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RAG Status in Project Management: Importance & Benefits

ProjectManager.com

By color-coding the project data, the progress and performance of the project or portfolio are more intuitive and delivered with greater efficiency. Project management software can incorporate the RAG status. Therefore, it’s facilitated by project management software as one of its features is reporting on project metrics.

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s also useful to have books to carry around with you for reference when you can’t access your training materials. They all feature on PMI’s exam reference materials list. Instead, you would probably get more use out of investing your reading time in User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Mike Cohn).

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Next Generation Project Management Software

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The project and portfolio management (PPM) software market is changing. In this article we look at emerging software in the PPM space and discuss how its selection and implementation needs to be done in line with an overarching digital strategy. A tiny snapshot of the analysis that the different software tools went through.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

Scrum.org

These anti-patterns can emerge due to a variety of reasons, such as resistance to change, lack of understanding of Scrum principles, or misalignment of organizational practices with Scrum values. Misaligned Incentives : Tying management incentives to traditional performance measures incompatible with Scrum or agile principles​​.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 3: Using MS Project to Track and Report on Performance

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Fletcher Hearn’s session, Project Performance Measurement – Part 3: Using MS Project to Track and Report on Performance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. This one’s titled using MS Project to track and report on performance.

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Creating a Schedule Baseline: A Step to Timely Project Delivery

Epicflow Blog

Schedule Baseline as a Performance Baseline Component . It’s a component of a performance measurement baseline that consists of scope, schedule, and cost baselines and is included into a project plan. Developing a schedule baseline as accurately as possible will make it a reliable reference point. . Module Library.

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What Should I Look For in a Statement of Work?

LiquidPlanner

“Dear Elizabeth: I am working with a vendor and they have sent over a statement of work (SOW) for me to review. Check that the change control process is documented, along with risks, assurance, and quality measures. What software will they be using to track their progress? The problem is that I don’t know what I’m looking for.