The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Your business success isn’t determined by attracting new clients, but by keeping existing clients. How you are managing client expectations matters a lot. Naturally, managing expectations well helps to keep customers satisfied while giving them enough space, so you can keep bringing in the revenue. The data suggests that the retention of customers is overall […].
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
There are both advantages and disadvantages to working as part of a team. Advantages include being able to pool resources (both human and financial), having built-in support systems, and being able to hold each other accountable. Disadvantages of teamwork can include conflict between team members, difficulty in making decisions, and feelings of isolation from the rest of the company if you’re not working closely with others on a daily basis.
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Planio
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
People don’t leave bad jobs - they leave bad managers. Unfortunately, 77% of organizations say that they lack great leadership. So, it only makes sense that to keep your team together and happy (and avoid project failure ), you need to level up your leadership game. That’s where servant leadership comes in. Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy that focuses on empowering and supporting team members.
Binfire
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
As workloads increase, employees, managers, and business owners across a range of industries have been pushed to constantly devise workplace productivity hacks. Since every workplace is unique in its own way, it can be somewhat challenging to figure out what can help increase workplace productivity. This is where technology comes into play. Technology is not the solution to all problems, but if used correctly, it can contribute to higher productivity in the workplace, make employees more efficie
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Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Risk management comes in many flavors – enterprise, operational, and strategic risk management. But what is risk management in projects? How can we integrate risk management with project management, resulting in greater project success? Hand in Glove Relationship Project risk management fits into project management like a hand-in-glove. Project managers can use it to achieve their project objectives and goals.
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PM Times
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The business world is characterized by constant change – particularly in project-oriented businesses – and if you don’t bend, you’ll break. Flexibility and responsiveness are key to success in an environment that’s hard to predict. But unpredictability doesn’t mean you SHOULDN’T plan ahead. It just means you need the agility to create, compare, and adjust […].
Online PM Courses
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Many Project Managers need to work with a Project Management Office. So, in this guide, I survey everything you need to know about a PMO. The post Superior PMO Guide: All You Need to Know about Project Management Office appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
Agilemania
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
In today’s complex business environment, organizations are constantly looking for ways to increase efficiency and adaptability. To meet these demands, many companies have adopted new ways to integrate development, operations, and other departments as well as use Agile and DevOps principles. But there are many misconceptions about Agile and DevOps not only in the general public but also within businesses that have adopted them.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Teamhood is a Kanban project management system for teams. It’s a visual, flexible tool that is perfect for small and medium businesses who want to improve how they manage projects. It’s extremely easy to use with a low learning curve, so even if you aren’t (and don’t want to be) agile experts, you can quickly improve productivity and collaboration. Let me show you how!
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
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Producing an event, whether virtual, in-person or hybrid, is hard enough. Having to make an event budget adds another layer of stress. But it doesn’t have to be a nightmare if you follow a few simple steps to creating an event budget. Successful events should be fun and informative. If you’re struggling with the event budget it can negatively impact the whole event.
Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
If you follow this blog you've read several references to the project balance sheet. So, is this about accounting? Yes, and no: Yes, it's about a double entry tool to keep track of "mine" and "yours", but no, it's not the accountant's tool used in your father's accounting office. Take a look at this figure: What have we got here? First, the business and the project; but.
Project Risk Coach
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Risk management comes in many flavors – enterprise, operational, and strategic risk management. But what is risk management in projects? How can we integrate risk management with project management, resulting in greater project success? Hand in Glove Relationship Project risk management fits into project management like a hand-in-glove. Project managers can use it to achieve their project objectives and goals.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
TL; DR: Value Creation in Scrum. As a tactical framework, Scrum is good at delivering Increments into customers’ hands. As we work in iterations, we probably do that several times per month, mitigating risk by closing feedback loops. Nevertheless, there is a potentially hazardous void in the framework that successful Scrum teams start plugging early: how to figure out what is worth building—product discovery—in the first place.
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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.
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
There are several ways you might find yourself buying a product or service. As you shop around, you might be enticed to purchase something. For example, two common tactics include push marketing and pull marketing. Let’s look at push vs. pull marketing to better understand them. Pull and push marketing are two marketing strategies that are used to sell products or services to an audience.
Musings on Project Management
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Well, talk about cratering a schedule and resource plan!Layoffs in the middle of a project will do it for you.But wait!There may be a silver lining here:Communication complexity in and among project participants decreases as the square of participants. That could be a winnerYou may be able to select the departees. That's tough in any circumstance, but it's also an opportunity to prune the lesser.
The Digital Project Manager
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Where do project managers fit into the procurement management process? It affects our projects, and yet we often aren’t the ones sourcing the vendors and suppliers that will work on our projects. It’s also a major source of risk—what happens to your project when the developer you procured drops off the face of the earth? […]. The post Procurement Management & The Project Manager’s Role In The Project Life Cycle appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, Scrum teams are “self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.” Self-managing teams are able to more easily adapt to changing situations, which promotes Empiricism and enables the Scrum team to deliver increased value to the organization while solving complex business problems. . The most empowered Scrum teams in my experience not only decide who does what, when and how, they also control the structure and organization of the S
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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.
nTask
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
There’s no denying that conflict resolution at the workplace can be difficult. The rise of social media has made communication more difficult than ever before, and disputes have become more common. Unfortunately, it often goes hand in hand with stress and anxiety. When conflicts arise, it’s important to have a plan for resolving them swiftly […].
Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
There’s a part of Transformation that’s essential that we don’t talk about as much—expenses. During Transformation, we mainly focus on variable expenses because those costs are negotiable. The most often overlooked variable expense during Transformation is external vendors, likely because they aren’t technically a part of your company. It’s no surprise that companies don’t want to pay to Transform external vendors, in the risk that the people will leave after the contract is up, or the vendor wo
Agilemania
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
When it comes to product management, we tend to hear a lot more about things like road mapping, requirements gathering, and wireframing because the mechanics of the job are easier to explain. And yet, when you start getting into metrics and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), the principles become a lot more abstract. So let’s make metrics and KPIs feel a little less conceptual for you.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
77 posts ago. we took a start with introducing the underlying - core - concepts of the Scrum framework. Jep, that is 77 weeks, or 20 months, over one and a half year ago already! We discovered that a professional use of the Scrum framework is really not about “doing” Scrum, about doing the events or about having the artefacts. Everything we do while aiming for professionally using Scrum has something to do with at least one of the following, probably a few, or hopefully all of these underlying
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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.
nTask
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
No project is complete until it's been thoroughly planned and executed in Agile style. If you're new to agile software development, or simply want to improve your team's agility skills, this guide is for you. In this article, we'll outline the basics of agile planning, discuss how agile teams interact with other departments, and agile […].
LiquidPlanner
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Release 35 | November 22, 2022. This release provides a boost for effective time management with the introduction of a Work Limit for controlling hours put into projects and tasks. Whether you’re billing for time or managing scope creep, this feature keeps you on track. There’s also a new widget for Dashboards along with greater visibility for Dependencies and Schedule Limits in your plan.
Agilemania
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
The vast majority of businesses were doubtful when the Agile manifesto was introduced in 2001. Nowadays, everyone wants to be more agile. Each profitable organization, from Microsoft to Google, is striving for methods to integrate agile ideas into its process. In simple terms, agile transformation assists companies in establishing a solid foundation that enables them to react to constantly shifting client needs.
Teamweek
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The interview process is all about getting to know a potential candidate. Learning what they’re capable of and who they are. When recruiters have the chance to do this in person, they can connect with candidates, build trust and hook someone that’s a good fit. But in-person interviews are not always possible. When local or even global circumstances prevent face-to-face interviews, virtual interviews present a safe, convenient alternative.
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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