Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 11, 2020

In this review of Office Timeline Pro, I’ll share the pros and cons of the PowerPoint plugin. Summary review of Office Timeline: Office Timeline is a simple way of creating timelines for anything from inside PowerPoint or your browser. How to make impressive PowerPoint timelines in just a few clicks. Here’s how to use it.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2022

Teams that work in an agile environment need flexible project management software. ProjectManager is cloud-based software that works with whatever methodology you choose. Working software over comprehensive documentation. The writers of the agile manifesto agreed on 12 principles that define how to run an agile project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

My software projects needed releasing, so we had to follow the formal process and engage with the release manager to make sure that the bug fixes and new features got pushed to the production environment in a controlled way. The role of a release manager is crucial in ensuring that software projects are completed on time and within budget.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 4, 2024

In 2024, technical hiring is about more than just finding someone who can code. The tech industry is constantly evolving, and as a result, so are the skills required to excel in it. Stop sifting through piles of resumes or relying on experience over skills to source top talent for your tech recruiting efforts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 13, 2024

If you’ve arrived here, you’re probably ready to get into my Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce: Professional Certificate review! I’ve spent many hours reviewing the materials and going through the lessons so you can save time in your own course evaluation. I completed the quizzes and worked through the training videos.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2018

Nearly everybody dreads a performance review, and for good reason. Due to the unpopularity, and sometimes inefficacy, of the performance review, many companies have abandoned that nervy review process in favor of always-on, real-time dashboards that show managers how team members are doing every minute of every day.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When working in information technology (IT), an incident can shut down a network or server and stop work, which is why IT incident management is so important. Before we go into the process of IT incident management, let’s first understand what the term IT incident means and how IT incident management is defined. What Is an IT Incident?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2022

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. Section One covers plans and also looks at how to work out what to do, elements of creative thinking to generate ideas and how to map those ideas to a project vision. I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review. It’s all brilliant.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

Below, we’ll define what a prototype is, why it’s important to make a product prototype and explore how to make a prototype. Along the way, we’ll offer tips, particularly on how project management software can help you realize your idea and turn a product prototype into a successful product launch. What Is a Prototype?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review. Scrum has repeatedly proven to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. It is the Sprint Review. The Sprint Review According to the Scrum Guide.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 23, 2024

In the tech industry you’ve got to know when to go all in with innovation and when to hold back due to risk. That’s where the genius of strategic alignment in technology portfolios comes into the picture. When the bet’s as high as it is in tech, knowing how to balance your cards can make all the difference.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Exploring Agile methodologies provides teams with flexible, efficient, and collaborative approaches to software development and project management. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges. What are the Top 5 Agile Methodologies?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 25, 2018

I was approached by the people at Reason8 to try their meeting transcription software, and together we decided the best test would be to do a market comparison and review similar tools. Enter… Meeting Minutes Transcription Software. tech has moved on so much that now there are tools that transcribe your meetings for you.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Plus, we’ll give you tips on how to write a better one before showing how project management software can make the process even more efficient. It includes both the business solution and the technical solution to the project. What Is a Business Requirements Document? Business Requirements vs. Functional Requirements.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. How is it unique? with examples of IT projects) IT project management is the process of planning, organizing, running, and managing information technology projects.

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 18, 2024

The different PM technologies offer that, empowering you to manage projects better. What if you could leverage these technologies without being a technical expert? Many of these tools are developed with user-friendly interfaces, making them accessible to professionals of all technical backgrounds.

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Wrike

JUNE 29, 2023

This draft represents the code that’s just been written. Your code is like your story. syntax in code and grammar in writing), and ultimately achieve its purpose (e.g., The code review process is like the editing phase in writing a book. You give it to someone else to read — this person is like the code reviewer.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Can we get individual productivity up by teaching them how to work efficiently? Or we have to look at how to remove constraints, provide them better resources, and guide them about what meaningful work is so they can perform well. Or measuring things like defects per story, defect removal efficiency and code coverage, etc.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As such, most of us are facing resource constriction and forced now to think about how to do more, with less. This article offers several solutions to this challenge, providing prioritization, process and people tips and how technology can be leveraged. The solution is to deploy processes that align and focus daily work.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Question] Are technical skills required to be a Scrum Master? As per the Scrum Guide, there are no requirement for a Scrum Master to have technical skills. For example, they should be able to tell if TDD is appropriate for this team, what does it look like, and if so, are they doing it well. Watch here: [link].

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

If you want to become a remote employee on a more permanent basis, you have to ask for it, so let’s dive into how to ask to work remotely. How to convince your manager to let you work remotely. If this isn’t the right time to be asking, give it 6 months and review the situation again. How is this actually going to work?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Before we share how to calculate the manufacturing cycle time, let’s make sure we’re clear on what that term means. Finally, we show how project management software can help with manufacturing. Project management software can help manufacturers plan, track and monitor their cycle time.

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Zen Project Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Guest post by Dr. Mik Kersten While “technical debt” is a term that’s frequently used by technologists, the implication and understanding of it tends to be opaque to the business until it’s too late - just look at how Nokia lost the mobile market that it helped create. What’s technical debt?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That requires work, of course, and a lot of coordination between departments, which can be streamlined by project management software. Every task has a due date and is part of a larger schedule. To keep track of all of them, you need to use project management software. How to Implement your Marketing Plan in 8 Steps.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The use of capital budgeting offers an objective view that helps managers figure out how to invest capital in order to increase business value but also helps the overall health of the company. The time value of money is about the potential rate of return on the investment as well as the reduced purchasing power over time due to inflation.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

The recommendation Executive summary example #1: Project status update Executive summary example #2: Resource decision How to write a great executive summary for your next project 1. Re-review and pull out the key elements 4. Define the objective of your executive summary 2. Edit for audience and tone and remove jargon and buzzwords 5.

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Planio

JUNE 8, 2022

As products become more complex, technical project managers have quickly become the holy grail for growing businesses. Technical project managers (TPM) bridge the gap between understanding what’s technically possible in a project and managing the resources, timelines, and expectations to get it done. First, learn the basics.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps plan, manage and track projects in real time. Recommend tools: PM consultants often recommend new project management software solutions to support the processes and methods they’re recommending. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

I mentor project managers, and the types of problems that people come up with on calls are not technical issues for the most part. Organizational culture, management expectations and lack of the right software to provide visibility into the problem all contribute to the headache. Mostly, people want to chat about other people.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We did a fair amount of off-the-shelf software deployments, and we frequently made the point that we were a healthcare company, not a software development firm. We did have a team of developers who built some in-house apps, and web front ends to databases, but we were not, at heart, a company that built software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 14, 2022

This is a guest post by Jordan Melson from Technology Advice. Step 1: Review your current process. Buckle down, read some project management software reviews, and choose a solution that makes the process smoother. Step 2: Review deadlines (be realistic). Jordan Melson. Take a look at your current process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If you’ve ever ended up on a project where the work never seems to end… and the changes keep coming in… and even though it is technically closed people still come to you for help… then this is for you! Here’s how to make that happen so you can move on to your next project knowing you’ve left this one behind all tidy.

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Binfire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Online assessments need diligent planning and execution to accomplish project goals and meet the expected results. This process also involves aligning assessments with company goals, integrating technology tools, and ensuring assessments are accessible to all candidates.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Project management software is used by construction project managers to plan, manage and track the project. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has powerful Gantt charts that break the project into five construction phases. All this is to make sure that the project is delivered as designed.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 16, 2018

I’m delighted to be partnering with CornerThought lessons learned software for this article. Lessons Learned Software To The Rescue. As regular readers may know, I review a lot of project management software tools. I was invited to demo the tool, and it’s changed how I think about lessons learned databases.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

Join more us on July 6, 2021, for the Hands-on Agile #32: How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams—Scott Weiner. The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. How would you organize the Sprint Review?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2023

Several years ago, I was the Scrum Master for a team working on a technology product. The Developers explained that pair programming is a software development technique where two programmers work together at one workstation. One programmer writes code while the other reviews each line as the first programmer creates it.

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