. If you’re an aspiring Product Manager, you need to be proficient in project estimation. We’ve put together this blog post which will throw light on the meaning of project estimation, benefits of project estimation, its types and other bonus topics.

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13 Best Project Management Tools for 2022

Celoxis

Are you finding it challenging to manage your projects effectively? If yes, you must be looking to switch to an ultimate project management tool that can put you in a better position. I know that there are hundreds of project management tools in the market, and it’s challenging to choose the one that aligns with the requirements of your business.

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How to Write a Business Case (Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

What Is a Business Case? A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Business cases are prepared during the project initiation phase and their purpose is to include all the project’s objectives, costs and benefits to convince stakeholders of its value.

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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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The Stakeholder Performance Domain

Project Risk Coach

The PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition contains eight performance domains including the Stakeholder Performance Domain. In this article, we will explore this domain, why it's critical to projects, how to engage stakeholders, and some common stakeholder risks. What is the Stakeholder Performance Domain? This domain "addresses activities and functions associated with stakeholders" ( A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK® Guide, Page 8).

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AGILE: how to get there from left to right

Musings on Project Management

If you are new to Agile (thus, perhaps, a late adopter. or a newbie to the software industry) read through this posting at LeadingAnswers. The big message is: Internalize the founding concepts and guiding principles before jumping into sundry Agile practices. Start left; move rightIn particular, understand this lecture: Absorb the idea of moving 'left to right' from the founding ideas to the.

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What Is a Capital Improvement Plan & How to Create One

ProjectManager.com

It’s not uncommon for organizations to have more plans than they have funds. That creates a dilemma: how to spend their budget. A capital improvement plan can guide an organization when it’s trying to figure out which large projects or purchases in which they should invest. But what exactly is a capital improvement plan? How do you go about creating a capital improvement plan document?

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How Financial Planning Improves Work Performance in 2022

Proofhub

Improves Work Performance Employees who are under stress due to finances may not perform efficiently at the office. It results in errors at the workplace and loss of productivity which could mean dismissal and more financial worries. Financial Planning plays a vital role in helping employees save and invest better and make more money. Financial Planning involves investment, retirement, and tax planning.

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Giving back : Considerations for a new Product Owner

Scrum.org

Following on from my previous post ( Considerations for a new Scrum Master ) this blog aims to help those just starting out as a Product Owner. Like my previous blog - the following items are in no particular order of preference. The aim is to outline some of the key aspects that are probably worthwhile you considering as you get started on your Product Owner journey. .

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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

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A modern (and easy) guide to the 5 agile ceremonies

Planio

Agile ceremonies are the fuel that keeps your development team moving forward. Even in the depths of the most complex projects, regular check-ins, moments for self-reflection, and planning sessions can help illuminate the path ahead. But what if you’re not entirely comfortable managing and running Agile ceremonies? Agile ceremonies get abandoned when teams stop seeing the value in them.

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Best Airtable Alternatives of 2022 (Free & Paid)

ProjectManager.com

Connectivity is key to productivity in project management. Airtable is one of the many project management software solutions that presents itself as the app to connect your data, workflows and teams. Yet, many people are searching online for an Airtable alternative. Why seek an alternative project management solution? Let’s find out by first understanding where Airtable excels and where it falls short.

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How to do a Basic Agile Project | Video

Online PM Courses

For all traditional, predictive project managers who are wondering: how to do an agile project, I answer that question, in this video. The post How to do a Basic Agile Project | Video appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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5 Arten von Hindernissen, die Scrum Master beseitigen

Scrum.org

Welche Verantwortung übernimmt ein Scrum Master im Unternehmen? Scrum Master sind für die Effektivität des Scrum Teams verantwortlich. Sie helfen dem Team, seine Ziele zu erreichen. Behindert etwas den Fortschritt des Teams, dann übernehmen sie die Verantwortung dafür, dass dieses Hindernis beseitigt wird. . Hier findest du eine Übersicht über die fünf verschiedenen Arten von Hindernissen, denen du als Scrum Master begegnen kannst: . . 1.

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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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What Is Hoshin Kanri Method and How Can You Drive Progress with It?

nTask

Optimizing progress and making the most of your resources is a constant struggle. Businesses are always looking for ways to perfect their strategic planning in order to increase their chances of success. Hoshin Kanri is one such method that helps businesses with efficient strategic planning and the alignment of strategic goals throughout the organization.

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How To Write A Data-Driven Resume

PM Times

As business professionals, we know the increasing importance of data-driven decision making in our projects and operations. This article will explain why we need to bring that same approach to resume writing, and how to level up your Project Manager/Business Analyst resume writing skills. The Importance Of Data In the business world today, it […].

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FAQ: The 4-Day Work Week Edition

Scoro

What is a 4-day work week? It’s a new model of work where employees enjoy an extra day off every week. For some companies this means compressed hours on the four working days, and potentially cutting salary too. But, for Scoro, it means one day off every week, no change in hours, and no change in salary. Why was it important to you to do this? Because we believe that the 4-day work week is the better and smarter way to work.

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Janna Bastow: Lean Roadmapping and OKRs

Scrum.org

TL; DR: HoA #42: Lean Roadmapping and OKRs w/ Janna Bastow. In this energizing 42nd Hands-on Agile session on Lean Roadmapping, Janna Bastow, the go-to-authority on product roadmaps, talked about being lean while creating and maintaining your roadmap and how objectives and key results (OKR) may help meet that challenge. ?? Watch the video now: Janna Bastow: Lean Roadmapping and OKRs — Hands-on-Agile #42. ????

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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 Are Lean Manufacturing Concepts & How’re They Incorporated in Projects?

nTask

Lean manufacturing concepts have been around for quite a while now. These concepts have helped companies to increase productivity, improve efficiency and get the most out of their resources. These concepts have helped various companies gain a competitive edge including Nike, John Deere, and Toyota. With lean manufacturing, these companies were able to eliminate waste […].

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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

By Luigi Morsa. During the last two decades there has been the emergence of a number of software development methods as a response to the inefficiency of existing software development methods in rapidly changing environments (Highsmith, 2004). The most popular and pioneer methods, as highlighted by Conboy et al. (2009), include eXtreme Programming (XP) (Beck and Fowler, 2001) and Scrum (Schwaber and Beedle, 2002).

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40 Surprising Remote Work Statistics (2022)

Teamweek

In 2022, remote working is the norm for a lot of businesses. Whether it’s full-time remote workers or remote employees who split their time between office space and home in a flexible work setting, getting things done via remote work while creating a better work-life balance benefits everyone. But, what’s the data really saying on remote work and recruiting remote workers?

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What is the Sprint Planning and how does it connect with the other elements of Scrum

Scrum.org

Welcome to Scrum Sutra — a 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, I shall talk about Sprint Planning. The purpose of Sprint Planning is to establish a shared and common understanding on why the Sprint is valuable, what can be done in this Sprint, and how the work will be done.

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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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Rally Vs Jira Review – Which One’s the Best Platform for Agile Teams?

nTask

Jira and Rally, both project management software are structured around Agile Project Management techniques and uses. To truly understand which application is better for agile teams in between Rally vs Jira, you first should understand what Agile Project Management means and then how software might be useful to support this process. Only then you can […].

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Keeping a healthy work-life balance: 10 Tips from #TeamScoro

Scoro

Maintaining a positive work-life balance is an essential part of Scoro’s culture and values. We all have only 24 hours in a day, and to have more time for ourselves, we encourage our team members to “Work Smarter Not Harder” However, this balance doesn’t just come from the employer. It is something that a person should want and create for themselves.

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Project Cost Estimation: Overview of the Process, Main Challenges, and Recommendations

Epicflow Blog

Estimation of project cost is one of the core practices of the project initiation stage, which becomes the basis for the approved project budget. However, the main challenge of this process is that it has to be performed under conditions of uncertainty – you can forecast only the approximate budget you’re going to spend on a project. At the same time, the forecasted cost should not be too overestimated or underestimated.

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Rückblick auf den Scrum Day 2022: Tools, die dir helfen Sprint-Planung und Retrospektive wirkungsvoller durchzuführen und erfolgreich „Nein“ zu sagen

Scrum.org

Konferenz: nur trockene Vorträge voller langweiliger Theorie? Nicht so am Scrum Day 2022! Der diesjährige Scrum Day war gespickt mit Erfahrungsberichten und hilfreichen Werkzeugen. Obwohl ich als Raum-Host an den kleinen Saal in der Philharmonie in Stuttgart gefesselt war und nicht alle Vorträge besuchen konnte, habe ich viele hilfreiche Tools von führenden agilen Experten kennengelernt.

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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.