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. Mostly, people want to chat about other people. Or “resources” as we unkindly call people in project management. Stakeholders, project team members, the colleagues doing the actual work: these are all humans with their own To Do lists, objectives set by their managers and personal and professional goals.

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PM Times

APRIL 24, 2024

In chaos, we can retreat alone to a safe place behind it all. Safe and alone. And from there respond as best as possible. Project In-crisis Imagine that you are in the last month (at least what you planned to be the last month) of a time-critical project and your principal team leader/designer walks […] The post Managing Well When Your Project is Falling Apart appeared first on Project Management Articles, Webinars, Templates and Jobs.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you struggling to manage complex projects in an increasingly fast-paced and digital environment? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the demands of integrating new technologies and leading remote teams? Digital project management is a skill requiring competency in our technology-driven workplace. It involves using digital tools and online resources to oversee aspects of a project, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 22, 2024

Velocity is a complementary practice many Scrum teams use to plan future work. Here’s how it works: A team selects a point system and decides that certain types of work are worth one point and other types of work may be worth different point values. Every Sprint, the team adds up points for each Product Backlog item (PBI) that meets the Definition of Done by the end of the Sprint.

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International Institute for Learning

APRIL 22, 2024

Influencing Without Authority in Project Management By James G. Trela, PMP, MBA, MS-IST, GLCP-L1 Abstract Anyone that has taken on the role as a project manager, either officially or not, knows the feeling. We are handed a project to deliver that has stakeholders from different organizations, as well as we depend on other organizations for their support to be successful.

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Wrike

APRIL 24, 2024

Organizations usually start working with project portfolio management (PPM) software when they’re: Managing a range of projects at a scale that standard project management software can’t handle Looking to select, prioritize, and analyze these projects based on a larger business strategy Interested to see how various projects affect each other, in terms of capacity, resources, and task dependencies Open to automating parts of their project management processes, to increase their business efficie

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Out of necessity, it needed to be very efficient to compete. It dramatically decreased the cost of rework by building quality into every process step.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2024

Ordering a product and getting it delivered has become commonplace. While order processing seems to work fast and without issue, a lot is going on in the background to ensure the seamless management of placement, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. That’s only an overview of order processing and there’s a lot more to it, which we’ll get to in greater detail.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are there projects missing deadlines, going over budget, or failing to meet expectations within your organization? You're not alone. Many enterprises struggle with these challenges, but there's a strategic way to turn things around. Imagine having a centralized hub in your organization that keeps your projects on track and aligns them perfectly with your strategic goals.

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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Scrum.org

APRIL 21, 2024

Kommen dir diese Situationen bekannt vor? Vor dem eigentlichen Sprint Planning im Team muss der Product Owner noch weitere Abstimmungsrunden mit anderen Teams drehen, damit die Arbeit für den Sprint geplant werden kann. Im Daily Scrum berichten die Entwickler, dass sie nicht weiterarbeiten können, da die Datenbankspezialistin nicht auf ihre Anfragen reagiert.

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Musings on Project Management

APRIL 23, 2024

I'm borrowing shamelessly from an essay by D. Miessler about efficiency in security design for user products by generalizing to the quality -- in the broadest sense -- of a product.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s Friday evening, 6:00 pm and you’re watching the clock while stuck in a meeting that feels like it’ll never end. Even worse, you have a bunch of tasks that haven’t been completed, invoices to file and reports to create. You’re so busy that in reality, you get nothing done. If this is your case, a personal kanban board could help you plan, schedule and track all these tasks so you can manage your workload without feeling overwhelmed.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

Project managers are born communicators. According to some estimates , PMs spend 90% of their time communicating with team members, sponsors, and stakeholders. An executive summary is your secret weapon when it comes to project communication. Whether it’s a business case, project plan, or market analysis, an executive summary is a great way to get the project’s most important information across quickly and clearly.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 22, 2024

Reflecting upon my own experiences, the journey to refining our workflow has been both enlightening and challenging. In the realm of agile development, we often find ourselves caught in the rhythm of managing tasks and visualising our work without pausing to question the efficacy of the underlying system. It's a gradual realisation that despite our best efforts, inefficiencies and blockages within our processes can severely hamper our progress and the value we deliver.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 22, 2024

Everyone has the same amount of hours in the day so why is it that some people seem to achieve a lot and others don’t? Time management skills can help you work more efficiently and stay organized, whatever your role. If you’re in a leadership position, modeling good time management skills in the workplace can help others in the team build their own skills too.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

Some projects are done internally within an organization. They don’t directly deliver new products or services to customers, but improve the way an organization does business and that impacts customers. This is called operational project management. To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Robert Annis As a business psychologist who started my career in project management on two continents, I find myself at the intersection of two seemingly disparate worlds. On one hand, there’s the structured and methodical realm of project management, where timelines, budgets, and deliverables reign supreme. On the other, there’s the intricate landscape of organisational psychology, delving into the complexities of human behaviour, motivation, and decision-making.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 24, 2024

Over the last few years I have observed an increase in polarising extremes. This is occurring everywhere in our modern lives – news, politics, social media. There is an increasing intolerance to engage with another perspective. While comforting, as our world view is not challenged – it does break down social cohesion. The ability to form groups or tribes is a critical function of being a mammal.

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Green Project Management

APRIL 22, 2024

Our latest research “Insights into Sustainable Project Management” study (a free download) has unearthed a critical issue: a stark disconnect plagues many organizations, where lofty sustainability strategies fail to translate into tangible, effective project delivery. Let’s dive deeper into this conundrum, offering actionable insights and robust steps for organizations eager to sync their aspirations with […] The post Bridging the Gap in Sustainability Strategy and Proje

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

The history of kanban is less than 100 years old, but in that time, it has been highly influential. Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By Shana Serrano Introduction: In today’s dynamic and competitive business landscape, effective leadership stands as a cornerstone of organizational success. This executive article presents a high-level overview of the results gleaned from the doctoral research study that focused on the relationship between Grateful Leadership training and organizational effectiveness.

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This large intercity transportation company for people and freight employs 100+ IT employees and contractors across North America and Europe and spends $10MM annually for approximately 50 inflight projects. The company needed the right financial tools to budget for innovation initiatives and real-time information on spending and forecasting. This transportation company turned to Acclaim Projects by Sopheon to help deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2024

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, the shift from intuition-based decision-making to innovation-driven leadership is not just beneficial—it's essential. The framework of Evidence-Based Management (EBM) and the leadership style based on EBM stands at the forefront of this transformation, offering a clear pathway for leaders who wish to navigate the complexities of the modern world with precision and foresight.

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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. According to HBR, companies that say yes to this kind of strategic portfolio management saw a 35% boost in projects hitting their targets and business aims.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

The article is based on the webinar “Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones, to Achieve Excellent Reliability” with TOC experts Eli Schragenheim and Albert Ponsteen. Eli Schragenheim is a respected expert in organizational improvement and strategy, celebrated for his deep knowledge of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). He’s made significant contributions to the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO), helping it gain global recognition.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 25, 2024

Helping Enterprises Align Strategy to Execution by Humanizing Work! A Weekly Webinar Series by NimbleWork Even as the world has moved on to a “Project-driven Economy, where companies are spending more than 50% of their budgets on change and improvement initiatives, their teams are struggling to effectively manage their work and projects without an effective organizational work management policy, framework, and technology – using nothing more than spreadsheet, email and sticky notes.

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70% of most digital transformation projects fail. Learn how you can quickly improve that success rate. To be successful, digital transformation involves the strategic application of digitalization to improve a business’ entire system of production, procurement, sales, operations, human resources, and financial management. In short, to basically transform the way a company makes money and delivers value to customers.

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