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The Importance of Operational Project Management for Businesses

ProjectManager.com

No matter what the type of project is, project management software helps deliver it more efficiently. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software that has multiple project views to implement operational projects across all departments. A strategic project is about creating something new and innovative.

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

Scrum.org

They got the idea of increasing the complexity of dependency management and longer lead time due to the handoffs having individual accountability. Do you measure estimated time for a task vs. actual time spent? Or measuring things like defects per story, defect removal efficiency and code coverage, etc.

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Ghosts of Agile Past: Story Points

Scrum.org

Initially intended as a tool for simplifying estimation, story points have become a source of confusion and dysfunction within teams. The inception of story points was meant to move teams away from the absolute estimation of tasks, such as the number of hours, to a more relative and flexible system.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. Quality assurance reviews, peer reviews, health checks and quality audits might sound scary for project managers – they’re not. Tip: Avoid scope creep!

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The Agile Hangover

Scrum.org

Over that quarter of a century, Scrum has gone from a niche method used by software developers to mainstream adoption with many millions of people using Scrum or at least parts of Scrum every day. Now Scrum is not just a smart way of delivering software, it is a fundamental part of any enterprise agility transformation. .

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The Scrum Master Balancing Act

Scrum.org

Encouraging self-management and promoting a culture of collective problem-solving can lead to a more independent, motivated, and innovative team. By encouraging self-organization, the Scrum Master empowers the team members to take ownership of their work and find innovative solutions to obstacles that arise.

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10 Free Change Management Templates for Excel and Word

ProjectManager.com

Project management software helps, too, but if you’re not ready to upgrade, we have some free change management templates that can help you manage change. It’s often used as a tool to help organizations meet long-term goals, stay innovative and generally improve their processes.