10 LinkedIn Profiles Project Planners and Schedulers Should Follow
2 years 16 weeks agoThe LinkedIn profiles below will be the first 10 profiles I would recommend to any Project Planner or Scheduler looking for people to follow on LinkedIn, as reading these peoples’ posts, comments and likes will enrich your LinkedIn feed.
I learn from these Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs
Show mmm-yy date format in a Microsoft Project schedule
2 years 18 weeks agoSometimes during project budget proposal requests, bidders might only want to show indicative dates in their bid schedules to the client and an easy way to do this is by showing only the month and year of a task in a Microsoft Project schedule.
Another scenario for displaying schedule dates in mmm-yy (month & year) format is when the schedule is a summary roll-up (Level 1 or 2) for
Display different date formats in different Views of same Microsoft Project schedule
2 years 19 weeks agoWhile Primavera P6 users are restricted to same date format for all Layouts of a schedule, Microsoft Project users have the luxury of using different date formats in different Views of the same schedule.
While in one View, you might display dates in “dd-mmm ‘yy” format, in another View of the same schedule, you can display dates in “dd month year”, so different audiences can have
Unlock the Power of the Project Management Plan
2 years 20 weeks agoThe project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. It describes how the project will be executed. It should be tailored based on the project’s context and needs. A good Plan reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding, conflict, and disappointment. Unfortunately, in the rush to start a project, insufficient time is often devoted to creating the Plan.
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Taylorism: Then & Now
2 years 24 weeks agoFrederick Winslow Taylor shaped the field of management science. He believed systematic and scientific methods could be applied to managing operations and production. His work inspired the formation of the Harvard Business School and the modern assembly line. The
Disciplined Agile & SAFe
2 years 28 weeks agoDisciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies. They build on lean-agile thinking; and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. They offer practitioners tools to extend and mature their agility beyond the team to programs and the broader enterprise.
They emerged about a decade after the
Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams
2 years 33 weeks agoServant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive. The image of an English butler still comes to mind when I hear “servant leader.”
We can use simple rules to deconstruct, visualize, and describe these abstract concepts.
The power of norms to estimate maintenance activity duration (and why you shouldn’t live without them)
2 years 35 weeks agoEstimating the time, duration and cost of the work order activity’s is something maintenance planners need to do every day.
The challenge is getting this right, and the cost of getting it wrong can be extremely high. At IAMTech we produce software called iPlan that allows
The Evolving Arc of Management
2 years 37 weeks agoTo successfully transform our organizations and adopt new ways of working, we need to understand how we got here. The study of management is a social science. It influences our thoughts, management practices, and organizational behaviors.
Social sciences provide valuable insights. But they are not always testable, timeless, or universally applicable
Top 9 Benefits Of Career In Project Management
2 years 39 weeks agoAre you at a point in your life where you are thinking what kind of job is best for you? You might be considering a few options but you are unable to decide what type of career path would be most suitable for you. My suggestion would be to go for a career path in project management even if it is not among your options. Because following the project management career path will provide you
