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Enterprise Environmental Factors in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

Enterprise environmental factors can be defined as conditions that aren’t under the immediate control of the project team. These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. Project management software can facilitate this process.

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SWOT analysis in project management: definition, instruction & example

Inloox

How to perform a SWOT analysis Once the SWOT analysis is completed: 5 key approaches for strategy development Concrete example: SWOT analysis in a software development project Conclusion 1. Understanding these strengths allows the project team to target them in order to maximize the project's chances of success.

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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. For much of the early 2000’s, large companies would shudder at the thought of operating a team in an agile way. Jordan Husney.

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Henry Gantt’s Biography & Role in Gantt Chart History

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He’s best remembered for the tool that bears his name and his works in the development of what’s called scientific management. While Gantt charts are named after Henry Gantt, the first Gantt chart was developed by Karol Adamiecki, a Polish engineer, in the mid-1890s.

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Free Strategic Planning Templates for Excel and Word

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When the leadership team defines an organization’s vision, they look toward the future and identify the goals and objectives they want to achieve. Portfolio management software goes where strategic planning templates cannot. SWOT Analysis Template SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

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“Agile Is Just for Software” and other Scrum Myths

Scrum.org

According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. That is why Scrum can be used in so many different contexts: because of its flexibility and the fact that Scrum provides just enough - but not too much - structure to enable teams to work together to deliver value.

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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. Prevents misunderstandings among Developers.