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Assessing Change Management Effectiveness: Essential Metrics

Epicflow

It may seem the outcomes of effective change management are obvious – if positive transformations have happened, the process was effective. . However, the present-day ever-evolving business environment demonstrates that change management is rather a journey than a destination. Change management performance .

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A Quick Guide to Essential Project Management Metrics

Epicflow

When managing a project, it’s vitally important to regularly monitor its state: whether or not it has deviated from the approved schedule and budget; how much work has been completed and how much is left; how efficiently your resources are utilized, etc. What are these metrics, what are they used for, and how to calculate them?

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A Common Tool Trap: the Tool Will Help Your Delivery and Planning Problems

Johanna Rothman

The managers want to know when the teams will finish certain features in the short term.). The managers promised certain customers/the market/investors certain deliverables.). (The The managers promised certain customers/the market/investors certain deliverables.). And, they want metrics. I have nothing against tools.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Your previous managers and potential managers don’t see the value of someone in your position. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. Cutting overhead is definitely not personal—it’s all about how managers perceive an employee’s value.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Having a well-implemented data strategy can provide your organization with the tools to effectively monitor and measure progress toward its goals , identify areas that require improvement, and optimize its decision-making. The good news is that there's a tool that can help predict the future and make better choices: scenario planning.

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How to Create Better Products With Much Less of a Backlog

Johanna Rothman

See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter to Teams and Managers for why this happens.) Eliminate the Backlog in At Least Two Ways Large backlogs create aging and a too-high cognitive load for managing that backlog. (I We can file all those ideas into an electronic tool. That's because they have an already overstuffed backlog.

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6 Current Trends in Project Management [2024]: What to Prepare for?

Epicflow

As we’ve stepped into 2024, it’s high time to learn what trends in project management are expected to shape the domain in the near future. In the era of constant transformation, project managers and business leaders should stay informed of the tendencies that will impact the way they work on projects. How does this help?

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