Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. So, let’s dive into the particularities of practicing remote Agile with distributed teams. . As a Professional Scrum Trainer, I strive to provide training classes without using PowerPoint or digital devices.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Five Risk Management Best Practices for Project Managers. Closing A Project with MS Project. What’s missing in Project for the Web. What You Need to Know About Calendars in Project for the we b. What You Need to Know About Calendars in Project for the we b. Top 20 Articles published in 2022.

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MPUG

APRIL 4, 2022

I see many PMs use the MS Project software tool to work on a project over its life cycle, but most don’t use MS Project to close the project. MS Project actually provides a number of functionalities with which a PM can close a project. MS Project actually provides a number of functionalities with which a PM can close a project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Ideas are great, but without a practical roadmap detailing how you’ll get from concept to creation you’re just spinning your wheels. Ideas are great, but without a practical roadmap detailing how you’ll get from concept to creation you’re just spinning your wheels. What Makes a Project Plan?

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 31, 2022

What’s the purpose of April Fool’s Day? One of the best ones ever played on me was when I returned to my dorm room in college while attending the University of Iowa and a few of my friends had turned everything – and I do mean EVERYTHING – upside down. It was hilarious and took me hours to fix. .

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Several years ago, Microsoft outlined their commitment to providing better experiences and richer capabilities to users of MS Project. Examples include Office 365 Planner, Wunderlist which is now MS To-Do, and the Kanban and Sprint Boards now a part of MS Project. One of the key investment areas was Agile. Understanding Agile.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

Whether that’s just you, or whether you have a team of many hundreds, a project team is how work gets done. You need to know how to get people on your team and get them to do the work at the right times. What are the Types of Resource? So what kind of resource are we talking about? Projects are done by people.

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Software Review PMI Prince2 Estimate 312

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Garbage in, garbage out: No matter whether your team chose Scrum for the right purpose—solving complex, adaptive problems. No matter whether your Scrum Team’s product quality is top-notch or whether your teammates embrace self-management to the fullest. What does “forensic” mean in the context of Product Backlog management?

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MPUG

MARCH 13, 2023

Current Sprint State – Timeline View The current situation for our Sprint is shown in the Timeline view of MS Project Agile. A Sprint is a mini-project within a larger Scrum project, and it’s usually timeboxed for two to four weeks. Though timeboxed, a number of things can change within these weeks.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Coronavirus, elections, inequality and conflict – a quagmire of micro and macro complexities that impact the feelings and behaviours of Scrum Teams. In my opinion, it would be fair to say that teams who consistently attempt to mitigate environmental and sociological complexities are ones that thrive.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When a combination of predictive, iterative, incremental, and/or Agile approaches are applied to projects, we see what we call a “hybrid” approach. When a combination of predictive, iterative, incremental, and/or Agile approaches are applied to projects, we see what we call a “hybrid” approach. Hybrid Models. Our Scenario.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

In the past, engaging team members effectively in project assignments was not given the attention it is receiving today. In the past, engaging team members effectively in project assignments was not given the attention it is receiving today. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. The PMs had limited authority over the assigned workers.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Some project management practitioners think that the MS Project software is not a suitable tool for managing Scrum projects or Agile projects. In fact, everything that you want to do in a Scrum project can be done with MS Project using its in-built Agile features. However, it’s not the case. The Product Backlog. Dedicated Resources.

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SCRUM Agile 2019 Software Review 64

MPUG

AUGUST 29, 2022

Announcing our MS Project Core and Advanced Practitioner Courses. Experienced users will breeze through this certificate (worth 33 PDU’s) while learning worthwhile tips, tricks, and best practices from our experts. Both the Core MSP course and subsequent Advanced course are perfect for up-and-coming team members, too.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 2, 2022

The impact of the crisis affected project management leadership practices as well, especially the way that leadership should be applied and how decisions should be made. Most project teams had never been trained in how to deal with crises as this when executing both traditional and nontraditional projects. Written By.

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MPUG

MAY 1, 2022

Are you a user of Project Online desktop client (subscription version) and wondering how to best manage an Agile project in Microsoft Project? and I as we present this and more in our webinar, Use Agile Project Management with MS. and I as we present this and more in our webinar, Use Agile Project Management with MS.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Garbage in, garbage out: No matter whether your team chose Scrum for the right purpose—solving complex, adaptive problems. No matter whether your Scrum Team’s product quality is top-notch or whether your teammates embrace self-management to the fullest. What does “forensic” mean in the context of Product Backlog management?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2019

An IT risk assessment template gives you the tools to see what might be waiting around the corner. Every project is inherently risky. This is especially true in the fast-paced uncertainty of an IT project. Create a risk assessment document in order to prepare for the inevitable. Download Now. Please check your email for your download link.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In fact, I think that adding resources is one of the GREAT things about working with a schedule, especially in MS Project. Decide what is most important. When you add and take away resources, what do you want to happen? Do you want the units to remain constant (what % a person is assigned to)?

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Organizations that perform IT projects may select a project management methodology that follows the same system of practices, policies, procedures, techniques, and rules as others developing new projects within their organization. Is that always the best choice? How exactly does one pick the best methodology?

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PM Basics

APRIL 17, 2022

Add known vacations and days off for all team members. Set durations for each task (copy the estimates provided by the team). Provide the next-best alternatives. Creating a realistic project schedule is difficult when you have the wrong mindset. Stakeholders put a lot of pressure on you to find a solution. Identify dependencies.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What is this comprehensive superset of features for project management software ? Celoxis touts itself as the best alternative to MS Project because it claims it gets rid of the unnecessary frills of MS Project to make it more practical, useful, and easy to use, and because it goes beyond MS Project in a number of important areas.

Software Review 52

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MPUG

DECEMBER 2, 2019

My assignment was to setup their PMO, implement best practices, and oversee projects for twelve months before handing over the setup to the client. I have written this article to share the best steps for implementing and managing project schedules in a PMO. Implementing Best Practices for Managing Projects Schedule in a PMO.

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MPUG

APRIL 11, 2022

Our force majeure clauses in all risk assessments lay out what to do in the event of war, no? If not, wouldn’t the PMI PMBOK Guides definitively lay out the best practices and methodologies needed under these circumstances? PM Stories from the Front. Another black swan has landed, just a few years after the last.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Software Review Governance 111

Ganttic

APRIL 22, 2022

What is Earth Day? In fact Ganttic’s home country of Estonia has completely cut out paper in its government and administrative practices, and our company has similarly followed suit. Every year on April 22 the world comes together to appreciate this big blue sphere we call home. No matter how small. Lowers energy and supply costs.

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Transportation Sustainability Energy Construction 78

MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

In this article, I will cover the fundamentals of WBS with the definition, the key concepts which drive WBS development such as rolling wave planning and progressive elaboration, and best practices for using WBS in predictive (Waterfall) and adaptive (Agile) life cycles. Based on the WBS, deliverables are created by the project team.

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Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team PMI 105

MPUG

APRIL 10, 2023

In this article, we will explore the importance of project initiation, cover best practices, and share 6 key steps for how project managers can get their projects started on the right foot. The success of any project depends on what you do during this pivotal stage — the foundation you lay impacts your project’s outcome.

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PM Basics

MAY 19, 2020

What does project management at Google look like? One thing for sure, different teams use different approaches and various tools. So, they set upon a quest to identify what constitutes a perfect manager. I’ll share the resource with all Google’s best practices a bit later.). Here’s what you need to do: 1.

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2002 Technical Review Software Review PMI 128

MPUG

JULY 31, 2023

He suggests that leaders should start with a ‘why’ They should explain the purpose of the endeavor before talking about ‘what’, ‘who’, and ‘how’. He argues that if the team understands the endeavor’s purpose, they will become highly focused and complete the endeavor successfully. What is a project charter?

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Project teams execute and complete tasks to deliver projects. Specifically, you’ll learn: What is a project task list? What is a project task list? A task list is a prioritized set of activities you (or your team) need to do to complete a project. And are agreed upon by the entire team and the stakeholders.

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Software Review Construction Estimate Executing 69

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

But what if you could anticipate these hurdles and turn them into stepping stones for success? What is a Project Environment? What is a Project Environment? By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Project managers, have you ever felt overwhelmed by the unpredictable waves of the project environment? The result? Because it is.

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Governance Government Influencer Technical Review 40

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Speaking of spidey sense, what a great tool to have for risk planning! One of the challenges of a PM is to get the truth out of your team, so Wonder Woman’s lasso is a great tool. When things go wrong, team members sometimes try and fix it before the PM (or even worse, the stakeholders) find out. They just don’t quite get it.

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile Risk Management Risk 146

MPUG

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The product comes with three licensing tiers, which are best explained here. The quick answer to this question is: Yes, you can use Power Automate with Project for the web. In this article, let’s discover a couple of use cases together and get a better understanding about these applications in the process. Where is my Data? Where is my Data?

Risk Management 97

Risk Management Initiating Process Risk 97

MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

In this article, I will cover the fundamentals of WBS with the definition, the key concepts which drive WBS development such as rolling wave planning and progressive elaboration, and best practices for using WBS in predictive (Waterfall) and adaptive (Agile) life cycles. Based on the WBS, deliverables are created by the project team.

Software Review 101

Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team PMI 101

MPUG

MAY 1, 2023

While everyone agreed that Steve had unique and valuable perspectives, there was little doubt that his communication with his team members left much to be desired. While everyone agreed that Steve had unique and valuable perspectives, there was little doubt that his communication with his team members left much to be desired.

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Function Point

JULY 27, 2023

The 6 Personas: How to Run a Creative Agency New Business Creative Client Services Traffic Manager Accountant Owner New Business (The Sales Team) Job Description To run a creative agency successfully, you need a strong sales team.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 10, 2021

To meet deadlines, team members often have to work odd hours and sacrifice their off time. As a result, over 50 percent of your team experiences burnout. In this article, you’ll learn about five best practices on how to get work done without overwhelming your team. Agency teams often use task lists.

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