Project Management Insights

Insights for Project Success

for new and experienced project managers

The articles below are written to help answer questions such as, what is the best approach to managing a current project, the pros and cons of planning, and to getting to project zen.

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Team working together.

Agile and Project Management

This article is written for those that are new to using Agile for marketing, project management or software applications, and for those who have used it for years, but may be interested in learning more.

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Stacked stones on a beach.

Getting to Project Zen

If you have or have not heard of Agile or Kanban or Scrum and want get started, this article gives you the steps to start and the free tools to use.

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A key to success is getting a team to agree upon the acceptance criteria

Agile Acceptance Criteria

A major part of writing user stories is adding the acceptance criteria. In fact, acceptance criteria is used for so many other types of engineering projects. Acceptance criteria has the test questions you need to pass or fail a new feature before it is launched.

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Working together as a team gets projects completed.

Agile Derivatives: Scrum and Kanban

What is Scrum and what is Kanban, and on what types of projects are they best used? These Agile Methodology derivatives are five times more widely used than other techniques. Find the right Agile method that will make your team more productive and working smoothly.

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Two people having a discussion.

Benefits and Role of an Agile Product Owner

No matter if you are new to being a product owner or a seasoned one, there are key parts to your role to remember to be successful. Find out what they are, and check out our references that explain it all.

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A planning notebook.

Pros and Cons of Planning

What is the right amount of planning and should teams even spend time making plans? There are pros and cons of plans so check out this article so you can make the right decision.

Four basic benefits of doing a business pilot program.

Benefits of Doing a Pilot Program Before a Full Launch

To do a pilot or not to do one? That is the question. There are four basic benefits of doing a business to business pilot before you launch your product or service.

Deciding if you should go with a rollout of a new product.

Pilot Program Metrics for Early Stage Startup Success

Everyone thinks they know what the pilot program’s purpose is, however, is everyone measuring success the same way? Set up pilot program metrics before you kick of the pilot program.

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A product has to be wanted and fit into a market.

Product Market Fit

Did you know you can measure your product market fit? In a couple of different ways too! Ask your customers if they could live without your product or service. Or, ask them eight probing questions before and after they use your product. Get more details from this article.

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Planning for success.

Project Management Success

What is the one thing that is keeping you from getting your project done? What are Agile story points and how do they work? Also, I have included a list of free project management tools that you can start using today.

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