The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
As project managers, we need to communicate well with a range of technical folks. Here are some technical areas you should familiarize yourself with so you know enough to be dangerous. The post How To Improve Your Technical Skills: 5 Ways For A PM To Upskill appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Here’s a look at what’s on my Kindle at the moment. These are the books that have been accompanying me on my commute recently. Book Review: Your Dreams, Your Team, Yourself. Your Dreams, Your Team, Yourself is subtitled: 25 Secrets to Help You Crush Your Starting Career. Written by Reuben King Jr, Andrew Cramp and Nate Horgan, Your Dreams, Your Team, Yourself is really short and a very quick read.
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Appfluence
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Looking for the Productivity Formula. Everyone wants to be more productive. We are always trying to increase our rate of output. Google the word “productivity” and you can find countless articles on how to increase personally productivity, employee productivity, company productivity, etc. Yet, what many productivity methods forget is that none of us try to become more productive simply to be able increase our general volume of “doing.” The goal of productivity is be able
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
You’ve heard the phrase, “Always have a Plan B.” Well, “Plan B” is just common vernacular for what’s known as a contingency plan. In other words, a contingency plan is put in place in case the primary plan that you’re executing doesn’t unfold as expected. Contingency plans are used by smart managers who are aware that there are always risks that can sideline any project or business.
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Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Someone decided that it was a good idea to bring project management into your organization. Perhaps it was your CEO or operations manager or IT Director. But for some reason, it never took off. Project management has not been supported by your culture. Let's look at how to get things in flight with a project steering committee. What's the Current State?
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Kiron Bondale
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
After observing the frenzied shoppers competing with one another at Black Friday sales this week, one might be forgiven for forgetting that Thanksgiving was originally about expressing gratitude. The Scrum Guide doesn’t specifically identify expressions of appreciation as a key ingredient of sprint retrospectives, but it does list activities which can incorporate appreciation such as the inspection of team member interactions and the role of the Scrum Master in encouraging the team to not
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Project management is everywhere—the term is experiencing a moment. People have come to realize that much of the work they do is a project with a beginning, middle and end, and that the discipline of project management offers proven methodologies and tools to get their jobs done more productively and efficiently. In fact, project management is such a broad topic, it’s like an omnivore, eating up other management ideas and applying them.
The IIL Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. | Senior Executive Director for Project Management, IIL. Background: For almost four decades, companies on a worldwide basis struggled with the creation of a singular methodology that could be used to manage all their projects. The singular methodology was a necessity for senior management that was reluctant to surrender their “command and control” posture over the project management community.
LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
In a factory, people are managed like a piece of equipment, a resource that is applied to a well-described task. Anyone who has been trained in this task can be assigned and the same result is expected. If not, the fault is in the process or training, not in the person performing the task. The goal in this environment is to minimize the variation in how the task is done regardless of who is doing it.
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
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
How do you take time away from your projects as a PM? The secret is a well-planned project handoff. PM expert Mackenzie Dysart talks about the ins and outs of successful project transitions in this DPM Podcast episode. The post DPM Podcast: Happy Holidays For Everyone (With Mackenzie Dysart) appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
What is a project management audit? Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains and shows you in a few simple steps how to do one yourself. Here’s a screenshot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review – How to Do a Project Management Audit. Jennifer opened with a definition of the word audit; in its general sense, audit is a verb that means to inspect, examine, check, assess, review or analyze.
nTask
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
If you’re on a lookout for a project management tool, you may have heard that you need to choose the one that ‘fits’ perfectly with your individual or team needs. Easier said than done, choosing the right project management tool is no child’s play. In the hunt for the perfect tool, you might have been faced with a decision to choose between two of the leading software in the market, Trello vs.
Planview
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Digital disruption is everywhere. It has infiltrated not only the ways in which people work, how organizations deliver products, and what is required to remain competitive in today’s market, but it has also vastly altered customer expectations and demands. Gone are the days in which customers merely anticipated the next product release—those days have been replaced with customer demands for connected, digital experiences.
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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.
Zen Project Management
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
In general, I prefer having fully co-located teams but I've been working with a number of organizations that use off-shoring as part of their delivery model. Some have the right approach, others are missing the mark. When one organization I worked with decided to move to a Scrum framework, they were also setting up an off-shore model with developers in India.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
The phrase “project management” is a simple description of a complex activity. Before you can even plan the project, you must get it approved by stakeholders and sponsors. So, you’re sort of a salesman. Then you must plan it, schedule it, budget it, all within the confines of what has been approved. Next, you need to assemble a team to accomplish those tasks, and you must monitor their progress and report back on it to the project executives.
Leading Answers
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Like TV channels, the choice of project management credentials has exploded recently. 20 years ago things were much simpler, in North America, the PMP was the dominant credential, in the UK and ex British Empire countries it was PRINCE2. Life was straightforward, career paths defined, and credentials well understood. In 1983 in the US, over 100M people watched the finale of the TV series M.A.S.H.
Lynne Cazaly
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Every time we're invited to a meeting or to participate in a workshop or conversation we're either a participant or the convener/leader/facilitator of the session. Levels of engagement continue to drop across workplaces, yet we're increasingly needing to get people 'on board', 'aligned' or 'buying-in' to strategies, plans, directions and programs of work.
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Proofhub
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Project management can be a real roller coaster. When you get to the end of something big, it can be a thrill, but when something goes wrong, or you’re up against a strict deadline, it’s easy to get stressed out and discouraged. However, to be successful as a project manager, you need to be able to navigate the tough times. Things aren’t always going to go well, and if you don’t have the right approach, then you risk losing your team, which will cause the entire project to suffer, or worse, go i
Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
You’ve created a robust corporate strategy and aligned all your projects. Now all you have to do is sit back and wait for your strategy to be delivered, right? Unfortunately, it’s not often as simple as that! In this article, we share six reasons why strategy execution might go wrong and how you can address them. 1. Get Alignment Right. First, strategic execution can fail because the work the business is doing does not take it closer to the strategy.
Online PM Courses
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
The Grief Cycle is the root source of much of our understanding of change in organizations, personal change, and how to manage change. It has a well-known acronym: DABDA. So, what is the Grief Cycle? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of Online PM Courses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes. Project Management in Under 5. What is the Grief Cycle – DABDA?
Green Project Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
This is a follow on post to “Keep on scammin’ on: The evil brilliance, success and recurrence of The Playbook.” The strategies from The Playbook have been employed by industries that are under threat of losing profits when scientific evidence proves that their product causes significant harm to the public, society or planet in some […].
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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.
Teamweek
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
One of the most vital skills every manager should develop is proper delegation. But the ability to trust others enough to take responsibility and authority for assignments, isn’t always an easy one. At the same time, whether they believe it or not, managers aren’t able to do everything on their own. This means the workload must be shared, making it a crucial attribute for an effective leader to develop.
Wrike
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
. With the global economy still recovering, businesses around the world need project managers who can think strategically and execute successfully. As a result, the project management field is growing quickly, with increasing demand and rising salaries drawing more people to the profession. If you’re interested in breaking into project management yourself, you’ve probably got a ton of questions: how do you get started?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 25, 2018
When you’re the youngest person in the room, or in the minority in some way, or just new to your role and trying to make the best impression possible, sometimes it feels like you aren’t being taken seriously at work. I often hear from people who worry about not being considered a serious player in the office. Young women seem to suffer the most – at least, I’m most aware of it affecting that group – but it seems to hit everyone at some point.
GanttPRO Project Management
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
A project manager’s role revolves around the planning and management of a project to ensure that a stated goal is accomplished in a professional and timely manner. Project managers are […].
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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