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Demand Management: Process, Importance and Tools

ProjectManager.com

Next, we’ll outline the demand management process to learn how to implement this planning methodology and how software can facilitate that process. Managing production is key to demand management and project management software is essential to that process. This leads to a reduction in costs due to overproduction or stockouts.

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion [Book Review]

Project Bliss

As project managers, we have to influence others – usually without formal authority. And yet we depend on these team members to complete project work, meet milestone due dates, and prioritize our project work among their other tasks. We need to encourage software end users to embrace and adopt new solutions. Social Proof.

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10 Free Stakeholder Management Templates for Excel & Word

ProjectManager.com

ProjectManager is project management software that helps you manage projects and stakeholders. If you’re not ready for a free trial of the software, we also offer dozens of free project management templates for Excel and Word that can help with every phase of your project. Business Case Template. Organizational Chart Template.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

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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What’s the big deal about the Definition of Done in Scrum?

Scrum.org

If we don’t have a straightforward answer about a batch of cookies, imagine how much more grey area there might be in something as complex as software development. Without a clear agreement about a Definition of Done, some developers may think they are done after the code is complete. Adds transparency for stakeholders.

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Project Management Prepcast Review [2019]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s possible that “settling in period” might influence how you feel and perform in the exam. 10% ($30) off the PM Prepcast Elite (training + PMP exam simulator bundle) with code Aug19pmp. 10% ($26) off the CAPM Prepcast Elite (training + CAPM exam simulator bundle) with code Aug19capm. Summary & Recommendation.

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What does it take to launch agile software? Q&A with Jordan Husney, CEO and Founder of Parabol

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Why would you launch a new project management software tool when the market is so crowded already? The Agile Manifesto was written in 2001—which was the same year Rally Software was founded. Why is there so much software choice? And why focus on improving agile retrospectives? Jordan Husney. What does that mean?