How to Manage User Roles and Access Control in Orangescrum

User role management and access control measures prevent unauthorized access to confidential project information. Project information may consist of critical business or client strategy, new product or service launch, financial information, customer information etc.

All such information must always be accessed by authorized personnel only in a “must know” and “need to know” basis.

Furthermore, too much information can also lead to confusion and distraction among the project teams.

Hence, granting access to the right people with the relevant privileges is crucial to project execution and success.

Project teams have a lot of activities and tasks to take care of. And having the right information at the right time is vital. At the same time if you allow everyone to access all the information there is then the team will:

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How to Benefit from Readymade Project Plans

Project plans are important to adding structure & keeping the focus on your project execution.

Starting with a well laid out project plan provides proper visibility to the depth of the project.

Mainly around

·      Scope clarity

·      time estimates

·      resource and skills requirements

·      the technology stack to be deployed

·      various inter-department touch points

·      overall budget required for successful completion

The above list gives a good glimpse of how your project would shape up as you plan and move through execution.

However, let us first understand some of the salient features of a project plan.

According to Wikipedia –

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How to Get a Failing Project Back On Track

 Project failure can happen to anybody—and to any project. Previously I've shared content on project management, how to run your projects successfully and overall project execution and delivery.

Today, we’ll discuss some of the key reasons behind project failure and how to fix them. Also, some simple yet powerful suggestions to recover your troubled projects. Let's dive in -

Projects fail for many reasons. Stakeholders can change their objectives, team members can be re purposed to projects at imminent risk or of greater business value, budgets can disappear, and misplaced priorities to name a few.

Any of these sound familiar? Are your projects thriving? Or are they suffering from swelling budgets, strained deadlines, and sluggish progress? Assume a situation-

Your project is in trouble. You and your team know it. But somehow you manage to keep it away from your management. Now you want a quick fix. But you couldn't find any. So what can be done to get back on track?

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How to Kick Start your Projects with Project Management Tool Orangescrum Tutorial

Projects are as much a part of our work-life as the coffee machine. Strange but true! 

A typical work day of any professional is filled with all sorts of project meetings – status update, project review, Stakeholder review, management review and as many visits to the coffee machine! 

At times, it feels like a ritual to pay a visit to the coffee machine before entering the meeting room 

Why is it so?

Is it that a good coffee in the morning sets your tone for the day? 99% of we coffee lovers will say "Well YEAH!!" 

This simple daily act has an important message – “kick-offs are important” and all efforts and focus must be deputed to ensure we start things on the right note with our best foot forward. 

And, projects are no different! 

I consider Kick-off meetings to be one of the “Critical Success Factors” of any project. It is your opportunity as the Project Manager to rally your troops behind a common goal. 

It’s like your foundation laying ceremony if I may

You get to present the project vision, the expectations, stakeholders involved, the TEAM & its GOAL! 

It is best if you have the basics of a project setup in your chosen project management tool. For e.g. create the project, invite the project team, define user permissions, create the initial tasks & define timelines. 

Let us quickly see how we can prepare and orchestrate an effective and successful "Project Kick-Off Meeting".

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