Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 1, 2016
Regular readers will know that I’m not at all experienced in formal Agile project management, but I know it is something that I need to know more about. Today I’m partnering with Eylean to give you an overview of three agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban. I’ve learned a lot during the research for this article! Let’s dive in. Agile Methods: The Basics.
Kiron Bondale
MAY 29, 2016
Imagine that you are planning a multi-day road trip across the country to a town which you’ve never visited before. Chances are that you will load your smartphone with maps to help you navigate the journey as well as identifying some points of interest and regularly spaced hotels along the way. What are the odds that you will plan your trip down to the hour?
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Musings on Project Management
JUNE 2, 2016
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
MAY 28, 2016
Ever have this sinking feeling that a bad moon is arising on your project? You’re not sure what the problem is, but you know things are out of control. Image courtesy of Abobe Stock (edited in Canva). One of the strongest telltale signs of project trouble is increasing numbers of project issues. The negative events that you were concerned about have occurred.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 3, 2016
This is a guest article by author Edoardo Binda Zane. If you are a project manager, making tough calls and decisions is part of your everyday life. Usually, the more time you spend in this role, the more thick-skinned you become in making risky calls on your own. After all, directing the project is your job and your priority is delivering results within your deadlines.
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Moira Alexander
MAY 31, 2016
With 10 interconnected knowledge areas that incorporate the use of 47 processes organized into five process groups, project management can be a multifaceted maze to navigate. Developing a deeper understanding of this discipline can be an all-consuming and intimidating task at times, and just trying to find out where to turn for training can feel overwhelming. 5.
Zen Project Management
MAY 31, 2016
Empathy is an important attribute in Design Thinking. In order to solve our customer's problems, we really need to understand them. We need to walk in their shoes. But there's a limit to how far we can take this. We can spend hours talking to an astronaut, but we will never truly understand what it's like to walk in space. Agile has this idea of the Product Owner, but you don't see much written in agile about empathy.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 30, 2016
We’re enjoying the sunshine (and I’m catching up on preparing some course materials for the upcoming training that I’m launching). Hope you are having a lovely day and see you on Wednesday! I have a bumper article planned about comparing different types of Agile approaches… P.S. The last giveaway winner has been contacted (they won a copy of Effective Decision-Making) but they haven’t yet confirmed their details for their prize.
The Digital Project Manager
JUNE 2, 2016
Posted in Tools. [link]. Google’s data shows people are five times more likely to leave a mobile site that isn’t mobile-friendly, while nearly half of all visitors will leave a mobile site if the pages don’t load within 3 seconds. Find out how well your site works across mobile and desktop devices and get a custom speed and mobile friendliness report from think with Google.
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
LiquidPlanner
JUNE 2, 2016
We have a unique vantage point here at LiquidPlanner. We talk to people managing projects every day, and get insight into their struggles and strivings. Increasingly, businesses are recognizing the fact that they can’t afford the project drag that comes with using traditional project management tools. The Need for Dynamic Project Management. These days, your business has to keep up with the speed of innovation.
Green Project Management
MAY 30, 2016
If you recently watched the webinar I did recently for IPMA on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), you will know that I briefly covered two. By request, I have started a series on our blog to break down each SDG from a PM perspective. To watch the Webinar, Click here For the series, I will start at […]. The post The Sustainable Development Goal to End Poverty and Project Management appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.
Susanne Madsen
JUNE 1, 2016
In a previous post we looked at the importance of finding the right balance between positive and negative stress, so that you can operate within your zone of peak performance. If you have too much negative stress in your life the first step in combating it is to realize that you are indeed stressed and to accept that something needs to change. There are many things you can do to reduce stress.
Function Point
MAY 31, 2016
Guest post by Michele Della Mattia, Executive Director of Operations, The NOW Group. “Summer student” “Summer student”: in many agencies, this is a young person earning little to no pay fetching coffee, collating photocopies or doing digital drudge work until the wee hours. But this shortchanges both students and agencies. Students can offer a lot of value when you see their potential.
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LiquidPlanner
JUNE 1, 2016
Humble Beginnings. In 2006 I left a great gig at Expedia to start LiquidPlanner with a fellow Expedia colleague, Charles Seybold. Having spent years at Expedia working to make travel booking technology faster and more scalable, Charles and I witnessed first-hand how difficult it was for the all of the teams within Expedia to plan and execute work accurately.
Green Project Management
JUNE 2, 2016
By. Dr. Abdelsalam Jaroshi GPM Partner – Turkey and North Africa CEO – Diwan International (formerly Libyan Diwan LLC.) Business Development Director – PMRi Ltd. https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdeljar As project management is an organization wide practice, the importance of having project management related literature understood and realized all over the organization is an essential factor of achieving […].
The Tao of Project Management
JUNE 3, 2016
So step one was to consider if the project manager has the necessary skills to manage projects. Step two was to consider the needs of the organisation. Step three was to make sure that only projects that are critical to the business take place and that the projects that do take place are measured on the actual benefits they deliver to the business at the end of the project.
Function Point
MAY 31, 2016
Guest post by Michele Della Mattia, Executive Director of Operations, The NOW Group. “Summer student” “Summer student”: in many agencies, this is a young person earning little to no pay fetching coffee, collating photocopies or doing digital drudge work until the wee hours. But this shortchanges both students and agencies. Students can offer a lot of value when you see their potential.
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LiquidPlanner
MAY 31, 2016
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill. It’s very easy to get comfortable with how things are and ride them out—even when those things are bad. To a large extent we’re conditioned that way from birth, molded to fit society’s current standard way of thinking and living. Most of us go from wanting to change the world to just wanting to be assimilated into it.
Project Management Hacks
JUNE 2, 2016
Image Credit: Work From Home Success (Pixabay.com). Working from home is a hot topic for staff and managers at many companies. Staff are interested in the arrangement to reduce commuting time, travel expenses and address other needs in their lives. Managers support working from home to stay competitive, to access talent from other locations, and to reduce stress.
GanttPRO Project Management
MAY 30, 2016
Setting goals using Work Breakdown Structure, a Gantt chart, or any other project planning methodology is a good practice. The team can focus on these goals and make decisions based […].
Musings on Project Management
MAY 30, 2016
The last Monday in May is Memorial Day in the USA. A day we remember those who served, those who left it on the field, those who did not come back. US cemetary at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France (Photo by author) Read in the library at Square Peg Consulting about these books I've written Buy them at any online book retailer!
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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.
Fix my Project Chaos
JUNE 2, 2016
Here are 6 transformative posts about building trust in your project team; The post Fresh Friday 03 June 2016 – 6 Transformative Posts about Trust appeared first on Fix My Project Chaos.
PM by PM
JUNE 2, 2016
Discounts, Promotions, Offers and Announcements on Project Management Courses & Content You will find the best deals on Project Management courses in this post. The deals include discounts, promotions and offers for certification courses, certification preparation content, other project management courses and general project management content. You can start your preparation on PMP, PMI-ACP, CAPM, […].
GanttPRO Project Management
MAY 30, 2016
Setting goals using Work Breakdown Structure, a Gantt chart, or any other project planning methodology is a good practice.
Stepping Into Project Management
MAY 30, 2016
If you thought your opportunities are limited by your location- think again. You can be located anywhere in the world and yet to connect to continents apart. So, if you are new to project management and what to know more, why limit yourself to your locality. Be bold. Be brave. Reach out to anyone. The most difficult part of reaching out to someone in the PM community is: You might want to network or work with the best; however you don’t know how to reach them If you reach out, you aren’t sure if
Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management
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