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Managing Project Delays in the COVID-19 Age

Liquid Planner Collaboration

Projects can get delayed for many reasons from third party suppliers failing to deliver on time, to poor communication between project stakeholders sometimes the deliverables are simply not realistic within the project constraints. He says, “If it’s a short delay, you’ll likely have the same people on the project team when it resumes.

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Estimating Agile Projects.Or Not

Mike Griffiths

There has been a debate raging since 2012 about the use and value of estimates on agile projects. NoEstimates Gets Started In 2012, Woody Zuill wrote a blog post asking if getting better at estimating was the only way forward. It can seem like people want to shirk their responsibility and accountability. So then I felt conflicted.

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Working Remotely: Ideal Work Environment Or Threat To Culture And Employee Productivity?

15Five

Gallup reports that employees working remotely at least part-time grew from 39% in 2012 to 43% in 2016. For managers, it ensures they know how employees are faring, both on deliverables and in general. Risky or not, increased telework seems to be the growing trend. And don’t just do it over text or instant message.

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Ditch the Notebook in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Look back on 2012 and it's likely that you're staring into a tunnel where the images get blurrier as they get further away. You can make 2012 the last year that you forget, if you this year you commit to using a digital notebook like Evernote. But what was the name of that restaurant?

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Five Mistakes to Avoid When Managing Digital Teams

Harvard Business Review

Encourage everyone on the team — including designers, developers, and content producers — to consider deliverables through to execution. There’s a risk of managing each person on the team to his or her discrete deliverable, rather than in a way that everyone sees their reflection in the final outcome.

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Work Smarter with Evernote in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Look back on 2012 and what do you remember? 2012 can be the last year you forget if you make 2013 the year you commit to using a digital notebook like Evernote. Probably the biggest, and most recent events. But what was the name of that restaurant? What happened to that draft memo you started before you went on vacation?

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Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others

Harvard Business Review

grew by nearly 80% between 2005 and 2012. Teams must know how and when individuals should provide updates, review deliverables, and make decisions. Conditions are seemingly ideal: More and more people are choosing to work remotely. By one estimate, the number of remote workers in the U.S. Advances in technology are keeping pace.

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