How to Take Your Project Management Strategy to the Next Level

Project management is all about taking an idea, a future product or a future service and turning into the product or service it was planned to be.

How can you do this?

You can do this by using various skills such as leadership, communication, planning skills, time management, risk assessment and negotiation skills. You have to take the idea, the project, and make sure you negotiate the terms of delivery very thoroughly, so unexpected requirements won’t appear along the way.

Then, you need to be able to evaluate it in terms of time and resources. If you are a project manager in the IT industry, you will have to be able to reach an affirmation like this: ‘To be able to deliver this project I will need 6 developers, two quality analysts, one business analyst. They will work on roughly 400 tasks which will be done during 24 sprints.’

Also, a very important aspect of project management is the ability to predict risks, bottlenecks, and, last, but not least, motivate the entire team in order to deliver the project in a timely manner.

If you are already working as a project manager, at least once during your career, you might’ve reached a moment when you thought you need to take your project management strategy to the next level.

During this article, we’ll go through aspects that might help you get over this resistance in your career and turn the situation into a support for the development of your career.

1.      Project Delivery Methodology

The project delivery methodology is one of the most important aspects of the project itself because it can make or break your project and career.

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4 Steps to Lead Your Project Management Team Remotely

Being the leader of a team, regardless of context, always comes with a particular set of challenges. It is on you to manage different personalities and egos successfully for the good of the group. All of the little issues that come up dealing with a standard project can be exacerbated when everyone is working remotely.

There are also some very unique challenges that will present themselves that you need to be prepared for. Leading a project management team remotely opens up a lot of different avenues towards success. Still, you must be on point with your leadership style and be ready to handle those unique challenges.

Whether you have individual members that are not engaged enough, technical problems, or even mental health issues to deal with, it is your job to do whatever you can to keep your team productive.
No team, or leader, is going to be perfect, but there are steps you can take to help make things easier for everyone. The world is getting a lot smaller because of technology, and remote working is becoming closer to the norm.

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Orangescrum Product Updates-Task Types and Labels

The existing Task Type and Labels were at the company level i.e. you create once and they are visible and accessible across all projects.

Well in a way it did make sense. But over time we felt to offer an exclusive project experience by allowing segregation of key features at a project level itself.

Task Types and Labels are now available to be distinctly created at the individual project level.

Custom Task Types really come in handy in terms of simpler and easier task categorization. I’ve mentioned earlier why you should use Task Type for your projects. Let me explain again.

Why you need Custom Task Type?

Our projects are made up of tasks. Tons of them!

But not all tasks are alike. Having a well-defined classification of tasks is very important to understand the overall nature of the project, the activities involved and to maintain the activities as distinctly as possible.


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Business Success Through Digital Transformation

Better adaptability has been the key to survival in every field; in life and business.

History has full of stories of civilizations of those who have become extinct because they could not cope with the challenges of time.

And those who survived evolved and transformed.

The same is the need of the day.

Technology is reshaping business in various ways, and the overall concern is that companies without the latest technical adoption will soon be left behind.

 This fear is not baseless.

"Digital is approaching a tipping point. Over the next five years, companies will begin to see digital affect the majority of their revenues."

With the adoption of Global Free-Tradepolicy, the pressure to digitally transform the business is greater than ever before, but the transition from traditional model don’t always deliver the benefits to the business as promised.

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How AI Affects Software Project Management

Today, we are lucky to see the advancements of the AI revolution. It has disrupted many industries, including transportation, automobiles, healthcare and education.

But the most interested party in investing in AI is business.

According to the statistics put together by Zoom info:

●        47% of digitally mature organizations say have an AI strategy in place

●        64% of business executives say that investments in the AI have already increased their profits

●        61% of businesses say that using AI helped them identify the opportunities that otherwise could have been missed

Overall, according to Zoom info, 83% of businesses say that investing in AI is a strategic priority for them. As a result, with an immense endorsement from business, AI is expected to grow to a $190 billion industry by 2025, with global spending in AI systems reaching $57 billion by 2021 already.

What Makes AI So Exciting for Business?

First and foremost, it’s the automation of processes that otherwise would cost companies millions of dollars.

One of the causes of investment in AI is concerned with customer support and creating a seamless customer service experience.

According to PR Newswire, investing in customer support Chatbots saves companies several million dollars a year, which otherwise would be spent on hiring and maintaining a whole team of customer support representatives.

We’re not saying that AI can now fully replace a customer support representative. But it takes a huge load of work off their shoulders, and it has a positive impact on the company’s profitability.
The biggest hit, however, is investing in project management software powered by AI.

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Why do Enterprises Care About Collaboration

Ever heard the phrase – “None of US is stronger than ALL of us”? Well, now you certainly have!

Companies have been growing leaps and bounds; at least the successful once are. And they are always looking for ways to expand their market footprint.

Small or big, companies from all walks of life want to be closest to their customers. Hence, the advent of remote teams or agencies for e.g.

And they cannot achieve that without “collaboration”.

Collaboration is not about business partnerships only. It is a culture, a mind-set driven by specific goals and objectives. It is about doing and being the best there is.

Why so?

The answer lies in great customer service. Clearly, a business cannot succeed without enabling its customers to succeed. And the route is through great products, customer success with collaboration as its centre-piece.

Now, the question becomes how do companies enable and realize the potential benefits of collaboration?

This puts focus directly on digital transformation and use of technology enabled collaboration at every level within the organization.

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Orangescrum Thanksgiving Sale is Here

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Thanksgiving is all about families, good times and celebration of what we are all thankful for in our lives. It’s about big feasts, generous gifts and lots and lots of merriment, joy and love – it almost sounds like Christmas!

Orangescrum would like to thank all our customers, community users! We appreciate all the work, opportunity, collaboration and engagement with us throughout the year. Here’s wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving day with your friends, family, and loved ones, wherever you are.

Sharing the spirit of “giving” this celebration we “Thank our Orangescrum Family” with very relevant offers on our add-ons along with our high end combo packages.

The bigger you buy, the bigger you save! Offers available for Add-ons & combo options.

Again on behalf of all of us at Orangescrum, have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

 Source: https://blog.orangescrum.com/2019/11/orangescrum-thanksgiving-sale-is-here.html