Navigating Success: The Evolution of Hybrid Project Management
Imagine you're leading a project at a technology firm, developing a new software product. Initially, you opt for a traditional waterfall approach, with a clear plan and defined milestones. However, as the project progresses, market trends shift, and customer feedback demands additional, unplanned features.
This situation highlights the limitations of sticking strictly to a traditional project management approach, which can be too rigid to adapt to such changes. On the flip side, relying solely on an agile approach might leave you lacking in structured planning for complex, large-scale projects.
Read more...19 Years Project Management With Merlin Project
... Isn't That a Reason to Celebrate!
Ever since 2004, when we released our - no longer so - little wizard, project managers on the Mac or iPad can't get past Merlin Project. Our flexible app supports them in planning, managing and controlling small and large projects.
Discuss blog articles in the forum
The new forum has been online for a few months now and is well received by you. Thank you for your interest and active participation.
Today we are announcing a new feature that should add even more value to the forum. Since July, we have been linking new articles from the blog to our forum. This gives you the opportunity to ask specific questions, but also to discuss blog articles and their topics with us and others.
Of course, this also applies to older blog articles that are not yet linked in the forum. Just start a new discussion on the topic you want to talk about with others. You can simply drag and drop the link to the blog article in question.
If you have any questions about how to use the forum, you may find the following articles summarized under the About the Forum tag helpful. But of course you are also welcome to ask further questions directly in the individual posts.
How to use Artificial Intelligence in your Projects
ChatGPT can help project managers improve project outcomes through scheduling, risk management, resource allocation, collaboration and decision making.
In today's fast-paced and data-driven world, project managers face numerous challenges in effectively managing complex projects. However, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has opened up new opportunities to streamline project management processes. Back last December, we already took a general look at whether artificial intelligence is a curse or a blessing for project management after the release of the AI tool ChatGPT.
In this blog post, we will take a closer look at how ChatGPT can help project managers with planning, scheduling, risk management and resource allocation to ultimately improve project outcomes.
Read more...Time Blocking: Effective Time Management
With Advantages And Disadvantages
Effective time management is the key to increased productivity and improved work-life balance. One method that has now gained renewed popularity is Time Blocking.
Time Blocking is an effective time management technique that involves dividing a day into specific blocks or sections of time to be dedicated to specific tasks, projects or activities. During this block of time, you focus exclusively on that task without being distracted by other things. The goal of this method is to effectively structure your time and ensure that important tasks get done.
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