197 Answered Questions for the topic Project Management

Project Management Agile Scrum Planning

04/20/19

During a sprint, should we try to achieve 100% user story completion or 100% productivity?
We know that during every sprint, the team's primary goal is to achieve 100% completion of user stories which are part of the sprint backlog. But what happens in practice is that, development... more
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Project Management Planning Tracking Gantt

04/15/19

Best usage of milestones in a Gantt?
**Background**I'm building a project Gantt, involving multiple teams. In the past I've had a good experience with a Gantt as a means of planning a project but not so much as a means of tracking a... more
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Project Management Agile Planning User Stories

04/15/19

How to handle confusion of "user stories" term in agile methodology?
I find myself in an non-agile environment where "user story" actually means "use case, backed by an excel requirements specification, a testing specification doc, and a few required wireframes ||... more
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Project Management Business Planning Meetings

04/12/19

Proof that badly scheduled meetings hurt productivity?
I have a friend who is a developer. He is very stressed out by his manager, who seems addicted to meetings. The volume of meetings is a problem, but what is more of a problem is that they are... more
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Project Management Tools Planning

04/12/19

How can I get my team to use our tools and follow a (any) workflow?
I am a Software Engineer at a startup ( 16 employees ), and we are still working like we have 3 employees. The buy in for our tools is very minimal and renders them almost useless.I know we are... more
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Project Management Deadline Change Management Planning

04/12/19

how to handle multiple project managers?
I am a team leader. My team handles multiple projects. Each has a different project manager. Our priorities keep changing according to deals the company is about to close. The project managers are... more
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Project Management Communication Budget Risk

04/12/19

How do you plan for risks in your project's estimates?
I have been working on the risk-management topic in software development for a while. According to the different literature there could be knowns knowns (typical risks), known unknowns (product... more
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Project Management

04/08/19

Which coaching is recommended for the PMP exam
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Project Management Business

04/04/19

What do you do as a project manager?

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Project Management

04/04/19

How do project managers manage human resources?

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Project Management Business Planning

04/04/19

Are processes and procedures only for enterprises?
I've had the opportunity to work at quite a few start-ups. One thing I've found to be common in them is adhoc way of doing things and ignorance towards processes, best practices and known project... more
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Project Management Business

04/04/19

What is strategic management?
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Project Management Planning Work Breakdown Structure

04/04/19

Where to get general info on Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
I work in a software development company. I have this major ticket for which I have to produce a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure). I also have to prepare an estimation for the ticket. The ticket... more
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Project Management Estimation Planning

04/04/19

How can we mitigate uncertainty about project estimation in the initial phase?
According to *Boehm’s Software Engineering Economics*, during the project initiation, estimates can be off by as much as 400%.However, in order to make the sale, account managers are expected to... more
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Project Management Agile Planning Meetings

04/01/19

Agile - How to increase engagement of team members in the planning meeting?
Acting as a team lead I feel the engagement in our sprint planning session is low.Some people are very comfortable to talk and share ideas/knowledge in order to help the team to define tasks for... more
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Project Management

03/27/19

Which is the best way to pass the PMP exam?
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Project Management Estimation Methodology Deadline

03/27/19

Small firm with 4 developers and 2 project managers in need of some guidance for project workflow?
I work as a developer in a small IT firm with 4 developers and 2 project managers.We currently implement some sort of traditional project management, in which the workflow for a given project is as... more
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Project Management

03/27/19

What are the best PMP exam books and material?
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Project Management Sales Pricing Planning

03/19/19

The Case for Hourly Estimates?
My boss has always operated on fixed pricing projects; where we rarely see a profit on. I'm on board with selling our clients hourly rates on large projects. We have yet to get a client willing to... more
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Project Management Business

03/19/19

How do I get a PMP certification?
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Project Management Business

03/19/19

What are the 4 phases of project management?
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Project Management

03/19/19

what does a project manager do?

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Project Management Planning Initiation

03/19/19

What are the first steps to take when given a new project?
After you've resisted the urge to run towards the door screaming, what are the first two or three things that you do to get your thoughts in order when you have been given a new project? I tend to... more
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Project Management Business Estimation Scrum

03/18/19

How should a team handle disagreements about story-point estimates in Scrum?
During estimation, the Product Owner presents a user story that seems clear to a team that usually knows their strengths and weaknesses, and that is not hostile. What should the Scrum Master do if... more
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Project Management Business

03/18/19

What are the five stages of project management?
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