The expansion of online learning was booming before COVID-19 emerged. Now, with the rise of work from home and homeschooling, the switch to online study has been massively accelerated.
A lot of things have changed in the last few weeks, but that doesn’t invalidate everything you have been working for. But how should you be investing in yourself right now? Regardless of how secure your current employment is, there are two main areas of focus that you should consider.
When business priorities change, projects get put on hold. As the project manager, you might then have to take on a different project. But how should you manage and report a project that is paused? Read these tips for moving a project to “on hold” status.
Expanding on an earlier article, the author details roles within the Scrum framework along with the organizational environment that needs to exist to transition to an agile approach. The benefits of agile and path to adopting agile practices are discussed, including use of a gradual incremental hybrid approach.
With the pandemic forcing so many project teams to work from home, no doubt you're holding tons of virtual meetings. But are you making the most of them? Working from home (or W ...
By Cyndee Miller You don’t need me to tell you these are dark times. You’re probably stuck at home seeing the same dire headlines I am: The number of COVID-19 cases around the world has ...
Chances are that you work on at least one virtual team. The obstacles to performance are many: time zone differences, matrix management, the blurring of the work/life boundary, and cultural differences. This webinar will summarize issues with virtual teams and offer possible solutions.
By Mario Trentim Although we expect most organizations to have a crisis response plan in place, very few actually do. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop, organizations are trying ...
Just like that things can change. When you are the project manager you are expected to respond, even if the source driving the change is far from the boundaries of your project. Even if the source is ...
What are you doing to be able to survive when everything returns to the new normal? Remember that: "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It ...
This is not part of the regular blog/podcast, but it might be interesting, so I'm sharing the link... Jessica Wolfe, Derek Huether and I recorded a Zoom call discussing what we'd learned from ...
The two biggest factors in getting to semi-autonomous, cross-functional teams are the current degree of existing cross-functionality and the level of dependency across the teams. This solution is when ...
I have been working as a project manager for a couple years now at a building material supplier. I want to further my career in project management. How important is a 4 year college degree. Cornell of ...
Just three months ago we launched ...
I have attended Webinars on demand to collect PDU's for renewal of PMP certificate, Will I get the certificates of these webinars? As I have attended the live session of PMXPO2020 and have received t ...
If I watch on demand webinars on projectmanagement.com, does it automatically get logged as PDUs in my PMI account if I was logged in as such? I waited 48 hours and nothings shows up in PMI. ...
A lot of things have changed in the last few weeks, but that doesn’t invalidate everything you have been working for. But how should you be investing in yourself right now? Regardless of how secure your current employment is, there are two main areas of focus that you should consider.
The expansion of online learning was booming before COVID-19 emerged. Now, with the rise of work from home and homeschooling, the switch to online study has been massively accelerated.
According to recent PMI research, the trend is for project leaders to show technology prowess and customer knowledge. The information you need to build the necessary expertise is right in front of you. You just have to know how to access it on the job.
With the world temporarily upside down, it’s important for us to realize that there are numerous opportunities now to take advantage of in our personal and professional lives.
Managing through turbulent times like the COVID-19 pandemic gives PM professionals an opportunity to become better leaders. Here are nine tips to help you navigate these rough waters.
When business priorities change, projects get put on hold. As the project manager, you might then have to take on a different project. But how should you manage and report a project that is paused? Read these tips for moving a project to “on hold” status.
Adjusting to a remote way of working requires a change in how people think about work. How can we keep a sense of collaboration when working remotely? And how do we lead a team remotely when that team was always intended to be collocated?
PMI has compiled a variety of free resources, virtual events and even a sneak peek of new digital offerings to help you connect with the global community, build skills and prepare to advance in a post-COVID-19 world. Please share these resources, and check back often for updates.
The work "project" is often used as a synonym of "waterfall", "command and control," and in general everything that is old and unnecessary. Some even use the term "Scrum project", expanding the role of the Scrum Master to a mini Project Manager. The tag, #noprojects, in combination with other "#no" like "#noestimates" is sometimes used as an excuse for lack of planning, documentation, and discipline. This webinar is an analysis of the "#noprojects" concept, presenting the author's view and experience with projects and a less governed approach to delivery. He explores the relationship between project and product development and the challenges of growing from a small team of "developers" to the real enterprise level.
The Disciplined Agile (DA) toolkit is a superpower we all can tap into to make better decisions. From optimizing your agile teams to extending agility to the entire organization, the DA toolkit dramatically increases your ability to deliver value and delight your customers. This webinar centers on how to use the Disciplined Agile toolkit to deliver projects from the start of an idea to the finished product is in the hands of the customer.
This is in the sixth installment in an 8-part webinar series, Strategies for Developing the Most Sought-After Leadership Qualities, presented by Uri Galimidi. This series focuses on eight critical leadership skills that will help Project Managers become more accomplished professionals.
The Ask the Expert Webinar Series is an extension of the Ask the Expert Program offered at PMI® Global Conference. Each year, experts from the ProjectManagement.com community offer one-on-one sessions to conference attendees, acting as mentors, coaches, and sounding boards for Project Managers at varying stages of their careers and across industries. Gain access to these leading project management and industry experts through the Ask the Expert Webinar Series – ask your most pressing Project Management questions, seek career advice, and gain insights into industry trends. Please join the webinar prepared to pose questions to the experts! This quarter, the Ask the Expert Webinar Series will focus on the Healthcare industry. Our Experts are: Lori Wilson and David Davis.
Chances are that you work on at least one virtual team. The obstacles to performance are many: time zone differences, matrix management, the blurring of the work/life boundary, and cultural differences. This webinar will summarize issues with virtual teams and offer possible solutions.
This is in the fifth installment in an 8-part webinar series, Strategies for Developing the Most Sought-After Leadership Qualities, presented by Uri Galimidi. This series focuses on eight critical leadership skills that will help Project Managers become more accomplished professionals. The webinars are informed by the latest in the science of leadership and include practical strategies and approaches to build the skills and behaviors covered by each webinar.
This webinar looks at the #noestimate approach, a revolutionary approach seen by some Agile teams as a waste reduction, team morale improvement and of course the elimination of one of the most dreadful activities in "waterfall". The webinar is based on the presenter's practical experience as a Project Manager and Development Manager, including real life examples of the benefits and pitfalls of estimation and lack of estimation.
This webinar will introduce the strategy implementation circle showing the role of project and products in support an organization in implementing strategy. The webinar will highlight the need for organizations to use an iterative approach to product development and project execution. The relationship between products and projects and product owners and project managers will be explored in an iterative environment that focuses on delivering products that add value to customers.
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