Project Accelerator News

APRIL 18, 2024

It IS tempting to make a grand, headline grabbing move to justify your organisation’s faith in you, investing in a new portfolio software application or churning your talent, for instance. Integration of new portfolio management software with existing applications across the organisation can be difficult.

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Scrum.org

JULY 20, 2023

As the software development landscape evolves, evaluating the time-tested traditional project management strategies alongside the burgeoning agile methodologies is essential. TL;DR: Agile's emphasis on incremental development with working software mitigates risks efficiently by validating real-world use early and continuously.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

We’ll end with several ways in which manufacturers can increase their production capacity and how software can help with planning. In order to take advantage of production capacity’s help with making sound financial plans and accurately forecasting business growth, you’ll need project management software.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The result of this buzz session was, of course, the Agile ‘Software Development’ Manifesto. To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial.

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Scrum.org

JULY 16, 2019

Lean Agile Procurement is designed to reduce delay in establishing the partnerships, and providing clear constraints on the business relationship. The traditional approach of RFI – RFP – Review – LOI is neither lean or agile. The Lean Agile Procurement model is designed by people who live the Agile Manifesto, and is aligned to it.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2023

There are many project management software products available on the market. Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) is a project, program and portfolio management software. The software integrates project and portfolio planning with teams, resourcing and risk management as well as scheduling.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. If you’d like to use kanban boards for managing tasks, projects or workflows you’ll need project management software like ProjectManager. What Is Kanban? What Is Scrum?

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In the last blog post on process optimization in project management we introduced you to the 5-S framework, which is also very popular in Lean Management. Therefore, we will now deepen the topic Lean Project Management. In a nutshell, these are the goals of Lean Project Management: Increase quality and customer benefit.

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based Lean-Agile.

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Wrike

AUGUST 28, 2023

Lean Manufacturing is a methodology that aims to streamline business operations and eliminate waste in order to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity. In this article, we will dive deep into the principles, benefits, and challenges of implementing Lean Manufacturing.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fast forward to our modern era, as we traverse the intricate landscape of software development, particularly through the lens of the agile approach, we find these age-old Greek sins echoing in the challenges and pitfalls agile teams often encounter. These issues are the kind that lean-agile practitioners are passionate about.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For example, manufacturing product managers are responsible for tangible products, while software development product managers will have different teams and agile workflows to assist in the software product launch. What Is a Project Manager? Assemble and manage a project management team. Develop a project plan.

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In the last blog post on process optimization in project management we introduced you to the 5-S framework, which is also very popular in Lean Management. Therefore, we will now deepen the topic Lean Project Management. In a nutshell, these are the goals of Lean Project Management: Increase quality and customer benefit.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Finally, we show how project management software can help with manufacturing. People may confuse cycle time with takt time and lead time, which we’ll define and differentiate a bit later, but all are key metrics in manufacturing, especially lean manufacturing. What Is Cycle Time In Manufacturing? Our dashboard is ready when you are.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Lean Thinking starts with identifying customer-defined value, and proceeds from there by focusing on ways to maximize the delivery of that value. Customers pay for the results they obtain by using your software products. They don’t pay for software testing. Correct software functionality is necessary.

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Scrum.org

JULY 24, 2023

This approach provides fast feedback and reduces the risk of building something not valuable to customers. It helps keep the Product Backlog filled with well-defined and validated items, reducing the risk of wasting effort on unwanted features. Use it to validate assumptions and mitigate risk, especially in highly uncertain projects.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

ProjectManager is online project management software equipped with Gantt charts, kanban boards, task lists and more. Program management requires expertise in areas such as resource management, project planning and risk management. It’s used in software development by small teams of developers who work in short “sprints.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. There is a chance that processes lean too far in the other direction too. Process risk isn’t understood. There is an element of risk in most business things, and processes are no different.

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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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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. Lean Six Sigma.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

Finally, we’ll describe some of the more popular construction delivery methods and how construction project management software can help deliver success no matter which construction delivery method you choose. To help guide you, look at the project budget, design, risks, schedule and owner’s expertise. But that’s only the start.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

Whether you’re manufacturing products or delivering a service, project management software can help you with the cost of quality. It’s also part of Lean Six Sigma, a philosophy of improvement built on the prevention of defects over defect detection. Project management software helps you plan and meet your quality standards.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

ProjectManager is online project management software that helps you plan your budget, schedule resources and track them in real time. To avoid bias, lean on research and real data to guide you. ProjectManager is online project management software that helps you monitor costs in real time. You risk burnout, which is costly.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software is a critical tool for teams who need help managing complex projects and priorities across their organization. This software isn’t just critical for enterprise organizations, but any company that manages shared resources and has complex projects with succession planning components.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This lean production leads to increased productivity, lower costs, improved quality and extends the lifespan of your equipment. Therefore, maintenance personnel and employees must have a safe place to work, without undue risks to their health. Another foundation of a lean TPM program is the 5S. Key TPM Elements.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Try Our Award-Winning Project Management Software Free! That means that project managers work in virtually all fields, from software development and IT to human resources, from advertising and marketing to construction, and everything in-between. Risk Management. Risk management. Knowledge of project management software.

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WorkOtter

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There are several ways to start, including project and lean portfolio management. Project vs. Lean There are several critical differences between project portfolio management and lean portfolio management—each work better for different industries and strategies.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Dealing with Technology Uncertainty - The Waterfall Passive/Buffered Risk Management Style. Dealing with Technology Uncertainty - The Agile/Scrum Active Risk Management Style. In the Lean Startup movement, we typically talk about the " Build it and they will come " fallacy. The Risk Burndown Exercise. The risk is there.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That applies to processes, organizations, individual team members, whatever or whoever is a risk to the successful completion of the project. There are always other risks and mitigating factors at play. How the Theory of Constraints Works with Lean Manufacturing. They do, however, have different means to their ends.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

She was leaning towards monday.com because the agile project leader in her company wanted to use it. In the end, we leaned towards a hybrid solution: the monday.com work OS, integrated where possible with the tools she already used. Then I had to update my master project management software with updates, changes to deadlines and so on.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Approaches including Lean, Kanban, DevOps have appeared and grown popular, but they have not displaced Scrum as the most widely used approach to increase agility. Over the last 5 years, more organisations are seeking to use Scrum beyond software. Scrum has grown far beyond its software origins.

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Planio

MARCH 9, 2021

Add too many new team members too quickly and you’ll burn through resources, get stuck in a never-ending cycle of onboarding, burn out your project managers , and risk injecting a ton of complication into your process. A lean product team strikes the perfect balance. Finding and hiring the right project and product managers.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 18, 2021

This reduces the risk of overproduction, which wastes resources, depresses prices and can lead to oversaturation of your product in the market. This is part of a larger lean production strategy, which saves money by waiting until an order is placed. Resource Management. In other words, you’re working on short-term resource allocation.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 1, 2023

Then we’ll list the 10 most important manufacturing KPIs and conclude with how project management software can help you track those manufacturing KPIs. That’s why collecting manufacturing KPIs with project management software is recommended. Related Manufacturing Content What Is Lean Manufacturing? What Are Manufacturing KPIs?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Lean A project management philosophy that aims to maximize value while minimizing waste. Lean Six Sigma Combining Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to eliminate defects and waste. RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) Log A document that tracks and manages project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.

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nTask

MARCH 31, 2021

No matter the industry or business, companies invest their capital to review and evaluate their deliverables, to avoid the risk of an error. This technique is a part of Lean management and ensures that there are no errors, to begin with. What Is Poka-Yoke In Lean Management? Poka-yoke is a lifesaver in Lean management.

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