Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We often hear about ways we can work smarter and more efficiently, but without concrete examples it’s hard to know where to start. If you’re looking for real-world solutions for becoming more productive at work then look no further – these examples of productivity will have you working like a pro!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2022

We were talking about using social media tools at work for communication and collaboration, and – of course – the topic of information overload came up. Normally I’m asked how to deal with information overload , so it was interesting to get a question about what drives it and what happens as a result of it – it made me think!

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Overloading Teams with Concurrent Projects In an attempt to maximize productivity, some organizations assign team members to multiple projects simultaneously. Scrum emphasizes focus and prioritization, advocating for teams to work on a limited number of tasks at any given time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I bet your project sponsor expects you to dive into the detail and understand why a line of code isn’t working, and strategically advise on business benefits as a result of your project… and everything in between. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you. Then schedule around people, not tasks.

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nTask

JUNE 3, 2021

Teamwork requires a collective effort, every member of the team contributes with his hard work and time. But as it is often said, “Too much of anything is bad”, collaboration overload thwarts individual working. Collaboration overload puts a strain on individual efforts and renders personal work completely futile.

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Planio

APRIL 10, 2023

According to the latest Gallup research , less than ⅓ of employees say they’re actively engaged in their work. While the percentage of people actively disengaged from work (i.e., Employee overload is the norm at many companies, with management setting loftier goals with fewer resources. Why is your team so overloaded?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Despite working hard, her teams seem to always get bogged down in low-value tasks, unable to focus on what really matters. It’s time for a change – a new approach that will get everyone working together towards a common goal. Conversely, if your team only works 2.5 days, their utilization rate drops to 50%.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 4, 2018

It’s best to work at the same pace as your team during the summer, even though there are other things you’d rather be doing! If the goals, objectives or deliverables aren’t clear, it becomes too easy to procrastinate and it won’t take long for your work to pile up. Avoid Overload. Monitoring the work so it stays on track.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2022

How do you start to get your work under control when you are juggling several projects at once? Most methods for getting work done require review and reflection so the ‘step-by-step to a specific end goal’ is rarely the perfect answer to the complexities of the modern work environment. You don’t have to look at them in order.

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Frohnhoefer February 21, 2024 The work landscape has evolved significantly with increased remote employment. In this era of more dispersed teams, the key to success lies in effective communication, collaboration, and productivity tools tailored for remote work. They may also feel overloaded with new tools.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 30, 2022

Learn the skills you really need to juggle all your work! I was already managing a couple of projects and while I probably could take on the workload of this additional small piece of work, the mental overload of juggling so many things was getting too much. That again felt very manageable (in terms of the work.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Back in the 90s, Goleman’s work was radical. In today’s complex world, team members want to be involved in the work they do. They want autonomy to decide exactly how and when they do the work and want to be understood and appreciated by those who manage them. . The higher you go in the organization, the more it matters.

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Zen Project Management

JANUARY 22, 2023

I worked with a team once that had 3 developers. I also worked with a team of 15. My first thought was that was too big, but as I watched the team work, I saw that wasn't the case. The team was doing data-science kind of work. In the book Team Topologies , Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais talk about cognitive overload.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2022

Suddenly, when a crash happened in the market, one of the teams got overloaded with the number of changes they had to deal with. . e.g. Grey team can only work on Grey backlog items ) On the right side, you can see that the highest value work exceeds the capacity of the black team, and no other team can help.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 21, 2021

I was already managing a couple of projects and while I probably could take on the workload of this additional small piece of work, the mental overload of juggling so many things was getting too much. That again felt very manageable (in terms of the work. I was working in French for much of the day and that was tough).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

Heuristics are useful because they reduce mental overload, but they can lead to bias. A project manager may not hire a genius who interviewed in a hoodie, because she often sees a group of skateboarders in hoodies playing during working hours. Anchoring bias in project management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For a small team, working on small projects, it is good. It has the feature to create a timer, enabling you to ‘clock in’: start the clock when you begin working on a task and clock off when you are finished. This is useful, especially if you are working with a number of suppliers. For managing my projects, it works.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 10, 2023

When can my team take on more work? If so, you know it is impossible to calculate realistic start and finish dates for all that project work in your head. Even when scope changes, priorities shift or new work comes in, the scheduling engine automatically calculates these impacts (good or bad!) across the project portfolio.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2023

As an Agile coach, I’ve worked with many managers who had the team's best interests at heart but sometimes promoted busyness over creating value. For example, a manager might try to hold their team accountable by measuring the number of work items that each Developer completes. I couldn’t agree more. Probably not.

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Kiron Bondale

OCTOBER 4, 2020

While we don’t expect such special cause variations when managing operational processes, with project work, Murphy’s Law is often par for the course. After all, we are paying them for a full day’s work so shouldn’t we expect a full day’s work out of them? Reducing bottlenecks. Making things better.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We’ll also unravel the intricate interplay between Flow Metrics and other vital performance indicators, illustrating how these metrics work together to create a holistic understanding of your delivery ecosystem. Flow Metrics are quantitative measures that offer a panoramic view of work progressing through your delivery process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 8, 2022

“Who is free to work on this task?”. And it isn’t the best way to allocate work to your project team members. From time to time that might mean someone has to work on something that isn’t their core area of expertise. Here are my five tips for working out who is best placed to do the work. Of course not.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 27, 2022

Gartner states that by 2030 [2] , 80% of the work of today’s project managers will be eliminated as AI takes on functions such as data collection, tracking, reporting, analytics, and predictive analysis. Many times PMs become overloaded with meetings, information, shifting priorities, updating plans to reflect changes and more.

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TimeCamp

JULY 9, 2020

Sometimes we all struggle with work overload. Too many tasks, large projects, endless meetings, and.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Cognitive overload is a common challenge in today’s fast-paced world. However, by understanding cognitive overload and implementing effective strategies, we can overcome this obstacle and improve our productivity. It occurs when our working memory, which is responsible for holding and manipulating information, becomes overloaded.

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Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Capacity planning, i.e. making sure that a company’s resources have capacity to work on upcoming projects. . As we’ve mentioned earlier, a candidate applying for a resource manager’s position should be able to work with technology tools including resource management software. Challenge #1: Overloaded employees.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A Scrum board, also known as a Kanban board, is a visual tool often used by Agile teams to track and manage work items, often represented as sticky notes or digital cards, as they progress through various stages of a project or sprint. Strengths: Highly customizable work operating system. There are many ways to create a Scrum board.

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Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Selecting a resource management solution suitable for work in a multi-project setting is a responsible mission. Our blog post will help you – we’ve summarized the most essential RM capabilities for maximum fruitful and streamlined work on multiple projects. Let’s take a closer look at them. revealing team members’ skill gaps if any. .

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 19, 2022

leads to the necessity to work in a multi-project environment; . leads to the necessity to work in a multi-project environment; . Intaking more orders and delivering more projects with the same number of people implies that you will work in a multi-project environment with a shared resource pool.

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Wrike

APRIL 4, 2024

Enter Wrike’s Resources view and workload charts — the best way to manage your team’s work without breaking a sweat! Try Wrike for free Resources view You have a lot of projects scattered across multiple departments, and you’re trying to figure out who can take on more work. Let’s say you’re working on the launch of a new website.

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Inloox

JANUARY 10, 2022

If some or any of the following statements apply to you, you probably are: The majority of your work time is spent on day-to-day operations. Their workday is overloaded with detailed tasks and consequently they suffer from the negative consequences of multitasking. Are you a micromanager? Are you a micromanager?

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GanttPRO Project Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Companies across various industries, project managers, and individuals apply a resource calendar as a strategic work management tool. They understand that neglecting resource management can lead to overloading, frequent project […] The post Resource Сalendar in Project Management: What Is It And How to Create One?

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 1, 2023

That way, you avoid having overloaded or underutilized team members. Maintain high work quality: With tasks spread out and resources evenly allocated, team members can focus on delivering their best work. Two web developers are working overtime, while a designer has spare time. Regularly revisit your resource allocation.

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Epicflow Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How to make sure that a company utilizes its available resources wisely so that they are productive but aren’t overloaded? It prevents team members from overload and burnout. detect an overloaded resource group that blocks the completion of other groups’ work), which will also contribute to optimal resource utilization.

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Epicflow Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Sign 1: Uneven workload (overloaded and underloaded employees). . Even one overloaded resource or the one that doesn’t work according to their capacity negatively affects the whole group. Overload leads to disengagement, loss of motivation, and results in burnout. Sign 2: Disengaged and unmotivated people.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Read further to find out how that works. . Jira Software is more suitable for Agile teams and software development projects, while Jira Work Management is a relatively new solution intended for collaboration of non-technical business teams: marketing, finance, HR, sales, and other areas. Jira Work Management.

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Epicflow Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

Imagine that you ask your team members to slow down instead of work faster. However, statistics shows that the majority of employees have experienced burnout at work at least once. Such reality poses one more challenge for project managers: how to deliver a project successfully and prevent the team from overload at the same time. .

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