Trello Tutorials on YouTube

Posted by on Apr 30, 2022 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

Screenshot from “ Use Trello To Track Screencast Production Workflows and Planning For Blog Topics “   Description:    Trello  (see  product listing under Software ) is a tool for organizing almost anything and collaborating almost anywhere!  There are lots of videos on YouTube showing how to use Trello. Below are some links to five of my favorites: Use Trello To Track Screencast Production Workflows and Planning For Blog Topics  [10:40] Manage Your Physical, Mental, and Creative Space With Trello  [10:58] Ways to Use Trello  [7:14] Using Trello to Manage Multiple Projects  [4:53] Trello Basic Training Tutorial for Managing Projects and Tasks  [17:22] Trello Tour:   https://trello.com/tour Editor’s note:   “Trello is amazing, powerful, clean, flexible, intuitive… and not to be missed! My thanks to my fellow  #PMChat ‘ter  Vicki James PMP CBAP [ Twitter:  @VickiPPS  ] for turning me on to Trello.” – Mike G. See these related listings: Trello: Organize Anything, Collaborate Everywhere

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Step Away from the Computer & Get Out Your Post-It Notes!

Posted by on Apr 25, 2022 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

A while back I was teaching an introductory PM class for some high-achieving tech folks.  My overall goal was to begin to convert these perfectionists into project managers.  Mid-way through the first morning, I divided the class into several small groups of 4 or 5 people and assigned a series of planning exercises.  They had brought their own real world project ideas to class and the object of the game was to take a few of these from rough concept to full-blown, high-resolution project plans.  Each team had been given large Post-It notes, blank flip charts, and markers. There were also a couple of white boards available.

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Rally’s Free Agile Project Management Online Platform

Posted by on Apr 1, 2022 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

Description:      From the website:  Move beyond spreadsheets and sticky notes and start using Rally’s free Agile project management online platform [up to 10 users] . Just sign up and get started in minutes!  [Rally…] *  Tracks your iterations, stories and defects… *  Teaches and reinforces Agile concepts… * [allows you to]  Upgrade easily to Rally’s eXpress Edition…”   Link:    http://www.rallydev.com/product-features/rally-community-edition Publisher:   http://www.rallydev.com/ What Publisher is Selling:   ” Rally helps you go Agile.  And we really mean  help .  We’ve never been only an  award-winning  software vendor whose cloud-based products and platform give companies what they need to steer corporate strategy, run their development lifecycle, and expand team collaboration. We keep going.  We’re an Agile partner with a  team of Agile coaches and comprehensive training services  that help your teams and leaders navigate the organizational change required to become a great, innovative, Agile business.  Forrester Research summed it up more modestly , saying, ‘Rally’s leadership rests with its breadth and depth of capabilities for Agile teams, combined with a strong and focused corporate strategy…’”

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Chuck Morrison’s Project Management Templates for Successful Projects

Posted by on Feb 28, 2022 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

Description:   A collection of 48 well-developed, multi-page template s that include in-context guidance for applying them. Categories include:  Project Initiation (5 templates) Project Planning (16 templates) Project Execution (2 templates) Project Monitoring (2 templates) Project Closure (4 templates) Other Project Documents (19 templates) Link to Product:     http://chuckmorrison.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/templates/ Limitation:   None Publisher:   Chuck Morrison is “… a Senior Programs/Projects Manager and Business/Technical Analyst/Architect with an MBA and extensive expertise defining and delivering small to large-scale, complex business process solutions on-time and within budget.”  More at:   http://chuckmorrison.wordpress.com/welcome/ What Publisher is Selling:   His consulting services (see preceding paragraph & link).  

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(Video) The Project Management Change Agent:

Posted by on Feb 25, 2022 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

How to Lead Your PM Revolution Is your organization ready for a project management (PM) revolution?  More specifically: Are your projects always running late, over budget, and plagued by “do overs?” Do people hate working on your project teams and try to avoid being assigned to projects? Are you continually reworking and reworking deliverables because you just can’t seem to get it right in the first place? And if it is time for a PM revolution, then where should you begin? This video is for everyone who wants to be the change agent who brings about a PM revolution in their organization. Whether you are a middle manager, HR professional, supervisor, or simply a task specialist who wants to conduct some “below the radar” guerrilla PM warfare , you can benefit from this video & the accompanying 25-page PDF (click here to download the PDF ) .   (Scroll down below the video image to see a complete outline of the topics covered.) The Project Management Change Agent: How to Lead Your PM Revolution from the  PM Minimalist Specifically, the video covers these topics: 5 Signs You’re Ready for a Project Management Revolution 5 levels of PM Sophistication for an Organization 5 Levels of PM Sophistication for Project Managers 5 Levels of Sophistication Re: PM Training & Performance Support The Arguments Against PM Change The PM Revolution: Exploding Bombs and Growing Bougainvilleas Some Powerful “PM Change” Bombs 8 Change-Inducing PM Tools 10 Stealthy, “Vining” PM Practices What Absolutely Won’t Work Bomb or Bougainvillea: Criteria for Success The Role of PM Training and Certification (& Why Certification May Not Matter) Start Your PM Revolution: 10 Steps Resources That Can Help DOWNLOAD THE 25-page PDF of key visuals from this video: http://michaelgreer.biz/M-Greers-The-Project-Management-Change-Agent-Selected-Visuals-2-25-2013.pdf Enjoy!

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