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The Perfect Christmas Tree -
My Christmas Project

Christmas Tree

The festive time of year is here - and with it the annual search for the perfect Christmas tree. But wait a minute! Have you ever thought of tree-buying not just as a festive ritual but as a project? Here are a few fun parallels between the Christmas tree hunt and our beloved project management:

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Posted by Stefanie Blome on December 22nd, 2023 under Internal
Tags: greetings

Navigating Success: The Evolution of Hybrid Project Management

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.

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Posted by Stefanie Blome on November 30th, 2023 under Project Management
Tags: hybrid-project-management

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.

Happy Birthday, Merlin Project
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Discuss blog articles in the forum

Merlin Project 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.

Posted by Stefanie Blome on July 19th, 2023 under Internal
Tags: forum support

Improving Project Management With Artificial Intelligence

How ChatGPT Can Help

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.

To illustrate, we'll use a company event as an example project and asked ChatGPT:

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Posted by Stefanie Blome on June 30th, 2023 under Project Management
Tags: ai chatgpt

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