Project Management Weekly Newsletter - Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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Top new questions this week: How to properly handle a team mate who rambles during daily standup and other meetings? I am looking for a tactful way to help a team member improve their communication skills to be more concise and direct. I'm trying to introduce a daily standup into a startup team of 3, which will … scrum communication meetings   asked by nildram 5 votes answered by David Espina 4 votes What are the benefits of estimating hours during the task breakdown? I'm a big fan of story points to gather relative estimates for stories. During task breakdowns I take a back seat answering any additional questions that might come up, however I have never seen the … scrum agile planning   asked by brakes 2 votes answered by Sklivvz 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What are the biggest mistakes that new project managers make? Getting started in the role of project manager is not always easy. Are there some common mistakes that you see newer project managers making that can be avoided (e.g. trying to take on too much … common-project-problems   asked by Steven 36 votes answered by vonjd 44 votes Sprint Backlog vs Product Backlog I was always under impression that Sprint Backlog is part of Product Backlog -> it's impossible to add anything into Sprint Backlog without affecting Product Backlog However, according to one of the … scrum backlog sprint-backlog product   asked by Steve V 10 votes answered by CodeGnome 17 votes Dealing with a coworker who keeps making the same mistakes over and over I've been struggling in a peculiar situation since a while ago and would like your inputs on it. In our project (which is a maintenance project), there are some tasks that are done from time to time … team-management common-project-problems training personal-skills   asked by Tiago Cardoso 20 votes answered by Trevor K. Nelson 18 votes MBA vs PMP to prepare for shifting to Management Career I am wondering for a person who wants to advance his career from the development to management level in IT sector, what will provide him the suitable foundation or knowledge for him? MBA or PMP ? … pmp project-manager   asked by kitokid 11 votes answered by jcmeloni 8 votes how can I highlight overdue tasks in MS Project 2007 I am using MS Project 2007. I want to highlight overdue tasks in red color. Is there any way to do so? pm-software ms-project   asked by matrix 5 votes answered by balinjdl 3 votes

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